Mike Babcock News

After having no trouble scoring goals last week, Detroit coach Mike Babcock admits the Red Wings haven't had much puck luck since.

Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock wants to see more out of the forward line of Todd Bertuzzi, Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom.

Coach Mike Babcock said goaltender Chris Osgood and forward Kirk Maltby will return to the lineup Friday, when the Detroit Red Wings host the Florida Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Jimmy Howard will get his next start in net Saturday at Montreal.

While readily admitting they didn't play nearly well enough Wednesday, the Red Wings mostly were baffled and disgusted.

According to the Detroit News's Dana Wakiji, the Red Wings expect Chris Osgood to remain sidelined for Wednesday's game against the Dallas Stars due to lessening influenza: November 17, Detroit News : Chris Osgood is getting better from the flu, but still isn't quite healthy enough to play.

Chris Osgood returned to practice today. But given that he has been out five days battling flu-like sickness, the Red Wings will have Daniel Larsson backing up goalie Jimmy Howard when the Wings host Dallas on Wednesday night, coach Mike Babcock said.

Before the Red Wings tangled with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, Wings coach Mike Babcock issued a warning of sorts, as the Detroit News's Dana Wakiji noted: November 11, Detroit News : Coach Mike Babcock is wary of tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets not just because the Wings are looking up at the Blue Jackets in the ...

The newest member of the Detroit Red Wings took to the ice in a pair of borrowed hockey gloves, a hastily-fitted helmet, most likely, more borrowed/new gear, and no level of familiarity whatsoever with Mike Babcock's complicated systems of play, but Drew Miller acquitted himself well during his first game as a Red Wing, registering a shot, hit, ...

The Detroit Red Wings were embroiled in a tough playoff series with the Anaheim Ducks last spring and needed a clutch goal on home ice to win Game 7 and avoid getting upset.

Of all the places where you'd think you might never find the "hope for Hockeytown" storyline, Sportsline's fantasy hockey expert, Michael Hurcomb, argues that those of you who pick Wings for your fantasy hockey teams, and in effect, the Red Wings themselves, have a "sleeper" and a half in Ville Leino: November 13, Sportsline : We will be the first ...

Injuries, key offseason departures and a change to the system played major roles in the Detroit Red Wings ' surprisingly slow start.

Detroit -- The Red Wings seemed to be on the ropes from the opening faceoff Thursday, but goaltender Jimmy Howard kept them propped up just long enough for Henrik Zetterberg to sneak behind the Vancouver defense, lift a backhander over Roberto Luongo eight minutes into the third period and send them to a 3-1 victory over the Canucks.

Detroit -- The Red Wings are wasting no time throwing newly-acquired forward Drew Miller into the fire.

Since the Detroit Red Wings were last seen in Nationwide Arena, routing the Blue Jackets out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Winged Wheel has endured a series of staggering blows.

Per the CBC's Elliotte Friedman, the San Jose Sharks will play against the Detroit Red Wings tonight without the services of Rob Blake, who suffered an "upper-body injury" during the Sharks' 3-2 shootout win over the Columbus Blue Jackets: November 5, Elliotte Friedman : Rob Blake in a sling today.

In his Monday column, ESPN's Scott Burnside made two Red Wings-related observations: first, he suggested that Wings assistant coach Brad "The Beast" McCrimmon amassed a Hall of Fame-like +444, mostly while playing alongside current Red Wings scout and former Wing Mark Howe, and he also spoke to Wings coach Mike Babcock, before Detroit's 5-1 loss to ...

Steve Yzerman has one regret when looking back on his Hall of Fame career: He wishes he didn't return to ice four years ago after the NHL lockout.

A defenseman with offensive skills, someone who was accustomed to playing on the power play throughout his career, Brad Stuart had no difficulty accepting a defense-only role when he joined the Detroit Red Wings late in the 2007-08 season.

The Columbus Blue Jackets got their first taste of the playoffs earlier this year.

As the Detroit auto industry has re-invented itself, so too have the Red Wings. Averaging more than half a goal less than last year's league-best 3.59 a game, the Red Wings have overcome their Game 7 Cup loss and a brutal travel schedule that included season-opening losses to the Blues in Sweden, to get back within range of the Central Division ...