Detroit Red Wings Clips November 18, 2014

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1 Detroit Red Wings Clips November 18, 2014 Detroit Red Wings PAGE 2 Hockey Hall of Fame: Ex-Wings Hasek, Modano honored PAGE 4 ESPN ranks Wings' Mike Babcock among top NHL coaches PAGE 5 Red Wings look to improve on road record PAGE 6 Wings' Pavel Datsyuk misses practice due to groin issue PAGE 7 New Detroit arena to host 2018 NCAA tournament games PAGE 8 Pavel Datsyuk misses practice as sore groin returns PAGE 10 New Wings arena to host NCAA Tournament games in 2018 PAGE 12 Dominik Hasek, Mike Modano inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame PAGE 13 Red Wings' Mike Babcock: 'We need more out of some guys,' as team has been 'hit and miss' PAGE 15 Pavel Datsyuk (groin) questionable for Tuesday's game; Jimmy Howard will start in Columbus PAGE 16 Red Wings' power play among things not 'near good enough' in 4-1 loss to Canadiens PAGE 17 Wings coach Mike Babcock worried team is hit and miss' PAGE 19 Notes: Datsyuk doesn't practice; Wings need to 'start on time' PAGE 21 Wings happy to see Mike Modano enter Hockey Hall of Fame PAGE 22 Dominik Hasek enters Hockey Hall of Fame PAGE 23 YAHOO SPORTS / The legend of Dominik Hasek: From hockey heretic to the Hall of Fame

2 Hockey Hall of Fame: Ex-Wings Hasek, Modano honored Associated Press 12:50 a.m. EST November 18, 2014 TORONTO A few months ago, Line Burns was driving to see a friend and stopped in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, where she used to live with her husband. She was gassing up her car and getting something to eat when her phone rang. On the other end were Pat Quinn and John Davidson from the Hockey Hall of Fame telling her that Pat Burns would finally be enshrined four years after his death. "It was meant to be," she said. "He was probably laughing up there." Line (pronounced Lynn) recalled recently how she and her husband used to laugh so much at home. She couldn't help but laugh that night when a video montage of Burns' best and angriest coaching moments were shown on the video screens at Air Canada Centre. Those included him winning the Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils, yelling at referees and going after Barry Melrose. "I'm sure it wasn't fun at that time," Line said, "but it was hilarious." Burns went into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night along with Dominik Hasek, Peter Forsberg, Mike Modano, Rob Blake and referee Bill McCreary. Burns' son, Jason, had specific instructions from his father on how to deliver the Hall speech. Pat Burns told his son to thank Charlie Henry, Wayne Gretzky and the organizations he coached for and their fans. Pat Burns didn't dwell on not making it even as he was dying of cancer. "I remember him saying, 'Cheer Up Jason, I'll get in there someday probably. You better have a good speech ready because you're the one going up there for me,'" Jason Burns said Monday night. "Here I am with big shoes to fill." There was some quiet anger that the selection committee didn't get it done before Burns died of cancer on Nov. 19, But more than anything else there was relief and joy that the coach received his due. "In addition to being a great coach, he was widely respected throughout the hockey world for being a terrific person," Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday. "It's nice to see somebody like Pat recognized and having his legacy preserved." Davidson has been on the committee for many years but was serving as chairman for the first time. He said the process is different every year. "You have different people that vote for different reasons," he said. "I don't want to go and think about the past and what happened or didn't happen. He's in, he deserves to be in and his wife and his family are ecstatic and that's just the way it should be." Burns clearly had a resume that merited induction. 2

3 After 17 years as a police officer in Gatineau, Quebec, he led the Hull Olympiques to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League title and coached in the American Hockey League before making his way to the NHL. There, in 14 seasons he won the Jack Adams as coach of the year three times with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins. "Pat Burns was the best coach I had during my career in the National Hockey League," said Mats Sundin, a Hall of Fame center. "He meant everything for me as I came to the Maple Leafs and also became the captain, too. He really taught me everything." Burns made the Cup final with the Canadiens and got the Leafs to Game 7 of the Campbell Conference final in 1993, when they lost to the Los Angeles Kings. He had a career winning percentage of.573 and reached the pinnacle of the sport with New Jersey in Line Burns believed her husband was proudest of winning the Cup because it was "a big dream of his." So much so that they slept with the trophy that June 9 night. Asked how her husband would have felt if he were alive for this moment Monday night, she said: "He would've been so honored. He would've been very humbled probably speechless for the first time in his life." Burns was never the silent type. Blake got a kick out of seeing highlights of him hollering at officials, and Hasek described the coach as having "the kind of emotion you like." "Pat was very emotional, but he always made his players accountable," McCreary said. "He never passed that on to the officials. He made them accountable for their actions. Pat and I had some go-'rounds, but he was very professional. He never held a grudge." Modano almost played for Burns in Hull, but the Olympiques chose to take another player instead. Over his NHL career, the longtime Minnesota and Dallas center said he talked to plenty of teammates who enjoyed playing for Burns. "Pat was phenomenally respected around the league, one of those coaches that players I heard loved playing for," Modano said. "Mutually respected between coaches and teammates and that's all you could always ask for. He's upfront, honest, told you where you stood, what was your role. Those are usually the best guys." Line Burns recalled how different her husband was at work and at home. "I knew the two different Pats," she said. "One was at work, so focused, so disciplined, he was so focused. I never saw a guy focused like that. At home, my God, he was a pure joy. He was so funny." In her Hall of Fame speech, Line Burns paid tribute to her husband's career and his life away from hockey. "Pat had two goals: winning and making a difference," she said. "This honor tonight is our way to show him how much he meant to us. Healthy Pat, he taught (players) how to win. Unhealthy Pat taught me, our family, our friends, how to live and how to survive." Detroit Free Press LOADED:

