Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: https://www.barstoolsports.com/boston/spittin-chiclets-episode-232-featuring-brian-burke-rone At about 58 min in Burke talks about Feds. He purposely kept young Perry and Getzlaf off the team to keep them away from him. Says Sergei's heart wasn't in the game and he was spending all his time in downtown LA. Anybody else think we dodged a massive bullet letting Feds go? He never did anything noteworthy again after us, and his lifestyle was probably a big distraction as Burke points out. Burke therefore swapped him for Beauchemin early into Feds 2nd season with the Ducks. He left at a time when most of the team was made up of veterans who I doubt would have suffered from any negative influence. Also the kids like Datsyuk (and later Z) would have a locker room full of leaders to mentor them, so I doubt Feds would have rubbed off on them either. Ironically, the Wings were probably the best fit for Feds at the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted January 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: He left at a time when most of the team was made up of veterans who I doubt would have suffered from any negative influence. Also the kids like Datsyuk (and later Z) would have a locker room full of leaders to mentor them, so I doubt Feds would have rubbed off on them either. Ironically, the Wings were probably the best fit for Feds at the time. Maybe at the beginning of the season. By the end we had Yzerman and Draper at C, with Datsyuk and Zberg taking off. He really wasn't needed anymore after 03/04. And it's possibly a good thing we didn't commit term and money to him, especially with his off ice distractions whether they rubbed off on anyone else or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted January 6, 2020 2 hours ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: Maybe at the beginning of the season. By the end we had Yzerman and Draper at C, with Datsyuk and Zberg taking off. He really wasn't needed anymore after 03/04. And it's possibly a good thing we didn't commit term and money to him, especially with his off ice distractions whether they rubbed off on anyone else or not. But Anna... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted January 6, 2020 19 minutes ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: But Anna... She has about as much chance of being in the rafters one day as Feds does Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F.Michael 4,590 Report post Posted January 6, 2020 55 minutes ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: But Anna... 36 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: She has about as much chance of being in the rafters one day as Feds does I gotta feel for Feds...That was a weird time frame (late 90s - early 00s) where Kournikova was 'dating' both Fedorov, and Bure. What I wanna know is - in the words of Sean Avery - who got the 'sloppy seconds'? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted January 6, 2020 12 minutes ago, F.Michael said: I gotta feel for Feds...That was a weird time frame (late 90s - early 00s) where Kournikova was 'dating' both Fedorov, and Bure. What I wanna know is - in the words of Sean Avery - who got the 'sloppy seconds'? Answer: Both 2 Akakabuto and F.Michael reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted January 6, 2020 Remember when Anna left the tennis circuit and the tennis people needed a new hot Russian girl, so they threw out Maria Sharapova? Who was like a "5", and they literally tried to act like she was hot, when no one saw it. It was like no one wanted to be the first one to come out and say it, so she was the new Kournikova for a while. Until people finally realized she wasn't and she disappeared into obscurity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,963 Report post Posted January 6, 2020 #91 needs to be retired Fedorov easily top 5 best Detroit Red Wing of all time. No 90's Cup without him, IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Learn2LuvIt 245 Report post Posted January 6, 2020 After watching The Russian 5, does anyone think that the Wings and Wings fans should give Feds some additional "guts" points when considering if he should be in the rafters? By pure #'s it can be argued either way (for or against), but do we give Feds a little extra love considering what he went through to get to Detroit and start his new life and hockey career? Other players you primarily go off of the #'s, but this guy defected from the USSR to come play in Detroit. I realize that we had other players that did the same to come play for us, but none that have the #'s to make an argument for being in the rafters in addition to the stats. It was a total boss move that had lives in the balance if it didn't go the way it was planned. Style points?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted January 6, 2020 20 minutes ago, Learn2LuvIt said: After watching The Russian 5, does anyone think that the Wings and Wings fans should give Feds some additional "guts" points when considering if he should be in the rafters? By pure #'s it can be argued either way (for or against), but do we give Feds a little extra love considering what he went through to get to Detroit and start his new life and hockey career? Other players you primarily go off of the #'s, but this guy defected from the USSR to come play in Detroit. I realize that we had other players that did the same to come play for us, but none that have the #'s to make an argument for being in the rafters in addition to the stats. It was a total boss move that had lives in the balance if it didn't go the way it was planned. Style points?? Feds should have his number retired. Hart trophy, Stanley Cups, Hall of Fame. The guy honored his contracts. Never forced a trade. The whole "how he left" thing is stupid. He was an UFA. #raise91 2 LeftWinger and Learn2LuvIt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greenrebellion 415 Report post Posted January 6, 2020 I love Fedorov and always will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted January 7, 2020 I always love reviving Feds threads to watch the simpletons groan on about how 91 should be retired. It's not happening. It's never happening. But please continue with the cope show Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted January 7, 2020 No one said he WILL have his number retired, only that it SHOULD be retired. There's a difference. No delusional fans here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted January 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: No one said he WILL have his number retired, only that it SHOULD be retired. There's a difference. No delusional fans here. Guess what? The reason it isn't retired? Is cause it shouldn't be.... DUH DUH DUH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted January 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: Guess what? The reason it isn't retired? Is cause it shouldn't be.... DUH DUH DUH Nope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted January 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: Nope. So it should be. But it's not. Because reasons. Feds slappies are possibly the most retarded sub segment of Wings fans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted January 7, 2020 2 hours ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: So it should be. But it's not. Because reasons. Feds slappies are possibly the most retarded sub segment of Wings fans NO. Seider slappies are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted January 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: NO. Seider slappies are. goodluck with that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted January 7, 2020 On 1/5/2020 at 6:39 PM, ChristopherReevesLegs said: He purposely kept young Perry and Getzlaf off the team to keep them away from him. Good thing he did that, otherwise they might've turned into colossal jackwagons. 1 ChristopherReevesLegs reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted January 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dabura said: Good thing he did that, otherwise they might've turned into colossal jackwagons. I suspect Burke molded them into exactly what he wanted them to be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted January 7, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 12:02 AM, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: Remember when Anna left the tennis circuit and the tennis people needed a new hot Russian girl, so they threw out Maria Sharapova? Who was like a "5", and they literally tried to act like she was hot, when no one saw it. It was like no one wanted to be the first one to come out and say it, so she was the new Kournikova for a while. Until people finally realized she wasn't and she disappeared into obscurity. I was always more of an Ana Ivanovic guy. 1 Akakabuto reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted January 7, 2020 Just now, ChristopherReevesLegs said: I suspect Burke molded them into exactly what he wanted them to be Prob'ly. I'm just going for the low hanging fruit hot take. The Pronger era Ducks were a team that prided itself on s***heelery and I'm tempted to say the fact that Fedorov didn't fit into Burke's vision of the team should earn Feds some karma points. 1 ChristopherReevesLegs reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites