Some would argue that in Detroit, one can find the hockey fountain of youth. Luc Robitaille, Brett Favre Hull, Chris Chelios, Larry Murphy, Igor Larionov, among others have come to hockeytown looking for a taste of the revival water.
Most of these players have come to Detroit looking to finally be claimed a winner. They leave reviving their careers just before the end of the horizon. This year, center Mike Modano looks to follow up on the so called legend.
“Seeing older players come here and have great success, they seem to get a second wind coming here,” Modano said at his [...]

It’s one of the most speculated and controversial positions in all of Detroit sports. If you have success, the city will always remember you. If you don’t live up to expectations, Detroit brass will replace you.
Just ask Manny Legace.
During the 2005-2006 regular season, a record of 37-8 in the regular season wasn’t good enough. Filling in for the injured Dominik Hasek and Curtis Joseph, Legace was a major factor in another presidents trophy season for the Wings. He didn’t have the best save percentage or goals against average, but if he was replaced with any other backup in the league, [...]

I posted a detailed analysis of my pick of Evgeny Kuznetsov last week.
The FanSided mock draft is complete and all of the picks with analysis are after the break.

Today at noon the Detroit Red Wings along with the rest of the NHL released the schedule for the 2010-2011 season.  I am going to add the full schedule to my calendar as soon as I can, but I did some playing with the schedule in a pivot table and here are the results…
We play these teams the most (6 times, 3 at home, 3 away)…
Blackhawks, Blue Jackets, Blues, and Predators
We play these teams 4 times (2 home, 2 away)…
Avalanche, Canucks, Coyotes, Ducks, Flames, Kings, Oilers, Sharks, Stars, and Wild
We play these times twice (1 home, 1 away)…
Bruins, Devils, Hurricanes, [...]

Good morning Wings fans. This being my first blog, it would of course be most appropriate for me to introduce myself. My name’s Steve Robak and I’m coming at ya from Ottawa Ontario, Land of the Beaver Tails, Canadian Parliament and the yes, the Senators. This being a Wings blog, you wont see me mention the Sens here any more than any other NHL team. I’m actually fairly new to Ottawa, having moved here from BC for work related reasons a couple summers ago. You might ask….unless I’m from Windsor, what business does a Canadian lad have in being a Wings fan?! [...]

For all of you looking for something to buy your dear ole’ Dad this Sunday or if you just want to buy Red Wing stuff for yourself (at least take your Dad our for breakfast) listen up.  Hockeytown Authentics in Troy is running a 50% off special this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Hockeytown Authentics is offering 50 percent off any men’s Red Wings T-shirt when a men’s Tigers T-shirt of equal or lesser value is purchased. Also, save 25 percent off all golf apparel and up to 70 percent off clearance items as [...]

By now I am sure you’ve noticed the redesign.  I did a double take the first day I saw it. The great folks here at FanSided have revamped the blogs site wide with a much needed design update which I think increases not only the eye candy value of the content but makes the content easier to access.
The new design was just the beginning.  I have a lot of work ahead of me this summer to get things updated.  I added a few links to the blog roll (right side) and I updated the About section, but there are many [...]

I’ve discussed the Steve Yzerman going to Tampa Bay story here and here.  At 3:00 pm today the word will be official…by way of a press conference our beloved Captain will become the new GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
In an article published by Ansar Khan, Jim Devallano speaks of Yzerman’s departure as…
He’s been a major part of my life for 27 years. It’s kind of like losing a good friend.
He hasn’t been a part of my life quite as long, but he has been a part of my life ever since I became a Red Wings fan over [...]