Chris Osgood News

Why couldn't they have left well enough alone? Why wasn't it OK to have a "Western trip" mean a train to Chicago and Detroit? The fans walk to the arena in shorts and flip-flops, for goodness sakes.

The Detroit Red Wings this week released a video of Kris Draper, Chris Osgood, Larry Murphy and Kirk Maltby surprising some beer-league guys at the rink.

As they scrutinize the schedule for the Stanley Cup playoffs, many observers search the conference quarterfinals for the hot goaltender on the hot team which annually garners the big upset, when a seventh- or eighth-seeded team eliminates a first or second.

Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock doesn't spend time wondering whether goalie Jimmy Howard can carry a team that has struggled to score this season.

Brian Lashoff , Ian White , and Carlo Colaiacovo will be the healthy sates on defense again.