4 ESPN ranks Wings' Mike Babcock among top NHL coaches Steve Schrader, Detroit Free Press 12:40 a.m. EST November 18, 2014 ESPN.comhad 24 hockey media experts rank NHL coaches, based on what they expect them to do this season. The top five: Darryl Sutter, L.A. Kings: His Kings have won two of the past three Stanley Cups, including last year. They're sixth in the Western Conference, which also is where they finished last season. Joel Quenneville, Chicago Blackhawks: Coach Q also has two Cups (in the past five years). The Blackhawks aren't tearing up the NHL, either. They were tied for eighth, a point behind L.A. through Sunday. Mike Babcock, Detroit Red Wings: Babcock was behind the bench in 2008, the last time the Red Wings won the Cup. One of the NHL's most coveted coaches, will he be behind it for their next one? Claude Julien, Boston Bruins: The experts actually had Julien whose Bruins broke the Sutter/Quenneville five-year monopoly on the Cup in 2011 tied for third with Babcock. Ken Hitchcock, St. Louis Blues: The red-hot Blues have never won a Cup, but Hitchcock has, just like the others in the top five. But his came with another team, the Dallas Stars, way back in Detroit Free Press LOADED:

5 Red Wings look to improve on road record By George Sipple, Detroit Free Press 7:37 p.m. EST November 17, 2014 The Wings, coming off a lackluster performance Sunday, play their next three games on the road. After Tuesday's game at Columbus, they return home to practice Wednesday and then play at Winnipeg on Thursday and at Toronto on Saturday. Babcock said Jimmy Howard will start in net against the Blue Jackets. The Wings were winless on their last road trip. They lost, 3-2, in a shoot-out at Buffalo on Nov. 2, lost, 3-1, at Ottawa on Nov. 4 and lost, 4-3, in overtime at the Rangers on Nov. 5. "Any time your team doesn't compete hard enough or any time your team isn't prepared, you gotta look at yourself as a coach," Babcock said. "Obviously, our leadership group has to do the same and then our players. "You gotta decide what your group wants to be. You gotta set an expectation for yourself." Babcock mentioned several ways the team can be better, from starting out better, shooting more and winning more face-offs. The Wings are when scoring first and when the opponent scores first. The Blue Jackets (6-10-1) have won their last two games. "I don't know if there's a team in the league that doesn't give us a good game," Babcock said. "Everybody from top to bottom pretty much looks the same. Just over time, some end up on top and some don't. "We have to decide what we want to do. To me, it's not about Columbus. It's not about Montreal. It's not about Chicago. It's about us. We gotta make a decision." Babcock said with Montreal playing back-to-back with a backup goaltender, the Wings were in a position to take advantage Sunday and didn't. "We had 10 shots after two periods," Babcock said. "For me that ain't good enough. "Now, it's a new day. The sun got up. So did I. Let's get on with it. Let's get better." Tonight: Blue Jackets Matchup: Red Wings (8-4-5) at Columbus (6-10-1). Face-off: 7, Joe Louis Arena. TV/radio: FSD; WXYT-FM (97.1), WXYT-AM (1270). Detroit Free Press LOADED:

6 Wings' Pavel Datsyuk misses practice due to groin issue By George Sipple, Detroit Free Press 5:27 p.m. EST November 17, 2014 Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk did not practice Monday due to a groin issue that caused him to miss a pair of games recently. Wings coach Mike Babcock said Datsyuk would travel with the team for Tuesday's game at Columbus, but it's unclear whether he'll be in the lineup. "He's getting checked out," Babcock said. "I don't know what the word is." Datsyuk missed games against the New Jersey Devils on Nov. 7 and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Nov. 9. He returned Friday and had one assist in 16:46 of ice time in a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. He had no points and was minus-1 in 20:13 in a 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. Detroit Free Press LOADED:

7 New Detroit arena to host 2018 NCAA tournament games By James Jahnke and By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press 4:29 p.m. EST November 17, 2014 The yet-to-be-built Detroit Red Wings arena has landed a major event: first- and second-round games in the 2018 NCAA men's basketball tournament. The games will be March 16 and 18. The Wings' new arena is scheduled to be completed in Dan Gavitt, vice president of basketball operations for the NCAA, said Detroit is just one of several cities hosting NCAA games where the host facilities are yet to be completed. But he said the NCAA does its due diligence and always has a backup plan in case of unexpected issues. "I think they were excited about taking it to the new Detroit arena," Gavitt said during a conference call with reporters today. He noted that the track record of host cities is important, too, in demonstrating that it can handle a major NCAA event. Detroit has hosted multiple major sporting events in recent years, including the NCAA Frozen Four at Ford Field and basketball tournament games at the Palace of Auburn Hills. "A proven track record of having a sold-out venue is what makes March Madness special for student athletes," he said. Asked in September about the new Detroit arena possibly hosting the Big Ten basketball tournament, maybe in 2018, Olympia Entertainment president Tom Wilson said he had not yet met with conference commissioner Jim Delany. "We haven't had discussions with him, but we have had some conversations with some of the college (athletic directors)," Wilson said. "We're going to line up a conversation on that. We had to get the building out of the ground. You have to at least have a facility that is underway -- that if you commit to 2018, you have a place to play." Detroit Free Press LOADED:

