Guest stinky fish taco Report post Posted February 8, 2012 Let me explain my reason for saying we were cheated in 09. I am not just a slappy that can't admit when another team is better. I am too lazy to go back and tell you what games this happened so I will just point out the facts. Malkin gets an instigator penalty in the last 5 minutes of game 2? Should have been by the rules automatic one game suspension. Was it? Hell no!!!! At least the NBA holds to its rules of If you leave the bench during a fight automatic suspension. It seems as if Bettman's rules only apply if it will help the team he wants to win. Pittsburg with an extra man on the ice for a full minute. ( I forgot which game this was) was it called no!!!! Finally if you remember Detroit wrapped up their wcf series early and the Stanley cup finals were slated to start a week later per the Nhl schedule. However, Bettman knowing the Wings were banged up, started the series a WEEK before they were slated to start. What happened eventually? yes the Wings ran out of gas. I really fkn hate Bettman. they didn't deserve to win the series. those are just excuses. 3 haroldsnepsts, Doc Holliday and T-Ruff reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted February 8, 2012 First one that comes to mind is SJ because until we beat them in a series, I won't be satisfied. It's like when Chicago won in 2010, I didn't really care because they didn't go through the Wings to do it. Sure they won it, but they didn't beat the best on the way. Of course, I want that tie breaker against the Pens, but I also don't want the Pens to ever win another game, much less make the SCF. And for the record, it was Staal's SH goal (game 3?) that changed that series. If Pasha's foot wasn't broken we would have won that series too, hands down. I'm glad he played game 5, it was my first Wings game, and one hell of a game to boot. Don't forget Zetterberg hit the crossbar with a few minutes left in game 7 too. Okay, now I'm done reliving that nightmare. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted February 8, 2012 Let me explain my reason for saying we were cheated in 09. I am not just a slappy that can't admit when another team is better. I am too lazy to go back and tell you what games this happened so I will just point out the facts. Malkin gets an instigator penalty in the last 5 minutes of game 2? Should have been by the rules automatic one game suspension. Was it? Hell no!!!! At least the NBA holds to its rules of If you leave the bench during a fight automatic suspension. It seems as if Bettman's rules only apply if it will help the team he wants to win. Pittsburg with an extra man on the ice for a full minute. ( I forgot which game this was) was it called no!!!! Finally if you remember Detroit wrapped up their wcf series early and the Stanley cup finals were slated to start a week later per the Nhl schedule. However, Bettman knowing the Wings were banged up, started the series a WEEK before they were slated to start. What happened eventually? yes the Wings ran out of gas. I really fkn hate Bettman. So the Wings were robbed because they needed one of the Pens best players to be suspended for them to win? Or because they had to play the series early just like the Pens did? I think it was game 1 in 09 Osgood had a puck sitting on his back that was covered in the crease by zetterberg and the Wings got away with it. If the Pens score on the penalty shot they should've been awarded, they're back in that game. Maybe they take game 1 and the series goes a whole different way. Who knows though because that's the breaks. It's not fair to cherrypick the few breaks the Pens got, as if those were the only significant tipping points in the series. There's breaks and bounces in all series. Short of what happened to Buffalo in 99, no call really determines a series. When the Wings won the Cup in 08 they were fortunate enough to stay healthy throughout the playoffs. I think that's the year they played the Avs who were decimated by injuries. That's just how the game goes. It was a heartbreaking loss for sure. But the Wings weren't robbed. They got beat by a healthier younger team who had learned from losing in the Finals the year before. 1 T-Ruff reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h2obury 6 Report post Posted February 8, 2012 I would want to beat the Pens for revenge just thinking about that 09 defeat still stings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoWings1905 2,694 Report post Posted February 8, 2012 I'll never get the bitter taste from 2009 out of my mouth. That was a nightmare. I would love to see Crosby back in June for a rematch and a beatdown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ToMaToToWnWinGsFaN_24 Report post Posted February 8, 2012 revenge against teams in this years playofss would be sweet Round 1 - beat the kings 4 games to 2 like they did to them in 2001 Round 2 - beat the flames 4 games to 2 like they did to them in 2004 Round 3 - beat the sharks 4 games to 1 like they did to them in 2010 Stanley cup final - either beat the Pens in 7 or sweep the Devils 1 GMRwings1983 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Wings Addict 787 Report post Posted February 8, 2012 revenge against teams in this years playofss would be sweet Round 1 - beat the kings 4 games to 2 like they did to them in 2001 Round 2 - beat the flames 4 games to 2 like they did to them in 2004 Round 3 - beat the sharks 4 games to 1 like they did to them in 2010 Stanley cup final - either beat the Pens in 7 or sweep the Devils Haha. I don't know if life works out that way unless you just constantly adopt an aura of vengefulness like Michael Jordan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted February 8, 2012 Rubber match against Pittsburgh would be glorious. Dominate those bastards for 4 games and have the refs hand them one at home so we can hoist the thing on home ice the way we should've in 09 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,803 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 I want revenge against Montreal for the '66 Finals. revenge against teams in this years playofss would be sweet Round 1 - beat the kings 4 games to 2 like they did to them in 2001 Round 2 - beat the flames 4 games to 2 like they did to them in 2004 Round 3 - beat the sharks 4 games to 1 like they did to them in 2010 Stanley cup final - either beat the Pens in 7 or sweep the Devils We got our revenge against the Flames in 2007. