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Abby and Howard go Duck Huntin’! Detroit Red Wings: 5 – Anaheim Ducks: 1
Really quickly, for like the ten people who regularly read my posts that don’t share my last name: remember all those previous recaps? The ones where I shamed Justin Abdelkader and said that Datsyuk…Read More
Game Recap: Detroit Red Wings: 5 – St. Louis Blues: 1 ; The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
For the first part of the season, the Detroit Red Wings looked like Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Brunner, Filppula, Franzen, and Kronwall playing next to a bunch of AHLers. But on Thursday night, they were led…Read More
The Detroit Red Wings 2013 Lineup Analysis: Defense
You’d think the Red Wings had suddenly switched places with the Edmonton Oilers for all the criticism their defensemen receive. Yeah, Nicklas Lidstrom‘s retired. Yeah, Stuart’s gone.…Read More
Detroit Red Wings: If the NHL were a Batman Comic, Red Wings Would Be Two-Face
Photo courtesy of yahoo.com I came up with the headline as I was discussing hockey with a few friends tonight. My circle of friends is a pretty broad one when it comes to favorite NHL teams. I…Read More
Writers Wanted: Join The Octopus Thrower Staff
Do you have an opinion? On what you may be asking. Well on the Red Wings? On Hockey? Do you want to write about your opinions and allow others to read them on the Octopus Thrower? I am currently looking…Read More
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Looking Ahead to Round 2….
So, The Red Wings have completed their 4 game sweep of the Phoenix Jets. Hell yeah! But now is not…Read More
Detroit – from the other side
For those that do not know I am a huge hockey fan. I love the sport of the game itself. So I decided…Read More
Red Wings End Capitals Streak at Nine
In one of the best matchups of the season, The Red Wings stop the Washington Capitals from getting…Read More
Wings Return to The Joe, Bring on The Kings
After a 5 game road trip, the Red Wings are returning to The Joe on Wednesday to battle the LA…Read More
5-4 OT Loss? What the F@#$?!!
Really!? 4-1 going into the 3rd, turns into a 5-4 Shootout loss?! What the F@%#$?!! Its like the entire…Read More
Red Wings VS. Lightning
The Red Wings and Lightning Face Off at 730 tonight at the St. Pete Times forum in what could be one…Read More
Datsyuk and Homer Still Not Ready
Okay so it looks like Datsyuk and Holmstrom will not be returning friday against the blues. They have…Read More
Wing’s Update(Letter to Kee)
So this is going to be a different kind of post than I normally write. Let me give you the back story.…Read More
Slow start Doomed Wings
Like we have all grown accustomed to, Detroit started off slow Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh…Read More
Wings@Blue Jackets Preview
So this is what were looking at: going into a home and home series with the blue jackets on back to…Read More
Halfway Point Review
This is my first post as the lead writer for OctopusThrower. I previously was the lead writer for Dont…Read More
Jakub Kindl Returns After Conditioning Stint
He’s baaaaaaaaack. After a two-week conditioning stint in Grand Rapids, the Red Wings have decided…Read More
Dastyuk Out Four Weeks With Broken Hand
We had to see it coming–we just hoped it wouldn’t be Pavel… After last year’s…Read More
Happy Birthday Johan Franzen!
Octopus Thrower would like to send out a big Hockeytown birthday wish to “The Mule” on his…Read More
Red Wings’ Late Rally Beats Canucks
As expected Wednesday night’s game came down to the wire–overtime in fact. A back and forth…Read More
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