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Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium Finalized

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From NHL:

Never one for subtlety, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke put the 2013 Winter Classic in grandiose context on Thursday morning.

“It’s Hockeytown versus the center of the hockey universe,” he told NHL Live. “We’re really excited about this, obviously. Two passionate fanbases, but I can guarantee you’ll see a lot of blue in the Big House on Jan. 1.”

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lol I drive from Ann Arbor to Southgate every weekend... not even close? It's barely even a drive... me thinks a dumbass, butt-hurt spartan is behind all of this seeing as they'd rather have it in Canada than in Ann Arbor.

If so, just give up, nobody cares about that s*** school and their s*** stadium

First rule of sparty fans: inferiority complex.

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Dumbest. Decision. Ever. This is the Detroit Red Wings, not the Michigan Wolverines. The Winter Classic should be held in Detroit, not in an over-rated stadium that isn't even close to the Detroit city limits. I would rather the state of Michigan not have a Winter Classic than play it in a place other than Detroit. Hell, I'd rather Toronto host the WC than Ann Arbor. Hell, there's even an unused lot not far from Comerica that could be put to some use.

And I guess this puts to rest the idea that Illich supports the city of Detroit. This is a plain money grab by him. Period. He does not have Detroit's best interest at heart, or it would have been held at Comerica Park.

Detroit, once again, gets screwed out of a Winter Classic. f*** raw numbers, f*** the money, play the goddamn thing in Detroit or move it to Toronto. I certainly won't be watching it in 2013.

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How did Draper end up in that picture?

How did they let Red Kelly wear a Leafs jersey?

With my hatred towards the Leafs now at an all-time high. I will be changing my signature to include Bruce Boudreau;

"When you want to measure yourself, you don't measure yourself against, no disrespect to TORONTO or any other team that I can think of right now, you measure yourself against the Detroit Red Wings. They are the best in the league, and whether they won last year's Cup or didn't win last year's Cup, they're the measuring stick."

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Dumbest. Decision. Ever. This is the Detroit Red Wings, not the Michigan Wolverines. The Winter Classic should be held in Detroit, not in an over-rated stadium that isn't even close to the Detroit city limits. I would rather the state of Michigan not have a Winter Classic than play it in a place other than Detroit. Hell, I'd rather Toronto host the WC than Ann Arbor. Hell, there's even an unused lot not far from Comerica that could be put to some use.

And I guess this puts to rest the idea that Illich supports the city of Detroit. This is a plain money grab by him. Period. He does not have Detroit's best interest at heart, or it would have been held at Comerica Park.

Detroit, once again, gets screwed out of a Winter Classic. f*** raw numbers, f*** the money, play the goddamn thing in Detroit or move it to Toronto. I certainly won't be watching it in 2013.

Really???????????? Illich doesn't care about Detroit? He OWNS half of detroit. Red Wings, Tigers, Fox Theater, Motor City Casino are the big items. He tried to buy the Pistons and BRING THEM BACK DOWNTOWN. He owns every parking lot around Comerica Park and is giving up probably 57,000 cars paying parking. He didn't leave the city when he bought the wings and everyone wanted him to move to Troy.

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I was reading this article about the WC. Here's my favorite part when talking about Gary Bettman discussing the history between the Wings and Leafs:

He made no mention of the 1998 expansion that sent Toronto to the East and replaced Detroit's treasured rival with something called the Nashville Predators.

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lol I drive from Ann Arbor to Southgate every weekend... not even close? It's barely even a drive... me thinks a dumbass, butt-hurt spartan is behind all of this seeing as they'd rather have it in Canada than in Ann Arbor.

If so, just give up, nobody cares about that s*** school and their s*** stadium

The bolded is sad and pathetic.

Don't embarrass the alumni of your school with that tripe.

Dumbest. Decision. Ever. This is the Detroit Red Wings, not the Michigan Wolverines. The Winter Classic should be held in Detroit, not in an over-rated stadium that isn't even close to the Detroit city limits. I would rather the state of Michigan not have a Winter Classic than play it in a place other than Detroit. Hell, I'd rather Toronto host the WC than Ann Arbor. Hell, there's even an unused lot not far from Comerica that could be put to some use.

And I guess this puts to rest the idea that Illich supports the city of Detroit. This is a plain money grab by him. Period. He does not have Detroit's best interest at heart, or it would have been held at Comerica Park.

Detroit, once again, gets screwed out of a Winter Classic. f*** raw numbers, f*** the money, play the goddamn thing in Detroit or move it to Toronto. I certainly won't be watching it in 2013.

If Detroit wants to fix itself, they shouldn't rely on yet another sporting game in the area to bring people in.

They've already had multiple chances to do that.

Edited by Doc Holliday

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Dumbest. Decision. Ever. This is the Detroit Red Wings, not the Michigan Wolverines. The Winter Classic should be held in Detroit, not in an over-rated stadium that isn't even close to the Detroit city limits. I would rather the state of Michigan not have a Winter Classic than play it in a place other than Detroit. Hell, I'd rather Toronto host the WC than Ann Arbor. Hell, there's even an unused lot not far from Comerica that could be put to some use.

And I guess this puts to rest the idea that Illich supports the city of Detroit. This is a plain money grab by him. Period. He does not have Detroit's best interest at heart, or it would have been held at Comerica Park.

Detroit, once again, gets screwed out of a Winter Classic. f*** raw numbers, f*** the money, play the goddamn thing in Detroit or move it to Toronto. I certainly won't be watching it in 2013.

Theres a team in Phoenix and THIS is the dumbest decision ever? <_<

Seriously, get a grip. Excessive profanity doesn't get your point across anymore effectively but there's good news in all of this, the Flyers fans should welcome you with open arms.

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Is it me, but I don't recall a Winter Classic announced so early...Wonder if it was intentional to place pressure on the NHLPA to work out a new deal with the BOG.

I think the opposite is true. I think the pressure is on the League to negotiate a contract that is fair for both sides. Although, "Bettmanspeak" has already been used to belittle the NHLPA and, in particular, Fehr. In the end...

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The bolded is sad and pathetic.

Don't embarrass the alumni of your school with that tripe.

lol... I've had a lot of family members that went to MSU, still have one that's going there now, I just like giving MSU a hard time as they do to us. It's still a good school, denying that would be stupid. Hell, I probably would have applied there if I didn't get into Michigan, but shhh, don't tell anybody.

I'm just so glad I wasn't forced to, seeing as I've been a Michigan fan ever since I knew the difference between the two. Damn, that would've been really awkward... I feel for the Spartan fans though, I don't know what I would do if I saw the Wings at MSU's stadium with their helmets. The thought of it makes me feel a little nauseous.

Look at these two dudes,

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They know awesomeness when they see it. Seeing our Captain hold that helmet puts a smile on my face :D

Edited by wolverine1817

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