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest irishock Report post Posted February 9, 2012 San Jose, Pittsburgh, and Colorado (just for nostalgic purposes). The way the West is shaping up this year its imperative that we win the central and come 1 or 2 in the conference. This would likely set up the following first round matchups: Detroit (1) Colorado/Minnesota (8) Vancouver (2) LA (7) San Jose (3) Chicago (6) St Louis (4) Nashville (5) It would really be nice to exercise the demon that in San Jose this year enroute to the cup. If the series starts and finishes at JLA I think this series could look completely different from the last 2 years in a hurry. Not to mention San Jose/Chicago and St Louis/Nashville would both end up being drawn out dogfights likely ending up with a few injuries on both emerging victors. I'd guarantee you Chicago beats San Jose. They always own the Sharks and same with the Canucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kira 451 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 I can totally understand y'all wanting to get back at Pittsburgh. After we take care of San Jose, that would be a good one to get revenge on...he who shall not be named (who makes my dog growl profusely, by the way) deserves to be taken down a few pegs on the ego scale. 1 Hockeytown0001 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 Ducks 2007 series was the most nail-biting, wild range of emotions and down right angering series the Wings have had in a long time. Never has a series had so much controversy, so many strange and unimaginable circumstances. The chippy-ness and unlucky/lucky bounces on top of some very questionable calls took years off of many Wings fans' lives (maybe some Ducks fans too). After that series ended you almost felt like kicking a puppy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Wings Addict 787 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 I can understand wanting to get back at Pittsburgh. At the same time, I feel like the Wings don't really have anything to prove against the Pens. My perception was that the Wings were still regarded as the better team among many viewers after both years. The biggest itch for me right now is San Jose. And I still wish the Wings could just steamroll Anaheim a couple times in the playoffs to heal some old wounds but you'd have to get Pronger, Kunitz and them back on the team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nev 1,085 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 I don't want the Wings to get revenge on anyone, I want them to win the Cup for its own sake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigWillieStyle 662 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 I used to think the Ducks but that series with a late go ahead goal in game 7 on a so-called controversial play with Cleary pushing it in through Hiller's pad (or was it Hiller then, whatever) was satisfactory. And winning the Cup the next year kind of made that BS series less of an issue. That Cleary goal was from 2009. 2007, was the year of the injured defensemen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigWillieStyle 662 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 I want revenge against Montreal for the '66 Finals. You may laugh at that, but I was 10 years old at the time. You don't have any idea how long the next 29 years was, just to get back to the finals, only to be swept. I actually cried, I was that bummed out. When we won in 97, I was so overjoyed, I nearly drank myself to death celebrating that evening. And I was a seasoned pro at the time. There was like a 5 day hangover after that. All of that damn champagne. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HOCKEY MATTERS 167 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 Sharks - should be #1 on everyone's list IMO, they have literally had the Wings' number the most recent playoffs. Blackhawks - Hate 'em. Still biggest natural rival. Would love nothing more than to crush them in a playoff series. Penguins - I almost literally need to immediately start consuming alcohol every time I even catch a glimpse of Crosby raising Lord Stanley at the Joe. Most gut wrenching heartbreak loss, but not as big as a rival because they are in the other conference. I still have not seen that. I hope I never do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) Which Nhl team would you most want the Redwings to get revenge on for a earlier series defeat? I would love for the Wings to sweep the devils in the finals for payback from 1995. Probably Pittsburgh because it is more recent (and more primarily that in the recent past they have often been shoved down our throats constantly when we don't ask or need to hear about them as opposed to us playing them in the Finals two years in a row). If you go by they beat us the last time, I perfect get that and obviously and probably the top reason, but I don't like getting into heated/hate rivalries all that much. While the loss sucks (and I'm sure Pitt fans felt the same way the year before), it has more with my favorite team losing than the other team winning. Since we are talking about other teams with rivalries, San Jose perhaps, but I don't really think about them much one way or the other. And in terms of other rivalries we had in general (not so much talking in terms of revenge), the Avalanche rivalry is all but done now with all the names from the late 90s/early 00s passing. St Louis and Chicago I always enjoy beating, but moreso because we beat the team in the same division, not really because of fans or sticking it to anybody or things like that. I don't get into the rivalries as much partially because I'm not from the areas and probably don't experience either sets of fans. Edited February 10, 2012 by SouthernWingsFan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-Ruff 47 Report post Posted February 10, 2012 That Cleary goal was from 2009. 2007, was the year of the injured defensemen. I know, I was saying Cleary getting that goal on them in 2009 to end the 7 game series was satisfactory revenge as far as the Ducks are concerned Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
