Red Wings vs. Coyotes Game One GP...

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Random picture from a google images search of "Red Wings" that caught my fancy:

Three things:

• Turnovers—Defense killed the Wings during the last half of the season. Figuring out this issue will make life much easier for the Wings (and their fans).
• Intensity—Which team will come out flying? Can the Wings “flip the switch” to start the playoffs after floating through the end of the regular season? Game One is huge in terms of setting the tone of the series, but you knew that already.
• Goaltending—Jimmy Howard's been hung out to dry far too often. He needs to step it up and give the Wings a solid backstop. Especially since the only other alternative at the moment is Joey MacDonald.

Red Wing Zen:

Brian Rafalski

0-0-0, +/- 0, 0 PIM

Red Wings Youtube video of the day:

Weekly Wrap-Up Volume Twenty-three...

Caption Mondays: Crater won the final Caption of the season.

"Helm, you've gotta slow down out there, you've warped your helmet."

Trivia Tuesdays: TimFill closed out the season with another victory.

This week's question: Which Red Wing is the oldest NHLer to record his first 100-point season? How old was he accomplished this?

The Answer: Gordie Howe was 41 when he tallied his 100th point on 3-30-1969. He finished the season with 103.

Red Wings vs. Blackhawks GP...

Red Wings: 46-25-10

Blackhawks: 44-28-9

Red Wing Zen:

Tomas Holmstrom

17-19-36, +/- -5, 60 PIM

Point and Laugh:

Patrick Sharp

34-36-70, +/- -2, 38 PIM

Red Wings vs. Blackhawks GP...

Red Wings: 46-24-10

Blackhawks: 43-28-9

Red Wing Zen:

Jiri Hudler

10-26-36, +/- -5, 28 PIM

Point and Laugh:

Patrick Sharp

34-35-69, +/- -3, 36 PIM

Red Wings vs. Hurricanes GP...

Red Wings: 46-23-10

Hurricanes: 38-30-11

Red Wing Zen:

Henrik Zetterberg

24-56-80, +/- -1, 40 PIM

Point and Laugh:

Jeff Skinner

29-29-58, +/- 3, 46 PIM

Trivia Tuesdays Volume 23...

Which Red Wing is the oldest NHLer to record his first 100-point season? How old was he accomplished this?

Caption Mondays Volume 23...

I've been saving this one for a while because it's one of my favorites.  What's going on in this shot from a December game?

Red Wings vs. Wild GP...

Red Wings: 45-23-10

Wild: 37-33-8

Red Wing Zen:

Ruslan Salei

2-8-10, +/- 1, 46 PIM

Point and Laugh:

Andrew Brunette

17-26-43, +/- -8, 16 PIM

Red Wings vs. Predators GP...

Red Wings: 44-23-10

Predators: 42-26-10

Red Wing Zen:

Kris Draper

6-5-11, +/- 0, 10 PIM

Point and Laugh:

Patric Hornqvist

19-22-41, +/- 8, 47 PIM

Weekly Wrap-Up Volume Twenty-two...

Caption Mondays: Jeffy Neuie won for the second week in a row.

Ref: That's it! No more hockey until you clean this ice up!

Trivia Tuesdays: TimFill managed to continue his impressive trivia run.

This week's question: Who was the most recent Red Wings goalie to lead the league in regular season goals against average?

The Answer: Chris Osgood led the league with a 2.09 GAA in the 2007-08 season. That year, he and Dominik Hasek combined to win the Jennings Trophy. Prior to Ozzie, the last Wings goalie to lead the league in GAA was Terry Sawchuck. Pretty good company, eh?