babygorilla 1 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 I am now back living in the Detroit area after 11 months of living in 2 east coast states for work. It was funny experiencing the different cities and what they had to offer, yet I was amazed at the caliber of hockey that these teams play night in and night out. I was shocked at how ugly these games were. The eastern conference hockey was painful to watch after enjoying the wings for the fist 26 years of my life. I have always been amazed by the wings, and their ability to put such a great product on the ice year after year. Yet after a year of seeing other teams play on a daily basis, you truly enjoy the abilities of this team. GO Wings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 Red Wings are what than everyone else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted December 26, 2008 I agree with the eastern conference being boring to watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
babygorilla 1 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 Red Wings are what than everyone else? Drinking early, and not an English major. Not a good combo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HOCKEY MATTERS 167 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 Welcome back, babygorilla. Where abouts do you live in the area? A few of us from this board are getting together on Tuesday night (dec 30) at a local pub to watch the Wings Blackhawks game. Interested in joining us? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 I agree with the eastern conference being boring to watch. I don't know that its necessarily more boring to watch than the West, but I don't teams are as strong, generally, compared to teams over here, at least in my opinion. The East has great individuals (becoming had), with Ovechkin, Crosby, Malkin, Semin, Kovalchuk, Lecavalier. These are some of the most exciting guys to watch, in my opinion, and that's their selling point. We get crowds with team play, not individual effort (although Hossa and Towes are making strong arguments). Whether you like seeing Ovechkin take on three Canadiens single-handedly, then roof the puck following a triple-deke, between the legs fake for a goal, or prefer watching Datsyuk deke out a defensman, pass to Zetterberg for a one time pass back to Datsyuk for a deke-then-pass to Homer for the bang in on a now open net, is totally up to you. They're both entertaining in my book. There was a good quote that someone mentioned last year I believe that went something along the lines of "The East has strong individuals, the West has strong teams", and I think that's really the best way to describe the contrast. Anyway that ended up being a lot longer than I wanted it to be. Just ignore this post, I'm listening to Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds anyway, so I'm not even following discussion anymore... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
babygorilla 1 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 Welcome back, babygorilla. Where abouts do you live in the area? A few of us from this board are getting together on Tuesday night (dec 30) at a local pub to watch the Wings Blackhawks game. Interested in joining us? Thanks for the offer, but I will be downtown for the evening. Thank you very much for the invite though. Have a good time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
