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DETROIT (AP) — Johan Franzen and Tomas Holmstrom stand in front of the net, distracting goaltenders and tipping pucks past them as well as any NHL player.
The Dallas Stars plan on helping Marty Turco by getting the pair of Detroit Red Wings out of the way tonight in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.
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Holmstrom averaged about 15 goals in the six seasons leading up to the locked out 2004-05 season, and would’ve likely doubled that production for a third straight year had injuries not sidelined him for much of the season.
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