8 Pavel Datsyuk misses practice as sore groin returns Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News 5:11 p.m. EST November 17, 2014 Detroit Just as quickly as Pavel Datsyuk returned to the lineup, he might be gone. Datsyuk stayed off the ice Monday because of the same groin issues that caused him to miss two games before returning Friday. Datsyuk played the two games over the weekend, had an assist in the victory Friday over Chicago and played over 20 minutes Sunday against Montreal, but spent Monday in the training room getting treatment. "He's getting checked out," coach Mike Babcock said. "I don't know what the word is." Babcock said Datsyuk will accompany the Red Wings to Tuesday's game in Columbus but whether Datsyuk will play against the Blue Jackets was uncertain. Datsyuk missed half of last season with a knee injury and he's gotten off to an injurymarred start this season. A separated shoulder in the first exhibition game in September delayed Datsyuk's start to the regular season. In all, Datsyuk has missed seven of the Red Wings' 17 games. But in those 10 games he's played, Datsyuk has 11 points (five goals, six assists). Without Datsyuk on the ice, Babcock altered the lines at practice. Justin Abdelkader was shifted to a line with Riley Sheahan and Tomas Tatar, while Tomas Jurco was put on a line with Daniel Cleary and Darren Helm. Henrik Zetterberg's line (with Gustav Nyquist and Johan Franzen) and Luke Glendening's line (with Drew Miller and Joakim Andersson) remained the same. 'We were no good' The Red Wings (8-4-5, 21 points) head into Columbus (6-10-1, 13 points) hoping to wipe clean the disappointment of Sunday's 4-1 loss to Montreal. "We were all disappointed," said Jimmy Howard, who'll get the start in Columbus. Said Babcock: "We were no good. You have to be prepared and compete and we didn't do neither. That's on me. When the team doesn't compete hard enough, or isn't prepared, you have to look at yourself as a coach. "Right now we're hit-and-miss and that's not good enough for the group we have. We need more out of some guys and I've challenged them individually and collectively, and that's what we'll look for. "We have to decide what we want to do. It's not Columbus, or Chicago or Montreal. It's about us and we have to make a decision." Keep shooting 8

9 There were many reasons for the Red Wings' losing Sunday but one factor was the power play. After scoring two power-play goals in three consecutive games, the unit was shut out Friday, then went 1-for-6 against Montreal, including three opportunities in the second period that went nowhere while the Canadiens were taking control of the game. The Red Wings felt they weren't aggressive enough. "You have to keep shooting and get pucks to the net," Abdelkader said. "That's what they were doing and they were successful at it. We have to shoot, create scrums and get second opportunities." Ice chips Stephen Weiss (groin) will play a conditioning game Friday in Grand Rapids. The Blue Jackets set a franchise record Saturday by scoring on the power play for an eighth consecutive game. They ranked fourth in the NHL (24.6 percent). Columbus is getting a dose of what the Red Wings encountered last season. The Blue Jackets have seven players on the injured list and have lost 118 man games to injury. Red Wings at Blue Jackets When: Tuesday, 7 p.m. Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio TV/radio: Fox Sports Detroit/97.1-FM Notable: This will be the Red Wings' only trip this season to Columbus; the Blue Jackets used to be a division rival. The Blue Jackets have been hit hard by injuries but have won two consecutive games. C Ryan Johansen (six goals, 20 points) has been a force but could miss Tuesday's game because of an undisclosed injury. Detroit News LOADED:

10 New Wings arena to host NCAA Tournament games in 2018 Matt Charboneau, The Detroit News 8:50 p.m. EST November 17, 2014 The new arena Mike Ilitch is building in downtown Detroit only broke ground a few weeks ago and it already has its first event booked. And it's a big one. The NCAA announced on Monday the arena would host first- and second-round games for the 2018 men's basketball tournament on March 16 and 18. The University of Detroit Mercy is the host school. "We're thrilled, first of all, to be a part of the bid process, and we're thrilled to have this event come to Detroit," said UDM athletic director Robert Vowels, "and with the great partners we have at the mayor's office, Olympia Entertainment and the Detroit Sports Commission." The city of Detroit last hosted the NCAA Tournament when Ford Field was the site of the 2009 Final Four, a year after the home of the Detroit Lions hosted the Midwest Regional. The success of those events, especially 2009 when Michigan State reached the national title game against North Carolina, definitely played a role in the decision to return in "The committee does try to move this thing around and expose it to different communities," said Dan Gavitt, NCAA vice president for men's basketball. "But first and foremost on this committee's mind is the experience of the student athletes, and a huge component is having a full arena and getting that excitement that comes with March Madness and the NCAA Tournament. "A proven track record of having a sold-out or nearly sold-out venue is what makes March Madness special to student athletes." UDM hosted both of those events and will get a chance to do so again this time around. Their familiarity with the process also was key in bring the tournament back. "It was huge," Vowels said of the success of 2008 and "I think it's so when someone knows what you work like and sees your body of work. And we have people already assembled here in the city that can help us that have been through it before, and within our department also we've got people that have worked the event before, so I think that was a big plus." While the Red Wings are scheduled to begin play at the new arena for the season, the NCAA Tournament committee has not shied away from selecting arenas that are under construction as Detroit is one of several announced on Monday. What the committee has been more focused on is getting away from large domed stadiums for the preliminary and regional rounds, though that's not to say venues like Ford Field would not be considered in the future. 10

