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2010 NHL Playoffs: What Detroit Needs To Do To Win Game Seven
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Chris Minniti in NHL
I am too accustomed to winning.
Detroit is famous for some first round let downs—i.e. vs Anaheim, vs Edmonton, vs LA Kings.
But the last three years, I have seen my team fall no shorter than round three and I am not prepared to see that this year. They have battled too much during the year with injuries and inconsistency.
Detroit better not lose Game 7 Tuesday night in Phoenix.
A few things come to ...
Attention Al Sobotka: Do Not Drop the Octopus Tonight
Posted: 20th April 2010 by Chris Minniti in NHL
This isn't going to be a long article. I am going to get straight to the point.
Whether or not you want to blame Jimmy Howard on his lackluster performance, or blame the fact the Red Wings couldn't finish, or even blame the fact that Ilya Bryzgalov stood tall in the Phoenix net, it all comes down to this:
Al Sobotka dropped the octopus while waving it around (as he usually does) before the ...
The Only Team Standing in Front of Detroit’s Cup Run Is Detroit
Posted: 9th April 2010 by Chris Minniti in NHL
The Detroit Red Wings have clinched another playoff birth; their 19th straight.
100-point season; their tenth straight.
They find themselves currently sitting in fifth place of the Western Conference.
Say what!?
Yep, the Detroit Red Wings find themselves currently owning the fifth seed of the Western Conference and barring any setbacks in Chicago on Sunday, and a win by LA, will find themselves there come the start of playoffs.
That is the lowest seed the ...
The San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, and Vancouver Canucks are three teams that other Western Conference teams aim to be. Well, actually, thinking of it, the Western Conference teams, especially those three, all aim to be the Red Wings.
Coming out of the gate this year in Sweden, Detroit started off slow, resembling a team that has played too much hockey and hasn't had a real break.
They have gone to the ...
Blackhawks Haven’t Taken Red Wings’ Central Champion Reign Just Yet
Posted: 1st April 2010 by Chris Minniti in NHL
The Detroit Red Wings haven't not won a Central Division since the 1999-2000 season. That was won by the St. Louis Blues.
For the last nine years, the Detroit Red Wings have taken the Central Division, and usually by huge margins. This year has been different as we all know that A) They are not first in Central and B) have battled the injury bug like never before. But yet, they ...