Quick Hits: Goodbye Sammy

Red Wings News

Wings cough up 2-goal leads in third, close out home stand with loss | The Detroit News
What is it with Florida that makes them so hard to beat?

Red Wings’ Mikael Samuelsson clears waivers, assigned to Grand Rapids Griffins | MLive.com

Goodbye Sammy!

Winter Classic will not set attendance record, per report – SBNation.com
That sucks.

Kan stanna i Detroit – när karriären är över | Expressen
The Swedish newspaper Expressen interviewed Zetterberg. In it, Henrik said that he will probably remain in Detroit when his career is over.

Contest: Enter to win 4 Plymouth Whalers tickets and 4 T-shirts | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Win some tickets to Whalers games!

Are the Wings ready for youth movement? | FOX Sports on MSN

Are we ready? Yeah. The bigger question, is the NHL ready for our youth movement?

NHL News

Rangers use four-goal second period to beat Devils 7-3 at Yankee Stadium | Puck Daddy – Yahoo Sports
The Devils didn’t have the best of games.

Sharks sign Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau to 3-year extensions – CBSSports.com
Both deals are just north of $6.5 million per year.

Do in-season NHL coaching changes work? – SBNation.com

I would say that they don’t make a huge impact. Obviously there are some cases where they do. but overall I would say that they don’t make too big of a difference.

Stadium Series: The outdoor hockey success continues for NHL – CBSSports.com
Just don’t spoil the uniqueness of the Winter Classic.

TradeCentre: Sunday’s reports from around the NHL | TSN
The latest trade rumors from around the NHL.

Analyzing the top Olympic hockey teams | USA Today
Taking a look at some of the Olympic teams.

Brodeur OK with being pulled, blasts ‘worst ice’ he’s ever played on | ProHockeyTalk

Excuses, Marty.

Team Canada family members staying home – Sportsnet.ca
A lot of people are being scared off by the security threats at the Olympics.

Photos: Kings-Ducks Dodger Stadium outdoor hockey game | Post-to-Post
Some photos from the outdoor game.

Let’s Go Red Wings!

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