ings are still considered by many to be the top team in the Central Division in 2009-10. With Pavel Datsyuk playing some of the smartest hockey in the league, Henrik Zetterberg putting pucks in the net more often than not and Nicklas Lidstrom stonewalling forwards more than his goaltender, the Red Wings will put yet another powerful product on the ice. But in order to retain these all-stars, the Red Wings have had to see their depth take a nosedive.
Pavel Datsyuk
5 August 2009
28 May 2009
hkin celebrated his 50th goal of the season.
Where is this criticism of Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk? Before getting injured in the middle of the Conference Finals, Datsyuk accumulated just 1 goal and 6 assists in 13 games played. Not too shabby for a fourth-line center. Wait a second though, was he not named a Hart Trophy finalist for regular season MVP just a few short weeks ago? Well, why has he not been getting pummeled by the NHL coverage?
Where is this criticism of Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk? Before getting injured in the middle of the Conference Finals, Datsyuk accumulated just 1 goal and 6 assists in 13 games played. Not too shabby for a fourth-line center. Wait a second though, was he not named a Hart Trophy finalist for regular season MVP just a few short weeks ago? Well, why has he not been getting pummeled by the NHL coverage?
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19 May 2009
e scratching their heads going into Game 2. The Hawks did a good job shutting down top-liners Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom in Game 1, but they still saw the likes of Johan Franzen, Henrik Zetterberg and Dan Cleary play big roles in the win. This is the strength of the Detroit Red Wings; production from everyone on the squad. If
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