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In this file photo, Chicago Blackhawks' Martin Havlat , of the Czech Republic, tries to get around the defense of Detroit Red Wings' Brad Stuart.

The NHL salary cap continues to eat away at the Detroit Red Wings' depth. On Friday, Mikael Samuelsson became the third free-agent forward the Red Wings lost in three days when he signed a three-year, $7.5 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks.

Red Wings forward Dan Cleary spent Wednesday afternoon on the golf course, so of course his cell phone was turned off.

The Red Wings picked Andrej Nestrasil with their third-round pick, 75th overall, as acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Chris Chelios appeared to be in the twilight of his career when he joined the Detroit Red Wings in 1999 at age 37.

Red Wings assistant GM Jim Nill, Hakan Andersson, Joe McDonnell, and a small army of amateur scouts have spent the past year preparing for this year's NHL Entry Draft, which kicks off tonight in Montreal with the first round.

The Hockey Gods love irony, as noted by the Red Deer Rebels' website: June 25, Red Deer Rebels : Brent Sutter, President/Owner of the Red Deer Rebels Hockey Club, announced today he has named Jesse Wallin Vice-President of Hockey Operations.

Standard messaging rates apply ... Chris Chelios wona t be back with the dreaded Detroit Red Wings after 10 years and two Stanley Cups.

For Detroit Red Wings assistant general manager Jim Nill, next weekend's NHL draft is going to be a little different and it's not just because he'll get to make a pick in the first three rounds.

In her end-of-the-season column, the Los Angeles Kings' Helene Elliott seems to believe that the Red Wings' period of hockey dominance is at an end for a simple reason: June 14, Los Angeles Times : Given the Red Wings' success in the last 15 years it's easy to forget that for years they were a rudderless mess and drew only a few thousand fans.

Both MLive.com's own Ansar Khan and the Detroit News's Ted Kulfan doled out Red Wings grades/assessments, but they did so slightly differently.

This might not be the most popular opinion in town today, but the Detroit Red Wings still should re-sign Marian Hossa.

Red Wings defenceman Brad Stuart's decision to pinch along the right wing boards and push the puck back to Jiri Hudler, which led to the 2-on-1 that resulted in Maxime Talbot's game-winning goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins: June 12, CBC Sports : "We had our third guy [Jiri Hudler] that popped in the middle," Stuart said, explaining the play.

Marian Hossa ended up doing a favor for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Hossa turned down a lucrative, long-term contract from Pittsburgh last year to sign a one-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings because he thought they gave him a better shot to hoist the Stanley Cup.

Kirk Maltby has four Stanley Cup rings. Not once has he had to earn one in Game 7 of a final.

The NHL's media website posted six pages' worth of statistics and pertinent storylines regarding Game 5 of the Red Wings-Pittsburgh Penguins series, which starts at 8 PM tonight : June 6, NHLMedia.com : 2009 STANLEY CUP FINAL PRE-GAME NOTES - GAME 5 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS at DETROIT RED WINGS - JUNE 6, 2009 1 May 30 Pit 1 at Det 3 Johan Franzen Pit, ...

The Detroit Red Wings generate much of their attack from a mobile defense that can make a good first pass.

The Detroit Red Wings have gotten a fair amount of offense from unexpected sources in the Stanley Cup finals.

Few teams are better at taking advantage of opportunities than the Detroit Red Wings , but in these playoffs, the defending Stanley Cup champions are discovering what it is like to be victimized.

Maxime Talbot #25 of the Pittsburgh Penguins battles for the loose puck against Brad Stuart #23 of the Detroit Red Wings during Game One of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena on May 30, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.