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Misconduct » The Free Agent Frenzy is About to Begin... And I Won't Be Around for It

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:14:05 -0400

In less than twenty-four hours we will probably know where Marian Hossa will play next season. Maybe even Ty Conklin, Mikael Samuelsson, and Jiri Hudler.

NHL free agency opens up Wednesday and I won't be around to pay attention to any of it. I think it's the first time since about 2000 for that to be the case.

Red Wings Decline Option to Renew Joe Louis Arena Lease

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:31:59 -0400

Olympia Entertainment, parent company of the Detroit Red Wings, has declined its option to renew the lease on Joe Louis Arena. The lease expires on June 30, 2010, and would have to have been renewed one year in advance.

The move is tied into plans to expand adjacent Cobo Hall by annexing Cobo Arena.

Red Wings' Babcock Officially Named Canadian Olympic Coach

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:20:43 -0400

Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock was officially announced as the head coach for the 2010 Canadian Olympic men's ice hockey team Thursday.

Reports that Babcock would be given the job surfaced Tuesday but the choice seemed inevitable after Wings' vice president Steve Yzerman was named executive director of the Canadian team.

Yzerman Named to Hall of Fame

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:22:46 -0400

Long-time Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman headlines the Hockey Hall of Fame's Class of 2009, it was announced Tuesday.

Jim Gregory, co-chairman of the board for the Hockey Hall of Fame, made the announcement on a conference call.

Yzerman will be joined by two former teammates, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille, as well as former New York Rangers defenseman Brian Leetch.

Red Wings Confirm Chelios Won't Return

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:05:57 -0400

The Detroit Red Wings officially announced on Monday that defenseman Chris Chelios will not return to the team next season.

"It was kind of understood last summer, after Cheli signed, that the 2008-09 season would be the last one for Cheli as a Red Wing," said Red Wings GM Ken Holland.

Misconduct » Lidstrom is Superhuman and Other End of Season Ramblings

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:59:48 -0400

Yesterday I thought I was ready to dive back into NHL news and see what the rest of the hockey world was thinking. Turns out, I was wrong.

I don't know why I never learn my lesson. Every time I try to read what people think about happenings around the league I feel stupider and angrier for trying.

Misconduct » Game Seven Not What I Paid For

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:18:30 -0400

It's the morning after and you know what p*sses me off most? Not that the Red Wings lost. It's sports, you can't win every year, it absolutely sucks but it happens.

The thing that p*sses me off is that I paid premium dollars for a game that the Wings treated like a regular season game in January.

Misconduct » Game Seven Pregame Notes

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:57:30 -0400

We're inside twelve hours to the opening faceoff of tonight's Game Seven and I think this is the last time I'll have a clear thought until this thing is over.

Quick updates...

Pittsburgh's Petr Sykora is expected to miss Game Seven with a broken bone in his foot.

Misconduct » Game Six: Morning After Thoughts

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:52:31 -0400

I was trying to figure out where I recognized the feeling of last night's game from and I think I've finally got it: Game Six of the 2007 Western Conference Finals.

It's that same kind of feeling of "if only X had happened." It's the feeling of a game that could have gone differently had there just been five more minutes on the clock.

Penguins Might Turn to Sykora in Game Six

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:58:21 -0400

The Red Wings look to claim their fifth Stanley Cup Championship since 1997 tonight in Game Six of Detroit's series with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Wings, coming off of a 5-0 win in Game Five on Saturday, have a 3-2 series lead and see no need to make any lineup changes.

Datsyuk Tallies Two Assists in Return as Red Wings Trounce Penguins

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:48:42 -0400

Pavel Datsyuk returned to the Detroit lineup Saturday night, notching two assists in his first appearance in this year's Stanley Cup Finals as his Red Wings lit up the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-0 win.

The Red Wings now lead the series 3-2 with a chance to claim their second consecutive Stanley Cup on Mellon Arena ice in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Datsyuk to Return for Game Five

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:05:16 -0400

Good news for Red Wings fans from Friday's presser: Pavel Datsyuk will make his first appearance of the playoffs in Saturday's Game Five.

While he'd been listed as a game-time decision for several of the games he's missed in these playoffs, Wings coach Mike Babcock was definite this time: "He'll play."

Draper In, Datsyuk Game-Time Decision for Game Four

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:31:56 -0400

The Red Wings and the Penguins meet in a crucial Game Four tonight and it looks like Detroit might have reinforcements.

Kris Draper will rejoin the Wings' lineup for the first time since May 22, Game Three of the Western Conference Final series against the Chicago Blackhawks.