Detroit Free Press

ST. LOUIS -- We now return you to your regularly scheduled Stanley Cup madness.After a brief interruption Sunday ...

One shot, by Brendan Shanahan, came so hard into his chest, it lifted him into the air. Another, by Martin ...

Looking out the window, the first thing Jerry Seinfeld noticed was a little man running down the tarmac."De plane! De plane!" the little man yelled."Hey," Kramer said, "isn't that Tattoo from 'Fantasy Island?' ""Yeah, the midget!" said George.He looked at Jerry and smiled."Not that there's anything wrong with that!" they said in unison.They stopped and listened. Strange. No laughter. Not even a chuckle."What gives?" said Elaine. "That line always gets a laugh."

ST. LOUIS -- So Sergei Fedorov gets the puck on a breakaway, and he makes one of those moves, and yada, yada, yada, Wings win.Oh. Sorry. Got my shows crossed.On a night when a third of the nation was watching "Seinfeld" end, those of us who prefer pucks to yucks were watching a remarkable pattern continue. It was the Red Wings showing familiar focus when threatened. It was the Red Wings showing familiar disregard for other people's ice, winning their fourth straight road game in these playoffs.

If home is where the heart is, then Brendan Shanahan once left his heart in St. Louis. He played there for four happy seasons, made friends, had good times, hosted a radio show, even purchased his first house. It's a big moment when you first sign a mortgage, it makes you feel rooted, grown-up. So the dismal day he was traded to Hartford, the Siberia of the NHL, Shanahan made a vow. He would not give up his house. They could take away his uniform, pluck him like a weed.But they couldn't take his roots.

Chris Pronger is as big as they come. He is 6 feet, 5 inches tall, with a beefy frame, pounds of muscle and an ...

COLORADO -- Well, here I am. Looks like my idea paid off. I'm the first one at the arena."Gonna be some battle ...

PHOENIX -- Since the days of the Bible, man has come to the desert looking for a sign. Sometimes it's a burning ...