Jets4Life 20 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Taken from a blogger from an Arizona Newspaper: http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/DanBickley/124970 Detroit fans: If you can't stay away, please wear white Regrets? We have a few. By stumbling down the stretch and leaving numerous points on the table, [ coughed up home-ice advantage and slid into a sticky first-round playoff series against Detroit. As always, the opponent and the task feels enormous. So, a plea to all fans living in the Valley: If you must go to the games in Arizona, please wear white. We don't want outsiders thinking we can't sell out After all we've been through - from bankruptcy hearings to relocation threats - the last thing we need is more national embarrassment. A sea of red at Jobing.com Arena would do just that. If you're a Detroit fan who otherwise cheers for the Coyotes, understand what this does to your second-favorite team, and how deflating it must be to take the ice for a playoff game and hear: "Let's go Red Wings!" By the way, that chant broke out at a Valley restaurant Monday morning. Yep, it's starting already. And in the end, the have no one to blame but themselves ------- Ok this is one of the most bizarre things I have seen in awile. Maybe they should ask Red Wings fans in Arizona to cheer when the Coyotes score too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hiei 192 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Didn't we read this last year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xitium 272 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Fat chance. I live in Las Vegas, and i'm going to game 4. I'm a Wings fan through and through and... I'm wearing red. Sorry. 7 wingnut40, Cheveldae32, crotty99 and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jets4Life 20 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Didn't we read this last year? Not sure. I just saw the threads on Jetsowner.com and calgarypuck.com. I thought it was amusing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mabuhay Red Wings 177 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Dear Dan Bickley, Kindly blow it out your ass. That is all. -Wings Fan since '93 4 Jasper84, WingZNut13, randomHomer and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jets4Life 20 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Do they not realize that this will only encourage visiting fans to wear Red Wing jerseys? 1 PrairieDawg reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 I'm 100% positive that a post like this surfaced somewhere last year too. From what I've seen there, I'd be willing to bet the same guy posted it this year too, only with a few updates.You can bet that if I were going to any of the games in Phoenix, I'd be wearing one of my red jerseys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooon 1,089 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Yup this happened last year too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Found it! And I was right, it's the exact same loser who posted it this year too. in·san·i·ty / inˈsanitē / Noun 1. Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result. Dan BickleyStay Away, Red Wings fans A WhiteOut shouldn't be stained with pockets of red. The interior of Jobing.com Arena should not resemble Santa Claus with a bloody nose. In other words: Stay away, Red Wings fans. With the Coyotes hoping to win the franchise's first playoff series since 1987, this is an appeal to all hockey fans in the Valley. If you're a Coyotes fan, resist the urge to sell your tickets for profit, even if you're leaving good money on the table. Already in Nashville, the marketplace has been overwhelmed by Chicagoans hoping to cheer their Blackhawks on the road. The Predators see their home-ice advantage slipping away, and they haven't even played a game yet. If you are a transplant from Michigan, hockey is in your DNA. But you live in Arizona, and chances are, you've grown to love what the Valley has to offer. Well, part of the landscape is a hockey team struggling for survival. So do the right thing. Keep the Red Wings sweater in the closet, and cheer for the home team. Just this once. Under normal circumstances, a former Coyotes executive said there could be up to 5,000 Red Wings fans in the building for Games 1 and 2. But this year has been anything but normal. And to abandon the Coyotes now would be shirking your civic duty. For one series, capitalism can wait. Last Year's LGW Thread. Original Blog Post. (Takes awhile to load, for me. Also took a refresh or two because it sometimes says "not available") 1 T-Ruff reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Winged 8 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Live in Tucson. Going to 3 and 4. Wearing red Lidstrom jersey. 4 Peadydog, Cheveldae32, WingZNut13 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PrairieDawg 52 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Well I'm sure the Wings will be wearing white in honor of the Coyotes. 2 55fan and Peadydog reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buppy 1,720 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 My uncle lives outside Phoenix and will be at game 3. In red. 1 asoras reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jets4Life 20 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Well I'm sure the Wings will be wearing white in honor of the Coyotes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 I'd kindly oblige you. I have a home and an away Wings sweater. But there isn't a chance in hell you'd catch me without a winged wheel on my chest. Oh and I'd come with a pair of cephalopods strapped to my body as well. 2 Williams29fan and WingZNut13 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shady Ultima 40 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 I'd love to see all the Wings fans in red. Because when the game is being played, the NHL can see the 500 people cheering for the Coyotes that much clearer. Then move the damn Coyotes back to Winnipeg, where they belong. 3 Cheveldae32, atodaso and T-Ruff reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydangles 1,328 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 okay, um thats the lamest s*** i've heard in a while. in the end, i'd be showing my pride no matter what. i want the wings players to see their fans and get pumped that so many showed up rather then them seeing all white. fans come to support their team, not just to watch. imo the red in the stands has an impact on the players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwings1914 18 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 What's next, Penguins fans asking us to wear white too.....my god F'off, I only saw one Coyotes fan period at the Joe tonight! ONE! Every other game I've ever been too I've seen handfuls of various' teams fans, you don't deserve to have a team. Period. 1 Z Winged Dangler reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WpgMikos 17 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 I actually had to re-read the article as I thought it was a late attempt at an April Fools Joke. Insane asking opposing fans to help support your team. Go Wings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilmrt 636 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 The Coyotes organization and those who surround it have always been whiney about the Wings fans. BOO HOO, I wore my Wings jersey in last years series, and got heckled the whole time from the moment I got out of the car. They can dish it out, but can't take it. Wahhhhh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holmstrom96 347 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 One of the reasons there SHOULD NOT BE A HOCKEY TEAM IN PHOENIX. 1 Z Winged Dangler reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sputman 1,268 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 One of the reasons there SHOULD NOT BE A HOCKEY TEAM IN PHOENIX. technically, there should not be LIFE in phoenix.. 2 HadThomasVokounOnFortSt and ACallToArms reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jwo 7 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Get your Red on! Be proud of the the Wings! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleepwalker 512 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Haha, I remember that article from last year. At first I thought it was a joke by a Wings fan, but then I realized it wasn't and Coyotes fans are actually really that much of pathetic babies that they have to cry and use the "you live here now, please support us" BS to try to garner sympathy from people just to get them to wear their teams jerseys! HI-LARIOUS!!! Get AZ out of the league already. They are a bankrupt welfare team with no fans, that the real hockey teams in the league are forced to give money to to keep afloat and keep that ******* Bettmans dream alive, of somehow forcing hicks in the southern US to like hockey. 2 F.Michael and HadThomasVokounOnFortSt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingslogo19 281 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Make em see Red 2 HadThomasVokounOnFortSt and 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) technically, there should not be LIFE in phoenix.. While I've been to the Phoenix area once and really enjoyed it, this is hilarious! And to the article/composer, how sad. I got absolutely nothing against the team trying to remain in the Phoenix area, but to tell opposing fan teams to stay away and be 100% serious about is just sad and desperate. Many LOL moments at this piece of write. Edited April 14, 2011 by SouthernWingsFan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
