Daniel Cleary News

Slaney is a 20-year-old Toronto Maple Leafs hopeful who successfully completed his first prospects camp with the Leafs this week.

They're celebrating in Hockeytown, but by the time the body count is in, the Detroit Red Wings might not be so happy to have disposed of the Chicago Blackhawks in five games.

Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury makes a save on a breakaway by the Wings' Daniel Cleary during third period action in Game 6. Wings, Pens in action Which team will win Game 7? Pick a foreign-born player or someone with a francophone surname to score the winning goal around the 8:52 mark of the second period on Friday night at Joe Louis Arena.

Home is where the effort is Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock directs his players during team practice in preparation for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.

There was no hoisting of the Conn Smythe Trophy or the Stanley Cup on this night for Detroit Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg , but the star forward certainly wasn't short on opportunities in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

This is what Marian Hossa signed up for when he agreed on a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings last summer.

No more testing it out. No more wondering. When the puck drops in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final at Joe Louis Arena Saturday night , the Detroit Red Wings will have Pavel Datsyuk in their lineup.

Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock downplayed Daniel Cleary's absence from Saturday's morning skate, suggesting the forward would be in the lineup on against Pittsburgh later in the evening .

Red Wings Daniel Cleary gets shoved into Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury by Pittsburgh's Mark Eaton that led to the Wings 1-1 tying goal in the 1st period in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Pittsburgh, PA on Thursday June 4, 2009.

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The Red Wings won 2-1 in overtime to not only defeat the Blackhawks but also punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals and with home ice for the second year in a row against the Penguins... by Michael Mrock 1 19 reads Game Recap The Red Wings won 2-1 in overtime to not only defeat the Blackhawks but also punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup ...

So Darren Langdon, who will win the Stanley Cup? "That's a tough one isn't it? What do you think?" Langdon responded when asked his pick by The Western Star.

Darren Helm scored in overtime as the Detroit Red Wings advanced to the Stanley Cup final with a 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.

The Red Wings stand just five victories away from winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship, and their fifth in the last dozen seasons.

The Detroit Red Wings are two wins away from a return trip to the Stanley Cup finals.

The hockey fans that call into sports talk radio shows in Detroit have no reason to focus on the negatives.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Cleary making a clear case for Conn Smythe consideration By any measuring stick, this has been a rather remarkable playoff season for Daniel Cleary , who has figured large in a number of key moments during the Red Wings run for Stanley this year.

The way Mike Babcock explains it, the only thing missing in the story Dan Cleary was trying to spellbind his Detroit teammates with the other day was Springsteen's Glory Days song playing in the background.

It was decided the way a Game 7 should be -- by extra effort and more grit. A persistent poke with the stick by Daniel Cleary knocking the puck past Anaheim goalie Jonas Hiller in the waning minutes.

Red Wings WIN IF ... Chris Osgood continues to be as good as he was in first two rounds.