Bringing Stanley to where he belongs!!! (Red Wings BAGM)

[OliDegu2008]

BRING STANLEY BACK!!!

2005 and beyond: New era for Detroit

On July 15, 2005, Mike Babcock, former head coach in Anaheim, became the new head coach for the Wings. During a November 21, 2005, game against the Nashville Predators, defenseman Jiri Fischer suffered a heart seizure and collapsed on the bench. The game was canceled because of his injury, and was made up on January 23, 2006. This was the first time in NHL history a game had been postponed by injury. The game was played for the full 60 minutes; however, the Predators were allowed to maintain their 1–0 lead from the original game and won, 3–2. The Red Wings won the Presidents' Trophy with a 58–16–8 record, earning them 124 points.(NHL Standings), and secured home ice advantage for the entire playoffs. The Wings opened the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers with a 3–2 overtime victory at Joe Louis Arena. However, the Oilers won 4 of the next 5 games to take the series.

Continuing the shakeup of the Red Wings roster, the offseason saw the departure of Brendan Shanahan and the return of Dominik Hasek, while Steve Yzerman announced his retirement after a 23-season Hall of Fame career with the Wings, having played the second most games in history (behind fellow Wing Alex Delvecchio) all with a single team. Yzerman further retired with the distinction of having been the longest serving team captain in NHL history.


The Red Wings opened the 2006–07 season with Nicklas Lidstrom named Captain for the 2006–07 season. The Red Wings retired Steve Yzerman's jersey number 19 on January 2. The Wings finished first in the Western Conference and tied for first in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, but the Sabres were awarded the Presidents' Trophy by virtue of having the greater number of wins. They advanced to the third round of the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs after defeating the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks both in six games, coming back three straight after the Sharks' 2–1 series lead. The Red Wings lost to the eventual Stanley Cup winning team - the Anaheim Ducks, in the Western Conference Finals four games to two.


To start the 2007–08 campaign, Henrik Zetterberg recorded at least a point in each of Detroit's first 16 games, setting a club record. The Wings cruised to the playoffs, where they faced the Nashville Predators. After goalie Domenik Hasek played poorly in Games 3 and 4 of the series, both losses, head coach Mike Babcock replaced him with Chris Osgood. Osgood had departed the Wings earlier in the decade, only to be re-acquired as a backup in 2005. Osgood never left the net for the remainder of the playoffs, as the Red Wings came back in that series on their way to winning their eleventh Stanley Cup. The final victory came on June 4, 2008, against the Pittsburgh Penguins, by a score of 3-2. This was the Wings' fourth Stanley Cup in 11 years. Zetterberg scored the winning goal in the decisive Game 6, and was also named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs. It was the first time a team captained by a non-North American player (Nicklas Lidstrom) won the Stanley Cup.


On July 2, 2008, the Detroit Red Wings announced the signing of Marian Hossa. From the beginning of the 2008–09 season to New Year's Day, the Wings enjoyed success. Although they finished second in the conference to the San Jose Sharks, the Wings became the first team in NHL history to top 100 points in nine straight seasons. On January 1, 2009, the Red Wings played the Chicago Blackhawks in the third NHL Winter Classic at Chicago's Wrigley Field, beating them 6-4. The Wings entered the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the second overall seed in the Western Conference. The Red Wings handily swept the Columbus Blue Jackets, then beat the 8th-seeded Anaheim Ducks in a hard fought seven-game series. They took on the vastly improved Chicago Blackhawks in the Conference Finals, winning in five games. The Red Wings would face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Finals for a second consecutive year, but this series would feature a different outcome.


Pittsburgh defeated the Red Wings in seven games, Detroit becoming only the second NHL team to lose the Cup at home in Game 7.
PER WIKI


As the Red Wings open the 2009 campaign the welcome a new GM as well, Oli Degu.