11 "This committee feels pretty strongly that when the opportunities present themselves that the (preliminary) rounds of the tournament should be played in arenas," Gavitt said. "It does not eliminate the possibility of using domes for regionals in the future. There are some great facilities like Ford Field, Carrier Dome in Syracuse, that have been longtime hosts and will continue to be. But there's not a dome in the mix for the preliminary rounds in this cycle and I think that's part of the decision that the committee made (in Detroit) with a brand new facility that is an arena that can offer that kind of experience to student-athletes. "I think they were excited about the possibility of taking it to the new Detroit arena." It hasn't been long since the NCAA Tournament played in Metro Detroit area. In , the Palace of Auburn Hills hosted opening-round games with Michigan State and Michigan both playing there. And Vowels sees no reason to believe Detroit won't continue to be considered in the future. "Absolutely," he said. "I think the city with all the attributes that it has makes this event a special event." 2018 NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS March 15/17 -- CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh March 15/17 -- Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas March 15/17 -- American Airlines Center, Dallas March 15/17 -- Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho March 16/18 -- New Red Wings Arena, Detroit March 16/18 -- Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina March 16/18 -- Bridgestone Arena, Nashville March 16/18 -- Viejas Arena, San Diego REGIONALS March 22/24 -- Philips Arena, Atlanta March 22/24 -- Staples Center, Los Angeles March 23/25 -- TD Garden, Boston March 23/25 -- CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska Detroit News LOADED:

12 Dominik Hasek, Mike Modano inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame MLive.com on November 17, 2014 at 11:49 PM, updated November 18, 2014 at 12:09 AM Former Detroit Red Wings star Dominik Hasek was among those inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night. Mike Modano, who grew up in Livonia and returned home to end his career with the Red Wings, also was went into the Hall of Fame after spending most of his long career with the Dallas Stars. The late coach Pat Burns, Peter Forsberg, Rob Blake and referee Bill McCreary also were inducted in a ceremony in Toronto. Hasek is considered one of the greatest goaltenders of all-time. He won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie six times in a span of eight seasons from to He won the Hart Trophy as league MVP in and ' His best years were with the Buffalo Sabres, but he won his two Stanley Cups with the Red Wings. "My goal was to become a starting goalie," said Hasek, according to the Buffalo News. "I honestly never dreamed about being a Vezina Trophy winner and at one time to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. It's like a dream, seriously." Michigan Live LOADED:

13 Red Wings' Mike Babcock: 'We need more out of some guys,' as team has been 'hit and miss' Ansar Khan on November 17, 2014 at 4:04 PM, updated November 17, 2014 at 4:05 PM DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings have played well for the most part. They have been competitive in most games. But Sunday's 4-1 loss to Montreal was the first time the Red Wings have been out of contention before the final minute of play. The lackluster performance set off an alarm with coach Mike Babcock. "We have to get better or we're losing ground," Babcock said. "I thought we took a step here today (in practice), we'll try to take a step tomorrow and just kind of keep grinding. That's what we have to do. "I think we need more out of some guys and I've challenged them individually and collectively and that's what we'll look for." A couple of players who need a jump-start are Darren Helm (one goal, five assists, team-worst minus-7 in 17 games) and Tomas Jurco (no goals, two assists in 14 games). The Red Wings (8-4-5) play their next three on the road, starting Tuesday in Columbus (7 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit). Babcock was miffed about the lost opportunity. The Canadiens have the best record in the NHL but had played the night before and started their backup goaltender, Dustin Tokarski. The Red Wings failed to capitalize, due in large part to their lethargic start (10 shots and 0 for 4 on the power play through two periods). "We were no good, so you get prepared and you got to compete," Babcock said. "We didn't do that. So that's on me anytime your team doesn't compete hard enough or anytime your team isn't prepared. You got to look at yourself as a coach and then obviously our leadership group has to do the same and our players. You got to decide what your group wants to be and got to set an expectation for yourself. "If you think you're going to get 80 in school, you're going to get 80 in school. If you think you're going to get 50, you'll get 50, right? Now, we're hit and miss, that's not good enough for the group we have." Playing with more energy from the opening faceoff is part of the solution. "Shooting the puck is part of it, faceoff circle is part of it, taking care of the puck," Babcock said. "There's lots of different things. "We're when we score first and when we don't score first, so do the math." The Red Wings might be without Pavel Datsyuk on Tuesday. He didn't practice Monday due to the groin issue that kept him out of two games last week. 13

14 They are in games he has missed this season. "We have to decide what we want to do," Babcock said. "To me it's not about Columbus, it's not about Montreal, it's not about Chicago, it's about us. We got to make a decision." Goaltender Jimmy Howard wasn't sharp Sunday, stopping 15-of-19 shots. He will start on Tuesday. "Start on time, that's basically it," Howard said. "It's just being ready from the drop of the puck. When we score first, we seem to be a pretty good team. When we get behind by a goal or spot the other team a couple, it seems to be an uphill climb. "It's no different than any other team in the NHL. When you start on time, things go well for you." The Red Wings are on the road and didn't fare well during their most recent threegame swing to Buffalo, Ottawa and the New York Rangers, gaining just two points. They have lost four in a row at Columbus, which is struggling at "We have to play a simple game and can't turn the puck over," forward Justin Abdelkader said. "You have to get pucks deep, get pucks to the net. Hopefully we can do that and sustain some pressure. That's always a big thing on the road; eliminate turnovers and playing more of a north-south game." Michigan Live LOADED:

