Peadydog

Great game tonight!  Cost me $8.00!  Couldn't be happier!!  I'm hoping for a great Mother's Day gift on Sunday!

Not trying to sound skeptical here, but how do we know our money is going to charity? I know it's not a ton of money, but it would be nice to know that my money isn't going into the pocket of a mod on LGW (who curiously hasn't posted their own donation on this thread). I truly don't think there is a scam going on here. I'm just wondering if there is any way to prove or verify where this money is going, cause I'm sure that would entice a few more ppl into donating (myself included).

If I remember correctly, one of the years we all saw the thank-you letter from the charity that received our money.

This is for real, so go ahead AND PUT YOUR MONEY ON THE BOARD!!

Well, last night's game was great, except for losing DeKeyser.  And I had him in for $5 for each point.  So I'll make like Babs, and adjust my lineup.

Instead of $5 for each DeKeyser point, I'll change it to $5 for each Abby point, and add $20 to my total for the 4 points Danny would have gotten.

GO WINGS!!!

Thanks for setting this up!  I hope it costs me a lot 

 

$20 for each series win

$10 for each shut out

$5 for each DeKeyser point

$1 for each Mule goal

$1 for each Pavel point

 

GO WINGS!!!!

‘Twas The Night Before Playoffs

 

 ‘Twas the night before Playoffs and all through the Joe

Not a player was skating, not fast and not slow.

The jerseys were hung from the rafters with care

Stevie, Sid, Gordie, Terry, Ted, and Alex were there.

 

The fans in Detroit were all snug in their beds,

While Stanley Cup fever danced ‘round in their heads.

Val Filppula, Gustav Nyquist, Colaiacovo, you see

Would star in their dreams of what would soon be.

 

Next day on the ice there would be such a clatter,

That, for true fans of hockey, nothing else would matter.

Away to the arena, we fly like a flash,

(Unless we can’t get tickets, ‘cause we don’t have the cash).

 

The laser light show on the freshly groomed ice

Would light up the way as we welcome our guys!

Then, what to our wondering eyes should appear?

But the best of the NHL, at least so far this year.

 

Now Z is our Captain, a new forward named Brunner

It’s time to re-tool, it couldn’t have happened sooner.

More rapid than eagles, the players they came,

And we whistled and shouted, and called them by name.

 

“Now Kindl! Now Kronwall!  Now, go, Kyle Quincey!

On Datsyuk! On DeKeyser! And, now, Danny Cleary!

Into the Playoffs!  With the best of the League!

There’s no turning back!  There will be no fatigue!”

 

“There’s Bertuzzi!, Tomas Tatar, and Ian White!

Jan Mursak!  Riley Sheahan!  They’ll all show their might!

Thanks to Petr Mrazek and Brendan Smith!

We got to this point, this team knows no quit!”

 

No rest for the worry, surely we’ll whelm!

Here’s Franzen! And Ericsson! And now Darren Helm!!

There’s Tootoo! and Andersson! and Jimmy in net.

Drew Miller, Patrick Eaves, the best fourth line yet!

 

They say we’re getting old, we know that’s not true

We simply reload and reload, that’s what we do!

With Lashoff and Abby and don’t forget Cory

Our young guys can bring it, there’ll be no worry!

 

As the Blackhawks and the Ducks and Canucks all cry,

When they meet with the Wings, and their Stanley dreams die.

As the Penguins do crumble and Montreal meets with fate,

The Bruins and Capitals will just have to wait.

 

Then, dressed up so nicely, in the best they could find,

The coaches line up, with the trainers behind.

There’s Renny, and Bill Peters, and head coach Mike Babcock

And, on the bench, The Monster, our faithful back-up!

 

A lock-out shortened season

Caused some frustration and tears.

Would we keep the streak alive?

Yes!  Now it’s 22 years!!

 

Ken Daniels makes the calls, he’s in no hurry

And on a sad note, oh how we miss Larry Murphy!

Our eyes, how they twinkle!  Our hearts are so merry!

With Redmond to comment, or maybe Don Cherry.

 

With a wink of his eye and a twist of his head,

Mike soon had assured us we had nothing to dread.

He spoke not a word; these guys know how to win

To the Finals we go, we can do this again.

 

They spring to the ice, as the referees whistle,

In pursuit of the Cup they will fly like a missile.

And the fans will exclaim, whether they lose or they win,

“Go, Red Wings!  We Love You!  What a great year it’s been!”

 

GO WINGS!!!

I'll be at the game, here's hoping the team shows up.  It will be great to see DeKeyser in his first NHL game!

For example, if Winnipeg had won the cup this year, it would not be fair to say that the franchise won the cup in it's first year of inception. Several people in that franchise worked hard to develop the roster and get the right coaches in place for years before the move. Winning the cup in your actual first year of inception is a much much harder feat. That would be unheard of for an expansion team.

True.  The Dives won the Cup in '96, their first year in Colorado.  However, it was really the Quebec team that won.  Colorado picks and chooses what it acknowledges and what it doesn't regarding it's years in Quebec.  They will talk about "franchise" records, etc., but don't honor the jerseys that were retired in Quebec.
As a matter of fact, the reason the Dives have the big "A" on their jerseys it they wanted to honor their Canadian heritage, but no one told them it was spelled "eh", eh!  

