Casey Richey

That Guy Wins That Thing Again

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SBN Mock Draft: With the 24th Selection, Winging It In Motown selects...

First off, let me say that this is in no way a decision that was made by me or any of the other gentlemen. Instead, we called upon our good friend and draft enthusiast Michael Petrella from The Production Line. You all may remember Petrella picking our guy last year

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Season Recap/Grades: Darren Helm & Justin Abdelkader

We continue our season recap/grades today with two of the players that are expected to be a big part of the team's future. So far, we've looked at the Eurotwins, Johan and Homer, Val and Huds, the Netminders, and Bert and Cleary. Today, we're grading Helm and Gator on

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Season Recap/Grades: Howard, MacDonald, Osgood

Continuing our series of season recap and grades for the Red Wings, today we look at the goalies. Heading into the 2010-2011 season, Jimmy Howard was to be the top-dog and well, that pretty much stayed true as he followed up his rookie campaign with another impressive year. The Red

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Report: Brendan Shanahan to take over Colin Campbell's job

Some big news in the NHL's front office today as it looks like Brendan Shanahan will be taking over Colin Campbell's duties as the league's disciplinarian. Darren Drager tweeted the following: Sources tell TSN Colin Campbell is giving up role as NHL disciplinarian. Brendan Shanahan will likely take over.less

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SCF Game 1 Open Thread: Bruins at Canucks

Tonight, the Stanley Cup Finals start as the Boston Bruins travel to Vancouver to take on the Canucks in Game 1. The Sedin twins look to win the first Stanley Cup for the Vancouver franchise while the Bruins look to win their first Cup since 1972. Mark Recchi is the

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Game 6: Third Period Thread

Detroit is still dominating the flow of play and has out-shot the Sharks 32-13 through 2 periods of play. Antti Niemi is playing the best game of his life right now and that's the reason for the 0 on the scoreboard under Detroit. However, if the Wings keep dominating the

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Game 6: Second Period Thread

Hell of a first period by the Red Wings. Consistent offensive pressure by the Red Wings in the first period. Detroit outshot San Jose by a 18-6 margin in the first period. Effort like this is incredible to watch. Keep it up and a shot will find the back of

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Morning Skate: Do or Die, Part II

We all know what's on the line tonight in San Jose: a Detroit win continues the series while a San Jose win sends the Sharks to the next round. So, like on Friday night, the Red Wings are faced with a "do or die" situation tonight. The big question will

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Saturday Open Thread: Predators on the Brink

The Predators face possible elimination from the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight as they face the Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks have a 3-1 series lead and can close out the series on home ice tonight. Use this thread to discuss the game. Vancouver Canucks (1) vs. Nashville Predators (5) Time:

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Feels a little familiar...Red Wings 1, Sharks 2

Well, this certainly looks familiar, doesn't it? Friday's score: 2-1 San Jose. Last year's series: started out 2-0 San Jose. Going back to Detroit, let's hope things turn out differently than last year. Ian White opened the scoring for the Sharks with a slapshot while the Sharks were on the

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Game 2: Third Period Thread

The Sharks got 19 shots on net in the second period and Jimmy Howard played out of his mind to stop the one-goal deficit from increasing. Shots: 26-21, San Jose Hits: 24-15, Detroit Faceoffs: 24-20, San Jose Comment away below and LET'S GO RED WINGS!

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Game 2: Second Period Thread

The Sharks got a power play goal as Ian White's shot beat a screened Jimmy Howard. The Red Wings were 0 for 3 in the first period on the power play. Detroit out-shot the Sharks 12-7 in the first period and need to continue putting pressure on Antti Niemi. Comment

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Thursday Off-Day Thread: Predators at Canucks

The Predators are boldly going where they've never gone before: the second round. Their reward: a Vancouver Canucks team that maybe, just maybe, has conquered the ghosts of the past after finally eliminating the Chicago Blackhawks in a playoff series. Vancouver had a brief rest while Nashville had a bit

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Monday Playoff Open Thread: Elimination Looms

It looms, I tell ya. Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins can close out the Tampa Bay Lightning and the San Jose Sharks can eliminate the Los Angeles Kings. Of course, neither will be easy as the Lightning walloped the Penguins 8-2 on Saturday to stave off elimination and the Kings put

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Friday Playoff Open Thread

Both of tonight's games are between teams that are tied in their series at 2-2. A win tonight shifts things in favor of each winning team. In other news, the sky is blue, water is wet, and Hudler is happy. Buffalo Sabres (7) at Philadelphia Flyers (2) TIME: 7:30

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Red Wings Sweep the Coyotes--Red Wings 6, Coyotes 3

The Red Wings headed into tonight's Game 4 against the Phoenix Coyotes with a 3-0 series lead. The Red Wings were looking to avoid the same fate that befell the Vancouver Canucks in Game 4 of their series. Tomas Holmstrom opened the scoring at 3:47 into the first period

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Tuesday Playoff Open Thread

Only two games on the docket tonight as the Vancouver Canucks look to sweep the Chicago Blackhawks tonight at the United Center. The second game tonight is big as the series is tied at 1-1 between the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings. VIEWING SCHEDULE: (1) Vancouver Canucks at

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Open Thread: Game 1 in Boston, Philly and SJ

Here's your open thread for tonight's non-Wings games. Talk away. VIEWING SCHEDULE: MONTREAL CANADIENS (6) at BOSTON BRUINS(3) STARTING GOALIES: Carey Price (MON), Tim Thomas (BOS) TIME: 7:00 PM ET TV: VERSUS, NESN, CBC, RDS BUFFALO SABRES (7) at PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (2) STARTING GOALIES: Ryan Miller (BUF), Sergei

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Third Period Thread

Red Wings explode for three goals in the 2nd period thanks to Pavel Datsyuk, Johan Franzen and Brian Rafalski. Game has been incredibly intense so far...which is good because it's the freaking playoffs. Keep the conversation going

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Playoff Preview: Offense

Closing out the preview, we'll look at the offense. Phoenix Coyotes: Shane Doan #19 / Left Wing / Phoenix Coyotes Height: 6-1 Weight: 228 Born: Oct 10, 1976 "There's no spoon?" The Coyotes' offense is very well distributed and that's their best asset. They get scoring from the top of their lines

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Playoff Preview: Defense

In post 1 of 2 today (I hope), we'll take a last look at the defense before the puck drops at 7:00 PM ET tonight. Phoenix Coyotes: Keith Yandle #3 / Defenseman / Phoenix Coyotes Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 Born: Sep 09, 1986 "Awwww, sweet! Twizzlers!" The Coyotes have found a

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Morning Skate: Game 1

The Detroit Red Wings will host the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round of the 2011 NHL Playoffs. Although it may seem to be the case, this is not a flashback. The Coyotes come into Detroit with a final regular season record of 43-26-13 (99 pts, 3rd in Pacific Division)

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Playoff Preview: Goaltending

If you're thinking to yourself, "Self, this looks a lot like last year's playoff preview" well you're absolutely right. I used the same basic format from last year, and wrote it to apply to this year. Phoenix Coyotes: Ilya Bryzgalov #30 / Goalie / Phoenix Coyotes Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 Born: Jun

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