Scooter Chronicles

The “new” NHL has instituted a division/rivalry heavy schedule.

The “home-and-home” series seemed to be a thing of the past. But it has returned to the NHL, and it is wreaking a vengeance on the Wings. They have EIGHT on their schedule. One of those is actually a home-and-home-and-home with the Blackhawks in late October and early November. They even OPEN the season with a home-and-home with St. Louis. To top it off, they have a home-and-home with Nashville in early February, but the game before and the game after is a “pseudo” home-and-home with the Avalanche. Boy, this should be fun.

Red Wings Schedule

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My Dad actually posted before I did here on my site. You can read the ARTICLE on the Detroit Free Press web site.

I am glad that Shanny is staying. As the article states, I had read on other web sites that speculated that he was going to try and work a deal with Toronto or Boston (his and his wife’s hometowns). Sure his stats have dropped a bit since his trade from Hartford. But then again, other then goalies’ goal against averages, whose stats haven’t dropped? He can still be a physical presence, and he can still put the puck in the net. His one-timer from the left side (he’s one of those opposite handed left wings) is one...

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Looky HERE.

And why is it a shame? Because the players didn’t get to fire him!

Good ridance Bob! May you never be associated with the game of hockey again.