ArcticWing 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 Don't know if this has already been posted, but here goes. http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/387...?page=1&c=y Don't laugh. The Red Wings have been making all the right moves for years; Henrik Zetterberg's signing is just the latest. From top to bottom -- from the drafting led by European superscout Hakan Andersson to the recruiting of free agents such as Marian Hossa to the convincing of homegrown star after star to accept "hometown discounts" to remain inside a franchise that has created an unparalleled culture of winning, nobody does it better. The Red Wings are the envy of 29 teams. "They're in a unique situation," Wild GM Doug Risebrough said. "I was on a plane with [Red Wings coach] Mike Babcock the other day and I told him, 'If anybody wants to pursue your model, it's a ridiculous thing. Guys want to stay there. You have a culture there of winning. ... Nobody can follow your model.'" In this salary-cap era, Holland has managed to preserve his impressive core and last season win a fourth Stanley Cup in 11 years. This, despite the fact that in the past 15 years, the Red Wings haven't picked higher than 19th in the draft. In the past 12 years, they've had five first-round picks. Yet, year after year, the Wings unearth talent late in the draft: (Johan Franzen, 97th, 2004; Jiri Hudler, 58th, 2002; Valtteri Filppula, 95th, 2002; Zetterberg, 210th, 1999; Pavel Datsyuk, 171st, 1998; Tomas Holmstrom, 257th, 1994). And there's quite a pipeline in the minors of young 20-somethings waiting for their shots. This is why most players with a desire to win first, make money second, want to go to Detroit. This is why nobody ever wants to leave Detroit. They know the grass isn't always greener. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
henrik40 76 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 Truer words have never been spoke. Amen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alowicious 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 Don't know if this has already been posted, but here goes. http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/387...?page=1&c=y Egads man, I know why the Wings are in a slump.. It's your Avatar! fix your GIF! It's going backwards! Do It.. Do It.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilmickeyli 40 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 Egads man, I know why the Wings are in a slump.. It's your Avatar! fix your GIF! It's going backwards! Do It.. Do It.. are you high? if it were rolling forward that's how it'd roll...... DAWG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DetroitBoy313 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 There's only one reason to feel sorry for Henrik Zetterberg. He has to live the next dozen years in Detroit. He could of left that out,joking or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alowicious 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 are you high? if it were rolling forward that's how it'd roll...... DAWG I'm sorry, I see that going forward for the Winged Wheel as the "Wheel" is the front, the "Winged part" being the back.. Therefore it is going backward. So the way I view the avatar is that it is rolling backward. Perhaps it is just how each of us perceive the proper forward direction for the emblem. It was just a suggestion.. Arf Arf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArcticWing 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 Egads man, I know why the Wings are in a slump.. It's your Avatar! fix your GIF! It's going backwards! Do It.. Do It.. 198 individual frames! No way I am redoing it. Well at least not now, maybe someday if I am bored to tears. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alowicious 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 198 individual frames! No way I am redoing it. Well at least not now, maybe someday if I am bored to tears. I like the gif.. I was just joking around. Ya know, if something isn't working, you try something opposite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jwo 7 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 A very nice written article. Kudos to Mr. Russo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArcticWing 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 I like the gif.. I was just joking around. Ya know, if something isn't working, you try something opposite. Ok. I fixed the gif anyway, so maybe wings start winning again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 Ok. I fixed the gif anyway, so maybe wings start winning again. But if they don't, we can trace it to this time and date. "If it ain't broke, ..." Great article and great avatar! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites