Ask any Michigan hockey fan their biggest concern heading into this upcoming season and it was netminder Billy Sauer. The junior netminder really struggled during the 2006-07 campaign, allowing 3.03 goals per game and stopping only 89.6% of the shots he faced. There wasn’t anything in his body of work to that point […]
Four games were played on the opening night of the college hockey tournament and all three CCHA teams that played won. Scratch that, as they didn’t just win - they dominated. They outscored their opponents 15-5. The Michigan Wolverines slowly wore down Niagara as they scored zero goals in the first, two […]
San Jose won last night so they remain 6 points behind the Red Wings. Detroit, with 51 wins, would be a lock to win the President’s trophy and finish as the #1 seed with any combination of two wins or 2 San Jose losses.
Darren McCarty will play for the Red Wings tonight so it […]
The latest story on the Michigan football team is that offensive lineman Justin Boren has decided the new coaching regime isn’t exactly what he signed up for; as a result he’s quit the team. He’ll stay at the university through the current semester and then will likely transfer if he’s interested in pursuing a […]
With last night’s 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues, the team has an 8 point lead over the San Jose Sharks for the best record in the league. That puts Detroit’s magic number at 3 games. Any combination of three wins by Detroit or three losses by San Jose would wrap up […]
As fans we often wonder why some of the older guys are kept on teams when their contributions aren’t necessarily reflected in the box score or they aren’t quite the players they once were. There has to be some way to explain how guys like Todd Jones, Dallas Drake, Lindsey Hunter remain on their […]
Hockey dominance against the Buckeye State
The battle between the states has been most visible and heavily covered in what is likely the greatest rivalry in sports: the University of Michigan and Ohio State matchup at the end of the Big Ten football season. The evil genius Jim Tressell has put a stranglehold on that […]
Yo Pavs, sorry you had to be the Wonder Twin
with long hair and boobies
With Detroit struggling to score goals over their two game losing streak, it’s got to be nice for Mike Babcock to know he can throw Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk on the ice together and create instant offense. Reuniting Pavel Datsyuk […]
The team has essentially wrapped up its work for the regular season. San Jose could potentially catch them for the #1 seed but the odds on that seem pretty long. Here are the biggest concerns and positive developments as we head towards the playoffs.
Concerns
1. Dominik Hasek - Detroit’s starting netminder has returned […]
There is a segment of Red Wings fans that question the value of resigning Kris Draper to a new contract. I took a look at his production in some key areas and made the case for keeping him in a Red Wings uniform.
For those who are less into statistics and prefer on-ice performance, let’s […]
