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Wings Continue No Sell-Out Streak

by Paul on 04/16/07 at 10:55 AM ET
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from Terry Foster of the Detroit News,

The Wings are red hot. The fans are not.
It was a shock when the Wings announced that Thursday’s Game 1 was not sold out. The Wings always claimed sellout crowds of 20,066 for regular-season games but had an announced crowd of 19,204 in Game 1. It was the same Sunday as the crowd was announced at 19,751.
You can brush aside empty seats during the regular season and say people bought tickets but did not show up. But it is more difficult to ignore the empty seats during the playoffs.

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Wings Fans- Don’t Get Giddy

by Paul on 04/15/07 at 05:50 PM ET
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The Wings are finally playing playoff type hockey, but remember, it isn’t a series until a road team wins. 
This series is not over by any means, we will see a different Calgary team at home on Tuesday.

added 4:48pm, Just a little note, but with Lidstrom’s two goals in this series, he ties Larry Murphy for 5th all time for goals scored by a defenseman in the playoffs.

1. P. Coffey: 59
2. D. Potvin: 56
3. R. Bourque: 41
4. A. MacInnis: 39
5t N. Lidstrom 37
5t L. Murphy: 37

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Henrik Manouevre

by Paul on 04/15/07 at 09:56 AM ET
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from George Johnson at the Calgary Herald,

“One of the best all-around players you’ll find. He scores beautiful goals. He’s going to be a Selke Trophy candidate for years to come. You saw the other night. He backchecks Iginla. He forechecks Phaneuf. He can be a pain in the butt, or he can be a Lecavalier or a Jagr.
“But because we haven’t had a lot of playoff success since he got here—losing out in the second round against Calgary three years ago, then the lockout year, and the one round against Edmonton last season—a lot of fans, especially in Canada, haven’t really seen that much of him. So he kind of flies under the radar.’‘

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Wings Are Different

by Paul on 04/14/07 at 11:16 PM ET
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from George Johnson at ESPN,

For those convinced the softie-toffee Detroiters might shrivel up into the fetal position in the face of a withering Calgary assault—reconsider. These Wings will compete. They will not back off. They will even initiate. This is a far different proposition than the upset-minded Flames pummeled into submission in six games three years ago.
Younger. Stronger. Hungrier. No Hullie or Shanny or Stevie Y. Great players all, no argument. But there’s a lift in the legs and in the attitude of this group. If the Flames are waiting for the Detroiters to automatically run down like a $5 knockoff Gucci watch bought off a blanket on a street corner, they could be out of this thing faster than Pavel Datsyuk speeding down the boards with a half-step on a defenseman.

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thanks to a KK member for the pointer…

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You See, It Isn’t So Bad

by Paul on 04/13/07 at 11:20 PM ET
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Joe Warmington of the Toronto Sun informs his readers to catch a hockey game in Detroit on Sunday, tickets are still available.
But that is not the story, it is what Joe said about Detroit…

And Detroit is an up and coming city for sure. I was down there last week for the Blue Jays home opener and was blown away with what they have done with that downtown. It has been cleaned up nicely, with lots of pubs and restaurants and all sorts of character. I didn’t run into one homeless person, the parking is $10 and it’s right across from Windsor.

Thanks Joe, the folks from the Detroit area needed that right about now… read the rest of the story...

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The Motivation Has To Help Hasek

by Paul on 04/13/07 at 07:33 PM ET
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from the AP via Yahoo,

But a big part of what has made Hasek an all-time great—an insatiable appetite to compete—brought him back to Detroit at age 42 with a bargain-basement, incentive-laden contract.
He made $750,000 during the regular season.
If Hasek helps Detroit get past the Calgary Flames in the first round, he’ll earn a $450,000 bonus; another $450,000 if the Red Wings advance to the conference finals; and $200,000 more if he hoists his second Stanley Cup and the 11th in franchise history.
“I didn’t come back to play and to make money,” Hasek said. “I came back because I want to compete for the Stanley Cup, and to win the Stanley Cup.

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Bertuzzi Cleared To Play

by Paul on 04/13/07 at 03:15 PM ET
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Wings announced after practice that Bertuzzi is cleared to play.
Now the question is- will he dress for Sunday?

added 2:05pm, from he AP via the Akron Beacon Journal,

“He’s been cleared medically,” Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. “Now, he has to get cleared by our therapy people as far as being ready to play.
“If he’s ready to go, he’ll be in.”
Bertuzzi skated briefly on his own Thursday and took part in an optional practice Friday.
“It felt pretty good,” he said. “We’ll see how it feels tomorrow after another hard skate.”

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Flames Play Soft

by Paul on 04/13/07 at 10:07 AM ET
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from Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun,

So, imagine what was running through the mind of the Calgary GM as he watched the likes of finesse players Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg knocking his Flames off the puck in the game’s early going.
Or, as he saw Red Wings pest Tomas Holmstrom annoy Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff for much of the game without fear of retribution.

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An interesting stat at Red Wings Corner,

The Red Wings had 37 hits in their Game 1 win over the Calgary Flames, Thursday. It was the highest hit total this season for the Red Wings and just the 15th time in 83 games that Detroit has had as many as 20 hits in a game.

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Has Complacency Set In

by Paul on 04/12/07 at 02:09 PM ET
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from Shawn Windsor of the Detroit Free Press,

The problem is, they argued, too many other things have—including, most notably, the names on the back of the jerseys. No longer are the Wings dotted with Hall of Fame-caliber players who spent the better part of their careers in Detroit….
Holland notices the competition in the way his team is covered. Fewer front pages. Fewer lead spots in sports telecasts. Less time on talk radio.
“That’s where I’ve really noticed it,” he said.
The Wings simply aren’t the topic of conversation that they once were.

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What Holland says is so true, and the Wings must realize the have an untapped source that they have failed to utilize- The web and the many Wings bloggers.  They need to follow the example of many NHL teams and begin to recognize the Wings bloggers existence.

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The Odds

by Paul on 04/12/07 at 11:53 AM ET
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Oh, I see those Calgary Sun writers are laying odds,

- Most likely Red Wings occurrence:
2-1—Tomas Holmstrom sets up outside crease.
3-1—Hasek stutters during interview.
4-1—Kris Draper and Kirk Maltby yap at Iginla.
5-1—Mike Babcock scowls after game.
- The longshots:
40-1—Kristian Huselius pitchforks a defender.
60-1—Henrik Zetterberg finds a corner.
70-1—Henrik Zetterberg finds a barber.
80-1—Robert Lang backchecks.

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