NEW GM MAKES MOVES THAT QUESTION / PROVOKE
BRAD STAURT GONE TO COLUMBUS FOR D KLESLA

2009/2010 WINGS LINES
O1 - ZETTERBERG - DATSYUK - FRANZEN
O2 - HOLMSTROM - FILPPULA - BERTUZZI
03 - MALTBY - DRAPER - CLEARY
O4 - WILLIAMS - HELM - EAVES

D1 - RAFALSKI - LIDSTROM
D2 - KLESLA - KRONWALL
D3 - LILJA - ERICSSON

GOALIE
HOWARD
OSGOOD

[Vipers2k9]

Another Wings Franchise has joined the ranks. Let's hope you do as well as I am doing this year.

[OliDegu2008]

The Blues Deliver Some Blues To The Wings In Opener

Chris Mason stopped 32/32 shots en route to a 4-0 win.

Game Recap | October 2, 2009 | Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues

1 2 3 F Detroit Red Wings (0-0) 0 0 0 0 St. Louis Blues (0-0) 3 0 1 4 Three Stars Chris Mason 32 Saves Keith Tkachuk 1 Goal, 1 Assist Paul Kariya 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Head-to-Head Statistics DET STL Shots on Goal 32 36 Hits 22 27 Faceoffs Won-Lost 14-28 28-14 Penalty Minutes 6 6 Power Plays Converted 0/3 0/3 Total Power Plays 3 3 Time on Attack 5:10 7:42
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD SCORING STL Keith Tkachuk assisted by B. Gionta, B. Winchester EV 7:45 STL Cam Janssen assisted by P. Kariya, T. Oshie EV 13:38 STL David Perron assisted by E. Johnson, B. Boyes EV 19:18 THIRD PERIOD SCORING STL Paul Kariya assisted by K. Tkachuk, B. Gionta EV 12:20
Detroit Red Wings - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Jimmy Howard 36 32 89% 4.00	St. Louis Blues - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Chris Mason 32 32 100% 0.00 St. Louis Blues - Key Statistics Brian Gionta - 2 Assists K. Tkachuk - 1 Goal, 1 Assist Paul Kariya - 1 Goal, 1 Assist

Next Game: October 3rd, 2009 vs. St. Louis Blues (1-0)

[Vipers2k9]

Toss Loss to start the season.

[OliDegu2008]

Wings Lose In Shootout To Blues, Andy McDonald Scores Game Tying Goal Off Of The Back Of Howard With Less Than A Minute Left In The 3rd Period As The Blues Take The Game 3-2 In The Shootout.

Jimmy Howard was good stopping 28/30 shots

Game Recap | October 3, 2009 | St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings

1 2 3 SO F St. Louis Blues (1-0) 0 1 1 1 3 Detroit Red Wings (0-1) 0 2 0 0 2 Three Stars Jimmy Howard 28 Saves Andy McDonald 1 Goal, 1 Assist Chris Mason 29 Saves	Head-to-Head Statistics STL DET Shots on Goal 30 31 Hits 26 22 Faceoffs Won-Lost 18-25 25-18 Penalty Minutes 23 6 Power Plays Converted 1/2 1/5 Total Power Plays 2 5 Time on Attack 6:22 9:21
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD SCORING DET Pavel Datsyuk assisted by J. Franzen EV 8:05 STL Brad Boyes assisted by D. Perron, A. McDonald PP 16:02 DET Rostislav Klesla assisted by V. Filppula PP 18:41 THIRD PERIOD SCORING STL Andy McDonald assisted by P. Kariya EV 19:14
St. Louis Blues - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Chris Mason 31 29 94% 1.85 St. Louis Blues - Key Statistics Andy McDonald - 1 Goal, 1 Assist Paul Kariya - 1 Assist Brad Boyes - 1 Goal (PP) David Perron - 1 Assist	Detroit Red Wings - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Jimmy Howard 30 28 93% 1.85 Detroit Red Wings - Key Statistics Pavel Datsyuk - 1 Goal Rostislav Klesla - 1 Goal (PP) Johan Franzen - 1 Assist Valtteri Filppula - 1 Assist

Next Game: October 8th, 2009 vs. Chicago Blackhawks (1-1)

[Vipers2k9]

Bring up Abdulcater from Grand Rapids.

[OliDegu2008]

Wings win in an overtime thriller 2-1. However, the injury bug strikes again, this time stinging Cleary and Bertuzzi.

The Wings showed they have the heart, determination and toughness to compete with the best in the NHL this year.

