The Rebirth of the Wings and Avs rivalry ?

[DRAPES RULES 7]

I can feel it in my bones.

Saw it tonight.

Just add D-Mac and we got us a Donnybrook !

Lappy the new Clod Lemiuouix ! (spelled wrong on purpose)

DISCUSS

Edited February 19, 2008 by DRAPES RULES

[34Legace34 0]

the av's have to win once and a while for it to be a rivalry

[Z and D for the C 712]

Yeah, we're too good for them, frankly. The ducks is much stronger as the hatred is definitely there and we're both excellent matches for eachother.

[jim3033 1]

Haha. I would like very much to see Colorado get the eighth seed. Saclik and Stastny will bring more to the team but I think we would pwn them in a 4 to 5 game slaughter.

EDIT: grammar

Edited February 19, 2008 by jim3033

[Uncle Danny 155]

I hate to say this, but...

/fail

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

With no more games left against them or Anaheim this year, I'm pretty bummed. Games against St Louis have only gotten more intriging though

[irishtemper14+25 11]

id like to see em in the playoffs, but rivalry doesnt have to involve really good teams...just hatred between them, look at the broadstreet bullies

[WhiteLightning91 105]

It was a good game. But I still gotta go with the Ducks as our arch-rivals at the present time. A series against the Ducks intrigues me more than one with the Avalanche.

[WingMachine91 0]

if the avs can ever get their s*** together and win some games, then yes i see potential, because i also have some hate brewing for that team again.. anyone else agree

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

Not quite back yet, but playoff matchups are where rivalries are really established I think. As much as I think people here go extremely off the deep end focusing on the Ducks sometimes, it's pretty impossible to deny that the water is a little warmer when the Wings-Ducks play, esp. from their last two regular season games.

[Firehawk 305]

I want to see Edm vs Vanc in the playoffs .

I would fear an Ana vs Det matchup alot more than a Det vs Col matchup in the playoffs, which tells me that Anaheim is right now the bigger rival. I don't hate anyone else on Colorado other than Laparierre...and I couldn't stand him when he played for the Kings either. Love to have him on my team though.

[Nev 1,085]

I would love a first round matchup against the Avs, if only because their team doesn't scare me in the least bit.

[Guest LivingtheDream]

Stop cheapening what was the greatest rivalry in sports in the last 20 years or maybe more. What made it great is that both teams were unbelievably talented and were the best teams in the game of that era (and maybe any era). When they played there was no doubt championships would be determined. ONE OR THE OTHER WAS PRETTY MUCH GOING TO WIN THE CUP. What made that rivalry was the best ******* hockey you could ever ask for. This is not even close. Please, quit acting like a bunch of excited little ***** school girls, have some God Damn respect and quit calling any stupid little tussle anything close to THE rivalry.

How's that for "Discuss"? (which is really annoying - don't you know that people who write "discuss" in the work environment are considered useless wankers?)

Edited February 19, 2008 by LivingtheDream

[Opie 308]

Holy crap who s*** in your cheerios.

Living the dream I hope I never see you post "it is a discussion board and people can post their opinions" because you have lost all right to say that with that post. BTW just because someone may be at work when posting doesn't make this a workplace environment. Case in point how often do you see the word pwned in the business world.

However I agree with you, the Avs Wings games were usually about championships and had physical play. If every team the wings played against in a physical game was considered a rivalry every team would be a rivalry because that is how everyone tries to beat the Wings.

This Avs team pales in comparison to the Avs teams from the rivalry. But that is what spoils us Wings fans. We are so used to being on top that we forget that like the Avs, even the Ducks rivalry will fade, because most teams can not stay as competitive as the Wings, and can't keep a rivalry strong. Usually the key players leaving or one team remaining elite and the other falling off kills the rivalry.

[DEVILSWATERBOY 10]

Rivalry restarted we will see, but one thing I saw in this game that has been missing for a long time, and it pretty much happened when Lids got hit was the passion and the fire, when Downey pummled that butt wipe I saw a differant Wings team on the ice more jump, more speed, more desire and a team that may have moved to the next level keep it rolling boys keep it rolling.

Get Back soon Lids you have a cup to win!

[Dabura 12,232]

the av's have to win once and a while for it to be a rivalry

ftw

[vladdy16 2,154]

When a rivalry is born (or re-born), there will be no doubt in anyone's mind. Let's not be so desperate for excitement that we try to manufacture one. The true rivalry is well worth waiting for.

[DyingAlive 27]

Whatever it was, it was fun to watch and good to see from the Wings. Downey throwing some punches is what I like to see.

[JayUp88 1]

The one game i missed had to be that one.......

[Hockeytown Red Wings 245]

No...it's still over. The hit on Lidstrom was enough for some in-game retribution, but not carryover retribution.

[GMRwings1983 8,804]

No...it's still over. The hit on Lidstrom was enough for some in-game retribution, but not carryover retribution.

I hope you're wrong. From now on we should run Lappy and Sakic each time we play them. I figured they'd get the message after that s***bag Steve Moore ran Naslund, but I guess their organization isn't smart enough to understand it.

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

No.

The Draper hit was a major factor in the Avs rivalry, but the rivalry was mostly because of the road to the Stanley Cup. Both teams were powerhouses. If Detroit wanted to get to the Cup, they had to go through the Avs and vice versa.

Right now it's too lopsided to really be a heated rivalry again.

[Turkey 0]

Let's not be silly about this. Advocating running Sakic is absurd. If you want to complain about lack of respect for Lidstrom and advocate running Sakic we have a word for that, "hypocrite". I'd love to see our old rivalry but we don't need to resort to pure thuggery. I'd settle for another sound whupping for Laperriere.

And lets leave Steve Moore out of this. We don't need to rehash that hit or what came after for the millionth time.

[HockeyCrazy3033 168]

I think that if we face them in the playoffs the rivarly will be very much on again.

[poxer 0]

It was a good game. But I still gotta go with the Ducks as our arch-rivals at the present time. A series against the Ducks intrigues me more than one with the Avalanche.

I'll have to agree with you on that one. Unless this game sets the groundwork for next year?