Mr. Hockey: Cut Sid slack for handshake gaffe

Hockey legend Gordie Howe doesn't believe Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby intentionally failed to shake hands with some Detroit players after Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final.

Insider: Red Wings offseason fixes

With the start of the offseason, Puck Prospectus and E.J. Hradek team up to examine each team's statistical shortcomings and how best to address them via trades, free agency and the draft.

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LeBrun: Detroit on losing end, but its future is not bleak

There are many parallels between these Cup finals and the Islanders and Oilers in 1983-84, but this being the end of Detroit's greatness isn't one of them.

Red Wings pregame report: Win or lose, Detroit has escaped Stanley Cup hangover

...kid, whether it's playing on a pond or in your driveway," said Wings veteran forward Kirk Maltby. "The one thing I could definitely guarantee then is that I always won. It's going...

LeBrun: Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals new territory for Detroit Red Wings

The Wings have the experience, they are still the defending champs, they are still the NHL's modern-day dynasty, but they have no more Game 7 experience in the Cup finals than the Pens.

Penguins-Red Wings Preview

Penguins-Red Wings Preview

Red Wings-Penguins Preview

Red Wings-Penguins Preview

Second-period report: Penguins collapse as Wings put on clinic

...slash on the back of Zetterberg's leg that also drew a penalty. Yes, we know Kirk Maltby gave Crosby a similar whack in Game 4, but that's Maltby's modus operandi, not...

LeBrun: Datsyuk shows just how much he means to Wings in return

Pavel Datsyuk returned to the Wings' lineup Saturday night, and boy did the Hart Trophy nominee make quite the statement.

DETROIT - JUNE 06: Kirk Maltby #18, Jiri Hudler #26, Pavel Datsyuk #13, and Chris Osgood #30 of the Detroit Red Wings...

Buccigross: Who's making their mark in this year's Stanley Cup finals

Are the Wings and Penguins living up to their billing in the Cup finals? Bucci breaks it down, player by player.

LeBrun: Red Wings can pick 'em, but they also can develop 'em

Yes, yes, we've examined how Detroit has built its teams through savvy draft selections. But just as important is how the Wings are developing that talent.

Game 2 preview: Crosby a headhunter? Wings' Babcock thinks so

...tonight, I'm sure." Crosby also had to answer for his postgame brush with Wings veteran Kirk Maltby. It's a stretch even to call it a slash, but you clearly can see the...

Five things to watch for in Game 2: Faceoffs, how Fleury and Sid respond

...to recuperate from Game 1. 2. The Wings' fourth line of Justin Abdelkader, Ville Leino and Kirk Maltby. The reality is, Detroit coach Mike Babcock only played Abdelkader 5:10 in Game 1 for...

Burnside: Crosby needs to be Pens' catalyst, but what more can he do?

History suggests that if Pittsburgh is to mount a comeback in the Cup finals, Sidney Crosby will be a catalyst. The problem is we're not sure what more he can do.