Posts Tagged ‘San Jose’

Brad Ratgen: ESPN Dallas: Modano Rumored to be Considering Minnesota Wild!!!!

9, Jul 2010

For those of you not on Twitter, here’s what just rolled across the ol’ screen:

ESPN Dallas: Mike Modano now courted by Sharks, Wild as well as Red Wings
Published: Friday, July 09, 2010, 3:46 PM Updated: Friday, July 09, 2010, 3:49 PM
George Malik

Oh, goody. ESPN Dallas’s Richard Durrett reports that long-time Dallas Stars captain Mike Modano no longer sees the Detroit Red Wings as…

Paul McCann: Weekend Wrap and My Take on Game 5

24, May 2010

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Wrapping up a great weekend of hockey…

Back-to-Back – Congratulations to the Windsor Spitfires, completely dominating the host Brandon Wheat Kings 9-1 in the final last night becoming only the eighth team to accomplish back-to-back Memorial Cups and the first one since Kamloops did it in ‘94-…

Aaron Musick: Stanley Cup playoffs finally gets its first sweep.

23, May 2010

What’s the sign that this Stanley Cup playoff has been the best since the lockout? The fact that the Blackhawks’ sweep of the San Jose Sharks was the first of the entire playoffs.

Last season, there were four sweeps and one series of five game series.

In 2008, there were two sweeps and three five game series.

In 2007, which was probably the least competitive Stanley Cup playoff, there was…

Paul McCann: Let’s Play Two!!

18, May 2010

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An interesting start to the conference finals, Chicago wins a tough one at the Shark Tank and Philadelphia wins a big one on home ice, continuing the momentum of their stirring 0-3 comeback win over Boston. Game two in each series is tonight, then the series go to a more split format, as each series be…

Mark Spizzirri: The Red Wings receive their postseason report cards

11, May 2010

Let’s evaluate the 2010 Detroit Red Wings postseason player-by-player:

GOALTENDING

Jimmy Howard: B-

For the most part, a solid rookie postseason debut for Howard following a great rookie season, which played a pivotal role in providing Detroit with a playoff spot. He rebounded from a couple of mediocre performances in the Phoenix series, with a shutout in Game 4 and a strong ou…

Mark Spizzirri: GAME 5: Shark Bait!

9, May 2010

In the end, the result was inevitable. If nothing else, Game 5 confirmed that the better team in this series was victorious. Aside from a 10 minute spell towards the end of the second period, the San Jose Sharks played with a greater sense of urgency than the Detroit Red Wings, who were the team facing elimination. The hunger level seemed higher for the Sharks tonight, as if they wanted no part…

Mark Spizzirri: GAME 4: It’s just one game…

7, May 2010

I don’t want to burst the bubble of some Red Wing fans who may believe Thursday night’s landslide 7-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 4 is a harbinger of things to come in this series. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t.

But the reality is, even though last night’s victory might feel like more than one win due to its decisiveness, it still only counts as one.

On this night, a sudden and s…

Mark Spizzirri: One shift at a time….

6, May 2010

All the cliches are being uttered right now in the Red Wing dressing room.

One shift at a time. One period at a time. One game at a time.

Their margin for error has evaporated completely in 6 quick days.

“The reality is, we’ve got to win a period, we’ve got to win our first shift, and just get on with it, just like you do each and every night. We’ve got to prepare just like we would f…

Mark Spizzirri: Game 3 Preview: Sharks vs. Red Wings

4, May 2010

Facing a crucial Game 3 tonight at home, the Detroit Red Wings face the unenviable position of attempting to crawl their way out of a 2-0 series deficit.

The Red Wings have won just 5-of-19 best-of-seven series when losing the first two games: in the semifinals against Boston in 1945 (4-3) and Chicago in 1963 (4-2), in the second round vs. Toronto in 1987 (4-3) and in the first round against…

Mark Spizzirri: Game #2: Hey Joe! Pavelski & Thornton lead Sharks to 4-3 win

2, May 2010

Some random thoughts shortly after the final horn sounded on Game #2 from the HP Pavillion in San Jose:

- I will let all of the readers freely discuss the refereeing in this contest within the message section of this blog. Although I don’t think it was the sole deciding factor in this game, it certainly played a major role. Without question, the quality of the officiating was extremely poor t…

Mark Spizzirri: Game 2 Preview: Red Wings vs. Sharks

2, May 2010

First, a preview from NHL.com

RED WINGS at SHARKS

(San Jose leads best-of-seven series, 1-0)

Big Story — Special teams played a huge role in San Jose’s 4-3 victory on Thursday night in Game 1 at HP Pavilion. Detroit went 0-for-5 with just four shots on goal on the power play, while Joe Pavelski scored twice on the man advantage for the Sharks, including a backbreaker during a 5-on-3 ju…

Mark Spizzirri: Round 2 Preview: Red Wings vs. Sharks

29, Apr 2010

Playoff proven vs. playoff underachiever.

That is the matchup in one of the Western Conference semi-finals as the regular season superstars from San Jose host the playoff proven Detroit Red Wings. However, there was a time when Detroit was the perennial regular season superstar who could not get past the first or second round for the life of them.

Here’s a breakdown of the two combatants pr…

Mark Spizzirri: Show them the way to San Jose; Red Wings dominate Game 7

27, Apr 2010

Utter and complete domination.

That very well may have been the best game Detroit played all season long. No passengers tonight. Everyone was on board and willing to pay the price in order to move on to Round 2. It showed in not only the final result, but in how superior Detroit was in every facet of the game. They not only imposed their will on the Coyotes, but they imposed their skill as…

Eric Smith: NFL Draft Tips Off Fans On Who Their NHL Team Will Select

25, Apr 2010

The 2010 NFL Draft has come on gone with 7 rounds of hope and promise for both the teams selecting and the players selected. None of that will be different for the NHL Draft that will happen June 25th in Los Angeles.

The question is how can people tell what player their favorite NHL team will select by what NFL teams selected. Did you hear what coaches and general managers of NFL teams sai…

Paul McCann: Saturday Notes

17, Apr 2010

Saturday Notes

- What a great time over at Blackstone last night! Thanks to Codey and Jeremy from Section303.com for squeezing the McCann gang into their table. It was a packed house that went crazy all during the third period, and almost blew the roof off the place when the final horn sounded.

- Nice to see JP Dumont come up big, he tied the franchise record for game winning goals last n…

Paul McCann: Thursday Notes and Previews of Tonight’s Lid Lifters

15, Apr 2010

Thursday Notes

- What a night of hockey last night with only one home team winning.

- Pittsburgh is going to prove my prediction right (at least the “struggle” part of it,) losing game one at home is never a good thing.

- Mwahahahah… My evil plan appears to already be working… picking New Jersey over the Flyers. The strategy was validated by Philly’s win last night. :-) …

Paul McCann: Previewing Tonight’s Series Openers

14, Apr 2010

We have some big doings on the radio this week, tune in to SportsRadio 560 at 6pm Wednesday for the new SlapShot Radio with Paul McCann and Pete Weber… New Name, Same Great Show. We’ll be chatting with Jeff Marek from Hockey Night in Canada Radio to preview the Eastern Conference series, Peter McNab from the Colorado Avalanche will help us break down the West and then Terry Crisp will join P…


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