MissyLKS8 6 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 Listen to that crowd at the Joe! those were the days... Those days were certainly great... but don't get me wrong, they still are great now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoWings1905 2,694 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) That was a special night. Mac dragging Lemieux right in front of Draper on the bench and the clown Patrick Roy all bloodied up from Vernon. I remember reading somewhere that many players on the Red Wings that season pointed to this game as being the turning point in winning a championship. Good memories. That was the best rivalry I have ever seen in sports. Edited March 26, 2009 by GoWings1905 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
softshoes 83 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 Da Perfesser Bet his glass of wine tasted better after that game. :beerbuddy: When I watch it now I still can't believe Lapew had his hands down. How could he not know retribution was coming his way? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 Happy Anniversary, everyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ako Komura 0 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 One of the best Wings games ever! Happy Anniversay, everyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeWasabi 109 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 "Vernon and Roy!!" Best day in Wings history? I think so. Happy anniversary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown_Ryan 122 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 Yes I have those discs so cool. Sometimes we would watch parts of that game before our hockey games in college. I have them as well, I might Capture it tonight and post a nice quality video of it on my you tube.. Stay tuned!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzermania 156 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 I think my favorite part of that whole sequence is when Shanny sees Roy coming and just jumos and tackles him. Man, how I miss those days, I was only about 11 years old but I remember it like it was yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 Thanks for the memories! Of all the "undercards", the one I had forgotten about was the Forsberg-Larionov bout. The Shanahan clothesline, with the camera angle from the end of the rink, is still beautiful to watch. The fact that Roy couldn't knock down Vernon and couldn't knock Osgood in their fight the following year, even with a size advantage over both. In "The Payback" game, the Denver "Post" had a lot of quotes from Mike Keane, then with Colorado. The paper must have thought that this was the right way to put the proper "spin" on the game. He called Detroit "gutless" for waiting until a "meaningless game at home" to show how tough they were and "we'll see how tough they are in the playoffs". Memories were kept of this article by both the players and the fans. And the memories of that game and that season are still sweet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Third Man In 2,091 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 Here's a good article from ESPN(!)on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the game. It includes a link to the boxscore which is impressive in its own right. Hmm, not a peep about this on the Avs' boards today. Wonder why. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 Shots on goal: ------------------------------------ Colorado 6 7 6 0--19 Detroit 8 23 15 1--47 ------------------------------------ Wow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 Here's a good article from ESPN(!)on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the game. It includes a link to the boxscore which is impressive in its own right. Hmm, not a peep about this on the Avs' boards today. Wonder why. That article gave me shivers. Just in case anyone is feeling sorry for the turtle (as if)... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroTwin 240 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 What a great game. I've watched a lot of games (as I'm sure everyone here has), but this one has just been burned into my brain so viscerally that I doubt I'll ever forget it. Cheers to the Wings! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Holiday 0 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 Good times! Just think of how different that game would have looked with today's Wings roster. I think we got it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broken 16 381 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 Many years after that historic game (which I was wise enough to videotape), My wife and I inserted tape two of our glorious wedding reception... only to be greeted by Mickey Redmond and that horrible sack that was calling play-by-play after Strader's departure. Yep... I taped over the wedding reception. I still say it was worth every inch of celluloid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeWasabi 109 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 Many years after that historic game (which I was wise enough to videotape), My wife and I inserted tape two of our glorious wedding reception... only to be greeted by Mickey Redmond and that horrible sack that was calling play-by-play after Strader's departure. Yep... I taped over the wedding reception. I still say it was worth every inch of celluloid. Totally worth it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,153 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) Absolute BEST game I have EVER been to! This game was a birthday present from my buddy, I remember after the brawl, we looked at each other and said "I don't even care if they win or lose, this is absolutely the best game we've ever seen!" They were losing at the time of the brawl, of course when they did win! OMG! "Those were the days!"-Archie Bunker. Thanks Dave! Thanks Red Wings! Edited March 27, 2009 by LeftWinger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nic 59 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) Oh man I love that game! I remember finishing the book Blood Feud last summer and I was just dying to watch it again. I scoured the internet for days and when I finally found it, it hasn't left my computer since! I can't believe it was 12 years ago! That means I was 12! haha Also, Hi everyone! I miss the game chats! I'll be home April 5 for almost a month, so I'll join back in then Edited March 27, 2009 by Nic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stolsanov 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 I love this game.. gives me the shivers every time i watch it. When i started my youth hockey career i dedicated my number to McCarty. Then i changed it in highschool to number 92 for some reason. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 I still don't understand how the Wings not going after Claude at McNichols arena proves that they're heartless. I forgot that was Vernie's 300th win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xBrave_Heartx 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 Pfft...it would have been far more exciting to have beaten Claude Lemiuex with a vicious powerplay!! thats why i love you my Hockeyfight.com buddy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sureWhyNot 19 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 Ya I just got done watching this game via the 6 disk Red Wings "Celebration of Champions" set that a couple people mentioned earlier in the thread. That game was unreal. Simply put, the best game I have ever seen. I remember watching it in the basement with my dad. I was young, but a devout Wing fan none the less. Anyways I remember we literally had gone out and bought a bunch of junk food and ordered pizza for the game - definitely a family event. Talk about intense man, wow. When the big one finally popped off me and my dad were both screaming louder then I ever really getting over a sports event. I was screaming while jumping on the couch next to my dad who was kept it on the ground. Never forget that game, ever. One of the best memories of my life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namingway 146 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 Wow, it's already been 12 years?! I was 11 at the time haha. Watching that game in my living room rooting for the wings and cheering the boys on for every hit of the game. I can so remember that like it was last summer. Oh wait, that was the other cup But seriously, that was a great moment in Red Wings history that won't be forgotten for years and years to come Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 Reread Blood Feud tonight in honour of the occasion. It's funny how many things you forget. Claude's kid was named after his friend from NJ- none other than our own Shanny. Stuff like that. Maybe it's just my memory going. Good times. Maybe for the 25th anniversary we can do a GDT. Someone talk to FSN-D and see if they'll rebroadcast it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miller76 463 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) Thats game is still so vivid in my memory, it felt like it could have been played last week. I will never forget that game, standing in my living room. And just watching McCarty turn and explode all over Lemieux. He just destroyed him. I was yelling expletives one after another. And then I remember saying, "and Vernon with the effen take down! Roy ur a effen piece of s***!" And then shook nervously for about 20 minutes following it all. Crazy glory days! Edited March 27, 2009 by miller76 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
