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Wings Get Wild

While taking notes during tonight’s game against Minnesota, there came a passing sequence that prompted me to scribble down: “Russian 5″.  Now I won’t go on about days gone by,…Read More

Howard, Filppula Dazzle Against Canucks

Certainly the story of the first 20 minutes of tonight’s game against the defending Western Conference Champions from Vancouver, was the brilliance of Jimmy Howard.  The masked man made two point…Read More

Wings Win With Style

I’ve seen enough exhibition games over the years to know that the pre-season, means next to nothing.  If you don’t believe me, then this fact should persuade you: Keith Primeau is among the…Read More

Does Fitness Matter?

Last June I wrote a piece I made a post over at The Sin Bin Chronicles calling on the readers to be the judge. Would they prefer their players to look like Darren Helm or Alex Ovechkin fitness wise. It…Read More

Throw Your Wings Up!

I don’t usually start off with a music video but I thought this would be fitting… The Detroit Red Wings and the San Jose Sharks will have a game seven showdown for who will make history. Will the…Read More

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We’re halfway there…

… Well through defeating the San Jose Sharks in the second round that is. It has taken the Red Wings…Read More

Countdown to Take Two in the Shark Tank

To say game one was a bit of a disappointment for the Red Wings and their fans is probably the biggest…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

Franzen Scores 5 Friggin’ Goals!

I think the title says it all. What else needs to be said? The Mule has recorded his first regular…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

Wings Fly Past Struggling Oilers

In what ended up being a very one-sided affair, the Wings found themselves on the winning side of the…Read More

2010 Playoffs: 5 things I liked

This is a contrast to my previous post where I discussed 5 things I think sucked about the playoffs. #5.…Read More

Roster round up: Who should stay? Who should go?

There are a few other blogs (NOHS, WIIM, WOAW) that are analyzing player performance and whether or now…Read More

The stages of grief

It’s been a full 7 days since the season ended in a very disappointing fashion.  That was just…Read More

Why the Wings make the world a better place

The Detroit Red Wings have not only been successful as an organization making it to the Stanley Cup Finals…Read More

George Malik delivers perfect response

I’m sure the vast majority of you know who George Malik is and I just read his post in response…Read More

What does Bill Paxton have to do with the Wings?

In the 1986 movie Aliens, Hudson (played by Bill Paxton) says a funny and poignant quote… That’s…Read More

Post season reactions from Twitter

It was quite easy to gauge fan reaction.  If you’re a Red Wings fan you’re probably either…Read More

History repeats itself, Wings can’t make comeback

There is a theory that history repeats itself, and last night that proved true for all Red Wings and…Read More

Win one for the Gipper: Wings try to take game 5

This quote originated in football to inspire Notre Dame to win a game for a dying teammate George Gipp. …Read More