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Brian Rafalski. Scott Niedermayer. Scott Stevens. The great Devils teams had an almost-impenetrable line of defense in front of Martin Brodeur. It was also a blueline that could quickly put a team on its heels and turn the attack around. Now, the ...

Nicklas Lidstrom proved to himself he is still one of the NHL's best defenseman last season and that is good news for Detroit fans.

Filling the hole left by Brian Rafalski's retirement announcement Wednesday will be big enough. Now, depending on Nicklas Lidstrom's decision, the Detroit Red Wings are hoping they won't have a chasm to fill. "He's going to let me know before the ...

Brian Rafalski chose quality time with his wife and three kids over making $6 million next season with the Detroit Red Wings.

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski is expected to announce his retirement this week, a source confirmed to ESPN.com.

DETROIT -- Brian Rafalski skipped Wednesday morning's optional skate, his third straight day off the ice, but said he would play in Game 3. "Oh yeah, 100 percent sure, no question," the veteran Red Wings blueliner said this morning. "Just a little...

Daniel Cleary tipped in a goal with 2:02 left in overtime, capping Detroit's rally from a 3-0 deficit as the Red Wings beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 Saturday for just their second win in the past seven games.

Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski (knee) is expected to play Saturday night against the Predators, while forward Pavel Datsyuk (lower-body injury) is day to day.

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate the latest playoff races and wonder if the road is over for the New Jersey Devils: Burnside: Good day, my friend. Three weeks from today, we'll be talking about the last weekend of the NHL's regular season. ...

Victoria Matiash recommends dumping Chris Pronger from rosters rather than holding out for the possibility of a few games out of him at the end of the season.

Brian Rafalski scored his first two goals of the season, and Todd Bertuzzi had the only tally in the shootout as the Detroit Red Wings rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday night.

Loui Eriksson's goal with just over 41 seconds left in overtime gave the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena Sunday evening. The Stars, who are now 20-10-3 on the season, are one point behind the Red Wings in the ...

Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski will be out 3 to 4 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery.

E.J. Hradek ranks the top 10 defensemen in the NHL this season, noting the his No. 1 choice might even be underrated.

Blog | Conversation | September 29, 2010

Red Wings 5, Rangers 3

Justin Abdelkader, a young fan favorite of the octopus-throwing crowd, looks ready for a decent season -- while longtime vet Kris Draper does not. Puck Prospectus and E.J. Hradek discuss the 2010-11 Detroit Red Wings.

Story | Conversation | September 06, 2010