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Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said Sunday that injured forward Jason Williams will be seen by a team doctor Monday, but he likely is out at least eight weeks.

TSN's Scott Cullen took note of the trends taking place on each of the NHL's 30 teams, and he duly noted that a certain Dan Cleary has struggled of late despite tons of time on the Red Wings' power play: November 6, TSN : Removing an injured Johan Franzen from the equation, LW Dan Cleary ranks sixth on the Wings in power play time, with 3:10 per ...

In Jonas Gustavsson, the Toronto Maple Leafs finally have a goaltender whom they trust will stop the puck.

Kris Draper has seen a change come over new linemate Patrick Eaves the last week or so.

The Red Wings have been great for so long that when they stumble, it's like the king is fidgeting in his throne.

The Detroit Red Wings have dry-erase boards in the dressing room, nestled between the showers and training room that show how they stack up.

The CBC's Scotty Morrison believes that the Detroit Red Wings, free agency-induced losses and injuries to Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula included, have two big problems to address regarding their 4-4-and-3 start: scoring goals and, more importantly, keeping pucks out of their own net.

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Jamie Samuelsen, the sports director for the 'Deminski & Doyle' morning show on WCSX-FM , blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.

The Week Ahead Red Wing rut From the struggles of Detroit coach Mike Babcock to the amazing goaltending performance by Craig Anderson of Colorado, news from around the NHL Eric Duhatschek Published on Sunday, Oct.

The Flames suffered their second home loss of the season in a confusing 3-2 decision with the Northwest Division-leading Colorado Avalanche Wednesday.

Detroit Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula suffered a broken wrist in Thursday's 6-5 shootout loss to Edmonton and will miss the next 6-to-8 weeks.

For many teams in the NHL, a 4-4-2 record, while nothing to get excited about, would still be considered respectable after 10 games.

The Globe and Mail's Eric Duthatschek tends to have the market cornered regarding leaps in logic that end up making quite a bit of sense, and his suggestion regarding the pressure Red Wings coach Mike Babcock faces as Team Canada's 2010 Olympic hockey coach will do battle against the Olympic host-city's Canucks is nothing short of supremely astute: ...

Individuals who go through most of their lives succeeding at school, sports, work, etc., often have a hard time when first faced with adversity.

The CBC's Elliotte Friedman reports that the Red Wings have officially stayed the course despite their 3-4-1-and-1 start and the loss of Johan Franzen to a torn ACL: October 26, CBC Sports : A GM who called the Red Wings about a trade was told no thanks.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Todd Bertuzzi enjoyed his greatest success as an NHL player during his years in Vancouver, success he's trying to recapture a piece of as a member of the Red Wings.

Red Wings vice president Jimmy Devellano spoke to The Fan 590's Roger Lajoie on Friday night, discussing everything from struggling franchises in the sunbelt to the economic difficulties all teams in the United States face, Detroit included and the Red Wings' struggles, all during a massive 34-minute interview, and his comments regarding Detroit's ...

Who's hot: Coach Mike Babcock might be the hottest Red Wing right now as his team has let two games slip away from them in the past week.

ESPN's John Buccigross posted a set of daffy comments responding to a Red Wings fan's questions about Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk's status as star players in the prime of their respective careers, as well as the supposed "end of the Red Wings' run" at Stanley Cup contention thanks to a 3-3-and-1 start and free agency-induced losses: October ...