Tomas Tatar

• 6/19 Bolts By The Bay: Syracuse Crunch Fall to the Grand Rapids Griffins 5-2 Ending Their Bid for the 2013 Calder Cup Championship: Well, Bolts Nation…it was definitely a wild ride. The Syracuse Crunch fought long and hard, not only throughout the post season,...
• 6/19 Octopus Thrower: The Grand Rapids Griffins Are The Calder Cup Champions: The Grand Rapids Griffins are the 2013 Calder Cup Champions! In the First Round the Griffins took on the Houston Aeros and downed...
• 6/18 Bolts By The Bay: Knee Jerk Reaction: Syracuse Crunch Vs. Grand Rapids Griffins In Game 6 – 3rd Period: Well, ladies and gentlemen…the buzzer has sounded on the third and final period of play between the Syracuse Crunch and the...
• 6/18 Bolts By The Bay: Knee Jerk Reaction: Syracuse Crunch vs. Grand Rapids Griffins in Game 6 – 2nd Period: We have now been through 40 minutes of play at the War Memorial Arena in Syracuse. Here are some of my reactions to this second...
• 6/18 Bolts By The Bay: Preview: Syracuse Crunch Take on the Grand Rapids Griffins in Game 6 of the 2013 Calder Cup Finals: The Syracuse Crunch has fought their way through the final round of the Calder Cup Playoffs.  After dropping the first two games...
• 6/17 Octopus Thrower: A Look Back And Ahead At… Tomas Tatar: When it came to exciting additions to the Red Wings attack in 2013, Damien Brunner got most of the early hype, while Gustav Nyquist...
• 6/16 Bolts By The Bay: Syracuse Crunch Come Out Strong, Defeating the Grand Rapids Griffins 5-2 Forcing Game 6 in the 2013 Calder Cup Finals: Last night in Grand Rapids, the Syracuse Crunch struck first and struck hard, defeating the Grand Rapids Griffins 5-2 forcing...
• 6/15 NHLShout: Crunch Win 5-2 – Heading Home For Game 6: The Syracuse Crunch defeated the Grand Rapids Griffins 5-2 tonight to force the 2013 Calder Cup Finals to a Game Six. The Griffins...
• 6/12 NHLShout: Crunch Fall 4-2 – Season On The Brink: The Syracuse Crunch drop to 3-0 in the best-of-seven Calder Cup Finals after dropping Game 3 4-2 tonight at the Van Andel Arena...
• 6/12 Octopus Thrower: The Detroit Red Wings’ Compliance Buyout: Mikael Samuelsson: During the offseason the Detroit Red Wings will be able to use a compliance buyout on two players. Over the next couple weeks...
• 6/11 Octopus Thrower: Griffins On The Verge Of Something Special: It started modestly enough. Jeff Blashill’s appointment as Griffins boss at the end of last season put into motion this...
• 6/8 Bolts By The Bay: Playoff Preview: Syracuse Crunch Take On the Grand Rapids Griffins in Game 1 of the 2013 Calder Cup Final: The journey to the Calder Cup finals this season has been a long one. The Syracuse Crunch have seen hard fought wins, and even...
• 6/7 Octopus Thrower: The Grand Rapids Griffins Advance To The Calder Cup Finals: The Grand Rapids Griffins have advanced to the Calder Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history. In order to make it...
• 6/6 Octopus Thrower: The Question of Valtteri Filp****: The Finnish player has been on the minds of Red Wings fans this entire year. Much was expected of him in this shortened season...
• 6/1 Octopus Thrower: Red Wings’ Rookies Offer Reason For Hope: What a difference a year makes. Last year the Wings were reeling after being eliminated in only 5 games in the first round of...

• 4/29 Octopus Thrower: Why Consecutive Appearance #22 Is One Of The Most Memorable Of All: Well, they did it.  By beating Dallas 3-0 on Saturday night, the Detroit Red Wings advanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the...
• 4/28 Octopus Thrower: Playoff Berth Proves Ken Holland Was Right: It came down to the final game of this strange, abbreviated season, but the Detroit Red Wings are once again headed to the playoffs....

