Pros & Cons: Detroit Red Wings vs San Jose Sharks
Our newest feature, Pros and Cons, holds a debate between two of our featured writers as they make an argument for each team in the series. We will continue this series throughout the playoffs as we delve deeper into how these two teams will fare against each other.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Central, Detroit Red Wings, NHLHS Features, Pacific, Playoff Coverage, San Jose Sharks, Western Conference Tags: Brian Rafalski, Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall
Pros & Cons: Detroit Red Wings vs. Phoenix Coyotes
Our newest feature, Pros and Cons, holds a debate between two of our featured writers as they make an argument for each team in the series. We will continue this series throughout the playoffs as we delve deeper into how these two teams will interact.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Central, Detroit Red Wings, NHLHS Features, Pacific, Phoenix Coyotes, Playoff Coverage, Western Conference Tags: Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings, Don Maloney, Henrik Zetterberg, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jimmy Howard, Johan Franzen, Lee Stempniak, Matthew Lombardi, Niklas Kronwall, Niklas Lidstrom, Pavel Datsyuk, Phoenix Coyotes, Radim Vrbata, Shane Doan, Tomas Holmstrom, Valtteri Filppula, Wojtek Wolski
Thursday NHL Morning Papers (Western Conference)
In NHL Morning Papers we break down the stories published in newspapers around the country. By reading our synopsis the average hockey fan can catch up to all the happenings around the National Hockey League.
Categories: Morning Papers, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Alain Vigneault, Antti Miettinen, Brad Stuart, Christian Ehrhoff, Corey Perry, Dan Ellis, Daniel Winnik, Davis Payne, Derek Dorsett, Duncan Keith, Gilbert Brule, Jarome Iginla, Joe Sacco, Joel Quenneville, Mason Raymond, Mike Comrie, Mike Ribeiro, Niklas Kronwall, Pat Quinn, Pavel Datsyuk, Ryan O'Reilly
Monday NHL Morning Papers (Western Confernece)
In NHL Morning Papers we break down the stories published in newspapers around the country. By reading our synopsis the average hockey fan can catch up to all the happenings around the National Hockey League.
Categories: Morning Papers, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Alex Auld, Andrew Ladd, Cody Franson, Jack Johnson, James Wisniewski, Jason Williams, Jim Vandermeer, Johan Franzen, Marty Turco, Niklas Kronwall, Ryan Kesler, Sami Salo, Scottie Upshall, Tomas Holmstrom, Willie Mitchell
Restoring the Rosters: Detroit Red Wings
Based on Matthew Pouliot’s series on Circling the Bases, I have decided restore the rosters for every NHL team. Like Pouliot, I have established some ground rules for my selections.
- Each team contains players they originally drafted or signed before any other NHL team. This includes players drafted and not signed, as well as European free agents coming over at an older age.
- I have chosen to leave retired players off the list, and lean toward players in the AHL rather than those deported (KHL, SEL, DEL, etc.).
Essentially I am choosing the best available players for a team to succeed in the current NHL season. All 30 teams will be covered, with grades assigned to forwards, defense and goaltending. After all 30 articles are written, they will be ranked in order. This series’ intent is to reward or shame NHL scouts.
Categories: 30 Team Series, NHLHS Features, Restoring the Rosters Tags: Brett Lebda, Chris Osgood, Darren Helm, Derek Meech, Henrik Zetterberg, Jacub Kindl, Jimmy Howard, Johan Franzen, Jonathan Ericsson, Justin Abdelkader, Kyle Quincey, Mike Knuble, Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall, Pavel Datsyuk, Sean Avery, Slava Kozlov, Tomas Fleischmann, Tomas Holmstrom, Tomas Kopecky, Valtteri Filppula, Ville Leino
Saturday NHL Morning Papers (Western Conference)
(hat tip to the boys of Illegal Curve. Thanks to their amazing class and their blessing to take over this feature here at NHL Hot Stove. We hope you enjoy the latest daily series.)
