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The Weekly Mo: Home cooking at the Joe
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No CommentsIn The Weekly Mo I’ll look at what’s going on in Motown and Detroit sports every Sunday. The big stories, the overlooked stories, the controversy, the absurd. - – -... -
Fondly Recalling the Red Wings’ Stu “The Grim Reaper” Grimson
Posted on August 14, 2011 | No CommentsYes, I know it’s August and that the heat is causing squirrels all across Metro Detroit to spontaneously explode into flames. But as any Detroit Red Wings fan will tell... -
Osgood Retires with Hall of Fame Credentials
Posted on July 21, 2011 | No CommentsWhen he was playing in a New York Islanders sweater he looked like an ex-girlfriend with another love. While he was still the same goaltender with the converted, old-fashioned helmet,... -
The Big Hurt: The Red Wings Lose the 2011 Stanley Cup
Posted on May 15, 2011 | No CommentsI wrote a piece on this site a little over a week ago … in which I said that “If you’re a Red Wings fan, and by that I mean... -
Detroit Red Wings Pandemonium: And Now Down to One
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsQuick & Random Observations About the Most Dynamic, Dramatic, and Memorable Round of Hockey in Detroit Since the Spring of 1997: — Hank Zetterberg: The joy on his face at... -
Living To Play Once More: Our Red Wings Rise Again
Posted on May 9, 2011 | No CommentsMoments To Savor: If you’re a Red Wings fan, and by that I mean a REAL fan … if you’re one of us who practically lives and dies with the... -
Red Wings Out-of-Sync in Game 1 Versus Sharks
Posted on May 1, 2011 | No CommentsThe best team won Friday night when the San Jose Sharks defeated the Red Wings, 2-1, on Benn Ferriero’s overtime goal in the first round of the Western Conference semi-finals.... -
Holmstrom, Swedish Imports Lead Red Wings in Playoffs
Posted on April 22, 2011 | No CommentsWhile admiring Tomas Holmstrom of the Red Wings earlier this week, my mind reeled backward to Thommie Bergman, also a Wing from Sweden but from a much different era. Holmstrom... -
Detroit Red Wings Playoff Notes & Antidotes
Posted on April 19, 2011 | No Comments—The challenge thrown at the Red Wings thus far by Phoenix seems to have shown that Detroit’s secret weapon — “Helmdelkader” — is proving the right antidote to the slash... -
NHL Playoff Time: Stirring the Red Wings Drink
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No CommentsI’ll give you five guys to watch as indicators of success if a strong Red Wings team is to progress through a strongest-ever contingent of contenders in their Western Conference...




















