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More on Red Wings Offseason Options and Zach Bogosian

by HockeytownOverhaul on 05/24/11 at 08:13 PM ET
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Here’s an article from Dave Waddell of the Windsor Star discussing Red Wings interest in Bogosian and the development of Kindl and Smith:

Brian Rafalski’s retirement gives Red Wings cap flexibility  By Dave Waddell, Postmedia News May 24, 2011 5:02 PM

Ken Holland’s summer is suddenly a whole lot busier.

The Detroit Red Wings announced Tuesday that they’ll hold a news conference Wednesday morning at Joe Louis Arena where it’s expected that defenceman Brian Rafalski will announce his retirement. Rafalski’s departure leaves the Wings with a hole on the team’s blue-line.

Combined with the unrestricted free-agent status of Nick Lidstrom, Jonathan Ericsson and Ruslan Salei, Detroit only has two of their top six defencemen from last season committed to return next season. While Lidstrom will be in Detroit or retired, the uncertainly will remain until he declares his intentions for next season.

“I look at the unrestricted free agent market as two parts,” Holland, the team’s general manager, said of his free agent strategy. “The first week of July is the premier guys at the prime dollars. Then there’s the real nice group of players that sit out there until early August that aren’t getting the money they hoped for, but their good additions to a team.

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Datsyuk Interview from March 23, 2011

by HockeytownOverhaul on 05/24/11 at 07:31 PM ET
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Red Wings’ Pavel Datsyuk answers to SovSport readers’ questions
By: Roman Piontkovsky Updated March 23, 2011 05:38 AM EST 1442 views

Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk is known not only for his smart and skilled game, but also for his incredible sense of humor. Recently the Russian forward met SovSport’s Pavel Lysenkov to answer the readers’ questions.

Sovetsky Sport: Would you like to live in the USA after your career will be over?

Pavel Datsyuk: I don’t know, haven’t decided yet.

SS: Can you call yourself a patriot?

PD: Yes, for 100%. Certainly I will come over to motherland, will live in Russia. But it’s up to what iI will do after my playing career. I hope this moment won’t arrive soon. Man proposes, but God disposes…

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Riots break out in… Russian Hockey?

by HockeytownOverhaul on 12/12/10 at 06:59 PM ET
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Avangard gets mobbed 6 seconds into play.  Avangard and Vityaz squared off last year as well in a teamwide brawl.  Here’s the story from Russia Today via Scott Baker from TheBlaze.com:

Russia Today:

Top KHL squad Avangard managed to finish their home game against league underdogs Vityaz, 3-2, despite a mass brawl. The incident occurred almost immediately after face-off. The Vityaz players went on the offensive after only six seconds of play. Avangard’s management says the brawl was a pre-planned act against their team. They have demanded that Vityaz be excluded from the KHL, and also want a lifetime disqualification for the club’s management. In January 2010, a similar brawl occurred during the clubs’ meeting in the Moscow region. Back then, the game was suspended, while Vityaz were considered to have struck the first blow, but avoided serious sanction from the KHL.

You can watch the video here :http://www.theblaze.com/stories/hockey-fight-russian-teams-throwdown-six-seconds-into-match/

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