• 3/8 Causeway Crowd: Chris Bourque Clears Waivers; Bruins Recall Jordan Caron From Providence: At least for now anyway, the Chris Bourque experiment appears to be over for the Boston Bruins. At noon on Friday, Bourque cleared...
• 3/7 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Red Wings Want To Mop Up The Oilers In Detroit: The Detroit Red Wings host the Edmonton Oilers at The Joe, tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Red Wings looked solid against the Colorado...
• 3/6 Octopus Thrower: Detroit Red Wings Roster Update: The Red Wings are getting healthier every game, but Valtteri Filp**** still day-to-day with his shoulder injury, Mikael Samuelsson‘s...
• 3/5 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Jordin Tootoo versus Patrick Bordeleau Just Doesn’t Have The Same Ring.: The Detroit Red Wings host the Colorado Avalanche in The Joe tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET. Every Wings’ fan was looking forward...
• 3/4 SenShot: NHL Recap: Mar 3rd, 2013 – Hawks’ Kane is Clutch; Flames Down Weary Canucks: A busy Sunday with 9 games on the NHL schedule, 8 outside of Ottawa’s shootout loss to the Islanders.  The Blackhawks extend...
• 3/3 Octopus Thrower: The Streak Goes To Life Support But Survives: Blackhawks 2 – Red Wings 1 (SO): Thanks to their 23 consecutive home wins last season, the Detroit Red Wings know all about putting together historic streaks....
• 3/3 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Red Wings Want To End Blackhawks’ Point Streak: The Detroit Red Wings face-off against the Chicago Blackhawks at 12:30 p.m. ET. The Red Wings are returning home after a two game...
• 3/2 Octopus Thrower: Time To Give Daniel Cleary A Break?: Over the first nine games of the season Daniel Cleary struggled to keep up with the pace of play and Wings fans were calling for...

