Tag Archives: Johan Franzen
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Lightsaber Slash (GIF)
Upon first glance, I always thought that Johan Franzen’s slash to the legs of Joe Thornton was rather weak. That was before I knew Franzen’s stick was actually a lightsaber cable of chopping off the legs of the Sharks’ captain. Many hockey pundits have credited Thornton for playing with a separated shoulder during the Sharks’ [...]
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Joe Thornton Does His Best Soccer Player Impression (Video)
The NHL playoffs often provide stories about heroic performances from players who demonstrate an impressive ability to sacrifice their bodies and play through injuries. However, at times the story during this year’s playoffs has been the continuous efforts of players to embellish even the slightest infraction in order to earn a power-play. Players from just [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Playoff Hockey
Nothing says playoff hockey quite like the face of Johan Franzen, which looks like it has just been shredded with a cheese grater. The Red Wings’ forward was drilled face first into the boards by Shane Doan early in the first period of Game 2 today against the Phoenix Coyotes. He had to be helped [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night – 2/2/11 – Johan Franzen
If ever there was a good game for Johan Franzen to break out into one of his patented scoring sprees, last night’s was it. His Detroit Red Wings were on the road visiting the slumping Ottawa Senators, who have had trouble scoring in recent games, but they erupted for five goals against the Wings’ Jimmy [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night – 5/6/10 – Johan Franzen
With their backs against the wall and elimination staring them in the face, the Detroit Red Wings needed to come out firing last night at Joe Louis Arena if they wanted to avoid being swept from the playoffs in front of their hometown fans. They did just that, and it was none other than the [...]
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Red Wings’ Kris Draper Says Sidney Crosby Snubbed Lidstrom
Total Pro Sports – Following a Stanley Cup victory, it is easy for players of the winning team to get all caught up in the emotions that come with such an achievement. Sometimes they can even get a little too caught up in the moment. That was the excuse that Pittsburgh Penguins vice president Tom [...]
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Pens Win! Even Series With Wings
Total Pro Sports – Just when it looked all too much like 2008, the Pittsburgh Penguins used back-to-back penalty kills to change the script and defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2, evening the 2009 version of the Stanley Cup Finals at 2-2. It had looked like the Wings seized control of the game early in [...]
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Thank You Pens For Giving Us A Series
Total Pro Sports – It wasn’t technically an elimination game last night for the Pittsburgh Penguins, but it may as well have been. Down 2-0 in the series to the Detroit Red Wings, the Penguins found themselves tied 2-2 after two periods last night at home, but played the do-or-die third like you’d expect a [...]
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Franzen Steals Kane’s Mouthguard As Wings Rob Blackhawks Of Hope
Total Pro Sports – No Lidstrom. No Datsyuk. No Draper. No problem. That was the case for the Detroit Red Wings in game number 4 as they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks easily by a score of 6-1. With the win the Wings now hold a 3-1 series edge and have all but solidified their place [...]
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Johan Franzen Scores A Superman Type Goal
Total Pro Sport – The Mule Johan Franzen of the Detroit Red Wings scored an amazing Superman type goal flying through the air, in a losing effort to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night 5-4. Franzen made it 4-3 with a spectacular effort at 3:52. He made a move and jumped around St. Louis [...]
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NHL Power Rankings: Week 24
Total Pro Sports – This week’s NHL Power Rankings has a familiar seller dweller in last place, the Canadiens continuing to struggle and the Ducks flying high. NHL Power Rankings Movers And Shakers The biggest Shakers in our NHL Power Rankings this week were the Montreal Canadiens falling 4 spots to land at #14. The [...]
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Who The Leafs May Target This Upcoming Summer
Total Pro Sports – I have no idea who Brian Burke likes in the NHL or who he may be targeting, but we can always, as writers, give educated guesses. So based on some of my knowledge as to what Burke likes (Good hard working Canadians, a chippy team as well as a shut down [...]
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Detroit Inks Zetterberg
Total Pro Sports – We have been following this story for several weeks now, our questions have finally been answered. A report coming from The Booth Newspaper says that Henrik Zetterberg has signed a 12 year extension worth $72 million. Zetterberg has spent his entire six year career with the Red Wings and will most [...]
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Wings Close To Long-Term Deal With Zetterberg
Total Pro Sports – After first reporting that Henrik Zetterberg declined a massive 10 year, $75 million contract earlier this week. The reports out of Detroit Red Wings camp have said they are close to signing last years Stanley Cup MVP and one the NHL’s top winger’s Henrik Zetterberg. It has been reported that the [...]
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Johan Franzen Out A Month
Total Pro Sports – Johan “The Mule” Franzen, will be out of action for 3-4 weeks with a left knee sprain. Johan Franzen injured his knee this past Saturday after a knee-on-knee collision with Chicago Blackhawks Brent Sopel. It was nothing to severe, the two players just ran into each other. Sopel was skating off [...]
