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Will Wings Win in November?

<a href=" "><!-- image removed --></a> Detroit’s 5-0 shellacking of the Anaheim Ducks last Saturday was a good way to break...
Editorial Staff|Nov 7, 2011

Top Three Worst Seasons in Red Wings History

<a href=" "><!-- image removed --></a> I amazed that more people don’t know the meaning of the word Schadenfreude.  It’s s...
Editorial Staff|Nov 3, 2011

The Hysteria Of Hockeytown

Being a person who chronically criticizes others, often to the point where the criticism becomes incendiary, it's important for me to be self-critical...
Editorial Staff|Oct 25, 2011

White Tie In Order For Cherry

Update: With the recent verbal battle that is taking place over the Steigerwald/Ovechkin article, I now feel that it is even more critical to be fair and c...
Editorial Staff|Oct 17, 2011

Three Not So Bold Predictions

<a href=" "><!-- image removed --></a> As we all gear up for another Detroit Red Wings season, I’d like to make three not so ...
Editorial Staff|Oct 7, 2011

The Case of Mr. & Mr. Smith

<p style="text-align: center"><!-- image removed --> AP Photo/Charles Cherney</p> &nbsp; The poor Smiths.  One is trying ...
Editorial Staff|Sep 30, 2011

Is It October Yet?

They say defense wins championships. They say your last line of defense is your goaltender. So I guess it should come as no surprise that the Red Wings are...
Monica McAlister|Sep 11, 2011

Locomotiv News, Video Of Alexander Galimov

Already this morning there are many developments following the <a href=" " target="_blank">plane crash of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl<...
Monica McAlister|Sep 8, 2011

Goaltending Hullabaloo

Here we are nearly a week in to free agency and many Red Wings fans are getting antsy over the lack of a backup for number one net minder Jimmy Howard. Wit...
Monica McAlister|Jul 6, 2011

Tonight Is The Night: NHL Awards LIVE From Vegas!

The season may have ended but the hockey world is still happening. Tonight is the 2011 NHL Awards - Live from the Pearl Theater at the Palms Casino in Las ...
Monica McAlister|Jun 22, 2011

Sharks take a second bite out of Red Wings playoff aspirations

The <a href=" ">San Jose Sharks</a> are celebrating their twentieth season in the NHL while the Detroit Red Wings are celebrating the...
Monica McAlister|May 1, 2011

Awards

<strong>Red Wing Awards</strong> Stanley Cups (11) 1935-36; 1936-37; 1942-43; 1949-50; 1951-52; 1953-54; 1954-55; 1996-97; 1997-98; 2001-02; 20...
May 1, 2011

Sharks Ferriero takes bite out of the Red Wings: Blows out birthday candles but not hope in Detroit

Well I hate to say I called it but it sure looks like Déjà vu out in San Jose. The Red Wings are going to have to find ways to keep themselves out of the...
Monica McAlister|Apr 30, 2011

BlueJackets@RedWings Recap

<!-- image removed --> So this one is going to be different than yesterdays recap. I don't like to do the same thing over and over. So I am writ...
Editorial Staff|Jan 16, 2011

Halfway Point Review

This is my first post as the lead writer for OctopusThrower. I previously was the lead writer for Dont Mess With The Johan on blogspot.com, however i jumpe...
Editorial Staff|Jan 13, 2011

Game 3 Preview: Wings vs. Avalanche

The season is finally here and Octopus Thrower is here with all the game coverage! A little pre-season hangover ado, but we are here to preview game three ...
Joe Dexter|Oct 12, 2010

The Yzerman Transition

Steve Yzerman didn't know when he was drafted in 1983 that he was going to be forever infused in the Red Wings culture. As a draftee, there was no dou...
Joe Dexter|Sep 14, 2010

Red Wings Links: Maltby, Meech, Holland’s Blunder

It's been an interesting day for Red Wings Fans. When most thought that Derek Meech would be suiting up in another NHL uniform, we come to find that t...
Joe Dexter|Sep 10, 2010

FanSided Mock Draft 2010

I posted a <a href=" ">detailed analysis</a> of my pick of Evgeny Kuznetsov last week. The FanSided mock draft is complete and all of...
Editorial Staff|Jun 23, 2010

2010 Playoffs: 5 things that sucked

I'm a little behind in reading all of the links I've added to my Instapaper account so I spent the last few days getting caught up.  Two of my s...
Editorial Staff|Jun 16, 2010
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