Detroit Red Wings Rumors & News

NHL.com "The 2013 NHL Awards winners will be revealed in two live television specials during the Stanley Cup Final. At 7 p.m. on the day of Game 2 of the Final, the winners of the Hart, Calder, Norris and Vezina trophies, along with the Ted Lindsay Award, will be announced as part of an hour-long show..." May 24

Michigan Live "After squeezing into the playoffs on the final day of the regular season, the Detroit Red Wings now are one victory away from eliminating the Presidents' Trophy winner and advancing to the conference finals. Jimmy Howard made 28 saves for his second career shutout and Jakub Kindl scored on the..." May 24

Chicago Sun-Times "Though the 2010 Stanley Cup championship still resonates for Blackhawks fans, it’s old news to the Blackhawks. But it’s an undeniable point-of-reference with the Hawks on the brink of being on the brink against the Red Wings. With the core of stars from that Cup-winning team intact, the..." May 23

Detroit News "Now we find out for sure. Now we learn if the Red Wings are on more than just an unexpected wild ride. They've been to many places over the years but never to this place, as the persistent agitator on the scent of a stunner. No, upsets don't qualify as monstrous in the Stanley Cup playoffs..." May 23

Detroit News "If the Red Wings beat the Blackhawks in the Western Conference semifinals, Gustav Nyquist's goal in Game 3 could be the turning point. And it was all possible because of a defensive zone faceoff won by Joakim Andersson. The Red Wings, in fact, clearly have dominated the battle in the faceoff..." May 23

Detroit Free Press "The Most Important Game was the last game of the regular season. If the Red Wings didn’t win that one, they might not have made the playoffs. But they did — and they did. So The Most Important Game was behind them, right? Then came the playoffs, and the opener against Anaheim, a Most..." May 23

Detroit News "There are so many questions that still need answering at this point it's hard to know where to start. Or where and when this'll all finish for Detroit and Chicago in their last wild West showdown. For instance, will the Red Wings ever convert on the power play? Will Blackhawks captain Jonathan..." May 22

Detroit News "If it moved, the Red Wings hit it. If it bounced, they chased it. The Blackhawks kept passing and pressuring, and the Red Wings kept pressing and pressing, slamming bodies and pursuing pucks. This was all energy and noise, and the reverberations are becoming very real. The Red Wings are..." May 21

Detroit News "This is the way Jakub Kindl envisioned it. Hours from the start of a critical game, he's playing an important role … As a regular. "I'm enjoying my life, to be honest with you," the Red Wings defenseman said before Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Blackhawks. "The..." May 21

Detroit News "Chicago captain Jonathan Toews insists he's not going to be bothered by the fact that through eight playoff games, he has yet to score a goal. This after a regular season in which he scored 23 goals and chalked up 25 assists in 47 games. He came up empty again in a 3-1 loss to the Red Wings..." May 21

Detroit News "After watching their Western Conference semifinals series with the Red Wings go from what appeared to be a breeze to a battle almost overnight, the Blackhawks were looking for more speed headed into Game 3 on Monday. To that end, winger Viktor Stalberg was back in after sitting out the first..." May 21

Michigan Live "The Detroit Red Wings' penalty killers were gasping for air by the time they got back to the bench early in the second period Monday. The Chicago Blackhawks had them hemmed in their zone, forcing them to take extremely long shifts. Jonathan Ericsson and Drew Miller were on the ice for 3:15,..." May 21

Detroit News "The Chicago Blackhawks haven't faced adversity this season but they are most certainly in that position now thanks to the Red Wings. Goals 31 seconds apart by Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller in the second period and Pavel Datsyuk's key tally in third period Monday propelled the Red Wings to a..." May 21

Detroit News "It's difficult to say whether the pressure of the playoffs is affecting forward Damien Brunner. Brunner goes about his business every day the same way, win or lose, with an impish smile and happy-go-lucky attitude. "I don't think he has a clue as to what is going on," goaltender Jimmy Howard..." May 20

Detroit Free Press "Red Wings coach Mike Babcock often stresses the importance of enjoying the experience of everything that comes with being in the NHL, from the grind of the regular season to the greatness of the NHL playoffs. It’s a message he’s wanted his players to absorb, but it applies to himself, too...." May 20

Detroit Free Press "Jim Bedard, the Red Wings’ goaltending coach, was in Ithaca, N.Y., scouting an 18-and-under hockey game. He was there to watch a goalie from one team, but the one at the other end of the rink caught his eye. At the time, Bedard didn’t even know this kid’s name. “I was amazed at his..." May 20

