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Wings grab Nabokov, lose him to Islanders

Jeff — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:06:41 +0000

On Thursday evening, the Detroit Red Wings announced they had made a deal with former San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov, who’d been playing in Russia’s KHL this season. The deal was a one-year contract at the league minimum salary, a salary cap hit of $260,000 for the Wings this year.

This would have been a great pickup for the Wings, with goalies Jimmy Howard fighting off a bruised knee and Chris Osgood recovering from groin surgery. However, Nabokov was claimed off waivers by the New York Islanders today. It remains to be seen if the Wings will try to strike a deal with the Islanders to reclaim him.

Check out the coverage of the story at Freep.com.

Wings announce Ozzie starting goalie for playoffs

Jeff — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:18:22 +0000

The Detroit Red Wings, who are limping into the postseason, announced at a team meeting that Chris Osgood will be the team’s starting goalie in the playoffs.

The team has lost three straight games, and Osgood has had one of the worst seasons of his career. And it doesn’t help that the team’s commitment to strong defense has been less than stellar throughout the regular season.

I would expect Osgood to be on an exceptionally short leash, and that Babcock will not hesitate to turn to backup goalie Ty Conklin should Osgood appear shaky in the first round.

Osgood to sit on Thursday, will play Saturday in St. Louis

Jeff — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:12:00 +0000

Freep.com covers the latest chapter in the Red Wings’ goalie controversy.

Coach Mike Babcock announced today that “backup” Ty Conklin will start his second game in a row on Thursday night. This disrupts Babcock’s “every other game” rotation for the team’s goalies.

And just for fun, check out the highlights of last weekend’s debacle against Columbus: