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They've won nothing. They haven't secured a playoff berth. They will not clinch home ice if they do and, when the playoffs start, they will face the toughest competition they've seen in years. Still, if you're a Red Wings fan, it is now, officially, Happy Time. There are a few reasons that this is the case. After what has been a sometimes up, but mostly down year for Detroit's two premier forwards, Henrik Zetterberg and ...

Alright, before we get into this, let me clarify a couple of things first in the hopes that people will actually read the article before posting flabbergasted responses to the headline. 1. I do not believe the Red Wings have the two best goalies in hockey. 2. I do not believe the Red Wings goalies represent the best statistical duo in the NHL.  That honor, amazingly, goes to the Phoenix Coyotes. Paying careful ...

We're one hour from the puck drop at Joe Louis Arena. Unfortunately, the crystal ball does not predict a good outcome for the Red Wings. My past two predictions (well, the predicted wins anyway) have come true, which makes this one a little tough to swallow as it has been revealed to me that the Wings are set for a rather big loss. As I've done before, I am providing the final ...

So, I did this a couple of weeks ago before the Wings faced the Minnesota Wild and the win I predicted did indeed materialize. Here's hoping lightning, silly as it might be, strikes twice. The last time the Penguins played at Joe Louis Arena, they ended the game by skating the Stanley Cup around, celebrating their third franchise championship. While tonight's game can hardly be considered an opportunity for redemption, sending the Penguins ...

What a weird, wild season this has been for the Detroit Red Wings. While a small stutter-step was expected of the Red Wings at the beginning of the season, who among us believed that at game 70 of the season, the Wings would still be fighting for a playoff spot? Additionally, who would have dreamed that a game against the Edmonton Oilers, the NHL's worst team, would be considered a must-win? As unimaginable ...

On Monday night, we saw the Detroit Red Wings do something they haven't done much of this season: win a third straight game. For the second time in as many weeks, the Red Wings squared-off against the Calgary Flames with an opportunity to jump ahead of them in the standings by three points, and thus, acquiring the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The first time, they failed to ...

For those of you old enough to remember "rabbit ears" TV antennas, the following analogy should be quite helpful. For those of you completely confused by the concept of non-satellite, non-cable TV, I don't know, ask your parents about it. Years ago, TV reception was something you could never take for granted. Growing up, I don't remember how many hours were spent tilting, twisting, swiveling and collapsing the long, telescoping antennas that ...

Alright, I don't know about you, but I'm getting pretty tired of reading (and writing) the same old game preview and prediction pieces. Yes, "the Wings need to play desperate", "they need to be hungry", "this is a big one", "they're fighting for their playoff lives", blah, blah, blah... Really, what more can be said at this point? Maybe it's the Wings' season to date that has made me a bit punchy, but ...

Brian Rafalski and Jerome Iginla will renew acquaintances tonight as the two Olympic standouts and their teams will engage in what could prove to be a very critical battle for playoff positioning. If the Flames win, they will exchange their ninth seed position with Detroit and gain the one point cushion the Red Wings currently have on them . If the Wings win, they will have a much more comfortable three ...

It's March, the season is winding down, but far from over, playoff positioning is about as solid as Jell-O and picking a clear cut, Stanley Cup favorite at this point is a fool's errand. So, let's start predicting who will win individual NHL awards in June! Actually, while overall team performances and playoff outcomes are still pretty hard to judge, the competition for some of the NHL's player (and coach) awards is ...