Detroit Free Press "Red Wings teammates know Damien Brunner gets it on the ice. He has got that instinct for knowing where to be, that knack for being wherever the puck is headed. Off the ice, it’s a laughing matter. Off the ice, he’s a guy who shows up daily with bed-head hair and a big smile and disposition that..." May 20

Michigan Live "The Chicago Blackhawks have been billed as the better team in their first-round playoff series with the Detroit Red Wings. The bigger team. The most physical team. Yet in Game 2, it was the Red Wings who beat the Blackhawks at their own game, winning 4-1 to even the series at one game..." May 20

Detroit News "In the middle of March 2012, the wheels were coming off for the Red Wings. After several weeks with the most points in the NHL, Jimmy Howard, Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom were injured. Other players were nicked up and struggling to get back into the lineup. What was unknown to fans and..." May 20

Detroit News "What a difference a game made for defenseman Brendan Smith. Singled out by most analysts and fans for a subpar Game 1, Smith scored the eventual winning goal Saturday in the Red Wings' 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks that evened the best-of-seven series at a game apiece. The same folks on..." May 19

NHL.com "The Detroit Red Wings have been the gold standard in the NHL for more than a decade, something not lost on the rival Chicago Blackhawks. This current collection of Blackhawks has been building toward trying to meet that standard, winning the Stanley Cup in 2010 and knowing that knocking off the..." May 19

Detroit News "Help is on the way. Maybe. Red Wings forward Drew Miller (broken bone, hand) could be in the lineup for Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Saturday against the Blackhawks in Chicago. "I'm ready to go," said Miller, who broke the bone April 20 and has been skating at practice the..." May 18

Detroit News "Nobody on the Red Wings played particularly well in Game 1 of their playoff series against the Blackhawks, but few seemed to take the abuse on social media and network airwaves like defenseman Brendan Smith. The Red Wings' defense struggled all game Wednesday, but it was Smith whose mistakes..." May 18

Detroit Free Press "A practically perfectly executed game got the Detroit Red Wings the split they came into Chicago hoping to achieve. The Wings leave the United Center this afternoon with a 4-1 victory banked on the hard work especially of their captain, Henrik Zetterberg, who had two assists. After the Wings'..." May 18

Detroit Free Press "Brendan Smith became the social media poster boy for all that went wrong for the Red Wings in the Game 1 debacle Wednesday against the Chicago Blackhawks. Smith is young and inexperienced — just 24 years old — and he made several costly mistakes in the 4-1 loss. He was criticized during the..." May 18

Detroit News "So far in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, third periods are not the Red Wings' best phase. The Blackhawks and Ducks have outscored them, 15-5. But how much does it matter, and is there a specific cause? Through eight games, the Wings have scored more than their opponents in the third..." May 18

CSN Chicago "Michael Frolik and Marcus Kruger may not have envisioned the penalty kill being such a big part of their repertoire. Frolik, certainly not, considering he was a 20-plus goal scorer in Florida and had never played on the kill before the Chicago Blackhawks acquired him in a trade. But it was..." May 17

Detroit News "When most teams turn to their penalty-killing units, it's not necessarily a good thing. But for the Blackhawks, it's becoming a situation that is almost desired. That might be overstating it a bit, but considering the Blackhawks entered Wednesday's Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals..." May 16

Detroit Free Press "It didn’t take long before this series’ tone was established. How about at the opening introductions? The caterwauling chorus of “Detroit sucks!” reverberated through every crevice of the United Center — and Game 1 hadn’t started. That spoke to some deep-seeded parochialism or camouflaged an..." May 16

Detroit News "There has been heavy speculation that Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk will return to play in his native Russia when his contract runs out after next season. That's not going to happen, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said Wednesday. "You mean how long is his deal and how much is he gonna make?..." May 16

CSN Chicago "Faster skating, dictating the tempo more, firing a plethora of shots at the opposing goaltender: that is Chicago Blackhawks hockey. And it was more evident Wednesday night than in any other postseason game they’ve had thus far. Patrick Sharp had a three-point night and Johnny Oduya scored the..." May 16

Detroit News "Hockey players tend to give credit where credit is due, even after they've been slammed face-first into the boards or cross-checked in the back or speared in the nether regions. Or in the case of the Chicago's Patrick Kane, even after you've had your mouthguard yanked from your teeth and tossed to..." May 15

