2009-nhl-playoffs Stories - The Cannon
Pre-Game Thoughts
It's not a matter of history. It's not a matter of lucky numbers. It's not a matter of which fanbase is faithful to the playoff beard--although I'm sure all growing one would like to think so. It's a matter of 19 guys wearing the Winged Wheel crest coming out to play tonight and giving everything...
Big players make big plays in big games
If there is one thing I absolutely hate about 3 day breaks it’s trying to find any little tid bit of information to tide me over to the next game. So I think its time as we near the unfortunate and inevitable end of the season that we look back at the biggest plays of the playoffs for...
Get ready for Game Seven with a history lesson from Dr. Weber
Playing in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final is a dream that every hockey fan has enacted in a street hockey game, or on the ice playing pond hockey. It's the pinnacle of the sport, the ultimate test of wills at the end of the most grueling postseason in professional sports. In order to get you...
Momentum: Ebb and Flow
The Merriam-Webster definition of momentum that pertains to the sports world is as follows: 'strength or force gained by motion or through the development of events'. I think it's fair to trim some of those words out and describe it this way: 'force gained through the development of events.' Let's...
Pavel Datsyuk expected to play in Game 5: Will it hurt or help?
With the announcement today by Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock that forward, and NHL-MVP candidate, Pavel Datsyuk is expected in the line-up on Saturday for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals, a question comes to mind: Will Datsyuk's return help or hinder his team in their quest for a...
Some thoughts on the Best of 3 Finals
For entertainment and discussion: 1. What a difference a year makes. In last year's Finals, while the Penguins competed hard and gave us a game 5 for the ages, the Red Wings were clearly the stronger team, taking a stranglehold in games 1 and 2 that they never really relinquished. This time around,...
A look at Dan Bylsma
I wrote an article about Dan Bylsma for the official Wings' website after I talked to his former high school coaches. As much as I hate to admit it, it's hard to not like this guy even if he coaches the enemy team. While his former coaches never predicted that Bylsma would become an NHL coach...
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