15 Pavel Datsyuk (groin) questionable for Tuesday's game; Jimmy Howard will start in Columbus Ansar Khan on November 17, 2014 at 2:02 PM, updated November 17, 2014 at 2:08 PM DETROIT - Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk didn't practice Monday due to the same groin issue that forced him to miss two games last week, putting his status for Tuesday's game at Columbus in doubt. "He's getting checked out. I don't know what the word is," coach Mike Babcock said. Datsyuk played 20:37 in Sunday's 4-1 loss to Montreal. It was his second game back. Datsyuk will make the trip to Columbus. The Red Wings will return home to practice Wednesday before leaving for a two-game trip to Winnipeg (Thursday) and Toronto (Saturday). Babcock said Jimmy Howard will start against the Blue Jackets. Everyone else practiced today. Here are the lines and defense pairs they skated with: Gustav Nyquist-Henrik Zetterberg-Johan Franzen Justin Abdelkader-Riley Sheahan-Tomas Tatar Daniel Cleary/Andrej Nestrasil-Darren Helm-Tomas Jurco Drew Miller-Luke Glendening-Joakim Andersson Stephen Weiss (groin, injured reserve) will play for the Grand Rapids Griffins Friday at Lake Erie during a conditioning stint. General manager Ken Holland said the club will decide after that game whether Weiss will also play Saturday at home for the Griffins. On defense: Jonathan Ericsson-Niklas Kronwall Kyle Quincey-Danny DeKeyser Brendan Smith-Brian Lashoff/Jakub Kindl Jimmy Howard (starting Tuesday) Petr Mrazek Michigan Live LOADED:

16 Red Wings' power play among things not 'near good enough' in 4-1 loss to Canadiens Michael Niziolek on November 17, 2014 at 6:00 AM, updated November 17, 2014 at 7:22 AM DETROIT -- Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock summed up his team's performance in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens plainly. It wasn't "near good enough to win," Babcock said, and that included a poor effort on power plays. Detroit spent eight minutes of the second period Sunday night with a man advantage, but managed just three shots on goal. The Red Wings finished the night 1 of 6 on power plays. Riley Sheahan, who scored the Red Wings' lone goal in the third period, credited Montreal's defense with doing a nice job clogging up the middle, but said his squad's general lack of communication contributed. "I don't know if we were breaking the puck in well, and we kind of weren't on the same page," Sheahan said. Over the previous four games, the Red Wings were 6 of 16 on power play opportunities. They had put together a streak of three two-goal power-play performances before playing Chicago on Friday night. The consensus from Detroit players after the game was they weren't aggressive enough. "You have to try to shoot a little more," captain Henrik Zetterberg said. "In the second there we tried a little bit too much instead of throwing pucks at the net, we tried to find one more pass but it didn't work." While Detroit has one of the top penalty killing units in the NHL (7 of 61, 89 percent), the team's power play scoring needs to improve. It came into Sunday's game ranked 18th in the league at 17 percent, and it's even worse on the road at 11 percent. "You just have to keep shooting, get pucks to the net," Justin Abdelkader said. "That's what they were doing, and they were successful. We have to do the same, just get pucks to the net. We had some opportunity there, but we have to shoot and create scrums and second opportunities." Michigan Live LOADED:

17 Wings coach Mike Babcock worried team is hit and miss' By Chuck Pleiness, The Macomb Daily Posted: 11/17/14, 6:12 PM EST DETROIT >> Despite Detroit s loss on Sunday only being their fourth this season in regulation, Wings coach Mike Babcock sees a trend that concerns him. We re hit and miss, that s not good enough for the group we have, Babcock said after practice at Joe Louis Arena Monday, a day after his squad fell to the Montreal Canadiens, 4-1. We just need to get better. We have to get better or we re losing ground. Despite the Canadiens having the best record in the NHL, they came in Sunday playing the night before and started their backup goalie, Dustin Tokarski. The Wings had just 10 shots on goal after 40 minutes and were 0-for-4 on the power play. I thought we took a step here (at practice), we ll try to take a step tomorrow and just kind of keep grinding, Babcock said. That s what we have to do. I think we need more out of some guys and I ve challenged them individually and collectively and that s what we ll look for. Two of those players could be Darren Helm and Tomas Jurco. Helm (one goal, five assists) is a team-worst minus-7 in 17 games, while Jurco (two assists) still is looking for his first goal of the season. You ve got to decide what your group wants to be and got to set an expectation for yourself, Babcock said. If you think you re going to get 80 in school, you re going to get 80 in school. If you think you re going to get 50, you ll get 50, right? If the Wings are going to turn things around they re going to need to do it on the road as they play their next three games away from Joe Louis Arena beginning Tuesday at Columbus. The Blue Jackets are just and have lost four straight. I don t know if there s a team in the league that doesn t give us a good game, Babcock said. Everybody from top to bottom looks pretty much the same. Just over a period of time some end up on top and some don t. We have to decide what we want to do. To me it s not about Columbus, it s not about Montreal, it s not about Chicago, it s about us. We got to make a decision. Detroit is just on the road this season and struggled during its last three consecutive games on the road, earning just two points. In order to get to the playoffs, you have to be able to win games on the road, said Jimmy Howard, who will start Tuesday in goal. This is a great opportunity to get that started here. And getting the first goal of the game is of major importance to this team. 17

