Barry Melrose reacts to the Red Wings locking up Jimmy Howard with a 6-year deal, signaling the future youth movement in Detroit.
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Detroit
That was the song that welcomed the St. Louis Blues back to the ice to warm-up in front of a packed Scottrade Center for their first game of the 2012-2013 season. While there was a lot of talk of fans not rushing back to the NHL after a 100 plus day lockout, forgiveness runs quick in St. Louis, and fans gathered to welcome the St. Louis Blues back into action.
After being swept by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to finish their 2011-2012 season, the Blues were eager to get back on the ice and prove they are once again contenders for the Cup. And that they did in a 6-0 win against the Detroit Red Wings.
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Last season, the NHL didn’t fail to disappoint. It produced several games that won’t make this list- and will be very New York Rangers heavy- but Gary Bettman and NBC were incredibly happy with the NHL’s quality of games last year and generated excitement that carried into the post-season. Hopefully, Bettman isn’t stupid enough to lockout the NHLPA because then we won’t see great games like these.
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What an exciting year it was for the NHL back in the 2011-12 campaign.
We saw teams known for being dominate powerhouses fall to younger less experienced teams. The Los Angeles Kings are a perfect example of this as they ended up going on an epic run to take home their first Stanley Cup Championship.
Major changes have also occurred in Hockey Town a.k.a Detroit, Michigan. Hopefully these changes won’t have too much of an adverse effect on the Red Wings, however all in all I believe that Detroit still has the core to really take them places in the National Hockey League.
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We’re now just two days away from the free-agent frenzy that will take place on July 1, and forward Zach Parise is still the guy at the top of every team’s wishlist. However, while plenty of teams would love to have the current New Jersey Devils captain as part of their offensive arsenal, it would appear that there are only a few strong contenders in the Parise sweepstakes.
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When Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nick Lidstrom announced his retirement from the game of hockey Thursday during a press conference at Joe Louis Arena, the same thought probably ran through the minds of hockey fans across the continent: “No. 5 for red and white won’t be on the ice next season?”
It’s hard to fathom, and there’s no question that the Red Wings just won’t look quite right next season without their captain leading them onto the ice.
“Retiring today allows me to walk away from the game with pride, rather than have the game walk away from me,” Lidstrom said.
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The St. Louis Blues find themselves one game away from their summer vacation.
Trailing the Los Angeles Kings 2-0 entering game four of a Western Conference semi-final, the Blues needed to win last Thursday night to get back in the series. Unfortunately, they could not pull it off. Although they started with more speed and aggression than in game two, they couldn’t stop the Kings’ offense, which has been on fire as of late. The Kings had goals by Dwight King and Drew Doughty along with a Gordie Howe hat trick (a goal, an assist, and a fight) by Mike Richards. Jonathan Quick also had a solid game in net for the Kings. However, he received a lot of help from his defense. Quick did a great job of stopping the initial shot, but he left a number of rebounds. The Kings’ defense was strong and did a great job of boxing out the Blues forwards so they couldn’t put in the rebound.
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For the better part of the last two decades, the road to the Stanley Cup often when through Hockeytown. However, in 2012, the Detroit Red Wings will remembered as the first team to officially be eliminated from postseason play.
Once again on the strength of solid play from goaltending sensation Pekka Rinne, the Wings were held to just one goal for the second straight game. David Legwand, coincidentally, a Detroit native and a member of the Predators‘ organization for each of its 13 seasons, scored the game-winner 13 seconds into the third period to seal the deal for the Preds and eliminate with the Wings in Game 5 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series with a 2-1 victory.
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Hockeytown is still bitter over the Shea Weber incident and even more so now that he’s scored the first power play goal of the series for the Nashville Predators. I don’t necessarily want to go as far as to say that this is a must win for the Red Wings tonight, but if they’re wanting to at least see a game 6 in Detroit then it certainly is indeed.
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Detroit Red Wings fans, look away.
For the few that missed it last night, Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber rammed Detroit forward Henrik Zetterberg’s head right into the glass in the waning moments of Game 1 of the teams’ Western Conference quarterfinal.
Fortunately for the Wings, Zetterberg is OK and did not suffer an injury on the play.
“This was a reckless and reactionary play on which Weber threw a glancing punch and then shoved Zetterberg’s head into the glass,” NHL Disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan said in a statement. “As is customary whenever supplemental discipline is being considered, we contacted Detroit following the game and were informed that Zetterberg did not suffer an apparent injury and should be in the lineup for Game 2.”
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