• 2/28 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Red Wings Ready To Take On Former Teammate, Brad Stuart: The Detroit Red Wings head to San Jose to play the Sharks in their first meeting of the season at 10:30 p.m. ET. The Red Wings...
• 2/27 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Red Wings Look To Create More Magic Against The Kings: The Detroit Red Wings face-off against the Los Angeles Kings at 10:30 p.m. ET in Los Angeles. The Red Wings are coming off of...
• 2/23 Predlines: Detroit Red Wings 4, Nashville Predators 0: Jimmy Howard Blanks Preds For First Shutout: If the Nashville Predators know how to play much worse, I hope they keep it to themselves. Their loss tonight to the Detroit Red...
• 2/23 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Red Wings Want To Take A Bite Out Of The Predators: The Detroit Red Wings take on the Nashville Predators for the second time in three game tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET. Detroit is coming...
• 2/21 Octopus Thrower: Detroit Red Wings: 2 – Columbus Blue Jackets: 3; The Injury Bug Becomes a Swarm: Injury was the story of Thursday night’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Perhaps the scariest moment of the season...
• 2/21 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Red Wings Look To End Losing Streak Against The Blue Jackets: The Detroit Red Wings face-off against the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Red Wings are on a four game losing...
• 2/20 Octopus Thrower: Tomas Tatar: Why He Belongs On The Red Wings Roster: Tomas Tatar has done his time on the Grand Rapids Griffins. It hasn’t been as long as other prospects, but when he has been...
• 2/19 Too Many Men on the Site: Detroit Red Wings In A Slump: After another disappointing loss to the Minnesota Wild, the Detroit Red Wings fall to a 7-6-2 record. This record drops them to...
• 2/19 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Red Wing Jordin Tootoo Returns To Nashville: The Detroit Red Wings take on the Nashville Predators for the first time this season tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Red Wings have...
• 2/17 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Red Wings Must Snap Skid Against Cold Minnesota Wild: After finally starting to look like the hockey team we all know and love, the Detroit Red Wings have come back down to Earth,...
• 2/16 Ducks Daily Blog: Anaheim Ducks Use Strong Third To Beat Detroit Red Wings 5-2: Viktor Still Off to Fast(h) Start Detroit, MI - The Anaheim Ducks took advantage of multiple turnovers by the Detroit Red Wings...
• 2/16 Octopus Thrower: Detroit Red Wings Roster Update: If you are prone to fits of Red Wing related depression or drinking, there is a little red “X” at the top right...
• 2/15 Octopus Thrower: Overrun By The Quack Attack: Anaheim Ducks 5 – Detroit Red Wings 2: With Pavel Datsyuk added to an almost comically large injured list, Friday night was a bad time for the Detroit Red Wings to be...
• 2/15 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Detroit Red Wings Look to Solve Ducks’ Viktor Fasth: The Detroit Red Wings look to rebound from their overtime loss against the Blues when they take on the Anaheim Ducks at 7:30 p.m....
• 2/14 SenShot: NHL Recap: Feb 13, 2013 – Allen Gets First Win, Flames Offense Heats Up: Aside from the biggest story in the NHL coming from the Ottawa – Pittsburgh game, there were 2 other games played last night. ...
• 2/13 Octopus Thrower: Singing The… Well, You Know: St. Louis Blues 4 – Detroit Red Wings 3 (OT): With a goalie playing his first NHL game and the Detroit Red Wings already up 2-0, the St. Louis Blues probably figured they were...
• 2/13 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Red Wings Look To Extend Winning Streak Against The Blues: The Detroit Red Wings host the St. Louis Blues at Joe Louis Arena at 7:30 p.m. ET. This is the fourth meeting between the Red...
• 2/11 Octopus Thrower: The Detroit Red Wings Need Todd Bertuzzi on the Second Line: Many Red Wing fans have been clamouring for Gustav Nyquist or Tomas Tatar to be brought up to the second line, to replace Todd...
• 2/10 Octopus Thrower: Jonathan Ericsson Provides Late Drama At The Joe: Red Wings 3 – Kings 2: Playing their second game in as many afternoons, the Detroit Red Wings were outplayed by the Los Angeles Kings for most of the...
• 2/9 Octopus Thrower: Detroit Red Wings 2 – Edmonton Oilers 1: Game Recap: Sometimes when an NHL team generates a lot of chances without anything to show on the scoreboard, it can let a winnable game get...
• 2/9 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Detroit Red Wings Vs. Edmonton Oilers: The Detroit Red Wings faceoff against the Edmonton Oilers today at 2 p.m. ET. Today marks the first game in a five game home...
• 2/7 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Detroit Red Wings At St. Louis Blues: Game three of the five game series against the St. Louis Blue starts tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis...
• 2/5 Octopus Thrower: Game Recap: Detroit Red Wings: 1 – Calgary Flames: 4 ; The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly: The Red Wings were the victim of bad luck more than anything on Tuesday night as they fell to the last-place Calgary Flames 4-1....
• 2/5 Predlines: Central Division: Back To The Fires: The Central Division has enjoyed some time off after two brutal weeks of hockey. Tonight it’s back to the fires. Around The...
• 2/5 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Detroit Red Wings Vs. Calgary Flames: Tonight the Detroit Red Wings faceoff against the Calgary Flames in Joe Louis Arena at 7:30 pm ET. The Red Wings are coming of...
• 2/4 Octopus Thrower: Petr Mrazek and Tomas Tatar Called Up to the Red Wings: Grand Rapids Griffins Petr Mrazek and Tomas Tatar have been called up to play for the Detroit Red Wings. Tomas Tatar has been...

• 1/13 Octopus Thrower: Just Say No to Mike Knuble:   Mike Knuble was was invited to the Detroit Red Wings training camp, but is a long shot to make the Red Wings roster. The...