Jets4Life

With all due respect, I would not count on the Wings moving to the Eastern Conference. Quebec City is in the process of building a new arena with the sole purpose of attracting an NHL team. For those unfamiliar with Quebec City, the Nordiques played there until they moved to Denver, and became the Colorado Avalanche. This could happen as early as 2012.

I'm a little shocked nobody has mentioned Teemu Selanne.

Eight times in NHL history a team has came back from a 3-0 deficit. I am not too sure who all these teams were, but there is a pattern that favours the Wings: 1. LOST : RANGERS vs Boston, 1939 (Rangers lose) 2. WON : TORONTO vs Detroit, 1942 (Maple Leafs win) 3. LOST : DETROIT vs Toronto, 1945 (Red Wings lost) 4. WON : ISLANDERS vs Pittsburgh, 1975 (Islanders win) 5. LOST : ISLANDERS vs Philadelphia, 1975 (Islanders lose) 6. WON : PHILADELPHIA vs, Boston, 2010 (Flyers win) 7, LOST : CHICAGO vs Vancouver, 2011 (Blackhawks lose) 8. WON? DETROIT vs San Jose, 2011 So if the pattern continues, the Wings will head to Vancouver to play the Canucks on the weekend! Can someone help me fill in the blanks? *edit: thanks, Demolition man for the update. ** double edit: thanks 13GoWings40

The Wings are going to do it. I believe in them. I even changed my facebook avatar to a Red Wing logo.

Maybe the Wings should play the "Luongo always chokes in the playoffs" card.

The people that say Crosby is faking his injury are obviously a bunch of loser who have never played sports in their life. I suppose Mario Lemieux faked Cancer too back in the day.

No team has ever gone 16-0 in modern times to a Stanley Cup win. To the best of my recollection, the Edmonton Oilers of 1987-88 went 16-2, which is the closest anyone has come to a perfect record. The Oilers went 4-1 vs Winnipeg, 4-0 vs Calgary, 4-1 vs Detroit, and 4-0 vs Boston in the Stanley Cup final.

The Wings are going to the Cup Finals this year, and they will most likely win. Reasons; -San Jose always chokes. They just lost vs the Kings and have to go to LA for game 6. In the second round, they will be worn out, and easy prey. -Vancouver always chokes. I admit that when the Canucks were up 3-0 the Hawks, I thought this might be their year. However, the Canucks got blown out the last 2 games and have to face the Hawks back in Chicago. It's likely going 7 games, and even if Vancouver wins, Luongo will be too exhausted for the Wings offense if they meet in the playoffs. -Nashville will be worn out vs Anaheim. Plus the Preds have never won a series, and are inexperienced in the post season. I predict the series will go 7 games, and if Anaheim wins, they will be no match for the Wings. In the east, Washington has a history of choking, as Ovechkin isn't known for his playoff heroics. Buffalo will beat the Flyers, but Miller can't carry them all the way. The Penguins won't do anything unless Crosby returns. The only team that can challenge Detroit are the Bruins, but the Wings would likely prevail in that series. So I am predicting a Stanley Cup Victory for Detroit in 2011.

Coaches Corner April 23 Check out 6:10 of the video. Don Cherry on Bryz refusing to play in Winnipeg; "Is that a promise or a threat? Because the way he played in the playoffs, who would want him?"

Taken from a blogger from an Arizona Newspaper: http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/DanBickley/124970 Detroit fans: If you can't stay away, please wear white Regrets? We have a few. By stumbling down the stretch and leaving numerous points on the table, [ coughed up home-ice advantage and slid into a sticky first-round playoff series against Detroit. As always, the opponent and the task feels enormous. So, a plea to all fans living in the Valley: If you must go to the games in Arizona, please wear white. We don't want outsiders thinking we can't sell out After all we've been through - from bankruptcy hearings to relocation threats - the last thing we need is more national embarrassment. A sea of red at Jobing.com Arena would do just that. If you're a Detroit fan who otherwise cheers for the Coyotes, understand what this does to your second-favorite team, and how deflating it must be to take the ice for a playoff game and hear: "Let's go Red Wings!" By the way, that chant broke out at a Valley restaurant Monday morning. Yep, it's starting already. And in the end, the have no one to blame but themselves ------- Ok this is one of the most bizarre things I have seen in awile. Maybe they should ask Red Wings fans in Arizona to cheer when the Coyotes score too!

I would rest Zetterberg until Round 2. I'm not trying to sound too cocky in assuming the Wings will take the series. I just don't see it going over 5 games. The Yotes just don't have the offensive power to compete with the Wings. Having said that, wait until the Wings play San Jose/Nashville/Anaheim/etc in Round 2 to play Zetterberg.

Enjoy it while it lasts. Next year if the teams meet again, chances are they will be playing at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Canada, Source

Do they not realize that this will only encourage visiting fans to wear Red Wing jerseys?

Not sure. I just saw the threads on Jetsowner.com and calgarypuck.com. I thought it was amusing.

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

Hello. I am new to this forum. I enjoy watching the Wings, and have enjoyed seeing them hist the cup in 1997,98,2002, and 2008. However, there is something 750,000 residents of Winnipeg would like to see 100 times more. For the Wings to demolish the Coyotes in 4 straight games. You see, the Coyotes are in financial peril right now. The quicker they go down to defeat, the more favorable the chances of the team moving to Winnipeg in the off season. Ironically, the last Winnipeg Jets game was a 4-1 playoff loss to the Detroit Red Wings on April 28, 1996. It has been nearly 15 long years for our city to be without our beloved Jets. I would love to see the full circle. To see the Wings destroy the Coyotes, and watch the moving vans pull up to the Glendale Arena would be quite the site to behold. So on behalf of everyone from Winnipeg; GO WINGS GO! but more important: DIE COYOTES DIE!

LOL. Arguably the worst deal in Jets history. What on earth was GM Mike Smith thinking? I remember when it happened too. It was June 30, 1993 if I can remember correctly. The Jets media said he was a really promising rookie, and then poof! Gone to Detroit for $1.00

who will you cheer for?