I have graded the Wings after the first quarter of the season and at the halfway mark. Here are the grades for the third quarter.
Player
Grade
Comments
Henrik Zetterberg
A
Leads top line in the NHL.
Nicklas Lidstrom
A
Leads league in +/- and points.
Dominik Hasek
A
Leads league in GAA, 2nd in wins & shutouts.
Kris Draper
A-
Tied for 2nd with 4 shorties.
Pavel Datsyuk
B+
Point a […]
NHL.com announced today that Henrik Zetterberg has been named the first star for the week for the second week in a row. Here is the writeup from the website:
Zetterberg was named the first star Monday after putting up eight points (four goals, four assists) in three games last week. His best game came in […]
Ted Kulfan takes a look at the goaltenders in the Detroit system. Joey MacDonald is the Red Wings’ third goaltender while Jimmy Howard is the #1 goaltender in Grand Rapids. Red Wings goaltending coach Jim Bedard had some good things to say about each prospect:
“A goalie can’t get better when he’s watching,” said […]
George Sipple at the Freep mentions that the decision to rest rather than play in the All Star game has played a big part in Henrik Zetterberg’s recent play.
Zetterberg has been on a tear since the All-Star break — make that since he decided to skip the All-Star Game to rest a wrist that has […]
Bruce MacLeod over at the Macomb Daily has a good primer on the makeup of each of Detroit’s lines and two power play units.
Moving Datsyuk off center and onto Zetterberg’s left wing has cemented the Red Wings in a ranked system of four lines for the first time in a long time. Zetterberg’s line is […]
The rumor was that Detroit offered a first and a second round pick to acquire Peter Forsberg. Obviously that didn’t cut it for Foppa but it might be enough to pick up another top 6 forward. Ansar Khan at MLIVE suggests that is still a possibility for future trades and also opines on […]
