36 Results for johan franzen

Williams out with fractured right fibula

Scott Burnside

The injury woes just keep mounting for the Detroit Red Wings. Already without Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula, the Wings lost forward Jason Williams during Saturday's 5-1 loss to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009

Patience, not panic, is Detroit's mantra

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Detroit's slow start has led some critics to ask whether this is the beginning of a Red Wings decline. But the team is banking on its methodology of patience before panic to save the day again.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009

Big stage, big boost for Blues

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

You can't draw too many conclusions from Game 1 of the season, but St. Louis' win over Detroit on Friday is just the boost this young team needs.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Sources: Hossa, Pronger deals probed

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

The NHL is investigating Marian Hossa's 12-year, $62.8 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009

A playoff pattern? Not in these finals

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

A playoff series will often follow some sort of pattern, but not these Cup finals. It has made the series both compelling and maddeningly difficult to predict. Here's a review.

Story | Conversation | June 11, 2009

We resist to say 'series over' ... for now

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

The Wings' 5-0 victory over the Penguins in Game 5 was a public humiliation, but we resist the overwhelming temptation to mark this series as over. For a moment.

Story | Conversation | June 06, 2009

The little things escape Pens in Game 1

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

The Penguins were good in Saturday's Cup finals opener, but it was the small details that beat them in Detroit.

Story | Conversation | May 30, 2009

Second-period report: Pens play solid frame before Fleury's out-of-position play

Scott Burnside

...didn't work as the Wings kept control of the puck off the ensuring draw and Johan Franzen scored off a scramble at the side of the net with 57.4 seconds left to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009

Cup finals preview: Wings vs. Pens

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

The Red Wings have survived, advancing to the Cup finals despite a banged-up lineup. But now, they face an offensive juggernaut unlike anything they've seen this postseason.

Story | Conversation | May 27, 2009

Sid, Geno deliver 1-2 punch to Canes

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

It's now not a question of if the Pens will advance to their second straight Cup finals, it's when. And when they do, they'll be carried by the best 1-2 punch we've seen in a generation.

Story | Conversation | May 23, 2009

Second-round preview: Wings vs. Ducks

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

The Ducks display a bunch of weapons against most teams in the NHL. But playing against the Red Wings is a whole different story.

Story | Conversation | April 29, 2009

Zetterberg latest to take hometown cut

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

The Henrik Zetterberg deal proves once again how players will make sacrifices, including financial ones, to stay within the Detroit Red Wings organization.

Story | Conversation | January 28, 2009

Lidstrom, Datsyuk to sit one game

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

The NHL will force erstwhile all-stars Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom to miss the Red Wings' first game after the All-Star break for failing to attend this weekend's festivities.

Story | Conversation | January 23, 2009

The Daily 5: Best player bargains

Scott Burnside

...points on 12 goals and 12 assists for the Wings. Hudler even edges out "the Mule," Johan Franzen (11 goals, same salary), as the biggest bargain in the Red Wings' lineup. 4. Kyle Quincey...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2008

Grading Day 2 of free agency

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Scott Burnside breaks down Day 2 of the free-agency period, including the signings of Marian Hossa and Sean Avery and the no-go move from Mats Sundin.

Story | Conversation | July 02, 2008