Legwand in for tonight
DETROIT The David Legwand watch is most likely over. He said he will probably play tonight against Detroit. Well, technically he said he would see how he feels after warmups. This seems more like a...
View ArticleWings ripe for Preds
The situation looks almost too perfect for the Predators. The Red Wings played last night, beating the Los Angeles Kings, and they’re without stars Nicklas Lidstrom, Jimmy Howard and Pavel Datsyuk....
View ArticleGill a game-time decision
Defenseman Hal Gill didn’t skate this morning. Coach Barry Trotz said the 6-foot-7, 241 pound defenseman — who was brought in for his size, muscle and playoff experience — will be a game-time decision...
View ArticlePredators favored over Wings? Trotz isn’t buying it
Predators Coach Barry Trotz and Red Wings Coach Mike Babcock are playing a ping-pong game when it comes to which team deserves the role as series favorite. Neither coach wants his team to have the...
View ArticleZetterberg: Weber targeted head with ‘dirty’ shot
Detroit forward Henrik Zetterberg returned to practice today, but was still clearly bothered by the blow to the head he took at the hands of Predators defenseman Shea Weber at the end of Wednesday...
View ArticleAbdelkader, Nyquist on the spot for Red Wings
Their names don’t jump out at you like Pavel Datsyuk or Henrik Zetterberg, but Detroit forwards Justin Abdelkader and Gustav Nyquist just might be two big keys to tonight’s game for the Red Wings....
View ArticlePredators ready for more ‘net presence’
It’s almost a too popular refrain from a team that loses Game 1 in the postseason. It needs more “net presence” and would like to make the goaltender work more. That’s the story from the Red Wings, who...
View ArticleWings, Preds expect officials to give whistles a rest
Maybe the biggest surprise about Game One between the Preds and the Red Wings was the fact that a combined 17 penalties were whistled against the two teams that finished first and second in the league...
View ArticleThe hardest game to win
It’s beyond cliche to say that the fourth victory of the series is the hardest one to win. We hear it over and over again in every sport. But really, it can be difficult. Two nights ago, Los Angeles...
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