Monday 10: Of Christmas ... and Devils
E.J. HradekBefore I dive into the holiday edition of the Monday 10, I have to take a short musical detour. I highly recommend that you check out the video for th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 21, 2009
Yzerman zeroing in on final roster
E.J. HradekThese days, Detroit Red Wings legend-turned-executive Steve Yzerman is a pretty busy guy. Inducted into the Hall of Fame on Nov. 9, Yzerman has been o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009
Hradek's instant analysis: Pens get big nights from Fleury, Staal line
E.J. HradekPITTSBURGH -- Here are some quick notes from the Penguins' 2-1 Game 6 victory over the Red Wings at Mellon Arena on Tuesday night: • First...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009Hradek's instant analysis: Datsyuk, Wings' special teams bounce back in Game 5
E.J. HradekDETROIT -- Here are some quick notes from the Red Wings' 5-0 Game 5 victory over the Penguins at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday night: • Afte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009Hradek's instant analysis: Staal strong; Wings don't pursue Zetterberg-Crosby matchup
E.J. HradekPITTSBURGH -- Here are some quick notes from the Penguins' 4-2 victory over the Red Wings at Mellon Arena on Tuesday night: • Pittsburgh c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009Five Things We Learned: Campbell's on-ice choices continue to hurt Hawks
E.J. Hradek...and Martin Havlat) rotated back to cover for Campbell. That opened the door for Hossa and Valtteri Filppula to take off on a two-on-one chance. On the Wings' second goal, scored by...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 26, 2009Five Things We Learned: Campbell should not make same mistake twice
E.J. Hradek...so, he knocked down the ill-advised pass. In a flash, the Wings' third line (Samuelsson, Valtteri Filppula and Jiri Hudler) had a rare overtime 3-on-1 break. Fittingly, Samuelsson finished the play...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009Five Things: Wings need more out of Datsyuk; B's-Canes gives us great goalie duel
E.J. Hradek...five-man unit. Carlyle used that group to slow down the hot Wings line of C Valtteri Filppula, RW Marian Hossa and LW Johan Franzen. Then, he left his checking unit, led by C...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 13, 2009Five Things: Babcock wins battle of the line changes in Game 4
E.J. Hradek...Zetterberg on a line with crease-crashing winger Tomas Holmstrom, as well as moving crafty pivot Valtteri Filppula in between big, skilled wingers Marian Hossa and Johan Franzen. In the postgame press conference, Babcock...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 08, 2009ESPN The Magazine: Western Conference previews
E.J. Hradek, ESPN The MagazineESPN The Magazine's E.J. Hradek breaks down the Western Conference by division.
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