Behind the Jersey Details

Game 4 Live Blog: Wings/Stars
2008-05-15 01:08:07
Be sure to come back in less than an hour for a Game #4 BTJ live blog. The puck drops at 8pm. Go Wings! ...

Jacques Demers on the Wings
2008-05-14 19:03:31
Joe here. In yesterday’s USA Today, former Wings coach Jacques Demers paid high praise to the Wings performance when it comes to balancing European and North American players: Look at the Detroit Red Wings’ roster and you see names like Lilja, Franzen, Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Lidstrom, Samuelsson, Filppula, Holmstrom and Kindl. In fact, almost half of the [...] ...

Penguins defeat Flyers, 4-1
2008-05-14 05:23:12
Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-1, to go up 3-0 in the series. In an interesting turn of events, both conference finals are currently 3-0. While it doesn’t make for the most entertaining conference finals, I love it. I was recently hired as a paid intern for a top PR firm in [...] ...

The Lions And Red Wings Have Something In Common
2008-05-13 23:24:27
Joe here. There was much comment about 9 months ago when the Red Wings announced that season tickets were available as they had exhausted their wait list. There was much hand wringing, and one thing that came up was that there was only one Detroit team (at that time) that still had a waiting list: the [...] ...

Game 3 Live Blog: Wings/Stars
2008-05-12 20:57:14
Joe here. A heads up that I’ll be liveblogging Game 3 tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. ET. I’d like to be able to tell you about some dramatic sales point of this game, but it simply comes down to this: Do the Stars want to actually play one of these games, or are they simply [...] ...

Wings sign Finnish winger Ville Leino
2008-05-12 07:17:33
With all of the attention on the Wings trying to sign Swedish player Fabian Brunnstrom, the Wings signing of Finnish star Ville Leino appears to have gone relatively unnoticed. Leino had 77 points in 55 games (28G, 49A) in his last season in the Finnish Elite League. He finished with a +34, second in the [...] ...

Osgood, Ribeiro, and Ott handed fines but no suspensions
2008-05-12 04:52:05
You have probably already heard by now abut the Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood and Stars center Mike Ribeiro altercation at the conclusion of last night’s 2-1 victory. If not, you can see what happened in the clip below. The league has handed out fines to Osgood, Ribeiro, and Stars Steve Ott, but no suspensions. It [...] ...

Game #2: Wings 2, Stars 1
2008-05-11 07:15:00
Photos taken by my dad during Game #2, which ended in a 2-1 victory for Detroit. Tonight’s win marked their eighth consecutive playoff win (with Chris Osgood in net for all 8). This ties a franchise record for most consecutive playoff wins. I believe the last one was in 1952. Yes Chelios, that was a penalty. The [...] ...

Game 2 Live Blog: Wings/Stars
2008-05-10 16:13:20
Joe here. I’ll be here tonight at 7:00 for Game 2 of the Wings/Stars series. Tonight’s blog will actually be live, instead of that “delayed by two hours because Joe had dinner plans” thing from Thursday night. Hope to see you then! ...

5/10 Quick Links - Kronwall Edition
2008-05-10 14:16:41
Due to the number of recent Niklas Kronwall articles and the fact that he is the BTJ favorite, here are some quick links to these articles. Be sure to come back to BTJ later today as Joe will be live blogging Game #2, which starts at 7pm! Kronwall of pain - A Bob Wojnowski column [Detroit [...] ...

Game #1: Wings 4, Stars 1
2008-05-09 07:19:15
In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Dallas Stars, 4-1. For a more thorough look at the game, be sure to read Joe’s liveblog here. Below are some photos taken by my dad at the game. You can view the rest at Flickr. Chris Osgood makes a save. Captain Nicklas [...] ...

Game 1 (Sorta) Live Blog: Wings/Stars
2008-05-08 21:28:00
Joe here. Unfortunately, the NHL did not consult with me about deciding to have Game 1 on a day when I made previous plans. Add to that the fact that the game is on Versus (which I don’t have at my house), and it looked like I was going to be in trouble. But fear [...] ...

Conference Final TV Listings
2008-05-08 21:27:35
Joe again with a heads up on where to catch the games on TV. For the rest of the playoffs, all of the cable games will be exclusively on Versus. Ken Daniels and Mickey Redmond get to enjoy the games as fans from here on out. If you’re hoping to get an reprieve via CBC, you’re half-in-luck: [...] ...

Wall Street Journal: The Return Of A Great Game
2008-05-08 21:13:00
Joe here. The NHL has an unbelievably good article in today’s Wall Street Journal online. Entitled “The Return Of A Great Game,” it leads with a stunning piece of news: Don Cherry is going to file reports for ESPN during the Conference Finals and the Stanley Cup Finals. If you recall, last year Cherry went [...] ...

NHL says Al can twirl octopi once again
2008-05-08 05:57:27
Zamboni driver Al Sobotka can finally twirl octopi thrown onto the ice after the NHL changed its rule regarding the twirling of objects thrown onto the ice. Sobotka still cannot pick up the octopus on the ice during the game, but a linesman can now hand off the octopus to Al. He can then twirl [...] ...

Round #3 Predictions
2008-05-08 05:34:41
After going 12/15 last postseason, I struggled in the first round at only 4/8. Yikes. I improved with my predictions in the second round going 3/4. With that warning, here are my predictions for the conference finals. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers In the battle of Pennsylvania, I see this series going to six games and while [...] ...

