Slave2daGroove said:

No , This explains everything
http://www.youtube.com/wa...N1WN0YMWZU

Red Wings Suck

scotmann said:

It's ok...it's understandable that you're bitter because no matter how dirty the Stars played and how many injuries they tried to inflict on our guys WE STILL WON!

Anyway - this thread is about the Stanley Cup ( not just the Wings ! )



The Montreal Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup 24 times - more than any other team in NHL history.

Henri Richard, of the Montreal Canadiens, won a record 11 Stanley Cup titles.

In 1988, Wayne Gretzky set a Stanley Cup Finals record by scoring 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) against the Boston Bruins.

Patrick Roy has been named the Stanley Cup Playoff MVP three times, more than any other player.

During the 1905 Stanley Cup Finals, Frank McGee of the Ottawa Silver Seven scored 14 goals in one game!

Mach said:

Don't forget that it ended up in Mario Lemieux's pool.

scotmann said:

Nobody expects you to understand hockey fans from the D, you're in the desert and how long have you even had a hockey team? Oh yeah, 1993. Your team used to have a little more regard when they were the North Stars but even they were a franchise started in the early 60's. Maybe when global warming happens you'll actually be able to keep ice hard, then we'll have common ground to even start talking hockey.

The Red Wings are one of the original 8 teams that started professional hockey in the 20's (then known as the Detroit Cougars). So when a Detroit fan talks about hockey it's in our blood, we've been raised with it. There's not another group of people who can stick with a team for decades and show up at every game regardless of how the team does. I think the same can be said about Chicago, Boston and New York but the Canadians take it to another level.

Sorry your team lost but they didn't wake up until game 4 when they were about to be swept. That's not going to win a Stanley Cup.

Speaking of Stanley, did you know that it's the only trophy in professional sports that has the name of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved on it?
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Slave2daGroove said:

Slave2daGroove said:

ok... have fun in round 4

maybe ya'll can fill all those empty seats this round at the Joe

red wings suck
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scotmann said:

Go Wings!

I didn't say they sold out every game, I said that regardless of how the team does, attendance is there every decade. Since you're new to hockey I hope Dallas can say the same thing in their second decade.

Go Wings!



Go Wings!

Good luck next year...maybe you'll be done crying by then to appreciate what it takes to get to the Cup...

Go wings!

Speaking of the Cup, did you know that it's had it's share of typos? In 1996, Colorado Avalanche's Adam Deadmarsh's last name was spelled "Deadmarch". It was later corrected, marking the first correction on the Cup. Similar corrections were made in 2002 and 2006 for the names of Detroit Red Wings goalie Manny Legace ("Lagace") and Carolina Hurricanes forward Eric Staal ("Staaal"), respectively.

Go Wings!
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typical red wing "elitist" hockey fan...

we made it to the cup finals in 99* and 2000
and we had a minor league Blackhawk's team I used to watch
, when I was a kid...

but I wasn't in a town with an original 6 ..
so I am deemed an inferior... , to you the "elitist" Wings fan...

anyway good luck.....

Just remember to support your team and go to the game ...
It's just a little sad when an original 6 can't fill a stadium... isn't it?

and the following white text may or may not be talking about you..

Red Wings Suck

you know...
I was a little harsh,
if you live in or near or from Detroit, congrats and good luck!

my illness is directed towards the wings fans that live about 30 miles outside of Dallas that love the team because they painted "hockeytown" on the ice and have "cool" red sweaters, and clog up the American Airlines center.

that, and ya'll beat us...

You probably have guys in your town that do the same thing when the Cowboys!, Lakers, or Yankees come to town...

Anyway it ought to be a great matchup for the Stanley Cup finals.

and smack talk is always fun...

It's cool - mud slinging and insults are a dime a dozen to me they are more a reflection on those that toss um out then who they are attempting to insult

I grew up in Detroit and started going to Wings games at 2 with my family - I probably have been to at least 200 home games or more

I lived there for 21 yrs before moving to NC where I REMAINED loyal to my Wings team. I have returned many a time , some with my children, to support the Wings




GO WINGS !!

scotmann said:

Always fun and nothing personal...

Wings fans out of state are crazy but I guess everyone gets homesick once in a while. I'm not a face-painter but I try to get to more than a few games over the season. I love the energy in the air at ANY hockey game but could care less about any other sport.

SATURDAY!!!!!

Slave2daGroove said:

SATURDAY Party at your house ?

invite me invite me

this is really cool...

http://www.youtube.com/wa...YwA9s-hjMs

Does anyone know if the games can be seen on anything other then Versus or CBC ?

Mach said:

check to see if cbc is streaming it on game night. cbc sports

Why the octopus still won't twirl in Detroit
By Greg Wyshynski

With Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings set for Joe Louis Arena on Saturday night, angst over one of the postseason's biggest controversies continues to linger in the Motor City: The NHL's decision to ban octopus twirling on the ice.

Tossing octopi on the ice has been a Detroit hockey tradition dating back to 1952, and longtime arena operations manager Al Sobotka has been whipping around cephalopods to whip Wings fans into a frenzy since 1991. But back in the first round of the playoffs, the NHL vowed to hit the team with a $10,000 fine if Sobotka or anyone else dared twirl an octopus thrown onto the playing surface. The decision sparked massive and immediate fan protests, but the policy has remained in place.

