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Red Wings record on home ice for the 2009 playoffs: 11-1
Red Wings outscoring Pitt at home in this series: 11-2
Number of Stanley Cups in the last 12 seasons: 4
Total number of Wings Stanley Cup wins: 11
Home teams vs. visitors winning Game 7 of Cup Finals: 12-2

Stanley Cup Back-to-Back Win (AGAIN): PRICELESS!!!!

What more do I need to say? The Cup WILL stay in Hockeytown.

GO WINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Continue reading "The Simple Facts"

The Pittsburgh Penguins squeaked by the Detroit Red Wings by a single goal to take Game 6 by a score of 2-1 on their home ice.  As has been the precedent, the team having home ice advantage has taken every game so far in this too-close-to-call series.  The Red Wings will be glad to come back to play Game 7 at Joe Louis arena where they rarely lose.  They have an 11-1 record so far this year on home ice in the playoffs - and have outscored Pittsburgh 11-2 so far at home in this series.

After suffering a devastating 5-0 loss at the Joe in Game 5, Marc-Andre Fleury rebounded in typical fashion, playing some stellar hockey.  He stopped 26 shots in the game and fought off some quality scoring chances late in the  third period.  The only goal he let in was that of Kris Draper in the second period, after Detroit had gone down by a two goal deficit.  Chris Osgood was also excellent on the other end of the ice,  stopping some key shots by Pittsburgh's dangerous offensive machine and finishing with 31 saves overall.

Continue reading "Penguins win at home to force Stanley Cup Finals Game 7"

All eyes will be on the Detroit Red Wings Tuesday as they seek to keep the Cup in Hockeytown for yet another year.  Although the Penguins have played well on their home ice in this series, it is clear that the Red Wings are on a mission after last week's 5-0 blowout in Game 5.  The Penguins were clearly frustrated and showed a lack of class in Game 5, taking several unnecessary penalties and game misconducts.

Datsuyk's return seemed to be a great catalyst for the team, and despite Pittsburgh's attempts to take him out, constantly hacking at his injured foot, he managed to come back with two assists and some really great plays around the net.  Osgood put on a stellar show in Game 5, and truly deserved the shutout.  No doubt Pittsburgh fans will complain about the officiating (as we have here in Detroit for many years), but their team was clearly outmatched and outclassed in Game 5.

Continue reading "Red Wings Seek to Clinch Another Back-to-Back Stanley Cup Title in Game 6"

Datsuyk's return seemed to be a catalyst for the Red Wings tonight as they destroyed the Pittsburgh Peguins 5-0 to take Game 5 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.  The Wings now lead the series 3-2.  History seems likely to repeat itself as the Wings get closer to another Back-to Back Stanley Cup Win!

Pittsburgh got frustrated tonight and had 12 penalties with three 10-minute game misconducts -  totally unnecessary.

If the Wings win one more game, this will be their... 

• 12th Stanley Cup Title!
• 5th Stanley Cup in 12 Seasons!
• Second Back-toBack Stanley Cup title in 11 seasons!

Go WINGS!!!  We could have the Cup again in a mere 72 Hours!!!

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Continue reading "Detroit Red Wings Destroy Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5"

To get everybody ready for the remainder of the Detroit-Pitt series, check out the following video clip (If you click on the continue reading link below, you can click on the video without cutting and pasting this address into your browser):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sboI7oS9iZg

Continue reading "Cindy Crosby Voted #1 Whiner in NHL!"

Okay Folks, three games remaining now with the Detroit Red Wings Tied 2-2 with the Pittiful Penguins:

Sat, June 6   Penguins @ Detroit   8 p.m.    NBC, CBC

Tue, June 9*  Red Wings @ Pitt    8 p.m.     NBC, CBC 

Fri, June 12*  Penguins @ Detroit  8 p.m.    NBC, CBC

In light of the recent Pittsburgh offensive rally, I think it's important to remember that the team that takes a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals is 31-1!!!!  To me that says a lot - plus the fact that we have home ice advantage with two more games at the Joe can't hurt either.  It allows Babcock to change lines more efficiently against Pitt, and gives Ozzy a little more confidence in the net!

Continue reading "Remaining Games:"

So with game 1 in the books, Detroit has shown that familiarity breeds dominance.  With that, here are a few things to take away from last nights game 1 and to look for in game 2.

First, it is plain to anyone who has working eyes that Henrik Zetterberg enjoys the hell out of shadowing and dominating Sidney Crosby.  It wouldn'y suprise me if Gary Bettman blew up Hanks phone all day asking him to please take it easy on pet Sid.  In fact, it's not even funny how glued Z was to The Kid, whose own shadow wasn't even visible.  If Zetterberg wins this matchup 85% of the time, this series will be short.

Holy Osgood, Batman!  The man they call the Wizard is in a place all by himself right now on some celestial plane of higher consciousness.  Must be steroids, haha!  This playoff has cemented Ozzies' legacy as one of the best ever, and if anyone wants to argue, go talk to the side of your house, cuz it's getting nowhere.

Continue reading "Game 1 Recap, Game 2 Preview"

Good to see the wings back in it.  Good to see a rematch with the pens.  Here's hoping Marian Hossa made the right call.  Cannot wait til this series starts tonight!  It's gonna be an epic battle, every game, every minute of every period.  Your about to see the most competitive series of the last 10 years. 

Hopefully everyone's 100%, cuz I'm Goin out and puttin the Penguins on the endangered teams list.  Who else is as eager as i am to see this series?  Should be everyone!

Continue reading "Go Wings!"

As of now, if Rick Porcello stays in the majors and keeps getting the workload he has been lately, he's on pace for 180+ innings as a 21 yr old rookie.  Now i know all the old sentiment of when pitchers pitched 20 complete games a year and never had issues, but this is just a different time.  Innings and pitch counts are monitored more closely than a guys heart rate or blood tests and may have helped prolong some careers.  The point is still, can he hold up and if not, what can the Tigers do?

First off, Bonderman and Willis are both unacceptable answers at this point as both are bigger question marks than the rookie.  Say Willis builds off his last start and turns his career around in Detroit, and he becomes a reliable 3-4 guy, it still leaves one spot and im not sure Zach Miner gets anybody other than his mother excited when he steps up there.  And you can't count on Bonderman, the 2-pitch, 1st inning blues wonder who somehow manages to make it 2-3 times through a major league lineup with a fastball and a slider and a....yea that's it.  As if i couldn't inspire more confidence here's another tidbit: the guy has tried to learn a third pitch for 6 years....at least....is anybody gonna call an apple an apple and finally say enough, get in the bullpen or get a 3rd pitch.  Now i was always one of his biggest fans, but i just don't believe he can make it anymore on 2 pitches, especially if his fastball has slowed, as the reports say. 

Continue reading "The Rookie"

Kids, they never know when they are finished.  They often fail to recognize when they are outclassed in a fight, or outsmarted in a debate.  And that is their very best quality, and the one the Blackhawks are showing right now.

Down 2-0 in the series with their playoffs lives at stake, overmatched by a deeper, more skilled and experienced team, they dug into what makes kids so special: complete ignorance to their situation.  Fighting like they had the advantage, skating as though if they keep it up, Detroit will eventually fall too far behind to catch them.  Problem is they didnt start playing that way until game 3, already down 2 games to none. 

Oh yeah, sometimes kids forget things, and these Kid-Hawks forgot the series started 3 games ago, and not last night.  Good win for Chicago, just too late to matter.

Continue reading "Oops, We Let the Kids Back In"