Four-gettable: Wings lose Game 4

                   
freep.com     May 15, 2008            

BY HELENE ST. JAMES • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • May 15, 2008 DALLAS -- Pavel Datsyuk called it the Holmstrom effect, while most Red Wings teammates just called it bad. The bottom line -- and bottoms played a big role in this game -- is that the Wings lost, 3-1, Wednesday night at American... [read full story]                

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The Octometer: Turco's 'prize,' Holmstrom's butt and more

freep.com     May 15, 2008          

Stars goalie Marty Turco comes up with a nice effort -- and all he gets out of it is another trip to the Joe? Hey, good luck with that one, Marty. So, does the NHL have a Holmstrom Rule we didn't know about? As in, thou shalt not break the plane of the crease, no ifs, ands or butts.                

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Holmstrom's butt costs Wings a goal, maybe a win

freep.com     May 15, 2008          

By MILENKO MARTINOVICH • mmartinovich@star-telegram.com • May 15, 2008 DALLAS — Everybody knows about Detroit right wing Tomas Holmstrom and his screening ability in front of the opposition’s net. The Red Wings seemingly took a 1-0 lead with 12:26 remaining in the second period on Pavel Datsyuk’s...                

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Holmstrom's butt costs Wings a goal, maybe a win

detroitnewspapers.com     May 15, 2008          

By MILENKO MARTINOVICH • mmartinovich@star-telegram.com • May 15, 2008 DALLAS — Everybody knows about Detroit right wing Tomas Holmstrom and his screening ability in front of the opposition’s net. The Red Wings seemingly took a 1-0 lead with 12:26 remaining in the second period on Pavel Datsyuk’s...                

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Disallowed goal leads to Red Wings playing from behind

dallasnews.com     May 15, 2008          

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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Why not use video reviews more often?

freep.com     May 16, 2008          

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...                

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Bettman seconds Holmstrom call

detnews.com     May 16, 2008          

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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Bettman seconds Holmstrom interference call

detnews.com     May 16, 2008          

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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National writer: NHL should use video replay more to prevent Game 4 incident

freep.com     May 16, 2008          

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...                

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WINGS CORNER: Despite recent goal controversy, Wings will keep crashing net

freep.com     May 16, 2008          

Crash the net. That's what coach Mike Babcock and general manager Ken Holland said the Red Wings need to do in Saturday's Game 5 against the Dallas Stars. The Wings lost, 3-1, in Dallas on Wednesday night, but have a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.                

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Time to eighty-six Rule 69 PLAYOFF TICKER

freep.com     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 disallowed only if: (1) an attacking player, either by...                

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