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Sunrise, Fla. — There’s always talk around the NHL, when it comes to goaltenders, of who are the best or who is playing particularly well. Who, maybe, can steal a game, or carry a team into the playoffs? The Red Wings’ Ville Husso isn’t being mentioned prominently in those conversations. Not yet, anyway. Husso could

Tampa – The homecoming couldn’t have come out better for Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde. Returning to the arena where Lalonde was part of a coaching staff that won Stanley Cups and just missed a third, and matching wits against friends Lightning coach Jon Cooper and assistant Jeff Blashill (who Lalonde replaced with the Wings),

Tampa – The homecoming couldn’t have come out better for Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde. Returning to the arena where Lalonde was part of a coaching staff that won Stanley Cups and just missed a third, and matching wits against friends Lightning coach Jon Cooper and assistant Jeff Blashill (who Lalonde replaced with the Wings),

Tampa, Fla. — Jon Cooper is good friends with Derek Lalonde and Jeff Blashill. Lalonde and now Blashill have been assistant coaches under Cooper, the two-time Stanley Cup-winning Tampa Bay Lightning head coach. When Lalonde replaced Blashill as head coach of the Red Wings, Cooper wasted little time contacting Blashill and gauging Blashill’s interest in

Tampa, Fla. — For Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde, getting to see his family and being able to sleep in his own bed were terrific things to look forward to after Sunday night’s win over Columbus. The next stop was Tampa, where Lalonde had spent the last four years as an assistant coach and where

Tampa, Fla. — It seemed like old times to a certain extent. Jeff Blashill addressing the media, talking about hockey. But then you noticed the Tampa Bay Lightning gear, and Blashill isn’t the head coach in Tampa, he’s an assistant on Jon Cooper’s staff and was essentially filling in for Cooper Monday afternoon. Also, knowing

Columbus — Usually playing a second game in two nights doesn’t prove successful for teams. There’s often travel involved, that much hockey in 48 hours (or less) is tough on the body, and things seem to get compounded when you’re the road team. But bring it on, say the Red Wings. For the third time

Columbus — Ville Husso is getting the start in net Sunday for the Red Wings again. It’s the back end of a back-to-back, on the road, not even a full 24 hours difference, but it’s Husso starting — and Alex Nedeljkovic watching. “It was a tough decision because of the back-to-back, but the combination of

Detroit – What could have been a successful five-game homestand for the Red Wings turned out to be just average. Vegas scored early Saturday, and never lost control, as it defeated the Wings 4-1. That left the Wings (11-7-5) with a 2-2-1 record on this homestand, earning five of a possible 10 points. Not bad,

Detroit — It’s back on the road again for the Red Wings. After finishing a season-long five-game homestand Saturday against Vegas, the Wings are back on the road beginning Sunday in Columbus. And, as it seems is usually the case these days, it’s going to be another pivotal test for a Wings team that wants

Detroit — The Red Wings will be without forward Tyler Bertuzzi for a lengthy period again. Coach Derek Lalonde said Friday that Bertuzzi underwent surgery for an upper-body injury (believed to be Bertuzzi’s hand) and will be out about six weeks. Bertuzzi was hit in the left hand area by a shot in the third

Detroit — The power play hasn’t been nearly the negative issue it’s been for the last several years for the Red Wings. But in Wednesday’s 5-4 shootout loss to Buffalo, the inability to convert with the man-advantage at various junctures likely cost the Red Wings an opportunity for a victory. No more frustrating instance was

Detroit — A frustrating, injury-plagued season officially continued Thursday for Tyler Bertuzzi. The Red Wings’ forward was placed on injured reserve Thursday after getting hit on the left hand during Wednesday’s 5-4 shootout loss to Buffalo. The Wings didn’t practice Thursday, so there was no update on how long Bertuzzi will be out, or what

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings at the one-quarter mark of the season and former Hockey Night in Canada executive director John Shannon is the podcast guest. Kulfan also comments on Steve Yzerman’s interview in the first intermission of the TNT broadcast on Wednesday. The Red Wings’ GM explained the increase in