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Afternoon Line
by Paul on 06/06/08 at 02:42 PM ET
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This is a great atmosphere here in Detroit, much better than a parking lot.
-Brian Rafalski during the Stanley Cup Parade today.
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Tuesday with Osgood, Draper, Rafalski & Lidstrom
by Alanah McGinley on 06/03/08 at 06:11 PM ET
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Q. Chris, could you talk about the mood of the team, maybe compare it as it is right now as to maybe immediately following the end of last night’s game?
CHRIS OSGOOD: We were all right after the game. We played hard. It was another great game. We just fell in the wrong end. That’s the way we looked at it. It was an end to end game. We had plenty of chances. It just didn’t happen. Sometimes it’s a game of bounces. It didn’t go our way, but we managed to fight back.
It didn’t happen. We have another opportunity tomorrow night, and that’s what we’re looking forward to.
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Rafalski Enjoys Playing In Detroit
by Paul on 05/08/08 at 06:58 AM ET
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from the Star-Ledger,
There haven’t been many missteps this season for Rafalski or the Red Wings. The 34-year-old Dearborn, Mich., native has a chance to win his third Stanley Cup (he won in 2000 and ‘03 with the Devils).
“It would be crazy around here,” he said. “Personally, it would be special winning it in front of family and friends after growing up watching the Red Wings and then being part of the organization.
“Not many people were picking us to win. Everyone picked Anaheim, San Jose or the Rangers. The critics said we weren’t built for the playoffs and we didn’t have the goaltending. There was some added pressure because of the history of this team going out early in the playoffs.”
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Rafalski Activated
by Paul on 03/04/08 at 06:41 PM ET
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The Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday activated defenseman Brian Rafalski from injured reserve.
Rafalski, has missed the last eight games with a groin strain
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Rafalski Out With Groin Injury
by Paul on 02/14/08 at 01:19 PM ET
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via the Detroit Free Press,
Quick update from practice: Wings coach Mike Babcock said defenseman Brian Rafalski would miss Friday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a groin injury.
Babcock said he thought Kyle Quincey would be called up to replace Rafalski in the lineup.
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Rafalski Enjoying Offensive Freedom
by Paul on 09/26/07 at 07:16 AM ET
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from the Windsor Star,
Though he hasn’t been the point producer Schneider has been in his career, Rafalski has been a steady 50-point man on a New Jersey team that wasn’t noted as an offensive juggernaut.
“It’s a big difference,” Rafalski said. “You have more freedom to jump up, join the plays. I like it.
“It’s like going back to how I played in Europe. It’s going to take me a while to get back in that mode.”
more on the Wings…
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