This week, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman defended the League's decision on WDFN's "The Stoney and Wojo Show," claiming the twirl ban is an issue of safety:


"Actually, there's a very good reason for it. We haven't fined or given a delay of game penalty for the throwing of the octopus because we understand and respect the tradition. Having said that, when you swing the octopus around - and I don't know the exact term for it -- but octopus 'gunk' gets on the ice and occasionally has gotten on the players -- the goaltenders -- as it goes by. Occasionally, when it freezes on the ice, it creates a potentially hazardous situation for the players. It's not about interfering with a tradition; it's about making sure nobody gets it in their eyes, like a goaltender nearby, or that nobody blows out a knee getting caught on some frozen gunk."

Somehow, blowing out a knee on octopus goo has escaped us on injury reports for the last 17 years.

The Detroit News has a terrific mini-documentary that details octopus tossing history, and the passion, the sights and the smells that go along with it. While Sobotka's great on-ice tradition has been halted, the News reports he can still swing the octopi on the concourse.

Well at least now I know who won it. But ask me Tuesday . . .

GO WINGS

Game 1

4-0

I work smack in the middle of Downtown Detroit...that parade is gonna knock me for a loop for a couple of days...

GO WINGS!!! We have the better team and our time is NOW.

Game 2

Wings 3-0



GO WINGS

Revolution said:

I LOVE Downtown Detroit!!! Where do you work? It's gonna be crayzee down there when the Wings win the Stanley Cup!

MoonSongs said:

It ain't happening. Once we catch our stride during our home games, you'll be taking ur 8 legs and flying right back to hotown!

I scored tickets to game 4! ()

Red Wing greats still on top of their game

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins have a huge act to follow today after a host of Red Wings legends stole the show at the Stanley Cup Final Sunday.

The NHL has embarked on a new tradition of honoring the game's greats during the Stanley Cup Final. Last year, an array of Montreal Canadiens luminaries were honored in Ottawa and their reminiscences were priceless. Sunday night at the Marriott Detroit at Renaissance Center, Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Marcel Pronovost, Alex Delvecchio, Marty Pavelich and Red Kelly proved equally eloquent about the Red Wings' dynasty that won the Stanley Cup in 1950, '52, '54 and '55. Another member of those teams, Johnny Wilson, was unable to attend because of illness.

"When you get to be our age, you look at the great hockey players you played with and you recognize what you accomplished," Lindsay said. "I'm just sorry the guys who probably were principally the reason we are here have passed away or because of health can't be here. It was a wonderful time of our lives. We never realized how good it was."

"I see them occasionally," said Pronovost, who is a scout for the New Jersey Devils. "We have a strong alumni. It's too bad I don't really attend that much, but I see them on the road."

"I think this is just absolutely fantastic," Pavelich said. "I want to thank Gary Bettman. I told him I got his letter a month ago and I can't thank you enough for this. We're in the limelight again and it's really nice."

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman presented each man with a miniature Stanley Cup to commemorate their achievements. It was a priceless moment, as the real Stanley Cup and several other of the League's major trophies sat in the background.

"I haven't seen Marcel and Matty in a while, so this is great," the legendary Gordie Howe told NHL.com. "We look a little older now, but the memories do come back."

Delvecchio agreed.

"Events like this are great," he said. "There's a lot of rehash. I don't have the chance to see a lot of the guys, like Marty and Red Kelly. It's just great to have an event like this."

One of the key memories mentioned by Bettman was how Lindsay began the tradition of parading the Stanley Cup around the rink for fans to see. Lindsay said he didn't have creating a tradition in mind when he skated over to the crowd at the old Olympia, he just wanted to give back.

"I was well aware who paid my salary and it wasn't Mr. Norris, it was the fans" said Lindsay, still as feisty today as he was during his playing days. "I saw the Cup just sitting there, no one was around it, so I picked it up and brought it to the fans. I wanted to be respectful to the people who paid my salary."

To a man, the Red Wings said that while talent was important for a team that finished in first place for seven consecutive seasons starting in 1948-49, it was the bond among the players that propelled them to greatness.

"It was a unit," Lindsay said. "There are a lot of guys who aren't here today that made it possible for Marty, Alex, Gordie, Marcel, red and myself to enjoy this kind of recognition."

"It was just great fun," Pavelich said. "You have to have that chemistry and we did."

"We all liked being together," Howe said. "We were all taught the same things. Lines were created and left together. We practiced together, rode in the same seats on the planes or trains so we could talk. You would room as pairs. Conversations took place."


The Red Wings would hold informal get-togethers each week with their families and Lindsay said no excuses were accepted for missing out.

"And we used to bowl every week," Pavelich said. "We had our own shirts! The companionship was just great … the Lucky Strike Bowling Alley … God bless us!"

The bond between the players, the team and the city was clearly evident in their remarks. Besides being Stanley Cup winners, the six great Wings clearly loved playing for the fans and the city as much as they enjoyed playing for themselves.

"It's a great city," red Kelly said. "Great fans and a great sports town."

"Just a fantastic town," Pavelich echoed. "I will love Detroit until the day I die."

"A great sports town," Delvecchio said. "And not just for hockey. I'm surprised at how many people remember Alex Delvecchio."

We'll leave the last word on the subject to Lindsay.

"This won't mean a lot to everyone, but I ended up a Red Wing and that means a lot to me."

MoonSongs said:

First National Bldg, right across the street from Campus Martius park.
Our boss has already told us to expect to take at least a 3 hr lunch on parade
day... NOT counting chicks before they hatch though.

Revolution said:

That's so cool! I worked downtown during one of the Piston's parades - that was so awesome.

Remember when we watched the Wings win the Stanley Cup at your house on the big screen?

applekisses said:

we are doing grilled shrimp and stuffs for the game y'all

just about 3 hrs to go

bawl edit
[Edited 5/28/08 13:50pm]

Mach said:

I thought about you when my mom and I were watching the game on Monday.

Go Wings and save some shrimp for me!