No Respect For Wings? TSN's First Half Review

[rick zombo 3,739]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=228164&hubname=

TSN looks back at an eventful first half. Noting Ottawa's fast start, Phoenix's suprise record, Tampa's woes, Philly's suspensions, and of course the Maple Leafs' troubles.

No mention of the Wings domination.

Just this:

The entire Central Division has improved to the point where the mighty Detroit Red Wings can only muster a record of 7-7-2 against their divisional rivals. What used to be a free ride through the regular season has turned into nightly battles as each and every team is now competitive.

So has the league become used to the Wings winning? I thought they could at least aknowldge that they had by far the best record in the league

[WingsallTheway 383]

i just read that like 5 minutes ago before you posted it lol

[Dabura 12,232]

So has the league become used to the Wings winning?

Yes. (And disappointing in the postseason.)

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

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TSN looks back at an eventful first half. Noting Ottawa's fast start, Phoenix's suprise record, Tampa's woes, Philly's suspensions, and of course the Maple Leafs' troubles.

No mention of the Wings domination.

Just this:

So has the league become used to the Wings winning? I thought they could at least aknowldge that they had by far the best record in the league

Meh.

They could've (and probably should've) mentioned the Wings' cushy lead overall, but probably thought "why beat a dead horse?" Besides, even the casual fan more than likely knows which team has the best record to date. It's talked about in every pre-game that doesn't take place at the Joe.

[wingsfan75 2]

Yes. (And disappointing in the postseason.)

I realize that you're being synical but I wouldn't call last season's playoffs a (complete) disappointment. There were plenty of teams that would have loved to be where the Wings ended up.

[Ozzie30 170]

Not to mention all TSN articles are skewed towards Canadian teams. IMHO. not exactly a lack or respect, just writing with their market in mind.

[Opie 308]

ESPN's Version

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/stor...&id=3213468

Loved this part:

Norris Trophy (best defenseman)

Why not just have the engraver start now, that's L-I-D-S-T-R-O-M.

Edited January 25, 2008 by Opie

[JayUp88 1]

Not to mention all TSN articles are skewed towards Canadian teams. IMHO. not exactly a lack or respect, just writing with their market in mind.

Ya its for Canadians. So they are going to talk up all the north teams well before the US teams.

[wingnut96 0]

Seriously, who gives a sh*t anymore, we have not got respect for along time. I guess we will just have to go and win the cup again.

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

Seriously, who gives a sh*t anymore, we have not got respect for along time. I guess we will just have to go and win the cup again.

Yeah? Just like that?

[servo 15]

Usually, I'm not one to really care about what most writers will talk about, but when you have one of the best starts in NHL history without any mention of it???? Kinda wierd.

I hope

Wings win presidents trophy

Wings are the fastest team to 100 points in NHL history

Wings win the cup

Zetterberg wins the Hart

Nick wins another Norris

Datsuk wins another L. Bing and Selke

Babcock wins the Jack Adams

Osgood wins his first Vezina

and no Barry Melrose sulks

still no one will write about it.

[norrisnick 1]

Yeah? Just like that?

Yes. Just like that. It's what we're playing for anyway, so we might as well get it done.

[Guest jaytan]

There were plenty of teams that would have loved to be where the Wings ended up.

That's fine, but it doesn't mean we should lower our standards. Until the talent level in Detroit is equal to that of teams like St. Louis and Florida or whatever, every season that doesn't end with a Stanley Cup championship is a disappointment.

[union drone 0]

Yeah, I was reading all about Ottawa's amaaaazing fast start, which TSN dwells on for more than a paragraph, expecting it to somehow lead into the fact that Detroit was right behind them and now has a 12-point lead....

only to find that poor struggling Detroit can barely manage a 7-7-2 record against the now revitalized central. What a bunch of homer douchebags! Did they mention that Detroit has a 22-point lead over the second place Central division team? Of course not. Do they mention that if Detroit had managed to win against the Central at the same pace as against everyone else, Detroit would probably be on pace for beating the record for best regular season ever? No. But Ottawa's AMAZING record for the first 14 games somehow draws comparisons to Montreals 8-loss season in '76-'77. Gimme a friggin break.

I also like how TSN's little poll about the "biggest story of the season through 50 games" includes Ottawa's start as a choice, but makes no mention of the Wings.

