Archive for the 'Red Wings' Category

UFA Day: The Day After

 
After a good night’s sleep, we’ve come to the conclusion that one team we missed in our wrap-up is the Vancouver Canucks. The ‘Nucks went public (why?!) with a two-year $20 million offer to Mats Sundin. Does anyone else think this looks needier than a homeless man at a 5-star restaurant?

Anyways, there were […]

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Zetterburg: WTF?

Lost amid the euphoria of the finals and the NHL awards ceremony, we missed a stunning news development in the world of hockey.
Henrik Zetterberg, from the Stanley Cup winning Detroit Red Wings, was named TSN Player of the year.
As explained by the award-giver-people themselves:
“Conn Smythe Trophy winner Henrik Zetterberg has added another honour to his […]

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Hollywood and Hockey Do Not Mix Well

Here’s the video of Chris Osgood, Nik Lidstrom and the Stanley Cup joining Jay Leno on the Tonight Show stage for a few minutes. As if The Love Guru wasn’t proof enough that hockey and Hollywood don’t mix well.
I wouldn’t call this clip exciting, or entertaining. In fact, it may make you embarrassed to be […]

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Retirement Roundup – Part 2

Well they’re all dropping like flies now that the season is over.
Looks like we have two more great players that are calling it quits.
The first is the goalie simply known as the Dominator. The Red Wings’ Dominik Hasek has lost the will to compete after 16 seasons in the NHL, 6 Vezinas, 2 Stanley Cups, […]

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Red Wings Win the Cup

Well the fat lady has sung and it was a Motown tune. The Red Wings deservedly sealed the deal last night for their 11th Stanley Cup win in franchise history and despite a pretty good effort from the Pens (Game 5 was the tits!!), overall it was a case of the men from Detroit […]

Thursday, June 5th, 2008