Hockeytown bracing for different style

Updated: July 8, 2003, 11:36 AM ET

The flashy Red Wings are prepared to shift gears in their pursuit of a fourth Stanley Cup in eight years.

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By By Jim Wilkie
NHL Insider

Armageddon might be coming a little sooner than expected to the NHL.

Instead of the disaster widely predicted for next summer, when players and owners are expected to shut down the league in a labor dispute, the end was signaled last week by a new philosophy adopted by one of the league's marquee teams.

The Detroit Red Wings are shifting to a more defensive style of hockey in their pursuit of a fourth Stanley Cup in eight years.

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