The Detroit Red Wings wrecked the Pittsburgh Penguins’ home-ice advantage and gave themselves a shot to hoist the Stanley Cup in Hockeytown. Jiri Hudler snapped a third-period tie for the Red Wings, who rallied from an early deficit to beat the Penguins 2-1 Saturday night and grab a 3-1 lead in the finals.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins might not have another chance like this anytime soon. Not in these Stanley Cup finals, with an exceptional opportunity at home to even up the series with Detroit. Maybe not until they get to the finals again, and who can guarantee when that might be? Down 2-1 in a win-or-else Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals on Saturday night, the Penguins had a two-man advantage for 1:26 of…
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Henrik Zetterberg isn’t scoring. Neither is Pavel Datsyuk. Tomas Holmstrom was injured and out for Game 4. So how are the Red Wings up 3-1 in the Stanley Cup finals, with a chance to close out the young and now desperate Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5 on Monday night in Detroit? Because Pittsburgh’s big scorers aren’t getting goals either, except for Sidney Crosby’s two-goal blip in Game 3, and…
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Red Wings coach Mike Babcock has a simple way to describe the relationship between himself and his players. “I’m the coach. They play,” he said Saturday before Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals. “I have a good relationship with a lot of them. None of them would consider me their buddy. I’m not like that, and I’ve never been like that. Read Original Post Here
Luc Bourdon received his motorcycle license two weeks before his bike veered into a truck on a winding, two-lane road, instantly killing the rookie defenseman for the Vancouver Canucks. Investigators said Friday that Bourdon’s inexperience on a motorcycle may have played a role in his death. “The impact took place in the opposite lane,” Inspector Roch Fortin said during a news conference at…
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The New Jersey Devils signed free agent defenseman Anssi Salmela of Finland on Friday. Contract terms were not immediately available. The 23-year-old had 16 goals and 16 assists in 56 games with Tappara of the Finnish League last season. His 16 goals were tops among defensemen in the league. Salmela had 36 goals, 42 assists and 208 penalty minutes in 226 games in the Finnish League. Read Original Post Here
Doug Armstrong, fired as the Dallas Stars general manager in November, was hired by the St. Louis Blues as their GM-in-waiting on Thursday. The 43-year-old Armstrong was selected the vice president of player personnel and will become general manager in 2010. The Blues extended the contract of current GM Larry Pleau, whose wife is battling cancer, through 2009-10. Read Original Post Here
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ first victory over the Detroit Red Wings on NBC drew the best overnight rating for a third game of the Stanley Cup finals in six years. Pittsburgh’s 3-2 win on Wednesday night earned a 2.8 national rating and an 18.2 rating in Detroit, beating out the 15.9 rating for the Pistons’ matchup with the Boston Celtics. Read Original Post Here
The Dallas Stars signed defenseman Trevor Daley to a three-year, $6.9 million contract Wednesday. Daley was one of five Stars to appear in all 82 games, finishing with career highs of five goals and 19 assists. He had one goal in 18 playoff games as Dallas advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2000. Read Original Post Here
Some of the NHL’s best young talent is on display during this year’s Stanley Cup finals. The arenas, well, they’re another story. While players and coaches say Mellon and Joe Louis arenas are star venues in their own right, “young” is not a word used to describe two of the oldest in the NHL. Pittsburgh’s home ice is so outdated it almost drove the team out of town. Read Original Post Here
