Stars-Red Wings Preview

Stars-Red Wings Preview

Your rants: Leafs fans want intelligent moves

...you pointed out, they lost some sizable production in Marian Hossa, Jiri Hudler, Mikael Samuelsson and Tomas Kopecky, but remain strong thanks to their excellent core. But believe me, even Ken Holland and Mike...

Weak finish

...it's starting to jell with Andrew Ebbett as their center. He lasted four shifts before Tomas Kopecky took over there. Quenneville juggled the lines more later on, and as he put it after...

...first period at the United Center. (R)Nov 11, 2009; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Blackhawk center Tomas Kopecky (82) brings the puck up against the Colorado Avalanche during the second period at the United...

Superstitious? So are the Hawks

Most people know that professional athletes are creatures of habit, ritual and, yes, even superstition. Hockey players are especially notorious for k...

Kings got energized Hawks

...to have some combinations he can stick with, including Dustin Byfuglien on the point with Toews, Tomas Kopecky and Troy Brouwer down low near the goaltender. That last guy is starting to come into...

Getting their head into the game

...s decision on the power play to move Dustin Byfuglien back to the point and put Tomas Kopecky into Byfuglien's old role in the slot paid off with Buff's team leading sixth...

Hawks' Toews, Eager out vs. Coyotes

Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is out for Thursday's game against Phoenix.

Family fun with the Hawks

...in it. Dustin Byfuglien was taken out of the slot and put back on the point. Tomas Kopecky seems to be the main guy in the middle now. It has already paid dividends as...

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 30: Tomas Kopecky #82 of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrates in front of an upset Carey Price #31 of the...

Patience, not panic, is Detroit's mantra

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.

Seabrook to play; Toews out

Hawks' Brent Seabrook to play Thursday vs. Nashville, but Jonathan Toews remains sidelined.

Kane's late goal guarantees Wild 0-8 road start

Patrick Kane scored a spectacular third-period goal just 3:25 after Minnesota had made it a one-goal game and the Blackhawks went on to win 3-1.

No change

...with Kris Versteeg and Andrew Ladd. John Madden with Dustin Byfuglien and Kane. Colin Fraser with Tomas Kopecky and Rockford call-up

Ducks' Ebbett joins Hawks

...excited." A true center, Ebbett played the left wing on the line with Colin Fraser and Tomas Kopecky at practice. "Watching him at practice today, he can help us in a lot of ways...