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It's what the Red Wings hoped he would be when they signed him this summer. A clutch scorer, a difference maker, a go-to guy. After all, this is what Todd Bertuzzi has been for most of his career. However, the post-2004 Todd Bertuzzi has been more underachiever than difference maker.  That is, when he's been able to play. Injuries, surgeries and the ghosts of the Steve Moore Incident have reduced the former offensive ...

Here are some quick updates as Detroit prepares for Wednesday's tilt against the St. Louis Blues at Joe Louis Arena... Leino sits For the second time in as many games, forward Ville Leino will be a healthy scratch for the Red Wings. Despite showing a great deal of promise in limited action last season, Leino has been a rather large disappointment this season.  Leino has just five points (3G, 2A) in 27 games ...

In a season fraught with them, identifying disturbing trends in Detroit is hardly a tough task these days. Yet, perhaps one of the most troubling developments for the Detroit Red Wings this season has gone relatively unreported: Pavel Datsyuk is not himself. Through 27 games played, Datsyuk has 21 points (7 G, 14 A) and a plus-three rating. This is slightly off his progress through the same number of games ...

There are a few truly unique positions in professional sports. These are positions that carry with them equal amounts of unbridled glory and merciless scrutiny. Win, and you're the city's messiah. Lose, and you're derided as the anti-Christ. Namely, these positions include the manager of the New York Yankees, the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, and the goalie for the Detroit Red Wings. Ask Chris Osgood about this. After becoming the franchise playoff wins leader, ...

I can think of few jobs in the world that are truly, undeniably, unequivocally safe. At even the highest levels of power, one's position is seldom immune from removal or termination. World history and the recent economic crisis has show us that, be you a king or a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, if you screw up bad enough, you may literally or figuratively lose your head. Coaching changes in the ...

So, it's around this time every year that people start looking forward to the holidays, spending time with friends and family, and winding down the year that was. Work slows down, holiday parties and Secret Santa gifts begin popping up, and diets and spending budgets start getting tossed out the window. In short, we start slacking off. Here's hoping the Detroit Red Wings don't start taking the same attitude towards work in ...

It's been said that a team's stars are "the guys that stir the drink." They are the go-to guys, the clutch players, the tip of the spear; they're the ones who will take you to the top. This is true. However, secondary scorers in the NHL are a lot like ice at a party—you can never have too much. For the Detroit Red Wings, guys like Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg are their ...

It wasn't all that long ago that a win by the Detroit Red Wings was hardly headline material. However, given their record of late, scoring a goal would be worthy of a story; so a win definitely warrants some attention. Coming into Saturday's action against the St. Louis Blues, the Red Wings had lost five of their last six games, were in the midst of their longest goal scoring drought since ...

The Detroit Red Wings have out-shot their last two opponents 80-42 combined. They've been outscored 5-0. The last time the Wings were shut out twice in a row at home was 32 years ago. Yes, I believe this is what addicts refer to as "rock bottom." A strange thing happened to me as I watched the Wings' latest exercise in futility against the visiting Calgary Flames Friday night. After reeling from witnessing yet another ...

There were a lot of familiar things about Friday's game at Joe Louis Arena. For the fifth time this season, the Detroit Red Wings gave up a goal less than one minute into the game. For the eighth time this season, the Detroit Red Wings out-shot their opponent but lost the game. For the second game in a row, the Detroit Red Wings were shut out. And, for the second time in as ...