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The Ottawa Senators were excited with the way they opened the 2008-09 season in Sweden, but an unfortunate injury has put a damper on their encouraging start.

As he made his way up the Air Canada Centre stands to watch the Maple Leafs practise yesterday, general manager Cliff Fletcher was asked about Toronto's rather shocking opening-night win over the Detroit Red Wings Thursday. As he made his way up the Air Canada Centre stands to watch the Map...

ATLANTA | Bruce Boudreau had unfurled the caution flag. The Washington Capitals coach reminded his players how the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings on Thursday lost their opener to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

By By RICHARD SANDOMIR Detroit sports fans will face a rare predicament on Saturday and Monday nights: whether to watch Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Red Wings and the Penguins, or Games 3 and 4 of the N.B.A. Eastern Conference finals between the Pistons and the Celtics. Not only will the games be t...

Brandon Dubinsky scored once and added two assists, and newcomers Wade Redden, Aaron Voros and Nikolai Zherdev chipped in with goals, too, leading the Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the vastly improved Blackhawks on Friday. Firsts of the season: First game, first loss for Hawks Saturday'...

The Sports Xchange reports Red Wings G Jimmy Howard sustained a broken finger in practice on Oct. 4 and starts the season on injured reserve. When he's healthy, in about a week to 10 days, he will be assigned to Grand Rapids of the AHL.

By Greg Wyshynski • Mark it down: The Detroit Red Wings make their final trip to see Dubya on October 14. [Wings] • The Vancouver Canucks sign defenseman Alex Edler to a $13-million, four-year deal. [CP] • If the San Jose Sharks get off to a fast start, will they be Stanley Cup favorites again? [Globe & Mail]

By Greg Wyshynski It was an interesting contrast in emotions last night: The Detroit Red Wings come out flat after celebrating their 2007-08 Stanley Cup title. The Vancouver Canucks honor fallen teammate Luc Bourdon with a pregame tribute (video), and manage to remain composed and focused in a 6-0 win. The...

By Greg Wyshynski DETROIT (PD) - Facing unprecedented pressure from the Toronto media and hockey establishment, the NHL today hit the "end season now button," followed by clicking "yes" on the "really end season now?" prompt, and awarded the 2008-09 Stanley Cup championship to the Toronto Maple Leafs (...

One loss doesn't qualify as a Stanley Cup hangover, but the Red Wings could use a couple aspirin. The supposedly inept Toronto Maple Leafs negated the Wings' puck possession with their young legs and determination, stunning the defending champions, 3-2, Thursday night at Joe Louis Aren...

See the Red Wings celebrate their 2007-2008 Stanley Cup Championship in style as they raise their championship banner at Joe Louis arena Thursday night before their home opener against Toronto.

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By Derek Harmsworth Detroit: 37 Toronto: 29 Goalie Line Chris Osgood: 26 saves So that's it from here.  The Maple Leafs come away from their season opener with a 3-2 win over Original-Six rivals Detroit. Next up for the Maple Leafs is Saturday night's home opener against the rival Montreal Canadiens.

By Crowd Coach 2000 Cup Winner: New Jersey Devils Toronto vs Devils, 2000-01: Leafs win, 5-3. 2001 Cup winner: Colorado Avalanche Toronto vs Colorado, 2001-02: Leafs win, 4-1. 2003 Cup winner: New Jersey Devils Toronto vs Devils, 2003-04: Leafs win, 3-0. 2006 Cup winner: Carolina Hurricanes

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings (7 p.m. EDT; TV: VS., CBC). The 2007-08 Stanley Cup banner will be presented to Nicklas Lidstrom by, like, 1,000 people and then raised to the rafters of the Joe, which will surely give Johan Franzen another reason to show us his "oh" face. PPP has...

By Shane House 1. Ken Holland, Detroit Red Wings 2. Kevin Lowe, Edmonton Oilers Being one of the longest serving General Managers in the National Hockey League, Lou Lamoriello is entering his 22nd season as the Devils General Manager with no signs of slowing down. 4. Paul Holmgren, Philadelphia Flyers

When defenseman Brad Stuart was figuring out what to do this summer, he kept arriving at the same conclusion: He really didn't want to play against the Red Wings. He wasn't the only one whose thoughts ran along those lines.