18 I think we re when we score first and I think we re when we don t score first, so do the math, Babcock said. It s just being ready from the drop of the puck, Howard said. When we score first, we seem to be a pretty good team. When we get behind by a goal or spot the other team a couple, it seems to be an uphill climb. Pavel Datsyuk missed practice after re-aggravating a sore groin that made him miss two games last week. Babcock didn t know if Datsyuk would play Tuesday, but will be on trip. The Wings are in games Datsyuk has missed this season. Macomb Daily LOADED:

19 Notes: Datsyuk doesn't practice; Wings need to 'start on time' DANA WAKIJI NOV 17, :30p ET DETROIT -- It couldn't be a good thing to see Pavel Datsyuk arrive at Joe Louis Arena in street clothes while the rest of his teammates were on the ice. Datsyuk did not practice Monday because of a recurrence of his groin issue, which kept him out of two games last week. "He's getting checked out. I don't know what the word is," Wings coach Mike Babcock said. Babcock said Datsyuk would travel to Columbus with the team. SECRET TO SUCCESS It's one of Babcock's favorite phrases and teaching points -- "Start on time." The Wings did against the Chicago Blackhawks Friday night and got a 4-1 win. They didn't against the Montreal Canadiens Sunday night and got a 4-1 loss. "It's just being ready from the drop of the puck," said goaltender Jimmy Howard, who will start Tuesday in Columbus. "When we score first, we seem to be a pretty good team. When we get behind by a goal or spot the other team a couple, it seems to be an uphill climb for us. It's no different than any other team in the NHL. When you start on time, things go well for you." The Wings are when they score first and when their opponent scores first. The Wings' flat effort when playing a Canadiens team that was on the second of backto-back games rankled Babcock. "We were no good, so you get prepared and you got to compete," Babcock said. "We didn't do that. So that's on me anytime your team doesn't compete hard enough or anytime your team isn't prepared, you got to look at yourself as a coach and then obviously our leadership group has to do the same and our players." Although the Blue Jackets are just , the Wings know better than to take them lightly. "Columbus, they always play us well so we gotta be ready to go," Drew Miller said. "It's a big game for us, first one on the road trip so we gotta start quick and come prepared to play." Last season, the Wings were and managed just five goals in three meetings with Columbus. "It's always a tough place for us to play," Justin Abdelkader said. "They get good crowds and it's usually an energized building when we play down there. We have to be better. 19

20 We have to be better down in Columbus. We've had a history of not playing our best (there). We have to get off to a good start." The Wings do have to be concerned about the Blue Jackets' power play, ranked fourth in the league at 24.6 percent. The Blue Jackets' leading scorer is Ryan Johansen, who has six goals and 14 assists in 17 games. However, Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards told reporters in Columbus that Johansen is banged up and is questionable for the game. "He's one of their skilled guys," Brendan Smith said. "You look at them and they're more of a blue collar, hard-nosed team. He brings that different aspect. He can put the puck in the back of the net and he can help their power play and put points on the board. You can have as many hard-nosed guys and play hard, but you can't win games because you can't put the puck in the back of the net. He brings that dynamic to help them out." HEADING TO ROAD The Wings play their next three games on the road at Columbus Tuesday, at Winnipeg Thursday and at Toronto Saturday. "In order to get to the playoffs, you have to be able to win games on the road," Howard said. "This is a great opportunity to get that started here." Abdelkader said the Wings don't need to reinvent the wheel going on the road. "We have to play a simple game and can't turn the puck over," Abdelkader said. "You have to get pucks deep, get pucks to the net. Hopefully we can do that and sustain some pressure. Be smart the first 5-10 minutes and limit our turnovers. That's always a big thing on the road is eliminate turnovers and playing more of a north, south game." Babcock just wants to see improvement before the team returns to Joe Louis Arena Nov. 24 against Ottawa. "We just need to get better," Babcock said. "We have to get better or we're losing ground. I thought we took a step here today, we'll try to take a step tomorrow and just kind of keep grinding. That's what we have to do. I think we need more out of some guys and I've challenged them individually and collectively and that's what we'll look for." foxsports.com LOADED:

21 Wings happy to see Mike Modano enter Hockey Hall of Fame DANA WAKIJI NOV 17, :05p ET DETROIT -- Michigan can claim another member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Livonia native Mike Modano. Modano, the all-time highest scoring American-born player in the NHL, joins former Red Wing Dominik Hasek, Peter Forsberg, Rob Blake, late coach Pat Burns and referee Bill McCreary in the class being inducted into the Hall of Fame Monday. Although Modano will forever be associated with the Dallas Stars (and Minnesota North Stars), he did spend the final year of his career with the Red Wings in the season. Modano was limited to 40 games after suffering a serious injury when tendons in his wrist were cut by a skate, but he still made an impact. Justin Abdelkader, 27, was just starting his career as Modano was finishing his. "Just him being an American-born player, from Michigan, being able to talk with him and bounce ideas off of him," Abdelkader said. "He came in here, his wife wasn't here, he was by himself with his dogs so always looking to go out to dinner, go out to lunch. I got to spend a lot of time with him at the rink, too, which was really important. "Just learning ins and outs of the game and how to be a pro and bring it every day, throughout ups and downs throughout the season. He was always there, supportive, to help out. Always positive." Pavel Datsyuk remembered Modano more from when they were on opposing sides. "Skates, plays well, can shoot the puck well," Datsyuk said. "He's competitive, but I always remember he can really shoot and can really skate. He would fly when he played against me." Wings assistant coach Tony Granato remembered playing many games against Modano, who had 561 goals and 813 assists in 1,499 regular-season games. One thing always stood out. "Speed," Granato said. "The jersey like a flag hanging off the back of his pants. He could fly. A great American, one of the great American scorers. Did it for a long time, didn't really slow down. Even when he got here I thought he could fly. "I played on one team with Mike in '91, a U.S. team a long time ago when he was a kid. I remember practicing and seeing him flying around the ice, holy cow, I think he was maybe 20 (years old) at the time. He was just starting. Another guy that you would pay to watch and obviously he had a tremendous career." foxsports.com LOADED:

