Chris Chelios News

“I have to go to the net. "I did the right thing (Wednesday). It was the wrong call. It would have been a big goal for us, and maybe it cost us the game, but it's over with now and we move forward.”

Tomas Holmstrom would rather go on a soup diet than stop crashing NHL creases. He doesn't appear to need to drop any pounds. via The Victoria Star

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“Did it hurt? Depends how you define the word hurt.”

How do the Red Wings deal with it, that rust thing? After a week off, we couldn't even remember what channel Versus is on. via Detroit Free Press

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“Modano obviously loves to shoot the puck”

By George Sipple and Helene St. James DETROIT - The Red Wings will keep tabs on Dallas forward Brenden Morrow when the teams start the Western Conference Finals with Game 1 at Joe Louis Arena on Thursday ... via Star-telegram.com

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“He's been one of their big players, for sure.”

Chris Chelios was one of several Wings who said they stayed up late to watch the Stars eliminate the Sharks, saying: "I couldn't turn it off." Nicklas Lidstrom , on the other hand, watched regulation and then ... via Detroit Free Press

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“I got to be careful what I say”

After entering the Stanley Cup playoffs as one of the most overlooked top seeds in recent memory, the Detroit Red Wings have made it awful hard to look past them now. via Vancouver Sun

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Detroit Red Wings defenceman Chris Chelios is a finalist for this year's Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. via CBC

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After 12 series, two rounds, I am seven for 12. Not great. Barely hanging on. With only four teams remaining in the quest, it gets even tougher. via The Globe and Mail

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“If we're going to go up the food chain, might as well eat the best.”

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Wednesday, May 07, 2008 The Detroit Red Wings just about lapped the competition in the regular season and have rolled to six straight wins in the playoffs, heading into the ... via WQXI-AM Atlanta

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“We feel refreshed. We're raring to go.”

- Chris Osgood is the Red Wings' unsung hero going into the NHL's Western Conference final.

Johan Franzen's scoring exploits have captured much of the attention during Detroit's quest for the Stanley Cup, but Osgood's goaltending contributions should not be ignored. The 35-year-old Albertan began the playoffs on the end of the bench but he's won all six games he's started since Dominik Hasek got the hook in the first round.

Osgood and the Wings go for seven in a row when the Dallas Stars step onto Joe Louis Arena ice Thursday night (7:30 p.m. ET). Read more

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“He's the toughest guy mentally I know”

Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco has stopped just about every shot fired his way through the first two rounds, but he won't be able to stop the barrage of questions he gets whenever he comes to Detroit unless he ... via Edmonton Journal

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