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Quick Hits: Red Wings Split, Zetterberg Milestones, an Awful Pacific Division

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Game Recap: Wings Do Good Things! Detroit 5 Ottawa 3 – Winging It In Motown
Split in Ottawa. Friday’s loss here.

Ken Holland on the Wings | The Malik Report – Kukla’s Korner
Red Wings general manager Ken Holland appeared on TSN1200 in Ottawa over the weekend.

Bob Duff: Teenage sensation Dylan Larkin staying put with Wings | Windsor News – Breaking News & Latest Headlines | Windsor Star
Unless they send him to the World Junior Championship. But why would the Red Wings want to do that?

Henrik Zetterberg picks up 500th assist and 800th point in win | ProHockeyTalk
Big milestones for the captain.

Nyquist, owned by diehard Red Wings fan, wins Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, will be favored at Kentucky Derby | MLive.com
Gustav Nyquist had a very busy Saturday.

Tyler Bertuzzi Embarrasses the Griffins With Disgusting Slew Foot (Updated With Suspension Information) – Winging It In Motown
Fire Todd Nelson.

Around the NHL

ESPN Statement Regarding Grantland – ESPN MediaZone
“After careful consideration, we have decided to direct our time and energy going forward to projects that we believe will have a broader and more significant impact across our enterprise.” Hahahahaha “careful consideration.” Hahahhaha, the notion that anything they replace it with will have a “broader and more significant impact.”

Senators Put on Nightmare Performance Against Wings – Silver Seven
View from the enemy. Friday’s loss here.

Mark Stone of Ottawa Senators to have Player Safety hearing – Department of Player Safety News
Get ready for the news of a fine.

Dustin Byfuglien’s high hit on Gallagher to be reviewed by NHL – Eyes On The Prize
This was reckless and inexcusable, but I also can’t help thinking the sheer height difference contributed a lot to this hit.

The Pacific Division is Awful – The Copper & Blue
Now that Anaheim’s had a garbage start, I was actually thinking about this last week, and it’s kind of true through October.

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs, Wings Battle to Draw | The Hockey Writers
If The Hockey Writers stuck to stuff like this, I might spend 1000 percent more time there.

The Joy of Skating – Litter Box Cats
I unfortunately haven’t been to the rink in months, and I crave that peace on the ice.

Carey Price is out one week with an injury – Eyes On The Prize
Salt the earth.

Thumbs down to goal controversies and the salary cap – Article – TSN
Dave Hodge’s proposal wouldn’t change the outcome of the Connor McDavid no-goal. Productive.

Did the Hurricanes make the right decision with Noah Hanifin? – Puck Drunk Love
There’s definitely an argument to be made to preserve Noah Hanifin’s entry-level years, but at a certain point, his development could have suffered if he were ready for the NHL but ended up playing against less than NHL-caliber competition.

Recap: Pens 4, Leafs 0 – Pension Plan Puppets
Pittsburgh won the Phil Kessel tra—*gets stabbed with the beak of an emperor penguin*

Oilers goal overturned after phantom goalie interference, NHL setting dangerous precedent – Puck Drunk Love
No. 55 of the Edmonton Oilers pretty clearly makes contact with Karri Ramo without a Flame pushing him into the crease. This is pretty clearly interference, so I don’t understand what all the complaining is about. It’s not like Ramo even really tried to sell any call, as he still made the attempt to push over and make the save.

Common sense things that hockey has no interest in – Pension Plan Puppets
“It’s just one of those little decisions that when you see it gotten wrong, it plants seeds of doubt as to whether the people in charge can get the bigger stuff right.”

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