I would like to add my own choice to the poll:

Detroit making the rest of the league into their personal b*tch (with the exception of Chicago and St. Louis, who more often than not seem to play Detroit in the second game of back-to-back games)

[SweWings 45]

ESPN's Version

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/stor...&id=3213468

Loved this part:

Hahah gotta love Lids!!

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

Yes. Just like that. It's what we're playing for anyway, so we might as well get it done.

Would be nice, by my point is that its not that simple.

[Gizmo 21]

Ironic item in the "Related Info" sidebar of that TSN story:

Power Rankings - Red Wings #1

Edited January 25, 2008 by Gizmo

[GMRwings1983 8,804]

That's fine, but it doesn't mean we should lower our standards. Until the talent level in Detroit is equal to that of teams like St. Louis and Florida or whatever, every season that doesn't end with a Stanley Cup championship is a disappointment.

Exactly. It's not like the Wings finish 4th or 5th in the West every year. This team always has the best record in the conference, if not the league, and doesn't even advance to the finals. I'd call that disappointing. The Wings have to win the Cup this year with the way this team is going.

[auxlepli 17]

As well as the Wings are playing, I'm glad they aren't getting all the press.

[akustyk 84]

it just gets to the point when they are losing credibility.

the poll on main site: the biggest story of first half. "Sidney Crosby injured"?

"Scott All-Star Niederwhiner returns"? jesus, what about:

"Wings completely dominate the parity league"?

I mean... I don't usually complain about stuff like and don't care about what

media says. but it's quite ridiculous to see a good hockey broadcaster being

such blatantly ignorant to one of the teams. anyway... f* y* Canadian homers,

let you do your Burke's ass-licking, Wings will fetch their cup and I'll gladly see

your dumb faces having to acknowledge their success rather than put all

effort into finding something to diminish it.

for quite some time TSN has been putting good effort to show Wings in

worse light. but this time it really got ridiculous and simply tasteless.

that's really low for ppl who are actually knowledgeable and passionate

about the game

[Doggy 130]

It doesn't matter if they don't mention the Wings. Why would you think otherwise?

[dallas27 7]

The Wings won't get respect until they win the cup

[Bluedevils_13 0]

Detroit making the rest of the league into their personal b*tch (with the exception of Chicago and St. Louis, who more often than not seem to play Detroit in the second game of back-to-back games)

....play Detroit in the 3rd game when they have 3 games in 4 days.

[union drone 0]

The Wings won't get respect until they win the cup

Oh, yeah, I forgot that Ottawa's amazing cup win has bought them the respect of the league.

[Kp-Wings 3]

I think that, after reading that article, a bigger question comes to mind: who, and why, the hell did anyone ever compared the Senators to the Montreal Canadians dynasty's of the 1970's? The Senators have never even won a Cup yet, and have no where near the star power those teams had.

The Canadian media blows. A Canadian hockey team hasn't won a Cup in, what has it been, 14 years now, and yet they still act like Canada has dominated hockey. Maybe in terms of the WJC, and the 2002 Olympics, but besides that, hockey Canada hasn't done s*** is forever. They need to get off their high horse already.

I especially found it funny that, a couple of days ago, after the Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals on Cliff Fletchers first game of being GM, the Toronto sports headlines read "The Magic's Back!!!". I don't know about anyone else here, but I don't see how one win can all of a sudden qualify a team as being back into it. Their still 14th or something in the Conference, still under .500, and they still are miles out of being in the playoffs. The stuff that goes on up there is ridiculous.

The Canadian media sucks, plain and simple. Their all just mad homers that sit around and say what they want to happen. I don't really care that they sit and curl the Wings coattails for them, because quite frankly, the Wings still haven't proven anything yet. We've seen this movie many times before: Wings do well in the regular season, only to lay a dinosaur egg in the playoffs.

The part that really bothers me is the overrating of Canadian teams. With the exception of Ottawa (the notorious playoff chokers) and maybe Montreal, no Canadain team really has a shot at the Cup. Vancouver could if they ever found scoring, but their a one man show up there. Yet, the Canadian media portrays the situation as if all Canadian teams are vastly superior to American teams. It's not based off of anything, just what they'd want to see, which is the part that is really frustrating and stupid.

Edited January 26, 2008 by Kp-Wings