22 Dominik Hasek enters Hockey Hall of Fame DANA WAKIJI NOV 17, :42a ET DETROIT - The Hockey Hall of Fame will welcome a player like no other on Monday. Goaltender Dominik Hasek won every award a goalie could win -- six Vezina trophies as the best goaltender, two Hart Memorial trophies as the most valuable player, a Ted Lindsay Award as most outstanding player and three William M. Jennings trophies for fewest goals against. And he did it in a way that most goaltenders would never even try to copy. "Unfortunately, I have a spine," Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard said. "He could just bend, put his body in positions that normal human beings just can't do. "The one thing that comes to mind when I think of Dom, the one word that best describes him is unorthodox. He did whatever was necessary to keep the puck out of the net." Hasek was already one of the best goalies in the league when he came to Detroit in a trade from the Buffalo Sabres before the season. That season, the Wings won the Stanley Cup for the third time in six seasons, the first of Hasek's career. The Wings also won the Cup after the season. That time, Hasek relinquished the net to Chris Osgood during the first round of the playoffs. "To me he was the Wayne Gretzky of goalies," Osgood said. "He saw the ice like that. His instincts were by far and away the best I've seen in a goalie. He played different but he knew what he was doing, it wasn't like he was just guessing. He would practice moves and think they'd work. "In a way, people would say, 'young guys watch him.' I don't think they would, trying to emulate him would be too hard. There's only one Dominik Hasek that can play like that." Wings coach Mike Babcock said Hasek didn't just distinguish himself with his acrobatic moves, he also did with his brain. "Maybe read the game as good as any goalie I've ever been around," Babcock said. "I didn't have him in the prime of his career, I had him in the end, but between him and Ozzie we were able to win a Cup with those guys. His intelligence in the game was second to none as far as understanding where the puck is coming from next." Osgood said the thing that not everyone knew about Hasek was that off the ice, he was a normal guy. foxsports.com LOADED:

23 YAHOO SPORTS / The legend of Dominik Hasek: From hockey heretic to the Hall of Fame Nicholas J. Cotsonika 18 hours ago TORONTO One day in January 2002, Dominik Hasek was in goal while the Detroit Red Wings practiced at the other end of the ice. He spent the dead time doing his visualization drills, flopping all over the crease, foiling imaginary foes, until Brendan Shanahan had a free moment and grabbed a puck. Four years before, Hasek had stoned Shanahan in a shootout at the Nagano Olympics, giving the Czech Republic a stunning 2-1 semifinal win over Canada. Now here they were again. They were in an empty arena with nothing at stake, but they were two alltime greats going head to head a month before the Salt Lake Olympics. Shanahan broke away Save. Shanahan tried again Save. Shanahan tried once more Save. Finally, Shanahan had enough, and Hasek went back to battling his ghosts. I enjoy to be competitive, not only in the game but also in the practice, Hasek said the other day. I really enjoy it. This is the legend of the Dominator. Be it the biggest stage or backstage, Dominik Hasek was determined to stop the puck. He saw, practiced and played the game differently than any other goaltender, and he will enter the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night as the greatest of his era, if not alltime. Patrick Roy and Martin Brodeur both won more games and more Stanley Cups. Roy also won three Conn Smythe Trophies as the playoffs most valuable player. But the best single-season save percentage Roy ever posted was.925, and Brodeur s best was.927. Hasek was.930 or better five times. He was.922 for his career. At his peak Hasek was far ahead of his peers. He led the NHL in save percentage six straight seasons, ranging from.920 to.937 from through , when the average ranged from.895 to.908. No one else has led the league more than four times total. 23