Game Recap | October 8, 2009 | Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings

1 2 3 OT F Chicago Blackhawks (1-1-0) 0 0 1 0 1 Detroit Red Wings (0-1-1) 0 0 1 1 2 Three Stars Jimmy Howard 31 Saves Valtteri Filppula 1 Goal, 1 Assist Rostislav Klesla 1 Goal (GWG)	Head-to-Head Statistics CHI DET Shots on Goal 32 21 Hits 25 22 Faceoffs Won-Lost 24-25 25-24 Penalty Minutes 36 28 Power Plays Converted 0/3 1/7 Total Power Plays 3 7 Time on Attack 9:32 6:27
Scoring Summary THIRD PERIOD SCORING DET Valtteri Filppula assisted by T. Holmstrom PP 1:10 CHI Jonathan Toews assisted by M. Hossa, P. Sharp EV 19:41 OVERTIME SCORING DET Rostislav Klesla assisted by N. Kronwall, V. Filppula EV 3:16
Chicago Blackhawks - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Cristobal Huet 21 19 93% 1.90 Chicago Blackhawks - Key Statistics Jonathan Toews - 1 Goal Marian Hossa - 1 Assist Patrick Sharp - 1 Assist	Detroit Red Wings - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Jimmy Howard 32 31 97% 0.96 Detroit Red Wings - Key Statistics Valtteri Filppula - 1 Goal, 1 Assist Rostislav Klesla - GWG in OT Niklas Kronwall - 1 Assist Tomas Holmstrom - 1 Assist

Next Game: October 10 vs. Washington Capitals 4-0

[OliDegu2008]

Wingsbury themselves 3-0 in 1st, manage to force OT and win 4-3 on Henrik Zetterberg's GWG!

Henrik Zetterberg scored the GWG in OT as the Wings improve to 2-1-1 on the young season.

Game Recap | October 10, 2009 | Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings

1 2 3 OT F Washington Capitals (4-0-0) 3 0 0 0 3 Detroit Red Wings (1-1-1) 0 0 3 1 4 Three Stars Nicklas Lindstrom 1 Goal, 1 Assist Brian Rafalski 2 Assist Henrik Zetterberg 1 Goal (GWG)	Head-to-Head Statistics WSH DET Shots on Goal 35 29 Hits 30 26 Faceoffs Won-Lost 24/27 27/24 Penalty Minutes 10 14 Power Plays Converted 1/7 1/5 Total Power Plays 7 5 Time on Attack 11:54 6:27
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD SCORING WSH Tomas Fleischmann assisted by M. Knuble, B. Morrison PP 1:32 WSH Eric Belanger assisted by M. Bradley, D. Steckel EV 5:58 WSH Alexander Semin assisted by A. Ovechkin, N. Backstrom EV 9:16 THIRD PERIOD SCORING DET Nicklas Lindstrom assisted by J. Franzen, B. Rafalski PP 4:15 DET Brad May assisted by V. Filppula, N. Kronwall EV 8:06 DET Andreas Lilja EV 11:26 OVERTIME SCORING DET Henrik Zetterberg assisted by N. Lindstrom, B. Rafalski EV 1:53
Washington Capitals - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Michal Neuvirth 29 25 86% 3.91 Washington Capitals - Key Statistics Alexander Semin (LW) 1 Goal Eric Belanger (C) 1 Goal Jeff Schultz (D) & Nicklas Backstrom (C) - 5 Hits	Detroit Red Wings - Goaltending PLAYER NAME SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Jimmy Howard 35 32 91% 2.93 Detroit Red Wings - Key Statistics Brain Rafalski (D) 2 Assists Nicklas Lindstrom (D) 1 Goal, 1 Assist Henrik Zetterberg (LW) GWG Brad May (LW) 1 Goal

Next Game: October 13 @ Buffalo Sabres (2-1-0)

Injury Report:
Daniel Cleary Strained Hamstring / Return Date Oct. 29 (Unplayable)
Jonathan Ericsson (Playable Injury)
Henrik Zetterberg (Playable Injury)

(FYI ---I have decided to do league standings, leaders, ect after 5 games)