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Ronco1a's Profile PicRonco1a is an avid fan of the Maple Leafs and it certainly shows in his opinionated blog posts. He's been active in posting to the Hockey.com forums and has linked up with a network of friends, as well.
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Chris Osgood
Chris Osgood
  • Age: 35
  • Team: Detroit Red Wings
  • Born: Alberta, Canada
By only allowing a pair of goals in the first two games against Dallas last week, Osgood has helped Detroit to continue their dominance in the 2008 playoffs. Mr. Reliable has yet to lose a game in this current post-season and sports a save percentage in t
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Fabian Brunnstrom signs two-year deal with Dallas Stars

Posted: 155 days 16 hours 35 minutes ago.
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DALLAS - Swedish free agent Fabian Brunnstrom signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on Friday after being wooed by a handful of NHL teams.

"All of the other teams and clubs, like Montreal and Detroit, were good but I just felt that Dallas was a little bit better for me," Brunnstrom said. "I really enjoyed the town and the people around the Dallas organization. I got a chance to visit the practice facility and the American Airlines Center and I thought everything was great."

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Red Wings' proficiency on faceoffs a cause of concern for Stars

Posted: 155 days 21 hours 28 minutes ago.
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DETROIT - Watching the Detroit Red Wings play, it seems as if they've always got the puck.

That was the case Thursday night when they defeated the Dallas Stars 4-1 in the NHL's Western Conference final, and it all started with faceoffs. The Wings won 35 of 56 draws, a success rate of 63 per cent. They were even sharper on power plays in winning 11 of 15 or 73 per cent, which helped them fire in three goals with Stars in the penalty box.

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Morrow says Stars played on "tilted ice" against Red Wings

Posted: 156 days 12 hours 52 minutes ago.
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DETROIT - Brenden Morrow says he felt the Joe Louis Arena ice tilt Thursday night.

After playing the Detroit Red Wings even for six or seven minutes, the Dallas Stars were overwhelmed and dropped the opener of the NHL's Western Conference final 4-1 Thursday night. "They got a couple of power plays, we got behind," said the Stars captain. "I think we had a good two or three shifts to start the game, but then the ice got tilted the other way."

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Detroit Red Wings center Valtteri Filppula (51), of Finland, is defended by Dallas Stars defenseman Mattias Norstrom (4), of Sweden, during the first period of Game 1 of the Western Conference hockey finals in Detroit, Thursday, May 8, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jerry Mendoza

Wings dominate Dallas 4-1 in NHL Western final opener

Posted: 156 days 13 hours 40 minutes ago.
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DETROIT - The memory of their demise in the NHL's Western Conference final a year ago continues to spur the Detroit Red Wings on to greater things this spring.

"We've got a group that wants to win bad and we're determined," says coach Mike Babcock. "We've been here before and never got the job done.

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Wings won all three previous playoffs against Stars

Posted: 156 days 18 hours 50 minutes ago.
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DETROIT - Detroit and Dallas, opponents in the NHL's Western Conference final, have met only three times previously in the playoffs, and the Red Wings won every time.

Most recently, in 1998, Dallas lost the conference final in six games. Mike Modano, Sergei Zubov and Jere Lehtinen remain from that team. Tomas Holmstrom, Nick Lidstrom, Darren McCarty, Kirk Maltby, Kris Draper and Chris Osgood are still with the Red Wings, who went on to win their second championship in a row in '98.

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