Burnside makes his Conn Smythe picks
2008-05-07 14:36:39
Scott Burnside @ ESPN.com picked his top three Conn Smythe candidates from each of the four remaining NHL teams. Chris Osgood, Johan Franzen, and BTJ favorite Niklas Kronwall made the list for Detroit. • Hard to look further than “The Mule,” Johan Franzen. The unheralded Swedish goal-scoring monster leads all postseason scorers with 11 goals and [...] ...

5/06 Quick Links
2008-05-07 05:40:56
Until I post my conference finals predictions sometime Wednesday evening, here are some quick links: Valtteri Filppula did not practice today with the team due to a knee injury suffered during the last round. Bruce MacLeod is reporting that Mike Babcock believes Filppula will play in Thursday’s game, but if Filppula can’t practice with the team [...] ...

Wings to play Dallas after 4OT thriller
2008-05-05 15:02:49
After the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks went into a fourth overtime last night (actually around 2:15 this morning), Stars captain Brendan Morrow scored the series winning goal 9:03 into that period to win the game, 2-1. As a result, the Detroit Red Wings will face off against the Stars in the Western [...] ...

Game #1: Pistons 91, Magic 79
2008-05-04 17:01:19
Last night, the Detroit Pistons took it to the Orlando Magic in the second half resulting in a 91-79 victory in front of a loud home crowd. It was a very enjoyable game to be in attendance at, particularly since my seats were in row nine! When it was clear that the Pistons had the game [...] ...

Game #1: Pistons vs. Magic
2008-05-03 17:18:38
Later tonight, I will be enjoying my first Detroit Pistons’ playoff game and only my second Pistons’ game this season. Last year, I went to about 10 Wings’ games, 7 Tigers’ games, and 4 Pistons’ games. Due to work, I’ve been to one Tigers’ game and one Pistons’ game so I’m really looking forward to [...] ...

A few humorous notes…
2008-05-02 14:49:26
Despite the big win last night and the joy all of us Detroit fans are currently feeling, I still couldn’t pass up these few humorous notes. And before I get to those, here’s an interesting thought. The Avs scored 9 goals in four games. Johan Franzen scored 9 goals in four games. Ride the Mule [...] ...

Dominance of Detroit sports last night
2008-05-02 13:22:16
Last night was a great one for Detroit sports fans. 1) The Lions weren’t playing. 2) The Detroit Pistons finished off the Philadelphia 76ers, 100-77, and thus winning their first round series before the Wings game even started. 3) During the Wings first period, the Tigers finished up their game against the Yankees. They won 8-4 giving them [...] ...

Game 4 Live Blog: Wings/Avs
2008-05-02 03:15:08
Joe here. Join me at 10:00 ET for my live blog for Game 4. Brooms are optional. Follow along with what will hopefully be a dead silent Pepsi Center after the jump. ...

Paige laments Swede-ness of Detroit
2008-05-01 04:24:16
I can’t say I usually enjoy reading the Denver columnists because, well, they’re biased towards the Colorado team (and have you read Lincicome’s column?). Anyways, I went to read Woody Paige’s column in the Denver Post today and I can’t say it’s the best written column (because it’s definitely not), but it certainly was entertaining. [...] ...

Game #3 Roundup
2008-05-01 03:37:53
Here’s what people have been saying after Detroit’s 4-3 victory over Colorado last night… Helene St. James @ Detroit Free Press: After seeing him rack up five goals already in the series, the Avs spent a good deal of time talking about Johan Franzen after the morning skate, with Jordan Leopold pointing out Franzen needed to be [...] ...

Game #3 Liveblog: Wings/Avs
2008-04-29 23:41:53
Come back later tonight at 10pm (EST) for a BTJ live blog! Joe is out of town and I’m not working so I’ll be doing the honors tonight. Peter Forsberg and Scott Hanan are “probable” for Colorado tonight while Ryan Smyth is out after he suffered a foot injury blocking a shot in Game #2. [...] ...

Game #2: Wings 5, Avs 1
2008-04-28 05:19:58
Game #2 of the Wings-Avs series had a little bit of everything for Wings fans as you can see with the photographs taken by my dad below. Plenty of scoring. A Darren McCarty fight. Franzen scores three goals. Fans celebrate by throwing their hats onto the ice. Laughing at the linesman for picking up an octopus with a glove on. Solid [...] ...

Fortune: You Did Not Watch That Wings Game On NBC
2008-04-28 04:39:58
Joe here. Imagine, if you will, working in the NHL Public Relations office when you get a call from Forbes magazine. They want to do an article on Gary Bettman, road warrior. (Stop laughing.) Thrilled with the idea, you set up the interview. They come out to take a picture of Bettman at the offices, everything sounds [...] ...

All attention on the Mule, Johan Franzen
2008-04-27 18:30:59
With Detroit’s first hat trick since Darren McCarty’s on May 18, 2002, Johan Franzen has deservingly garnered the attention from media everywhere. BTJ favorite Niklas Kronwall isn’t afraid to spill the beans about his roommate on the road. “He had me over for dinner this one time and it didn’t work out that good,” Kronwall said. [...] ...

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