Just sent you $25, even though I was only in for $11.  Thanks for organizing - next year will be better!

Now that the event has occurred, I will state that I had intended to give $5 for anyone who fought Weber.

Thank you, Todd.  I'm adding $5.

And I'll see  your $5!

Thanks for doing this again!
Here we go-
$20 for series win
$50 if it's a sweep
$10 for every shut out
$2 for every Pavel assist
$2 for every Lidstrom assist
$2 for every Franzen goal
$2 for every Blueliner goal

‘Twas The Night Before Playoffs

‘Twas the night before Playoffs and all through the Joe
Not a player was skating, not fast and not slow.
The jerseys were hung from the rafters with care
Stevie, Sid, Gordie, Terry, Ted, and Alex were there.

The fans in Detroit were all snug in their beds,
While Stanley Cup fever danced ‘round in their heads.
Valtteri Filppula, Kyle Quincey, Brad Stuart, you see
Would star in their dreams of what would soon be.

Next day on the ice there would be such a clatter,
That, for true fans of hockey, nothing else would matter.
Away  to the arena, we fly like a flash,
(Unless we can’t get tickets, ‘cause we don’t have the cash).

The laser light show on the freshly groomed ice
Would light up the way as we welcome our guys!
Then, what to our wondering eyes should appear,
But the best of the NHL, at least so far this year.

With a Captain named Lidstrom, and a forward named ‘Tuzzi
We knew in a moment we all could be woozy.
More rapid than eagles, the players they came,
And we whistled and shouted, and called them by name.

“Now Sheahan! Now Kronwall!  Now, go, Jiri Hudler!
On Datsyuk! On Zetterberg! And, now, Abdelkader!
Into the Playoffs!  With the best of the League!
There’s no turning back!  There will be no fatigue!”

“There’s Holmstrom!, Chris Conner!, and Ian White!
Jan Mursak!  Doug Janik!  They’ll all show their might!
Thanks to Joey MacDonald and Brendan Smith!
We got to this point, this team knows no quit!”

For now, in a twinkling, no rest for the weary
Here’s Franzen! And Helm! And Danny Cleary!!
There’s Kindl and Ericsson and Jimmy in net.
Drew Miller, Patrick Eaves, the best fourth line yet!

They say we’re getting old, we know that’s not true
We simply reload and reload, that’s what we do!
With Joakim and Gustav and don’t forget Cory
Our young guys can bring it, there’ll be no worry!

As the Predators and the Sharks and Canucks all cry,
When they meet with the Wings, and their Stanley dreams die.
As the Penguins do crumble and Florida meets with fate,
The Rangers and Capitals will just have to wait.

Then, dressed up so nicely, in the best they could find,
The coaches line up, with the trainers behind.
There’s Blashill, and Bill Peters, and head coach Mike Babcock
And, on the bench, Ty Conklin, our faithful back-up

Tragedy struck our world in September
We lost part of our family, we’ll always remember
Stefan Liv, Brad McCrimmon, and Rusty Salai
Our hearts were broken, we grieve to this day.

Ken Daniels makes the calls, he’s in no hurry
And between the benches, who else but Larry Murphy!
Our eyes, how they twinkle!  Our hearts are so merry!
With Redmond to comment, or maybe Don Cherry.

With a wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Mike soon had assured us we had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word; these guys know how to win
To the Finals we go, we can do this again.

They spring to the ice, as the referees whistle,
In pursuit of the Cup they will fly like a missile.
And the fans will exclaim, whether they lose or they win,
“Go, Red Wings!  We Love You!  What a great year it’s been!”

GO WINGS!!!

ya the corporate people also piss me off also. if they wanna buy them and pass them out to those who arent able to afford, or are just learning the game thats cool. but ya the wasted seats do kill me.

i personally do have tickets for this game, but i was speaking more generally to the fans in the area. just think, 700 fans is nearly 2 whole sections worth of nordiques fans all of which will be wearing blue. why not pick a different game to do this?

Oh, I don't know.  Maybe because they are hockey fans, want to go to some games, their team left, they want to go on a road trip and have some fun?  Quit being such a whiny baby and welcome them to the Joe.
Careful, or you'll end up sounding like Adrian Dater - http://blogs.denverp...ping-away/9933/

There are still lots of tickets available via the Avs website, if you want to go that route.  Scalping is illegal in Denver, but most likely tickets will be going for below face value outside of the arena.  There usually are a lot of people out there selling tickets.  My guess is you will also be able to buy tix directly from the box office the day of the game, and save the online service charge.
Be prepared for a bit of verbal abuse.  Avalanche fans don't take kindly to people wearing Wings jerseys, especially if the Wings aren't there.
Brooklyn's is a fun restaurant, right outside of the Pepsi Center.  It's a popular before/after game hang out.  The only problem is, you'll be there with Avalanche fans.
Have fun with your boys!  My boys are adults now, and I still love taking them to games!

Great another loss.  I have zero confidence in Craplin and McGarbage.

I heard they don't think much of you, either.

Not at the Joe to help the nation cheer,
Instead in the car, with Ken Cal in my ear.
Sitting, waiting for the Wings to shine
"He shoots and scoooorrres! is the perfect sign.

Thanks!  It's been added!!!  Check out the OP!