55fan 5,133 Report post Posted March 13, 2012 I realize that many people on this forum weren't born yet when the Red Wings were a bad team. There's a great deal of pride in the accomplishments of one's team, especially when it is improvement over the recent past. After a number of good years, one tends to take it in stride and expect that the prior results will continue, whereas teams with a history of falling short will show their excitement over small achievements. And so, in many ways, the Wings fans of today are like adults who are so busy striving for the Big Prize that we fail to stop and appreciate the lesser accomplishments that we achieve on our way to the Big Prize. And the Blues fans are like children who still announce to the entire household, "I made poopoo in the potty!" 14 haroldsnepsts, Doc Holliday, McAwesome and 11 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,521 Report post Posted March 13, 2012 I realize that many people on this forum weren't born yet when the Red Wings were a bad team. There's a great deal of pride in the accomplishments of one's team, especially when it is improvement over the recent past. After a number of good years, one tends to take it in stride and expect that the prior results will continue, whereas teams with a history of falling short will show their excitement over small achievements. And so, in many ways, the Wings fans of today are like adults who are so busy striving for the Big Prize that we fail to stop and appreciate the lesser accomplishments that we achieve on our way to the Big Prize. And the Blues fans are like children who still announce to the entire household, "I made poopoo in the potty!" Am I mistaken, or was this the slowest burn of them all? 1 e_prime reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebound 22 Report post Posted March 13, 2012 Why the hell did I click on the link? Now I've added to his page views... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedisappearer 291 Report post Posted March 13, 2012 I realize that many people on this forum weren't born yet when the Red Wings were a bad team. There's a great deal of pride in the accomplishments of one's team, especially when it is improvement over the recent past. After a number of good years, one tends to take it in stride and expect that the prior results will continue, whereas teams with a history of falling short will show their excitement over small achievements. And so, in many ways, the Wings fans of today are like adults who are so busy striving for the Big Prize that we fail to stop and appreciate the lesser accomplishments that we achieve on our way to the Big Prize. And the Blues fans are like children who still announce to the entire household, "I made poopoo in the potty!" Am I allowed to have a sig line this long? Please? 2 Byorski and Zeowingsfan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lookalive07 251 Report post Posted March 13, 2012 Am I mistaken, or was this the slowest burn of them all? Slowest or greatest? I think they're pretty interchangeable in this case. 1 kipwinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jroc86 90 Report post Posted March 13, 2012 Way to much reading ... before we lost Pavel, Nick, Howie, Bert, Ericsson, and Kindl all within a 2.5 game span we were leading the Presidents trophy race. Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Vancouver etc are all playing pretty average hockey right now and nursing injuries. Guess what? Theyve all been around a block a few times. St Louis is playing hard nosed playoff style hockey and chasing the dragon hard. Their a badass team no question - but guess what? Id rather have my team peak 3 weeks from now with a rested and healthy lineup instead of rushing our wounded back to soon to try and catch up to a group of excited kids working their asses off for a trophy that doesnt mean anything. What does Buffalo, Vancouver, Washington, San Jose and (probably St Louis) have in common? They've all won the Presidents trophy in the post lockout era but have yet to have a Cup in their entire franchise histories. I live in Vancouver - I had to listen to this dog and pony show from success-starved desperately excited fans a year ago. Go on with the chlorophyll.......... 1 Z Winged Dangler reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Louisville 112 Report post Posted March 13, 2012 I'm sorry, is the season over? Did I fall asleep or something? Didn't realize it was all locked up for them. 1 Byorski reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,951 Report post Posted March 13, 2012 You sure that wasn't cprice12 writing that article, pretending to be unbiased yet always alluding to great moments in St. Louis history trying to belittle the Red Wings at the same time? Come on really? One playoff loss to them in 20 years? Sure the Oates trade hurt at first, but it never got the Blues anywhere. If Oates would have stayed a Wing, things would have been different, sure, but things would have turned out different too! You probably don't make the trade for Carson, which doesn't bring you Coffey, which doesn't get you Shanahan. Who would you have rather had? Oates or Shanahan? If you make the playoffs that year, you don't draft Primeau, who also brought you Shanahan. Maybe Fedorov doesn't defect at the Goodwill games and he re-enter's the draft and gets drafted by someone else and there is never a Russian 5. You cannot mess with the space time continuum. Things happen for a reason. You can say that the Oates deal was one of the worst made, but in the end, it was one of the best things to happen to Detroit since 1983. The Blues can have Hull & Oates and all the goals and assists. I will take the back to back Cups in the 90's and then the two more in the 2000's. What does Oates have? Stats....period. What does St. Louis have? Nothing....are they ahead of the Wings? Sure, will they finish ahead, probably, but you don't need the #1 seed to win the Cup...the Wings have proven that, time and time again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MotorCityMadness 388 Report post Posted March 13, 2012 I keep 2 numbers in mind when I see something like this...11 & 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seraph 240 Report post Posted March 14, 2012 They celebrate blog posts and central division championships. I'm pretty satisfied sticking with what we've accomplished. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted March 14, 2012 Ken Hitchcock is a great coach. But his message burns out quick, check his history. It'll be no different with the Blues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted March 14, 2012 Haha! An "article" from a website called "obnoxious fan" that only has three total articles (one of which rips the Blackhawks) and you want us to believe this was done by a Wings fan? Atleast we now know your name Cajanek...or should I say, Bruce Mason. Get a life. Stop looking for big brother's validation. If this was done by a Wings fan, then I'm president of the "Peter Forsberg Fan Club" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Holliday 1,888 Report post Posted March 14, 2012 I realize that many people on this forum weren't born yet when the Red Wings were a bad team. There's a great deal of pride in the accomplishments of one's team, especially when it is improvement over the recent past. After a number of good years, one tends to take it in stride and expect that the prior results will continue, whereas teams with a history of falling short will show their excitement over small achievements. And so, in many ways, the Wings fans of today are like adults who are so busy striving for the Big Prize that we fail to stop and appreciate the lesser accomplishments that we achieve on our way to the Big Prize. And the Blues fans are like children who still announce to the entire household, "I made poopoo in the potty!" As a matter of fact, remember when there were Blackhawks fans out the ying yang the last couple years seeking the same validation when their team was doing well? Wonder where they ran off to. 2 MabusIncarnate and edicius reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MabusIncarnate 5,344 Report post Posted March 14, 2012 Now everybody clap and dangle something shiny in approval for the blues fan It's awesome when your team finally does something after repeated seasons of failure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted March 14, 2012 I know someone who would be willing to dangle something in front of him...and Elliott. 2 55fan and MabusIncarnate reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HankthaTank 1,100 Report post Posted March 14, 2012 Picasso like with the trolling here. Yawn. Prove something first then come to this here forum of 11 Stanley Cups and 4 in the past 15 years with 6 Finals trips in the past 18. I'm good but thanks for the effort there, Federko 1 Frozen-Man reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrie 900 Report post Posted March 15, 2012 If one of the top seeds is going to get beat in the 1st round, it'll be the Blues. 1 wmuwingsfan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,521 Report post Posted March 15, 2012 If one of the top seeds is going to get beat in the 1st round, it'll be the Blues. I like the Blues in the first round much better than I like anybody in the Pacific Division, and maybe even the Canucks. LA are chokers in the playoffs, San Jose isn't even in the picture now, and neither Dallas nor Phoenix have enough depth to go too far. Blues are fairly safe in the first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
