All Entries Tagged With: "St.Louis Blues"
Red Wings Start Second Half with Torching of Flames 3-1
The Detroit Red Wings started the second half of the season by playing the role of Road Warriors. No, I’m not talking about Mel Gibson playing the role of “Mad Max” or the WWE tag team of Hawk and Animal. The Red Wings came in to the Scotiabank Saddledome and doused the Calgary Flames 3-1. [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week in Review
At the end of the All-Star break, the Detroit Red Wings (33-16-1) barely remain on top of the NHL standings with 67 points, one point ahead of the New York Rangers. But what matters most is that they are in the middle of a heated race in the Central Division. The Red Wings are two [...]
Fast Five: Predictions For the NHL’s Second Half
As we hit the all-star break this weekend with the Fantasy Draft kicking things off this evening at 8 P.M., the 2011-’12 NHL season has officially reached it’s mid-point. There have been many surprises — and equally as many disappointments — across the league this season on both an individual and team basis. In anticipation [...]
Red Wings Beat Blues 3-1 in Central Division Clash
The Detroit Red Wings (33-15-1) won their seventh game in a row and 17th straight on home ice when they beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 in a Central Division clash at the Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings now have some breathing room in the standings department. Not only do they have a three-point [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week in Review
With 48 games played and the All-Star break coming later this week, the Detroit Red Wings (32-15-1), winners of six straight, stand on top in the NHL standings with 65 points. They are one point ahead of four teams that are tied for second, two of them being in the same division. It looks as [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week in Review
After 41 games, the Detroit Red Wings (26-14-1 with 53 points) are in a three-way tie for first place in the Central Division. The schedule is only going to get more challenging as the season progresses. After being down 2-0, rallying for the win in Chicago Sunday night showed the team’s character. The Red Wings [...]
Red Wings Rally Past Blues 3-2
If there was a movie based on tonight’s game, it would have been called “Less Than 60 Seconds.” That is how long it took the Detroit Red Wings to step up their offense and it led to their 3-2 come-from-behind win over the St. Louis Blues at the Joe Louis Arena. Pavel Datsyuk scored the [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week in Review
With 28 games under their belt, the Detroit Red Wings (18-9-1) are one point behind the Chicago Blackhawks for first place in the Central Division. The team’s leading scorers are Johan Franzen (13 goals, 15 assists), Pavel Datsyuk (eight goals, 20 assists) and Valtteri Filppula (10 g, 15 a), who didn’t look out of place [...]
Red Wings Lose Again to Blues 3-2
The Detroit Red Wings put in a much better effort than the last time they were in the “Gateway City,” but it wasn’t enough as they lost again to the St. Louis Blues. The Blues got goals from Alex Steen, David Backes and Patrick Berglund, while Johan Franzen and Jiri Hudler each found the net [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week in Review
After 25 games into the 2011-12 season, the Detroit Red Wings record is 16-8-1, two points behind the Central Division-leading Chicago Blackhawks and fourth place in the Western Conference. Johan Franzen remains the team’s leading scorer with 25 points (team leading 12 goals, 13 assists) while Pavel Datsyuk is a close second with 24 points [...]
Hawk Fans Should Be Happy, If Not, Don’t Blame Quenneville
After 27 games played the Blackhawks have accumulated 35 points. That’s one fewer then than the league leading Pittsburgh Penguins. The Hawks don’t always look good winning. They often can get by without putting forth a complete effort. But no matter how they are viewed the Hawks have won 16 games in regulation. That’s a [...]
Blackhawks Fall As Bumpy Ride Continues
As soon as I think it is time to jump head first onto the Blackhawks band wagon, they quickly change my mind. After some better outings and improved defensive play, it appeared the Hawks were headed toward consistent results. Not so fast, as another inadequate effort showed up Tuesday night against Phoenix. The Blackhawks returned [...]
Red Wings Sing the Blues in St. Louis 2-1
The Detroit Red Wings hoped to continue their winning ways on the road, but they ran into a stingy St. Louis Blues team that have found new life under recently-hired head coach Ken Hitchcock. Things didn’t go the Red Wings’ way as they lost to the Blues 2-1, snapping their four-game winning streak. The Blues [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 8-6-2 with 18 points through 16 games. After 16 games last season, the Bolts were 9-5-2 with 20 points. The Lightning are in third place in the Southeast Division three points behind the Washington Capitals and eighth in the Eastern Conference. After 16 games, forward Steven Stamkos leads the team [...]
Questions Abound As Hawks Struggle
In came November and out went the outstanding start to the season for the Blackhawks. In fairness, things have not reached panic mode, but a loss to the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets Thursday evening could shake the optimism of the most diehard Hawks fan. The Blue Jackets should not pose a huge threat if the [...]
Will Line Changes Help?…Plus How To Fix a Broken Power Play
The Blackhawks will square off against the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night, the first game for the Blues since they fired head coach Davis Payne. As far as the Blackhawks are concerned, they need to define a system of play. Copying another successful power play might not be a bad idea. Even when the Hawks [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 7-5-2 with 16 points through 14 games. After 14 games last season, the Bolts were 8-4-2 with 18 points. The Lightning are in second place in the Southeast Division two points behind the Washington Capitals and seventh in the Eastern Conference. After 14 games, forward Steven Stamkos leads the team and the NHL in goals with ten. and [...]
Western Conference predictions for the 2011-12 NHL season
Predictions – everybody loves them and if you’re correct about half the time, you’re doing pretty well. Two years ago I had the Los Angeles Kings finishing sixth in the Western Conference. Nailed it. Last season, I slotted the Kings at fourth during my NHL season preview article. That’s certainly where they should have finished, [...]
Season Predictions Part 2: Canucks Poised For A Repeat?
Hello again, and welcome to Part II of my 4-Part NHL season preview. In part I, I gave you all my Eastern Conference Predictions. In part 2, I will give you my predictions for the Western Conference. I will approach these predictions a bit differently than I did those for the Eastern Conference. Today, [...]
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
OK, that’s not quite true. I never made it over to the Forum. But the Bell Centre was directly to my left when I looked out my hotel room window. If I haven’t completely given it away with that last sentence, I spent this past weekend in Montreal and got to enjoy a few days [...]