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Mike Babcock Not A Finalist For Jack Adams
If the title of this article shocks you, then we need to have a talk. Earlier today, the finalists for the Jack Adams Award were announced: Bruce Boudreau (Anaheim), Paul MacLean (Ottawa), and Joel Quenneville…Read More
Easter Day Ambush – Blackhawks 7 – Red Wings 1
Horrifying. Embarrassing. Any time Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock uses the phrase, “We weren’t prepared to compete at a high enough level” during his first period interview, you…Read More
Mike Babcock Can Play The No Respect Card With The Red Wings In 2013
It’s hard to imagine that a team in any pro sport could ride a 21-year playoff streak into a new season, have several of the world’s most talented players on its roster and still be written…Read More
Instant Analysis – Brendan Smith – Feb 28th, 2012
Now that the game against the Blue Jackets is complete, I’m going to do something I’ve never done before – an Instant Analysis! I’ve decided to review the play of Brendan Smith. …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
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Eaves Seeing Action On Top Line
“Oh great”. That was Detroit forward Patrick Eaves’ rather tepid response to seeing…Read More
Trigger Happy Tatar Could Shine
After seeing Tomas Tatar’s performance at the WJC’s, particularly his dog-like nose for the…Read More
Is It October Yet?
They say defense wins championships. They say your last line of defense is your goaltender. So I guess…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
Post Game Player Reactions From Wings 3-2 Victory Over Coyotes
Octopus Thrower brings you the post-game reactions of Nicklas Lidstrom, Henrik Zetterberg and Coach Babcock…Read More
Friday Update: 6/4
This is what happened this week… Nicklas Lidstrom was signed to a 1 year deal worth $6.2 million. …Read More
Roster round up: Lebda and Williams and May, Oh my!
Based on expectations and past performances it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Brett Lebda, Jason…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
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
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