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Detroit Red Wings Vs Montreal Canadiens Time: 21 November, 2009 at 7:00 PM ET League: NHL – United States of America Last 10 matches: Detroit 6-2-2; Montreal 5-5-0 Detroit is missing forwards Valtteri Filppula (wrist), Jason Williams (leg) and Johan Franzen (knee) and defenseman Andreas Lilja (concussion). On the plus side, Montreal got defenseman Ryan O’Byrne and forward Georges Laraque...
One problem that can derail a team is injuries. When several core players get hurt simultaneously, it is very hard for a team to continue to compete at their expected level. Predictably, some of the more injured teams this season have been the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings. These are the two teams that have competed in the Stanley Cup finals in each of the last two years and have thus...
... didn't everyone? I suppose, if I had power over these things, that I would have picked a different game to honor Steve Yzerman and Dan Cleary to score goal 100. One where the Red Wings didn't lose 5-1, and go down another forward because Jason Williams broke his leg. If I were a better blogger, I would have diligently watched the game with my eyes glued to the screen so that I could break down...
Three days with a Vancouver chiropractor apparently has done wonders for Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja, who remains on long-term injured reserve because of constant headaches stemming from an on-ice fight last season.
Just wanted to share this priceless nugget from the morning skate at GM Place: I was talking to Andreas Lilja about Mikael Samuelsson, who left the Wings this summer to sign with the Canucks. Lilja and Samuelsson became best buddies during their years in Detroit (they first met while both were in the minors), so naturally Lilja was present this summer when Samuelsson married his long-time girlfriend...
Andreas Lilja, out since Feb. 28 after suffering a concussion, returned to his usual routine of watching teammates practice and then going out of a lonely skate. He's just been in Toronto for treatment. "I just went for acupuncture, for everything - hips, back, shoulders," he said. "It feels a little bit different, but, pretty much the same." Lilja said he is still experiencing...
While Canadiens coach Jacques Martin was audibly cursing on the bench last night, he must have been silently wondering if injured, star blueliner Andrei Markov could have made any difference in Vancouver's 7-1 drubbing of Montreal. In another Province, Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson found a blessing in disguise. He no longer has to practice his "I don't make goaltending decisions to please the...
I hope everyone is enjoying that fabulous picture of the seven Swedish Red Wings that's in today's Detroit Free Press. I just wanted to share a bit about how that picture came into being. I suggested a couple of weeks ago to my editor that we run a big spread on the Swedes today, the day they're leaving for Sweden (I landed in Stockholm earlier today). Once that idea was...
Detroit Red Wing Swedish players Andreas Lilja, Niklas Kronwall, Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom, Johan Franzen, and Jonathan Ericsson pose in Joe Louis Arena after practice. The Red Wings will open their 2009/2010 season with two games on the road against the St. Louis Blues in Stockholm Sweden.
Here's our best guess for the 24 players the Red Wings will take to Sweden for their opening two games of the season (they're allowed to bring 24 because the No. 3 goalie does not count for this trip). The toughest calls were Patrick Eaves and Andreas Lilja.
Here's our best guess for the 24 players the Red Wings will take to Sweden for their opening two games of the season. The toughest calls were Patrick Eaves and Andreas Lilja.
Blues news And so it begins. Tonight, the Blues and WIlds square off at Scottrade. The puck will drop at 7 p.m. [Blues] Signs of training camp: The new guy training to prove he belong at the top level story appears. Ladies and gents, meet Brendan Bell . [Belleville News-Democrat] Sign of training camp: Injured guys back and ready to prove they can still play stories. Today we have Erik Johnson and...
from Ansar Khan of Mlive, General manager Ken Holland confirmed that defenseman Andreas Lilja will start the season on long-term injured reserve. Lilja, who hasn’t been cleared for contact due to headaches and concussion-like symptoms, isn’t even allowed to skate with the team in practices. Lilja said he hopes to skate on his own Monday. Lilja on IR puts the Wings under the salary cap,...
Quick update from Traverse City: I spoke to general manager Ken Holland earlier today, and he confirmed Andreas Lilja will start the season on injured reserve. With Lilja (concussion) making $1.2 million, that puts the Wings back under the cap. I also asked Mike Babcock about who'd play on the right point on the power play opposite Niklas Kronwall on the second unit, and Babcock said it'll...
TRAVERSE CITY -- The Red Wings ambled out of ice-cold Centre Ice Arena and into the gorgeous sunshine Saturday morning after completing their physicals, all but defenseman Andreas Lilja cleared and ready to practice today when training camp officially gets under way.
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