Kukla's Korner

Jonathan Toews wants you to know that Jonathan Toews is a great player, and Toews will be fine

Blog: The Malik Report By George Malik

05/24/13 at 06:17 PM ET | Comments (13)

The Vancouver Sun's Cam Cole took note of the attention Jonathan Toews' shenanigans receieved from the Detroit press during and after the Red Wings' 2-0 win over Chicago on Thursday, as well as the after-the-fact comments about Toews losing his temper on Friday. So Cole attended the Blackhawks' Friday practice, and after asking Brent Seabrook whether he calmed Toews down when Toews was busting nuts regarding the third penalty he took (Seabrook did), Cole cast a sympathetic ear toward Toews:

Toews, to his credit, never ducks the spotlight, even when it’s unkind. He didn’t deserve the penalty that cost the Blackhawks the decisive goal, by Jakub Kindl. He was nabbed for high sticking, but in fact all he did was lift the stick of Justin Abdelkader, who lost the handle on his own twig and had the butt end of it hit him in the face. But he wasn’t complaining about it Friday.

“I mean, I understand that what happened in the second period wasn’t a good thing,” Toews said. “I don’t attribute it to me losing my temper. Obviously, I was a little bit careless with my stick and it ended up costing me, and costing my team. But when things go well for our team, sometimes maybe I get more credit than I deserve, and I think same goes the other way. And I understand that’s part of it. Our best players need to be our best players. We need to lead, we need to grab the rope and start pulling for the rest of the guys, and it starts with myself.”

But Toews, who insisted to the Hawks' press that his team should feel confident about themselves and upbeat going into what he and his teammates inisst will be the first of three straight wins starting on Saturday night, want to set the record, uh...Straight...That he's a great player, even when he's not registering points...

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Phoenix GM Don Maloney Signs Extension

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

05/24/13 at 04:56 PM ET | Comments (1)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA --- The Phoenix Coyotes announced today that Executive Vice President and General Manager Don Maloney has signed a long-term contract extension. As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.

"We are very pleased that Don has agreed to sign a long-term contract extension with the Coyotes," said NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly. "Since joining the team in 2007, Don has done an outstanding job managing his team and building a competitive roster that has produced on the ice, even given less than ideal circumstances off the ice. The NHL remains committed to securing the Coyotes' future in Glendale under new ownership, and we believe Don's long-term agreement evidences that he is equally committed."

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Video-Talking Roy And Two Playoff Series

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

05/24/13 at 03:57 PM ET | Comments (0)

Mark Osbourne and Rob Pizzo of Hockey Night Online discuss the Patrick Roy hiring, Senators/Penguins and Wings/Blackhawks.

Watch the discussion below...

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Afternoon Line

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

05/24/13 at 03:36 PM ET | Comments (0)

One thing I don't like seeing is how unglued the Hawks' top players are. They need to show composure and leadership, not whine to the officials.I said this all year long and Hawks fans hated me for it: it concerned me that Chicago entered the playoffs without having faced any adversity.

-Pierre LeBrun of ESPN in a chat he did with fans today.

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Red Wings-Blackhawks Friday practice post and/or travel day news: Hawks look on the bright side

Blog: The Malik Report By George Malik

05/24/13 at 03:08 PM ET | Comments (8)

Updated 14x at 6:24 PM: While the Red Wings flew to Chicago on Friday afternoon, the Blackhawks practiced while trying to rebound from Detroit's 2-0 win on Thursday night, hoping to stave off elimination in Game 5 on Saturday night (8 PM, NBC/CBC/97.1 FM, post-game on FSD) while the Wings hope to advance to the Western Conference Final.

The Hawks' practice was sparsely-attended (and you'll have to excuse the Twitter roll call)...

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All Bob Cole

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

05/24/13 at 01:12 PM ET | Comments (2)

from Sean Fitz-Gerald of the National Post,

Why subject yourself to the grind of the travel and the work after all these years, when you could be enjoying retirement, fishing or golfing somewhere?

BC: “I love doing this. This is great. I don’t ever want to stop this. Now, somebody’s going to stop me someday by saying: ‘No, we don’t want you anymore.’ And when that day comes, I guess I don’t have any choice. I’m gone. But as far as wanting to leave, if I don’t enjoy doing this, or if I have some kind of difficulty — please God that that doesn’t happen — and I can’t do it, OK. But as long as I can do it and the fans can enjoy the game, I’m certainly going to enjoy the game.”

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Red Wings-Blackhawks Game 4 tailings: Wings still respect Hawks despite authoring improbable upset

Blog: The Malik Report By George Malik

05/24/13 at 01:08 PM ET | Comments (19)

Updated with one more audio interview at 1:43 PM: Prior to the Red Wings' 2-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, both the speculatory-minded and measured thinkers in the Detroit media corps suggested that, "Whoever wins Game 4 will win the series."

Wings fans might agree with that assessment, but the Score's Cam Charron suggests that no one should write the Blackhawks off heading into Game 5 on Saturday...

And that's just fine with the Red Wings. As the Globe and Mail's Eric Duhatschek points out in his weekly notebook, Wings coach Mike Babcock readily admits that his team's playoff run seems highly improbable...

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Red Wings raised over $15,000 for fallen firefighter’s family

Blog: The Malik Report By George Malik

05/24/13 at 12:24 PM ET | Comments (1)

From the Red Wings' community relations department:

RED WINGS RAISE $15,029 FOR BRIAN WOEHLKE FAMILY FUND

… Fans Donate $11,529 at Game 4 and Zetterberg Contributes $3,500 …

Detroit, MI… The sellout crowd of 20,066 at Joe Louis Arena opened up their hearts and wallets on Thursday night prior to Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals against Chicago to support the family of fallen Westland firefighter Brian Woehlke, who passed away while battling a Westland fire on May 8.

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Sovetsky Sport reports that Pavel Datsyuk’s made up his mind regarding future with Red Wings

Blog: The Malik Report By George Malik

05/24/13 at 11:52 AM ET | Comments (59)

Updated 2x with Greenstin's comments to Khan and Duff at 3:06 PM: Ugh. Not what I wanted to wake up to:

Sovetsky Sport's Artury Enikeew suggested that Pavel Datsyuk has signed a tentative agreement to play for Ak Bars Kazan for 3 seasons beginning in 2014, and that the contract will be announced after the NHL season ends...

But Yahoo Sports' Dmitry Chesnokov reports that that's inaccurate:

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Will The Avalanche Approach Work?

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

05/24/13 at 11:17 AM ET | Comments (5)

from Damien Cox of The Spin,

There are eight teams still competing for the Stanley Cup, and precisely none of them operate on the model now being proposed by the new-look Colorado Avalanche.

Then again, it's hard to explain precisely what the Colorado model is, or how it will work.

What we do know is that of the remaining eight, none are run by Hall of Fame centremen with no previous experience or coached by Vezina Trophy winning goalies straight out of junior hockey with expanded powers beyond just minding the bench.

And the eight other NHL clubs that qualified for post-season play before being eliminated in the first round? Nope, they aren't using the buddy system the Avs are going with, the we-won-championships-together-so-we-must-know-how-to-run-a-team approach.

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