Kirk Maltby

Nearly two years after the last postseason puck was dropped, the playoffs returned with a renewed passion, a familiar intensity, power plays of all kinds--and, of course, people throwing stuff

Overlooked by the opposition, lesser-known players are once again proving to be surprise weapons in the postseason

The Wings are viewed as an old team, but they have an impressive core of young guns up front: Henrik Zetterberg, 23, Pavel Datsyuk, 25, Jiri Hudler. 20, and Jason Williams, 23. Hudler, in fact, may win the Calder...