Hockeytown blues
E.J. Hradek, ESPN The MagazineE.J. Hradek discusses why this year may be different in Detroit
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009
That's cold: Players get revenge on old teams
E.J. HradekThe weekend brings a lot of games and a lot of stories -- good and bad. With that in mind, I'll be offering my "Monday 10" at the beginning of each wo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009
Hradek's instant analysis: Pens get big nights from Fleury, Staal line
E.J. Hradek...just as well Friday night at The Joe. • At the other end, Detroit netminder Chris Osgood was just as good. He kept his team in the game through the first two periods...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009Hradek's instant analysis: Datsyuk, Wings' special teams bounce back in Game 5
E.J. Hradek...unit. At the 7:16 mark, Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall was nailed for tripping Pittsburgh left winger Chris Kunitz. The Penguins couldn't have asked for a better chance at an early lead. Instead, the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009Hradek's instant analysis: Staal strong; Wings don't pursue Zetterberg-Crosby matchup
E.J. Hradek...around him, shifting from backhand to forehand, before firing a point-blank shot past Wings goalie Chris Osgood to tie the score at 2 and ignite the crowd. To make the marker even more...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009Hradek's instant analysis: Line changes, Malkin-Crosby combo and refs' missed call
E.J. Hradek...for 1:23 before defenseman Sergei Gonchar ripped a blast over the glove of a screened Chris Osgood. The goal proved to be the difference in Game 3. The Pittsburgh power play really came...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2009Hradek's instant analysis: Lineup changes, slow start haunt Penguins
E.J. Hradek...any chance at getting back into this series. • At the other end, Detroit stopper Chris Osgood continued to make timely saves for his team. On this night, he also got a lot...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 31, 2009Postgame report: Keep an eye on the Crosby-Zetterberg duel
E.J. Hradek...the period, Pens forward Ruslan Fedotenko tied the game by slipping an Evgeni Malkin rebound past Chris Osgood. On the play, Malkin rifled a slap shot right into Osgood, who seemed to have the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009Five Things We Learned: Turnovers, timely saves in Game 1 of West finals
E.J. Hradek...rink to the other, firing a high wrist shot off the cross bar behind Detroit goalie Chris Osgood. Usually, the Wings don't allow that much time and space. On subsequent shifts, the Hawks...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2009Five Things We Learned: Ducks go down fighting, Chara does not
E.J. Hradek...his contract, which accounts for $6 million against the cap. At the other end, Wings goalie Chris Osgood gave his team enough big saves to win. He made a particularly timely stop on a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 15, 2009Five Things: Wings need more out of Datsyuk; B's-Canes gives us great goalie duel
E.J. Hradek...Ryan Getzlaf, LW Bobby Ryan and RW Corey Perry) and placed all-world defensemen Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger behind them on the blue line. That's one heck of a formidable five-man unit...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 13, 2009Five Things We Learned: Wings' top trio not getting job done vs. Ducks
E.J. Hradek...far blue line. Selanne did the rest, outracing Chris Chelios to the net and beating goalie Chris Osgood with a backhand. If Carter hadn't hit that pass just right, though, the goal probably...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 06, 2009Five Things: No beef for Brodeur; Osgood stellar again
E.J. HradekOK, I know we've seen a lot of really good hockey games during the past seven days, but I think Tuesday night was pretty special. Here are five things...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 22, 2009Five Things We Learned: No more doubts for Osgood and Hiller
E.J. Hradek...stood out: 1. After a disappointing regular season, which left everyone doubting him (again), Wings goalie Chris Osgood came up with a big performance in the defending champs' 4-1 win over the upstart...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 17, 2009Ranking this season's playoff goalies
E.J. Hradek, ESPN The MagazineWhich goalies give confidence and which make you cringe? E.J. Hradek ranks this season's playoff netminders.
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