A few things to ponder, as usual, entering a new Red Wings season: Is this the year? Again, that is? Same old question: Is the goaltending good enough? You know, Ozzie. Are they ever going to win a third Cup with him in net? Another old question: Are they tough enough, without Darren McCarty or...

By Steph Forwards Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg have become the face of the organization upon the departure of Steve Yzerman and Brendan Shanahan - both late draft picks hand-chosen by master scout Hakan Andersson. Combined, they totalled 189 points and were a +71. While the Eurotwins will...

By Michael Zampelli DAVID KEON: Good afternoon, everyone. I'm David Keon of the National Hockey League's public relations department, and I'd like to welcome you to today's call. With us we have Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland along with head coach Mike Babcock. Thanks to both Ken and Mike for joi...

By George James Malik The Detroit News's Dave Dye notes that the Red Wings, who happen to live in the era of 2-point overtime wins and 2-point shootout wins, could still surpass the gold standard for team success this season: October 8, Detroit News:...

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By Greg Wyshynski • Nikolai Khabibulin makes the Chicago Blackhawks opening night roster. For now. [Sun Times] • The Edmonton Oilers appear to have laundered the old jerseys of Kevin Lowe and Craig MacTavish and reused them as "third jerseys" for 2008-09. [Oilers]

By Greg Wyshynski • The IHL's Kalamazoo Wings are allowing fans to vote on their third jersey design. Sadly, there is no "D: None of the Above." [Wings] • Are the New Jersey Devils, Carolina Hurricanes and the Detroit Red Wings the teams in the running for Brendan Shanahan if the New York Rangers have turned the...

By Greg Wyshynski Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings, C, Round 1/Pick 11) Daniel Briere (Philadelphia Flyers, C, Round 4/Pick 62) Brandon Dubinsky (New York Rangers, C, Round 13/Pick 227) Paul Gaustad (Buffalo Sabres, C, Round 15/Pick 263) Travis Zajac (New Jersey Devils, C, Round 17/Pick 299)

By Ken Armer 1.        Detroit Red Wings 2.      San Jose Sharks 3.      Dallas Stars 4.      Montreal Canadiens  5.      Calgary Flames 6.      Pittsburgh Penguins 7.      Philadelphia Flyers 8.      New York Rangers 9.      Chicago Blackhawks  24.  Carolina Hurricanes  25.  Columbus Blue Jackets 

By Greg Wyshynski • Jeff O'Neill's comeback attempt with the Carolina Hurricanes has gone the way of Crystal Pepsi. [Hurricanes] • Finally, rookie Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond of the New Jersey Devils tested himself against Donald Brashear. Uh-oh.

By Greg Wyshynski • Will Patrick Sharp be the second line center for the Chicago Blackhawks this season? [Third Man In] • The New York Rangers are loading up on excuses already? [Scotty Hockey] • Mike Komisarek of the Montreal Canadiens is a beast. [THN]

By Greg Wyshynski • Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom has a broken nose and will miss the next three games. There goes the Norris ... [Khan!] • Darcy Tucker plays up with Joe Sakic as the Colorado Avalanche drop a preseason tilt to the Los Angeles Kings. [Avs Talk]

By Greg Wyshynski What about a line of Steve Ott-Sean Avery-Claude Lemieux on the Dallas Stars? I once had a dream where Claude signed with the Boston Bruins, wore Cam Neely's number and skated with the name Sea Bass on his jersey, as the ultimate kiss off.

By Greg Wyshynski • The New York Rangers invite Brendan Shanahan to training camp. So far, Shanahan has decided he'd rather not be treated like Luke Richardson after scoring 23 goals last season. [NY Post] • Hello Mudduh ... Hello Fadduh ... a letter from Camp Claude with the Boston Bruins. [Stanley Cup of Chowder]

By James Sheehy On top of that, the Wings have an absurd amount of talent. Two of the best all-around players in Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk will lead a forward group that consists of Johan Franzen, Valtteri Filppula, Tomas Holmstrom, Dan Cleary, Jiri Hudler, and recently Hossa. 7. Chicago 

By Greg Wyshynski • Spector looks at the Eastern Conference, and wonders if the New Jersey Devils and Ottawa Senators are ready for a fall. [Fox Sports] • Dan Clearly believes he's fighting for ice time against Marian Hossa. Who will the Detroit Red Wings choose?!?!? [Snapshots]

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By Greg Wyshynski Two fascinating economic stories over the weekend about the two teams that could bookend the NHL power rankings this season. The first involves the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. While the Wings reap the spoils of victory, the Toronto Maple Leafs are preparing for a loss. OK, man...

