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Helm a playoff standout for Detroit: The Red Wings like prospects to become "over ripe" -- as general manager Ken Holland says -- in the minors before getting a chance to play a lot for them in the regular season. If the young players are good enough to dominate for Grand Rapids in the AHL, they get an opportunity in the playoffs. Darren Helm is a the latest example of the patient strategy working well. The 22-year-old forward was ready to play an increased role in the last game of the Western Conference finals when Detroit's injury-depleted team needed him. In perhaps one of the most spectacular efforts on a penalty kill, Helm kept the puck away from the Chicago Blackhawks by himself. "That was impressive," teammate Kris Draper said Friday. "As a penalty killer, you love to be able to hold onto the puck and drag it for a little bit. But for 26, 27 seconds or whatever it was, there were two guys on him and he was going in between them, under some guys and ended up getting a great scoring chance."
(Updated 05/30/2009).

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In two years, Helm has scored five times in 34 playoff games and doesn't have a goal in 23 games in the regular season. Like a lot of Red Wings, a lot of teams had a shot at selecting him before Detroit did with the 132nd pick overall in the 2005 draft. "He's getting rewarded now with more ice time because of how well he's playing, and because we're a little banged up, and he's making the most of it," said Draper, who is on the list of banged-up Red Wings. "Last year, he scored some big goals in this playoffs. This year, he scored a huge goal in Game 7 against Anaheim and like he said, the biggest goal of his career, the other night against Chicago in overtime." Helm might be coming up big for Detroit in the postseason, but until he comes up big for Fantasy owners in the regular season, he doesn't have much value heading into 2009-10.
(Updated 05/30/2009).

C Darren Helm had six hits Friday and finished with a team-leading total of 118 in the playoffs. His speed, aggressive forechecking and physical play was vital for the team. 61/3/2009

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June 10, 2009: This time, Penguins rise to occasion in Game 6

The Red Wings dealt heartbreak in Game 6 last year and humiliation in Game 5 this year. Wes Goldstein says the Penguins don't let those bad memories drag them down and put forth their best effort of the Finals to force Game 7.

June 9, 2009: Red Wings run into wall against Penguins in Game 6

The Detroit Red Wings had trouble getting pucks past Marc-Andre Fleury because most of their shots didn't even get to Pittsburgh's goaltender.

June 9, 2009: Penguins hang on at home, force Game 7 in Detroit on Friday

Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves as the Penguins forced Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals by beating the defending champion Red Wings 2-1 Tuesday.

June 4, 2009: Penguins use second-period flurry to tie Finals at two

Sidney Crosby scored his first goal in four games in the Stanley Cup Finals to put Pittsburgh ahead midway through the second period, helping the Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 to even the series.

May 27, 2009: Red Wings finish off Blackhawks in OT, return to Stanley Cup Finals

Darren Helm scored 3:58 into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night in the Western Conference finals and set up a Stanley Cup Finals rematch with Pittsburgh.

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SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2007-08	Detroit	7	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	5	18
2008-09	Detroit	16	0	1	1	-7	0	0	0	0	74	58
		23	0	1	1	-9	0	0	0	0	79	76

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SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2007-08	Detroit	7	0.0	49:00	74	0:27	1:18	2	0	0	1
2008-09	Detroit	29	0.0	198:54	287	3:02	12:29	4	0	0	2
		36	0.0	247:54	361	3:29	13:47	6	0	0	3

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SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2007-08	Detroit	18	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	39	53
2008-09	Detroit	23	4	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	107	100
		41	6	3	9	3	0	0	1	0	146	153

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SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2007-08	Detroit	21	9.5	135:04	211	1:22	0:12	2	0	0	1
2008-09	Detroit	42	9.5	278:08	440	5:17	9:28	4	0	0	2
		63	9.5	413:12	651	6:39	9:40	6	0	0	3

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