I can’t submit a full article this week, especially not after last night. All signs pointed to this team being deep, and able to continue this streak regardless whether or not their best player this year was on the ice (Datsyuk). The third line really showed up last night. They came out and set the tone with a goal from Helm and swung the momentum back in the Wings’ favor in the third with another from Abdelkader… And then the Canucks made what I assumed to be a belligerently drunk woman cry at the Joe last night. Cue up some Tom Hanks from A League of Their Own for me. “THERE’S NO CRYING IN HOCKEY!”
I didn’t think I could hate one Sedin more than the other, but that’s all changed, hasn’t it, Daniel?
Though April and the playoffs are looming, he only concern and pressing issue on fans’ minds should be the health of Datsyuk’s recently scoped-out knee. In spite of this loss, the Wings made some history, got some warranted national attention, but the season goes on. Hopefully it continues with a healthy MVP-candidate in the “Dangle Dangle Man” himself.

—Ryan Mathews

I don’t consider myself a Debbie Downer. And when it comes to the Wings’ latest
accomplishment, I don’t even want to be associated with Negative Nancy or the rest of the Negative Nellies who don’t appreciate twenty-one games in a row as anything less than an achievement. But let’s not turn this into something that it isn’t.

Sure, this winning streak at the Joe is something impressive. There aren’t a whole lot of things in an NHL regular season that can get the casual fan interested, but this kind of happening is and should be an exception to the typical February lulls.
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Last Saturday, during a game against the Dallas Stars, Red Wings defensemen Ian White went off the ice after taking a puck to the face, and he won’t play a game for at least another week. This is the third Red Wing to take a major injury, and they are really starting to show their depth. With Ian White out with a cheek bone injury, Todd Bertuzzi on injured reserve from illness, and Jan Mursak, who had a spot on the starting roster before the season started, out with ankle problems, the Wings have had to start calling up their younger players, including Gustav Nyquist, who played one game in November, and most recently calling up defensive prospect Brendan Smith, we are getting a chance to see the future of the Red Wings. Brendan Smith is estimated to play his first game after a suspension against the San Jose Sharks tonight. (more…)

When I was first asked to do a write up for my boys at Detroit Man’s Room I was not sure where to start. I thought about it for a few minutes and I thought why not discuss the injury bug that is going around. Today (3/23/11) it was brought to Red Wings fans attention that Chris Osgood would go on LTIR (long term injured reserve)with soreness from his recent groin surgery although all things where thought to be on the good side as far as recovery. The Red Wings are recalling Joey MacDonald from Grand Rapids who will most likely be back up to Jimmy Howard until Osgood can return. This injury only adds to the injuries we are suffering right now. Pavel Datsyuk, Johan Franzen, Jiri Hudler , and Todd Bertuzzi. (more…)