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Red Wings Find New Formula For Success

suite101.com     Jul 23, 2008          

Stanley Cup Champs Bring Free-Agent Hossa to Detroit Wings GM Ken Holland uses new formula to build championship team through the draft, but is this really a new formula? Maybe when the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in 1997,...                

John Stevens, Ken Holland named The Hockey News' coach, executive of the year

thehockeynews.com     Jul 21, 2008   3 related          

Our NHL coach of the year is being recognized for what we believe is an underrated turnaround. John Stevens’ Flyers went from last overall in the NHL in 2006-07, to sixth in their conference, posting a points improvement of 39.                

A franchise's rebirth

nhl.com     Jul 19, 2008   1 related          

The talk in Chicago is turning to hockey once again, as a turnaround year followed by some key offseason additions has the Blackhawks poised to return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. | Blackhawks Convention | Hawks sign Campbell                

How Lions, Wings stack up

freep.com     Jul 19, 2008   1 related          

They're all No. 1 in our hearts, of course, but here's how some Internet experts have ranked Detroit athletes this week: • The sportingnews.com's War Room scouts like the Lions' receiving corps. They ranked two Lions -- count...                

THN.com Blog: Tampa's problem not the Big 3.

thehockeynews.com     Jul 10, 2008   21 related          

Tampa Bay can’t compete in a salary cap world because they’ve got too much money tied up in three players. The Bolts aren’t buckling because of how much money they’re paying Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards and Martin...                

Top Shelf: Caught up in UFA play.

thehockeynews.com     Jul 9, 2008   9 related          

When it comes to delighting senses in summer, only one thing trumps the smell of barbeque smoke - rampant free agent speculation. Typically, the Stanley Cup winners are still floating from their parade when fans and media get...                

THN.com Blog: The dreaded Conference final curse.

thehockeynews.com     Jul 10, 2008   61 related          

Losing Chris Drury and Daniel Briere to unrestricted free agency last summer was a big blow to the Buffalo Sabres. Duh. We all know that. But perhaps there's another reason for the team's fall from the top of the Eastern...                

Datsyuk's hat trick gives Red Wings 3-0 series lead over Stars.

thehockeynews.com     Jul 10, 2008   20 related          

DALLAS - Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings got the best retaliation against Mike Ribeiro and the Dallas Stars - a record-setting victory. Datsyuk scored twice in the first period then again with 2:41 left, and the Red...                

Penguins win Game 5 in triple overtime to extend Stanley Cup final.

thehockeynews.com     Jul 10, 2008   25 related          

DETROIT - Petr Sykora's goal 9:57 into the third overtime period lifted the Penguins to a 4-3 win over Detroit, extending the Stanley Cup final by at least one more game. This one had everything - great goaltending by...                

Rangers Blog: What we learned.

thehockeynews.com     Jul 9, 2008   18 related          

The Rangers have a long way to go before considering themselves contenders. Strong drafting, more cohesive complementary players, and the right mix of veterans and rookies are what Detroit uses to be so successful and something...                

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