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"I'm not dead!" "Here; he says he's not dead!" - Monty Python and the Holy Grail   For one night, a team and a city forgot about a 3-0 deficit. For one night, they forgot about the disaster that pushed them to the brink of elimination. For one night, the Detroit Red Wings guaranteed there would be...one more night. Could San Jose have come out a bit sluggish, assuming that their opponent would surrender to the inevitable?  Possibly. Will ...

The Detroit Red Wings got their rest. This time, they have no one but themselves to blame for an atrocious loss in San Jose and a now near insurmountable 2-0 deficit in their Western Conference Semi-Final series. I don't want to hear about bad luck; that if Lidstrom's stick doesn't break, the Sharks never score the game-winning goal. It never would have gotten to that had the Wings displayed any semblance of ...

I suppose it is better to be old and cunning than smart and talented. 48 hours after the Detroit Red Wings looked slow and beaten in a pitiful Game 6 performance, it was the Phoenix Coyotes who crumpled under the pressure of "win and go home." They were the ones to made the big miscues.  Their normally staunch defense was the one slipping up, and the Wings jumped in to take ...

Yeah, I know.  It's bad form to write about a game like it's a foregone conclusion before the game is actually finished. But I figure if the Wings thought they would be alright with playing 20 minutes, I should be okay writing up this article with an equal amount of work put in and enjoying the rest of my day. Besides, there is exactly 0 percent chance this team right now is ...

I'll admit, I was a bit nervous about this game. While the Detroit Red Wings certainly had some momentum on their side after a very a strong Game Four performance, I wasn't sure that they'd maintain that intensity and high level play. As it turned out, I had nothing to worry about. For the second straight game, the Detroit Red Wings controlled their counterparts from Phoenix, taking a 4-1 win and a 3-2 ...

Game 3 of this series was marked by what the Red Wings didn't do.  Poor defensive decisions and mistakes abounded from a team that couldn't afford it against a disciplined opponent. Not so tonight. Tonight was the scrappy, scrambling, and swarming Wings' defense of their championship years. The Wings are not a defensive team that intimidates with size and power; they beat you with smarts and technique.  They hit, but they pick their ...

This was supposed to be the game where the Detroit Red Wings exerted their will against an inexperienced, upstart team.  Instead, the Wings walked away humiliated, spanked, and with their tails between their legs.  Why? Let me first note this: If the Red Wings are going to have to score four-plus goals each time they want to win a game this series, they will be golfing before the second round.  End of ...