24 Hasek won six Vezina Trophies as the NHL s best goaltender, the most since , when the NHL stopped giving the Vezina to the goaltender whose team allowed the fewest regular-season goals and put it to a vote of the general managers. He won back-to-back Hart Trophies as the NHL MVP in 1997 and 98. He was the first goaltender to win the Hart since Jacques Plante in 1962, and he remains only the sixth to win it since 1924 and the only one to win it twice. He won Olympic gold, a Stanley Cup as a starter and another Cup as a backup late in his career. He had the instincts of a Wayne Gretzky as a goalie, said Chris Osgood, a former goaltender and Detroit teammate. Really, he was one of the few goalies who ever played the game who could intimidate the other team before the puck dropped. They didn t know how to score on him because you never knew what he was going to do. Hasek was a goaltender and competitor as early as he could remember. As a child playing in Pardubice, in what was then Czechoslovakia, he never wanted to score. He wanted to stop the ball, or the puck, or whatever there was to stop. I just loved it, Hasek said. Hasek s grandfather, a former soccer player, would shoot balls at him for hours while his father was at work. A tree would be one goal post, a trash can the other. If his grandfather scored, his grandfather would tease him. If his grandfather got tired, his grandfather would get a tantrum. I said, No, we don t go home. Here s the ball and try to score, Hasek said. If Hasek lost a game, if he lost in practice, if the team he cheered was just losing, he would cry. I remember my grandpa, he had a handkerchief in his hands, and he always told me, You don t have to cry when you lose, he said. From age 6 to age 25, from youth hockey to high-level hockey at home, Hasek never had a goalie coach. He had to learn on his own. He came up with an unorthodox style that played to his strengths. He was tall and skinny, bendy and quick, smart and creative. He was a Gumby on skates, a mad genius. I was more flexible than the other goalies, Hasek said. My butterfly, I think, was the best at my time. I could reach from post to post with my butterfly. My legs were The whole body was more flexible so I could be more on my knees because I could reach farther than the other goalies. Hasek would do more than kick his legs. He would roll on his back and lay his arm across the goal line. He would charge out of his net to break up a breakaway. He would drop his stick and pick up the puck with his blocker hand. I was doing it in Czech, and I just kept doing it, Hasek said. When Hasek came to North America in , he hoped to be a starter in the NHL. But the Chicago Blackhawks had Eddie Belfour, a future Hall of Famer who would win the Vezina that season. Goalie coach Vladislav Tretiak, the Soviet legend, one of Hasek s heroes, didn t pay much attention to him. He was more like just only Eddie Belfour goalie coach because they were so close, Hasek said. He wasn t working with me on an everyday basis. 24

25 Hasek split time between the Blackhawks and the IHL s Indianapolis Ice for two years. But there was one positive: Fortunately, Hasek said, I didn t understand English at that time, so I had no idea what was written about me in the papers, what the coaches say, so I couldn t listen too much to them. They said he looked like a fish out of water, basically. But then the Blackhawks traded Hasek to the Buffalo Sabres, and he met goalie coach Mitch Korn. He knew that my style is not bad, Hasek said. He said you just need to work on some other things to get you better. I was lucky to get this goalie coach who never really tried to change my style. Hasek put up an.896 save percentage in 28 games for the Sabres in as Belfour won his second and final Vezina. At age 28, there was no indication he was going to last in the NHL, let alone make the Hall of Fame 53 career games,.896 career save percentage. The next season, Hasek won his first Vezina. I didn t quite understand how he played the game, said John Davidson, a former NHL goaltender, who was then a TV broadcaster and is now the chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee. And then when I watched more and more there was definitely a method to all of his madness. That style, people look at it and go, That s just kind of like water running all over the place. It was not. Everything he did was by design. Hasek had the best years of his career in Buffalo. He still considers it his second home. But after the Sabres lost in the Cup final in 1999, he felt the team deteriorated and didn t have a chance to win. He asked for a trade in 2001 and chose to go to Detroit. He called it one of my best decisions. He played for Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman on a team full of future Hall of Famers. Seven players on that roster are in the Hall already, and Pavel Datsyuk, Sergei Fedorov and Nicklas Lidstrom should join them eventually. They won the Cup in 2002, and Hasek retired. For a while. He still loved stopping the puck. He came back with the Wings in , then retired again because of injury and asked the Wings not to pay him. He came back with the Ottawa Senators in and played in the Torino Olympics, then spent two more years in Detroit. Osgood, who had to leave Detroit because of Hasek in 2001, took the 43-year-old s job in the first round of the 2008 playoffs and went on to win another Cup. But that doesn t diminish the legend of the Dominator. It enhances it. Listen to this: In hindsight, Osgood wishes he never would have left Detroit in the first place. I could have taken my game to the next level if I would have stayed and played with him, Osgood said. Hasek and Osgood got along well, and Osgood got an up-close look at what made Hasek so great. There was a misconception that he was a guesser, Osgood said. No, he was not. He knew exactly what he was doing at all times, and it would work for him. I d just fool 25

26 around in practice and try to do what he did, and I d just look awful flopping around. It might have looked like it was out of control, but there was always a purpose for everything he did. He saw the game. That s one thing I noticed more with him than anybody else that I played with. He saw the game better than any other goalie I ve seen, reading plays and slowing the game down. Even if Osgood could not imitate Hasek, Hasek taught Osgood so many things how to approach the game mentally, how to work. Hasek would never stress off the ice, resting his mind, saving himself. When he took the ice for practice or the game, he had singular focus. One day, the Wings lost a shootout. The next practice, Hasek put all the pucks at center ice and had teammates take penalty shots. If Hasek and Osgood stopped a puck, it went in the corner. If they didn t, the puck went back to center ice. The goalies could not leave until they had stopped every puck. If he deemed in his mind he wasn t good at something, Osgood said, he made darn sure he was going to get good at it. The morning of Game 6 of the 2008 Cup final, Osgood left the ice as Hasek lined up pucks at the hash marks. He had teammates skate in from the blue line as fast as they could and then shoot as hard as they could, so he could work on his reflexes. He was backing up. This turned out to be his last day in the NHL. That s just the way he was, Osgood said. He never gave up, never quit. He worked hard every day until he was done. Hasek still wasn t done playing, though. He spent another season playing in his hometown of Pardubice in the Czech league. He spent another season playing for Spartak Moscow in the KHL. He d still play now, if he could. He ll have to be content in the Hall of Fame. Sometimes it was difficult to listen to people, like, my style is not good, Hasek said. But I m glad I could prove that my style is good enough. YAHOO.COM LOADED: