Real Reason Why We Didn't Win The Cup

[KrazyGangsta 79]

We failed to do this --->

Come on ... you guys got to give me some props ... I should be a analyst.

Edited August 25, 2009 by KrazyGangsta

[Doc Holiday 0]

Osgood gets scored from center ice (twice) in 98.

Lidstrom scores on Cloutier from center ice in 2002.

Lidstrom scores on Ellis from center ice in 2008.

All that is missing is 97.

[esteef 2,679]

CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ICE GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!

esteef

[Lovin Jiri Fischer 147]

I thought it was because we don't have enough fighting majors, didn't win the President's Trophy, have too many soft Euros, are too old, Osgood sucks, the Joe is too quiet, Downey wasn't in the lineup, and that Babcock hates Americans.

[GMRwings1983 8,804]

I thought it was because we don't have enough fighting majors, didn't win the President's Trophy, have too many soft Euros, are too old, Osgood sucks, the Joe is too quiet, Downey wasn't in the lineup, and that Babcock hates Americans.

That's part of it, but not what the OP had in mind.

[titanium2 867]

It's kind of hard to pull off shots like those when one of your testicles needs surgery.

[shoe 165]

thought we had one with this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvbW78aAoTo

[10 Minute Misconduct 104]

cuz hossa didnt show up

[titanium2 867]

Osgood gets scored from center ice (twice) in 98.

Lidstrom scores on Cloutier from center ice in 2002.

Lidstrom scores on Ellis from center ice in 2008.

All that is missing is 97.

Yzerman scored from near center ice in Game 5 against the blues from what I remember.

[titanium2 867]

Yzerman scored from near center ice in Game 5 against the blues from what I remember.

He did. At 0:14.

How awesome is that? And also, that was a VERY pivotal moment in the 97 playoffs because the series was tied 2-2 and it looked dead even until the Wings ran away with it.

[Vladiator 116]

Crap..his last name starts with a B???

[hooon 1,089]

Crap..his last name starts with a B???

first name rhymes with 'merry'..... as in "Sydney, will you merry me?"

[TheOwl 77]

The Wings didn't win the cup for the following reasons:

1. Hossa didn't show up in the finals.

2. Datysuk wasn't in game shape by the time he came back.

3. Homer was injured and or completely gassed.

But really, the most important reason was Hossa. 7.45 million, no goals in the final 3 games. Simple as that. Hossa was a passenger in the finals, and all we needed out of him was 1 or 2 goals in those final 2 games. It's Hossa's fault. Everyone else did their part.

[Doc Holiday 0]

The Wings didn't win the cup for the following reasons:

1. Hossa didn't show up in the finals.

2. Datysuk wasn't in game shape by the time he came back.

3. Homer was injured and or completely gassed.

But really, the most important reason was Hossa. 7.45 million, no goals in the final 3 games. Simple as that. Hossa was a passenger in the finals, and all we needed out of him was 1 or 2 goals in those final 2 games. It's Hossa's fault. Everyone else did their part.

And the worst thing is that Holland could have signed some serious depth instead of Hossa, keep the Euro Twins together (they are always money), and possibly coast to another Stanley Cup. Unfortunately for Holland hindsight isn't 20-20 and he made the right decision in getting Hossa at the time.

[MotorCityMadness 388]

Osgood gets scored from center ice (twice) in 98.

Lidstrom scores on Cloutier from center ice in 2002.

Lidstrom scores on Ellis from center ice in 2008.

All that is missing is 97.

We did score like 4 from atleast 60 ft during the 97 finals on hextall and snow...I guess they can add up to the same stuff haha

[Happy Pancake 6]

Because we didn't have a 50,000 posts for a game seven victory thread.

[Dominator2005 558]

CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ICE GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!

esteef

We had Hudler, Sammy and Lebda.... for this season BLONDIE (Williams) is back!!!

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

I blame the terrorists.

[55fan 5,133]

I think it was because we scored fewer goals than the Penis in more games than we scored more goals then they did.

[uk_redwing 495]

This is why we didnt win the cup:

[truebladearmy 33]

Because we didn't have a 50,000 posts for a game seven victory thread.

I concur.

[mmamolo 287]

Hossa's whopping 3 assists in 7 Stanley Cup finals games certainly didn't help. His 15 points in 23 playoff games wasn't what we were expecting from him. That being said, 15 points in 23 games is by no means terrible; it's just not what you expect out of a guy of his caliber or from a guy who is getting paid what he was.

Personally, I just think our injuries caught up to us and our offense dried up. I remember watchign game 5, when we blew out the Pens 5-0, and saying to my friend that we're in trouble. Anytime you blow a team out in tight playoff series you're giving them all the motivation in the world to come back at you harder than ever.

Biggest reason we lost was Datsyuk and Lidstrom not being 100%, or even close really. No team can lose guys like that.

[GMRwings1983 8,804]

I still replay that game 7 in my mind all the time, wishing for a different outcome.

Even though the Wings were injured, they should have gutted out a game 7 victory at home somehow. I think they were the first pro-sports team in almost 30 years to lose a game 7 at home in the Final series. It just feels embarassing.

In the last 2 games (the most important games of the season), Draper and Ericsson were the only players that scored for us. That's means even our secondary scorers disappeared.

[Bring Back The Bruise Bros 1,029]

I still replay that game 7 in my mind all the time, wishing for a different outcome.

Even though the Wings were injured, they should have gutted out a game 7 victory at home somehow. I think they were the first pro-sports team in almost 30 years to lose a game 7 at home in the Final series. It just feels embarassing.

In the last 2 games (the most important games of the season), Draper and Ericsson were the only players that scored for us. That's means even our secondary scorers disappeared.

And people say Draper should retire

[wingnut40 176]

Aside from all the injuries and lack of point production, I think it's actually my fault we lost. Not really, but I did notice odd similarities between the Wings in the playoffs and me in track.

2007- My last meet was Conference which was May 20th, also the day of game 6 of the WCF when the Wings were KO. My last meet of the season = their last game of the season.

2008- I made it to the State Final. Wings made it to the Cup Final. I got a medal. They got the Cup.

2009- I made it to State again. They made it to the Finals again. I didn't get a medal. They didn't get the Cup.

Obviously I don't seriously think that's any part of it, I just thought it was a really weird coincidence. Just in case though if I make it to State again I'm trying even harder for a medal.

Because we didn't have a 50,000 posts for a game seven victory thread.

We didn't?!?! Pshh well then forget what I said. How could we let that happen?!!?!