Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | yesterday
from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, The Detroit Red Wings are suddenly slumping, not so coincidentally after losing star blueliner Niklas Kronwall. But anyone waiting for veteran GM Ken Holland to pull off a blockbuster trade any time soon better not hold their breath. At least not at this point. For starters, Holland believes the work effort is there. But also, and perhaps more importantly, there are salary...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Detroit Red Wings center Johan Franzen is hoping to get back on the ice around Christmas and has hopes of returning in time for the hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Detroit Red Wings center Johan Franzen is hoping to get back on the ice around Christmas and has hopes of returning in time for the hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, You can understand why Mats Naslund might be chewing on his finger nails these days. Between last Saturday’s brutal knee injury to Niklas Kronwall and the long-term injury to key forward Johan Franzen, the GM of the Swedish Olympic hockey team can bare to watch what will happen next in what has become an NHL season chocked full of injuries. “We’re maybe...
Latest National Hockey League matches (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
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...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
As the Red Wings have moved deeper into the season, they've had to reinvent lines to mask the absences of Johan Franzen, Valtteri Filppula and Jason Williams.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Ryan Whitney was Pittsburgh’s second-best puck-moving defenseman behind Sergei Gonchar last season. Rob Scuderi and Hal Gill formed the shutdown pair that saw heavy action in the Stanley Cup final against the likes of Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Marian Hossa, and Johan Franzen.
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Today’s number… 74 Perusing the TSN.ca listing of injuries , that is how many players are identified as being on injured reserve. Only one of the NHL’s 30 teams has no player on injured reserve – the New York Rangers, but watching the way Chris Drury staggered off the ice the other night after taking Curtis Glencross’ shoulder to his head on his first shift in a 3-1 loss...
The FanHouse - Arizona Cardinals (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
by Adam Gretz Filed under: Red Wings , NHL Injuries , NHL Videos Not only did the Detroit Red Wings suffer a 5-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night, ending a three-game winning streak, they also lost yet another forward when offseason acquisition Jason Williams slid awkwardly into the end boards and fractured his right fibula. According to head coach Mike Babcock, he could be out for...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
from Scott Cullen of TSN, The NHL season is far enough along to get a feel for how teams are distributing their power play minutes. In most cases, it’s obvious, or at least readily apparent, who is going to get that precious playing time, but here are some observations with regards to each team’s power play ice time. ATLANTA Despite little production, LW Vyacheslav Kozlov ranks third on...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Red Wings aren't using injuries as an excuse for their relatively slow start — 15 points after 13 games; third place in their division. So we'll let the Hockey News do it. THN.com writer John Grigg ranks the 10 most impactful injuries of the season to date, and Wings forward Johan Franzen comes in third behind Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov and Bruins center Marc Savard....
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
With Valtteri Filppula out 6-8 weeks because of a broken bone in his right wrist, this almost certainly necessitates the Wings break up Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk because of a shortage of skilled centers. Zetterberg and Datsyuk started the season separately, anyways, and only were reunited because neither was doing much offensively. Now both have gotten going, with Datsyuk having racked up...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
EDMONTON, Alberta -- The Red Wings have lost center Valtteri Filppula for 6-8 weeks with a broken right wrist. He joins Johan Franzen, who is already out until 2010.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, Whatever the reason, he’s a different player on the ice. He gets from A to Z so much quicker these days. The puck seems to follow him. “I do feel faster,” said Penner. “I’ve watched some of my shifts on tape.” Perhaps he’s simply had his eureka moment. The 27-year-old would be following in the long line of power wingers that have...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Red Wings forward Johan Franzen has undergone successful surgery to repair a ligament in his left knee.
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poyetsky | 05/31/2009
Stanley Cup Finals 2009 Live , Stanley Cup Finals 2009 Game 2 , Watch Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings May 31 2009 . Stanley Cup Finals 2009 Game 2 on May 31 2009 in Joe Louis Arena Detroit 8:00 pm EDT. The Detroit Red Wings opened the Stanley Cup finals with an easy win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Neither team will have much time to rest, reflect or make adjustments. In Game 1 Stanley Cup
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