Detroit News "With Justin Abdelkader out for Games 4 and 5 against the Ducks, Henrik Zetterberg was asked if he had instructed potential replacements about playing on the top line with him and Pavel Datsyuk. Zetterberg smiled and cracked a little wise. "No, I think they already heard enough from Pavs,"..." May 15

NHL.com "Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins, Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks have been named the finalists for the 2013 Frank J. Selke Trophy. The award is given annually "to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the..." May 15

CSN Chicago "The Blackhawks have gotten plenty of rest already ahead of their Western Conference semifinal series against Detroit, and the first four games will provide even more. After opening Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the United Center, Game 2 will be a noon puck drop on the west side Saturday. While..." May 14

Detroit News "They landed in triumph Monday at Metropolitan Airport. Now, another task ahead. Despite a growing number of reports about the Blackhawks' super-human abilities, the Red Wings' players and coaches said that as they flew back from California they did not see the Chicagoans flying around up..." May 14

Detroit Free Press "Valtteri Filppula was leaning against a wall, casual, calm, the Game 7 victory against Anaheim already in his past and the series against Chicago on the horizon. The Red Wings returned to Detroit on Monday, flew home pleased after upsetting the second-seeded Ducks and pumped up to take on the..." May 14

Michigan Live "The Detroit Red Wings advanced in the Stanley Cup playoffs. And Pavel Datsyuk has been making his way through the EA Sports bracket, reaching the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year in the voting for the NHL game's latest cover athlete. Last year, Datsyuk lost out to John Tavares..." May 14

Detroit News "Normally, one playoff series doesn't define a team or validate a plan. But this isn't a normal season, and the Red Wings just won their most important series in years. Now comes the chance to accelerate the process even more, with a second-round collision against the Blackhawks. And while..." May 14

CSN Chicago "Admit it: there’s a little part of you that wanted to see this matchup one more time in extended series form. The rivalry, the longstanding dislike for the other, the two Original Six teams that will be in separate conferences starting next season. But it’s not before one final Western..." May 13

Chicago Tribune "The Chicago Blackhawks hit the ice for practice Monday morning finally knowing who their second-round opponent will be -- and it's a familiar foe. The Hawks will kick off the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night at the United Center against the Detroit Red Wings, who defeated the..." May 13

Chicago Tribune "The Chicago Blackhawks finally know their opponent for the second round of the playoffs. When the Detroit Red Wings knocked off the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in Game 7 on Sunday night in Anaheim, it set up an Original Six showdown between the Wings and Hawks in the Western Conference semifinals. The..." May 13

Detroit News "It took a while, but when the Red Wings finally had a chance to take this series, they seized it with force, in feisty and familiar ways. They skated through time zones and danger zones, regenerating before our eyes, again lining up behind their captain. The Wings rolled into Anaheim and..." May 13

Detroit News "With one-third of their roster playing in their first Stanley Cup playoffs, the Red Wings accomplished Sunday what eluded them last season, when the great Nicklas Lidstrom still dominated their blue line: They won a playoff series. They beat the Ducks 3-2 in the seventh game of a closely played..." May 13

Detroit News "Moments after eliminating Anaheim, the questions came flying to Red Wings players and coaches: How about facing the Chicago Blackhawks? If nothing else, it'll be an exciting Original Six battle. "It'll be exciting for us and for our fans," forward Justin Abdelkader said. "With us moving to..." May 13

Detroit Free Press "When your liabilities become your assets, you finally can start smiling. Here, at last, was Valtteri Filppula — who in the first six games of this playoff series had dropped in fan opinion like an anchor with an anchor tied to it — and a wobbly puck was coming his way. Filppula, remember,..." May 13

Detroit Free Press "The Red Wings went after every puck like it was a pot of gold, finished every check, banked two goals in the first period and another in the second period and cashed in with a trip to Chicago for round two of the playoffs. By the time the third period rolled around Sunday night at Honda Center,..." May 13

Detroit Free Press "Henrik Zetterberg saw the puck go up in the air and his heart sank just a little lower, his gut tightened. Zetterberg mouthed, “Oh my god,” when he sent the puck over the glass late in the third period Sunday night at the Honda Center. His Detroit Red Wings had a 3-1 lead in Game 7 against the..." May 13

Michigan Live "The name on the back of the jersey says Abdelkader. But maybe it should real AbDuckKiller instead – at least when the Detroit Red Wings are in Anaheim. Justin Abdelkader has become a certified Duck hunter in the last two months, bagging five of the 12 goals he scored in the regular season..." May 13