All Entries Tagged With: "Mike Babcock"
Thanksgiving Showdown: Wings And Bruins Put Streaks On The Line In Black Friday Matinee Action
In sports, as in life, all good things must come to an end. Correct? Well, on a Black Friday afternoon in Boston the winning streak of one of the NHL’s Original Six franchises will come to an abrupt end. The Detroit Red Wings will pay their only visit of the 2011-12 season to TD Garden [...]
Red Wings Close Out Road Trip with 4-2 Win Over Ducks
Despite a 27-minute power outage at the Honda Center, the Detroit Red Wings picked up where they left off as far as their offense was concerned. Brad Stuart provided a jolt as he notched his fifth career two-goal game as the Red Wings closed out their road trip with a 4-2 win over the Anaheim [...]
Red Wings Drown in Shark Tank 5-2
The Detroit Red Wings went into the “Shark Tank” hoping to get back on track, but instead fell flat for most of the game as they lose to the San Jose Sharks 5-2 at the HP Pavillion. If SNL’s Matt Foley were to have watched the game and he saw Marc-Edouard Vlasic, he must have [...]
Game of Firsts As Blue Jackets Top Red Wings 4-1
It was a game of firsts, but unfortunately it was at the Red Wings’ expense. The Columbus Blue Jackets got 30 saves from goalie Steve Mason as they grabbed their first win of the season, beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 at the Nationwide Arena. After starting the season 5-0-0, the Red Wings have lost [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week In Review
Game Recaps Game 3: Vancouver Canucks 0 Detroit Red Wings 2 It was four days since their last game, but the Red Wings showed no signs of rust as they beat the Vancouver Canucks on home ice with a 2-0 final. Red Wing goalie Jimmy Howard stopped all 25 shots for the team’s second straight [...]
Maple Leafs Clip Red Wings In 4-3 Overtime Win
Last night at the Joe Louis Arena,the Detroit Red Wings had the home ice advantage, but so did the Toronto Maple Leafs. A large base of the Leaf Nation were on hand and they didn’t leave disappointed as Mike Komisarek scored 2:21 in the extra period as the Maple Leafs beat the Red Wings 4-3 [...]
Blackhawks Edge Red Wings 4-3 In Exhibition Rematch
Former Red Wing Marian Hossa scored the deciding goal at 8:58 of the third period on a 5 on 3 power play as the Chicago Blackhawks clip the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in Chicago. The two teams evened the preseason series one game each. It doesn’t matter now, but it will starting next week as [...]
Red Wings Fall To Penguins 3-2 In Exhibition Opener
The Red Wings started the preseason on the wrong foot as they lose on the road to the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2. Penguins center Evgeni Malkin is already in midseason form as he scored a goal and added an assist to lead the home team to a win. Malkin is looking to rebound from an injury-riddled [...]
McCrimmon’s Life Was Taken Away Before Fulfilling Dream
First, I want to say my thoughts and prayers go to the family and friends of the Locomotiv Yaroslavl hockey club as well as the rest of those who were on the chartered Yakolev Yak-42 jet plane. Honestly, I didn’t know how to go about my next blog. This is probably the most dreadful summer [...]
Red Wings Remain Consistent With Their Plan
While several NHL Teams paid more than top dollar to land free agents, the Detroit Red Wings have stuck to their guns. They didn’t get the best players, but they got the ones who fit the system. Who knows what the Red Wings would have gotten if they signed Jaromir Jagr? Luckily for Hockeytown, Jagr [...]
Bolts In Good Hands With Yzerman
I participated in a media conference call with Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman today. He spoke on a variety of subjects including the Bolts quick rise to the top of the Eastern Conference. “We’re thrilled in year one to be where we are. I want to look back in a few years to [...]
Last Dance Or A New Beginning?
The Blackhawks put themselves in a position to win early on and succeeded in capturing two huge points in Detroit. Were the Hawks that good or the Red Wings that bad? It was a little of both but forget the shot on goal totals (29 Det.-28 Chi.), this one was all Blackhawks. It could be much [...]
Western Conference Round Table
Over the Holidays I conducted a Q&A session with several bloggers covering Western Conference clubs for various websites. Engaging several points of view to gain a better understanding of the tougher of the NHL’s two conferences. The Panel Josh Sargent (@Josh_Sargent)- Minnesota Wild correspondent for NHLHotStove.com. Andy Ajer (@FightNightAtJoe) – Detroit Red Wings blogger. Runs [...]
Ten Sleepers To Keep Your Eye On
Difference Makers, Hiding in the Shadows Here is a quick look at ten players who may wind up making the difference for their respective teams this season. RW. Nikita Filatov, Columbus Blue Jackets Although his rookie season was eventually marred by a disagreement with then-head coach Ken Hitchcock, ultimately resulting in Filatov returning to Russia [...]
O Happy Day! Canada advances to semifinals, eliminates Russia
A flood of different emotions coursed through hockey fans coast to coast this morning, awaiting the Canada – Russia showdown in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Olympic men’s hockey tournament. Anticipation, hope, hatred and love, all mixing, simmering and percolating in all of us, anxious for the start of one of the most longed-for hockey games [...]
No Need for Panic
Canadians all around the country this morning are busy trying to find different ways to blame Steve Yzerman and Mike Babcock for last night’s 5-3 loss to the United States in the last game of the Group round at Vancouver. Yzerman didn’t choose the right defensemen, the right forwards. Babcock didn’t play the right goaltender. [...]
My Take on Team Canada’s Roster + Line Combinations
2010 Team Canada Men’s Hockey Roster Forwards Patrice Bergeron, L’Ancienne-Lorette, Que. (Boston Bruins) Sidney Crosby, Cole Harbour, N.S. (Pittsburgh Penguins) Alternate captain Ryan Getzlaf, Regina, Sask. (Anaheim Ducks) Dany Heatley, Calgary, Alta. (San Jose Sharks) Jarome Iginla, St. Albert, Alta. (Calgary Flames) Alternate captain Patrick Marleau, Aneroid Sask. (San Jose Sharks) Brenden Morrow, Carlyle, [...]
Team Canada 2010 – My Picks
As I mentioned earlier this year when I made my pre-season picks, the Canadian Olympic Hockey Team has never been under more pressure to perform. By the same logic, the pressure has never been greater for management to pick the appropriate team to take Canada to Olympic glory in Vancouver. Steve Yzerman, Mike Babcock and [...]
