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By BRANDON GEORGE / The Dallas Morning News bgeorge@dallasnews.com Tomas Holmstrom's butt had always been seen as an asset near an opponent's goal, but it became a liability for the Detroit Red Wings in Wednesday's Game 4 loss to the Stars. With the game scoreless 7 minutes, 34 seconds into the...
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Bob Wojnowski: Holmstrom will be back at net
Holmstrom will be back at net He's willing to take heat, and the grief, for Wings DETROIT -- Tomas Holmstrom will be back where he should be today, in front of goalie Marty Turco, hunting for the screen or deflection that could send the Stars home and the Red Wings to the Stanley Cup Finals. For...
NHL video officials should butt out
Of all the great storylines that have emerged during the Stanley Cup playoffs this spring, arguably the most contentious involves Tomas Holmstrom's, ah, back side. Yes, his rear-end, derierre, butt, or whatever they call it in Swedish. Holmstrom, of course, is the Detroit Red Wings forward who is...
NHL Rule 69: Homer's nemesis
FREE PRESS STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES • May 16, 2008 Confused about why a goal by the Wings' Pavel Datsyuk was disallowed because of goaltender interference by Tomas Holmstrom in Game 4 Wednesday night? Let's look at NHL Rule 69, which governed the call. Rule 69 reads, in part, "Goals should be...
Holmstrom won't stop crashing creases
DETROIT — Tomas Holmstrom would rather go on a soup diet than stop crashing NHL creases. There is little fat on the six-foot, 203-pound Swede's body, but the feisty forward will do anything to help the Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup. It was his behind that referee Kelly Sutherland decided...
A chat with the Wings' Tomas Holmstrom
The Red Wings' Tomas Holmstrom gave an off-day press conference on Friday afternoon, and said he has no plans to back off his net-front game. Here are excerpts: Question: Do you change your approach to the Game 5? Tomas Holmstrom: No. I have to go to the net, do my job around the net. Q: Do you...
Tomas Holmstrom: I'm not changing my game
The Red Wings' Tomas Holmstrom gave an off-day press conference on Friday afternoon, and said he has no plans to back off his net-front game. Here are excerpts: Question: Do you change your approach to the Game 5? Tomas Holmstrom: No. I have to go to the net, do my job around the net. Q: Do you...
Wings' Holmstrom vows to bother Turco
Ted Kulfan The Detroit News DETROIT -- Tomas Holmstrom doesn't plan on changing his style heading into Saturday's Game 5 against Dallas, but there is one item on his agenda. "I have to lose to some weight," Holmstrom said, joking. According to officials, Holmstrom's rear end interfered with Stars...
Bettman seconds Holmstrom interference call
Commissioner says defenseman impeded Turco on controversial play. A day later the Red Wings were still upset and bewildered about the goalie interference call on Tomas Holmstrom that deprived them of a potential early lead in Game 4. Not surprisingly, the NHL was standing behind its officials,...
National writer: NHL should use video replay more to prevent Game 4 incident
Sports Illustrated's Jim Kelley believes that the Tomas Holmstrom incident serves as another reason that the NHL should incorporate video review into more goal/no-goal calls that are currently at the discretion of the referee. In Wednesday's game, Pavel Datsyuk scored a power-play goal, only to...
Bettman seconds Holmstrom call
Commissioner says defenseman impeded Turco on controversial play. A day later the Red Wings were still upset and bewildered about the goalie interference call on Tomas Holmstrom that deprived them of a potential early lead in Game 4. Not surprisingly, the NHL was standing behind its officials,...
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