Categories: Morning Papers, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Brad Boyes, Brent Sutter, Craig Rivet, Devan Dubnyk, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jacub Voracek, James Neal, Jamie Benn, John-Michael Liles, Kyle Wellwood, Michael Ryder, Mike Babcock, Mike Grier, Mike Ribeiro, Niklas Kronwall, Steve Ott, Teemu Selanne, Tom Wandell, Tomas Holmstrom
NHL Players in the Olympics
The title says it all. This article will be no more than a comprehensive list of NHL (and some other players owned by NHL teams) players set to participate in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Categories: Olympic Coverage Tags: Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Sulzer, Andrei Kostitsyn, Andrei Markov, Andrej Meszaros, Andrej Sekera, Andres Ambuhl, Antero Niittymaki, Anton Volchenkov, Antti Miettinen, Bobby Ryan, Brenden Morrow, Brent Seabrook, Brian Rafalski, Brooks Orpik, Chris Drury, Chris Pronger, Christian Ehrhoff, Corey Perry, Dan Boyle, Daniel Alfredsson, Daniel Sedin, Dany Heatley, David Backes, David Krejci, Denis Grebeshkov, Dennis Seidenberg, Douglas Murray, Drew Doughty, Duncan Keith, Dustin Brown, Eric Johnson, Eric Staal, Evgeni Malkin, Evgeni Nabokov, Fedor Tyutin, Filip Kuba, Fredrik Modin, Henrik Lundqvist, Henrik Sedin, Henrik Tallinder, Henrik Zetterberg, Ilya Bryzgalov, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jack Johnson, Jamie Langenbrunner, Jan Hejda, Jarkko Ruutu, Jarome Iginla, Jaroslav Halak, Jere Lehtinen, Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton, Johnny Oduya, Jon Quick, Jonas Gustavsson, Jonas Hiller, Jonathan Toews, Joni Pitkanen, Karlis Skrastins, Kaspars Daugavins, Kimmo Timonen, Loui Eriksson, Lubomir Visnovsky, Luca Sbisa, Marc Andre Fleury, Marcel Goc, Marco Sturm, Marek Zidlicky, Marian Gaborik, Marian Hossa, Mark Streit, Martin Brodeur, Martin Erat, Martin Havlat, Martins Karsums, Mattias Ohlund, Maxim Afinogenov, Michal Handzus, Miikka Kiprusoff, Mike Komisarek, Mike Richards, Mikhail Grabovski, Mikko Koivu, Milan Jurcina, Milan Michalek, Miroslav Satan, Nicklas Backstrom, Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Backstrom, Niklas Hagman, Niklas Kronwall, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Olli Jokinen, Ondrej Pavelec, Oskars Bartulis, Patric Hornqvist, Patrice Bergeron, Patrick Kane, Patrick Marleau, Patrik Elias, Paul Martin, Paul Stastny, Pavel Datsyuk, Pavel Kubina, Pavol Demitra, Peter Budaj, Phil Kessel, Rick Nash, Roberto Luongo, Roman Polak, Ruslan Salei, Ryan Callahan, Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Malone, Ryan Miller, Ryan Suter, Saku Koivu, Sami Lepisto, Sami Salo, Samuel Pahlsson, Scott Niedermayer, Semyon Varlamov, Sergei Gonchar, Sergei Kostitsyn, Shea Weber, Sidney Crosby, Teemu Selanne, Thomas Greiss, Tim Thomas, Tobias Enstrom, Tomas Fleischmann, Tomas Holmstrom, Tomas Kaberle, Tomas Kopecky, Tomas Plekanec, Tomas Vokoun, Toni Lydman, Tuomo Ruutu, Valtteri Filppula, Yannick Weber, Zach Parise, Zbynek Michalek, Zdeno Chara
Will the Red Wings Make the Playoffs?
Coming into last year, the Detroit Red Wings looked stronger than ever. Fresh off a dominating cup win they added arguably the best sniper on the market and seemed poised to create another dynasty, even in this cash strapped salary cap era.
This year certainly seems to be another story. Gone are Marian Hossa, Tomas Kopecky, Jiri Hudler and Mikael Samuelsson amongst others leaving the team with roughly 31 percent of the offense to replace.
Who did they bring in?
Todd Bertuzzi, Drew Miller, Jason Williams and Patrick Eaves amongst others. Those four combined for a whopping 54 goals last year, a little more than half of the 89 goals that left this past offseason. If you subtract 35 goals from last year’s totals the team still would finish 7th in scoring and not first.
GM Ken Holland planned on using rookies and young players such as Ville Leino, Justin Abdelkader and Darren Helm in scoring roles, hoping it would force them to step up their games and make up the remaining 35 goals needed. What Holland did not expect were injuries. Injuries and injuries alone could derail all hope this team had to make the playoffs, let alone another return to the Stanley Cup.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League Tags: Andreas Lilja, Brad Stuart, Chris Osgood, Danny Cleary, Darren Helm, Detroit Red Wings, Drew Miller, Henrik Zetterberg, Jason Williams, Jimmy Howard, Jiri Hudler, Jonathan Ericsson, Justin Abdelkader, Ken Holland, Marian Hossa, Mikael Samuelsson, Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall, Patrick Eaves, Pavel Datsyuk, Todd Bertuzzi, Tomas Holmstrom, Tomas Kopecky, Ty Conklin, Ville Leino
