Grading the Wings - 3rd Quarter

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

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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 […]

Henrik Zetterberg is the NHL’s first star of the Week

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 […]

Visiting Red Wings Prospects

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 […]

Sitting out All-Star Game Keys Hank’s Hotstreak

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 […]

Red Wings line Primer

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 […]

Trade Bait

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 […]

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