Matt Dery's Daily Update 1-18-11
The Red Wings renew their rivalry with the Penguins tonight in Pittsburgh; unfortunately some of the stars of this game will not be on the ice. Sidney Crosby suffering from a concussion it out, Mike Babcock was asked about Pittsburgh playing without him…
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Babcock referring to Pavel Datsyuk who is hurt, also Jimmy Howard will not play due to a bruised knee. Joey McDonald is in net, you can hear the game with the pregame starting at 6:40 on 97.1 The Ticket.
Congratulations to Nick Lidstrom, the NHL has picked him to captain one of the two rosters for the upcoming All Star game, which means the Wings Captain along with Carolina's Eric Staal get to pick the teams.
The Michigan State Spartans hit the road tonight in Big Ten play. Tom Izzo and company travel to 22nd ranked Illinois, the Spartans are back in the top 25 at number 18.
Armando Galarraga avoids arbitration with the Tigers and signs a 1 year 2.3 million dollar deal; he'll battle with Brad Penny for the fifth starter in spring training.
