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Jakub Kindl remembers playing hooky as an 11-year-old in the Czech Republic in 1998 so he could watch his idol, Jaromir Jagr, help his country win hockey gold at the Olympics.

As it stands now, there are eight teams who are likely sellers at the deadline. Anaheim, Edmonton, and Columbus in the Western Conference, and the Islanders, Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Montreal, and Carolina in the East are all more than five points out of the playoffs at this point.

Detroit's Joey MacDonald has been sharp in his past two games as he tries to secure the backup job.

Wings' Stuart Questionable For Monday : Brad Stuart is questionable for Monday's game against Phoenix with a case of the flu, the Detroit Free Press reports.

Over the past several seasons, when the number of games left on the calendar start to dwindle, the hockey faithful of Detroit tend to start wondering about Nicklas Lidstrom .

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- After a brief scare that landed forward Danny Cleary in the hospital, he returned to skate this morning and is ready to play against the Canucks.

Nightmare on Helm Street Chris at NOHS is, like most of us, very impressed with the play by Mike Commodore of late.

There's an obvious problem with having a surplus in a state that for most of the last decade began... CALGARY, Alberta -- The Detroit Red Wings start their post-All-Star break schedule tonight with the same old goal they've had much of the season: get better on the road.

Holmstrom had an injection Thursday on both knees and it left them sore for the weekend.

The way hockey is often played in the NHL, Henrik Zetterberg is just the sort of player who could benefit from having guys around him who can fight.

The Montreal Canadiens put four goals past all-star goaltender Jimmy Howard for a 7-2 victory on Wednesday night, ending a seven-game wining streak by the first-overall Detroit Red Wings.

If there was a team you'd want to pattern after, in the post-lockout/salary cap era, it's the Detroit Red Wings .

Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock wants to make sure his team doesn'tr have a letdown tonight against the struggling Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre , in the final game before the All-Star break.

Lidstrom's cloudy future - and $6.2 million cap hit - are central in Detroit's plan Christian Petersen/Getty Images Following last night's victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets , the Detroit Red Wings sit atop the NHL with 65 points.

Until further notice, I'm just going to assume every Red Wings game is going to end 3-2. The Wings extended their home winning streak to 16 straight with a close shootout victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.

Defenseman Brett Lebda was back at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday morning skating as the newest member of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Commodore will have some extra incentive tonight, playing against his former team, as the Columbus Blue Jackets visit Joe Louis Arena .

The Detroit Red Wings cruised to their 15th-straight win at Joe Louis Arena on Monday night when they beat the visiting Buffalo Sabres 5-0. That's how things are going for the Red Wings right now.

It was an optional skate this morning at American Airlines Center, but Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock ran through topics ranging from breakfast to breaking bad habits on the road.

Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock has made a couple of changes to his lineup for tonight's game against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center .