Mike Babcock
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Scoring is scarce beyond top line
detnews.com 4 hrs ago 2 related
Minus Franzen, load has been carried by Datsyuk, Zetterberg and Holmstrom vs. Stars. But after three games without Johan Franzen, who also will miss today's Game 5 of the Western Conference finals with concussion-like symptoms, it's time to ask again: Where's the Red Wings' secondary scoring? Six...
Detroit a win away from playing for Cup
cumberlink.com yesterday 28 related
DALLAS - This is: Dallas has yet to lead the Detroit Red Wings for a single second in any game this series. Instead, players came away from practice Tuesday talking about playing for pride in Game 4 on Wednesday night, hoping merely to send the series back to Detroit for Game 5. The Red Wings are...
Dallas Stars avoid sweep, send West finals back to Detroit
iht.com yesterday 192 related
Dallas finally went into the locker room with a lead in the Western Conference finals. The Stars needed nearly 11 full periods, a debatable call that wiped out a Detroit goal and a favorable ruling on their score to accomplish that. For the desperate Stars, trying to avoid a sweep and elimination...
The Sound and Fury of the Coach's Podium
about.com yesterday
It's a solemn ritual of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The game ends and the media hordes descend to the bowels of the arena, where each coach steps up to the podium to explain what we just watched. The loser claims to be "still confident" while agreeing that "we need more" from some players. The...
Disallowed goal leads to Red Wings playing from behind
dallasnews.com May 15, 2008 17 related
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...
Playoff Ticker: Uh, let's put that on hold
freep.com May 15, 2008
Is it bad form to start thinking about the Stanley Cup finals when you've just lost a game? Because a lot of pundits started talking up a Red Wings-Pittsburgh matchup when both teams took 3-0 leads in their respective conference finals, because statistically speaking ...
Detroit a win away from playing for Cup
iht.com May 14, 2008 50 related
Being down 3-0 in the Western Conference finals isn't even the worst part for the Dallas Stars. This is: Dallas has yet to lead the Detroit Red Wings for a single second in any game this series. Instead, players came away from practice Tuesday talking about playing for pride in Game 4 on...
For Babcock, future is now
denverpost.com May 14, 2008 4 related
DALLAS — Like recently ousted Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville, Detroit's Mike Babcock has a contract that expires after this season. But Babcock has little or no reason to consider that a problem. In response to a question about his contract situation on the off day between Games 3 and 4 in the...
HELENE ST. JAMES | INSIDE THE WINGS: Wings forward Jiri Hudler playing bigger than he looks
freep.com May 14, 2008 2 related
Wings forward Jiri Hudler playing bigger than he looks BY HELENE ST. JAMES • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • May 14, 2008 DALLAS -- Chris Osgood looks at one long-haired teammate and sees a romance novel beefcake. In Jiri Hudler, Osgood sees talent that exceeds size. Hudler scored one of the biggest...
Bob Wojnowski: Bowman: Wings as dominant as ever
detnews.com May 14, 2008
Not much has changed. Scotty Bowman still looks as if he could coach today, still with the black hair combed straight back, still with the sly smile that uncurls when he makes a point. Bowman still watches and counsels one of the best teams in hockey, and on this day, as the Red Wings practiced...