The Detroit Red Wings reached the playoffs last year — improbably as it were — for the 25th straight season. But for the third consecutive post-season, it ended with a whimper: a first-round exit. Going into the final season at … Continue reading
If anything was proven in his first season as Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill showed he had no fear in playing his young players. Arguably he should have played them much more. Last year he gave debuts to … Continue reading
The Minnesota Wild come into this year’s draft in an interesting spot: They have some tantalizing prospects in their system, but none that seem obvious breakthrough candidates for Bruce Boudreau in his first season as head coach. This becomes the … Continue reading
Bruce Boudreau is a tremendous hockey coach. Nine seasons as an NHL coach and he has eight division titles. He’s been unemployed twice; the first time after being fired by Washington, he was snapped up by Anaheim two days later … Continue reading
After blowing two-goal leads twice in the first five games of its series with Minnesota, Dallas almost found a way to one-up that. The Stars nearly blew a four-goal lead and had to withstand a late review on a puck … Continue reading
Ben Bishop made 34 saves and stopped three breakaway attempts in the second period to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 1-0 win in Game 5 over Detroit, eliminating the Red Wings in the first round for the second … Continue reading