By Greg Wyshynski Expected Graduation: There are three ways the Detroit Red Wings don't win the Stanley Cup this season. Two: The Western Conference playoffs first or second round upset ... which, let's face it, is sort of an unofficial tradition in Detroit.

This time, Pittsburgh ran out of miracles and the Detroit Red Wings claimed the Stanley Cup with a 3-2 nail-biting win. Hossa’s effort just missed Detroit goalie Chris Osgood’s glove and had it hit it, it likely would have gone in, setting off a debate as to whether or not there was any time le...

By Joe Hass Joe Hass again. Join me here at 8:00 pm ET for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals. In 1997, my sister graduated high school. As it happened, the commencement ceremony took place at the Detroit Masonic Temple on the same day of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

By noreply@blogger.com (PJ Swenson) Experience. The Detroit Red Wings handed Pittsburgh the playoff baton early in game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The Penguins were unable to capitalize on 4 straight Detroit penalties, and a costly mistake by goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury lead directly to Mikael Samuelsson's first goal. F...

By Christy Hammond Fellow Wings blogger, Dave, at Gorilla Crouch likes the Wings in six: Prediction: Wings in six. James Mirtle likes the Wings chances this series: Well, If You’re Going To Twist My Arm: Red Wings in five. Nashville’s gritty enough to snag a win, but this is Detroit in a walk.

By Christy Hammond Former Detroit Red Wings forward Darren McCarty scored a hat trick on Friday evening in his home debut with the Grand Rapids Griffins. Not only did he play a solid two-way game, the Griffins were selling $1 hot dogs and Labatt beer. Not too shabby.

By PJ Swenson Milan Michalek, Steve Bernier, Joe Thornton, Christian Ehrhoff, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, and Evgeni Nabokov comprise the starting lineup for San Jose. Henrik Zetterberg, Tomas Holmstrom, Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Brian Rafalski will start for Detroit. Alexei Semenov, Marc...

Sunday February 17th - Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres - 6:00pm* Monday February 25th - Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres - 7:00pm Sunday March 2nd - Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres - 6:00pm Wednesday March 5th - Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres - 7:30pm*

By George James Malik The Chicago Blackhawks have signed Detroit Red Wings try-out Brent Sopel. September 28, TSN: Brent Sopel has left the camp of the Detroit Red Wings and signed a contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. Sopel signed a one-year contract with ...

By Christy Hammond The Wings’ 2007 first round draft pick, defenseman Brendan Smith, grew up in Brendan Shanahan’s hometown and was greatly inspired by his play. The Detroit Free Press wrote about Shanahan advising Smith before and after the draft. Hockey’s Future has a 2007 draft review for the Detroit Red...

By Christy Hammond While that’s a decent starting point, the Wings are facing the potential loss of two valuable blueliners — Mathieu Schneider and Danny Markov — to free agency, so replacements will need to be found. Countless young hockey players in the state of Michigan grow up dreaming of one day pulling...

By Christy Hammond Yes, Kozlov, the former Wing who they traded to Buffalo back in 2001 to acquire Dominik Hasek (the first time). Spector had this to say about Kozlov’s chances of returning to Detroit. Kozlov received the 2007 Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy this season for his hard work.

By Christy Hammond Source: JULIAN H. GONZALEZ / Detroit Free Press Mike Babcock in the Detroit Free Press: Johan Franzen via the Detroit News: Nick Lidstrom and Kris Draper’s thoughts via the Detroit Free Press: Alex Tanguay (via Calgary Sun): Wings bloggers reactions Matt at On the Wings:

By The Falconer Detroit Versus Calgary Anaheim versus Minnesota It is unfortunate that the Wild drew the Ducks because Anaheim is the class of the Western Conference. If you look at the table below Anaheim dominates--winning every regular season category except for team SV% and starter SV%.

By Christy Hammond On opening night for the Wings (Oct. 5th) in a game against Vancouver, the new Red Wings captain was announced - defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom. The Wings later announced that a statue made in the likeness of Gordie Howe will be in placed inside the new Gordie Howe Entrance at Joe Louis Arena nex...