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I don't know why this article would upset anyone at all.  I thought it was hilarious and it made the writer sound like he suffers from small man syndrome.  

The Blackhawks are a better team right now than Detroit, no doubt.  But they haven't even played Detroit in the playoffs since 2009, when they lost.  The basis of rivalries, to me, is mainly in the playoffs.  And, even if the Blackhawks win this series.... this Blackhawks team will be a sparkling 1-1 in playoffs series vs. Detroit.  

The guy sounds pathetic.

Beaten all over the ice all around.  Shouldn't even be in this game.

What a complete embarrassment.  Hang your heads in shame red wings.  You are a total joke.  Pathetic.  You deserve to lose.  You are losers.

I don't see many other options at this point, it is either Bert or sammy considering abby is suspended. I really don't think babs wants to push bert to be on the top line and re-injure himself, so as much as I hate sammy this is the only move that makes sense, they need a big body on the top line

 

I agree.  I thought it was fairly obvious that this would happen.  The only other option that I could think of, really, was Dan Cleary on the top line.  Of course, THAT would have caused even more of an uproar here.

A deserved loss, in all honesty.

I almost hope that they are out of playoff contention for the final home game of the season season, so that they get booed off the ice by the fans in Detroit.  Because that is what they deserve for this season.

Ok... Well, fortunately I did not get to see the 7-1 Chicago loss.  I am sure it was terrible, but I don't personally feel like I can say much one way or the other based on one game... national television and against a rival or not - at least not one regular season game.  I don't really agree on the Legace/Howard 1 to 1 comparison, but I won't get into that.

 

MasterPavel - I'm with you.  I'm greedy too, and I honestly have felt like the Wings had a legitimate shot for a long period of time.  And we have all gotten used to that.  But in a salary cap world it is just not realistic to expect that to continue on indefinitely.  I agree with GMR too, though, in that making the playoffs and the streak matters to me.  And, I think that can happen with the current roster.

 

GMR - You're probably going to hate my bringing this up (and I do too, to be honest), but Holland DID make a move last season.  Clearly that has not worked out the way that any of us, or Holland I'm sure, wishes... but he did do something.  Yeah, I know he stood pat some years prior to that.  And it does seem like he says the same thing every year.  I'll give you that... it's kind of annoying.  But, what do you want him to say?  And, which deals specifically that happened do you wish the Wings had made for this year's deadline?

 

Oh.... and as for what can happen in the playoffs... come on, man.  It may be a really small possibility, but anything CAN happen in the playoffs......

 

Lloyd: What do you think the chances are of a guy like you and a girl like me... ending up together?
Mary: Well, Lloyd, that's difficult to say. I mean, we don't really...
Lloyd: Hit me with it! Just give it to me straight! I came a long way just to see you, Mary. The least you can do is level with me. What are my chances?
Mary: Not good.
Lloyd: You mean, not good like one out of a hundred?
Mary: I'd say more like one out of a million.
[pause]
Lloyd: So you're telling me there's a chance... *YEAH!*

Name me the last team similar to the 2013 Red Wings in style of play and talent, that won the Stanley Cup?

 

I challenge anyone here to answer this post.  
 

I'm tired of the anything can happen bulls***.   

 

I don't know how you can be tired of it when it is grossly outnumbered here by negative posts like yours.

Make the playoffs and anything can happen?  Right.  When was the last time that a team with terrible special teams, and middle of the road offense and defense won a cup?

 

I'm so sick of this "LA did it last year" bulls***.  LA was a stellar team in every area but one, they couldn't score.  They made some improvements at the deadline, finally got some offensive stars to wake up, and bingo bango you've got a cup team. 

 

If Justin Abdelkader thinks any team can beat any other team in the playoffs I'd like to remind him of last Sunday's game.  Psss...Justin...they didn't even have Hossa and Sharp.  Anything can happen right? 

 

Except Justin Abdelkader outplaying a top six forward. 

 

Well, I am so sick of this whining about the lack of movement at the deadline, but it's going to keep on flooding in with abundance.  I haven't seen a deal happen yet this year that I felt like if Detroit had made it, they would be in better enough shape to make a Cup run to outweigh the worse shape they would be in going forward.  And LA did win it last year.  Deal with it.  But, but, but, boo freaking hoo, bingo bango all you want.  It happened last year.  Edmonton made it to the Cup finals and took it to 7 games in 2006 as an 8 seed.  And, it remains a possibility this year. 

 

Pittsburgh just lost 4-1 at home to Buffalo.  I don't think the Pens have a chance now!  They clearly suck terribly.  Oh wait - that's just one game and is totally not indicative of the season and even less so of the yet to happen playoffs.

What? Obviously the return on investement on Colo, Sammy and Gustavsson is still up for debate because they have been injured.  Tootoo has done everything they would've wanted out of him so far..he's been physical, dropped the gloves and changed the flow of games when we needed it.  Bert is what he is, 3rd line guy..10-15 goals a year..good contract..good team guy.  Quincey would be tolerable if we didnt give up a 1st for him..that one hurts.  Huskins was an emergency guy playing for peanuts and doing everything they asked of him. Get over the Parise and Suter thing..you don't get it..they were never playing here..we offered them huge money and they wanted to play in Minny.

 

I agree wholeheartedly.  I don't mind these 'the team going forward' threads.... even if some people are seriously delusional about the quality of Detroit's prospects one way or the other.  What I am absolutely sick of is the fact that people can't drop the Parise/Suter thing.  It's not like they didn't get significant offers from Detroit.  I believe that the best effort was made to get them.  Everything doesn't always go your way, though.  EVEN IF something could have been done differently and Parise and Suter would be here (which I don't believe), it DOES NOT MATTER.  They aren't here.  It is over.  And, all the complaining in the world about it will not make the Red Wings a better or worse team going forward.  It is done - move on.

Time for Brunner to score a pointless goal in the last minute....

Suter wanted to come to Detroit... Parise didn't... Suter signs wherever Parise wans to go. These guys don't give a s*** about winning they just want to get paid and have fun. I'm sorry but this is just the way that American born players are. The stanley cup isn't their end all be all. It's weird cause most other nations are passionate about the cup but it seems as time goes on players are choosing $$ and lifestyle over being a champion

Anyone want to guess where this guy is from?

Apology not accepted.  Ass.

I do not understand why players in the situation that Suter and Parise are in right now do not take more control of their future.  If they are not going to resign with their current teams, they should just say "I'm not signing anywhere until 7/1 so don't trade for my rights."  Most likely, both of these guys will be signing deals for the remainder, or at the very least the vast majority of the rest of their careers.  Why would they want to hurt the franchise they will spend the rest of their career with right off the bat?  They are in the driver's seat.

This team, with it's play for the last month, is an embarrassment to the winged wheel.  Injuries and other excuses aside, there are guys out there that are supposed to be playing hockey.  Supposed to be showing some sort of will to win.  Supposed to care about what they are doing.  I see none of those things and I find it unacceptable.

Wow so Holland gave up:

Petr Sykora,  Patrick Sharp, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Mike Green, Thomas Fleischmann, Mike Comrie, and Mike Knuble for ...

Jamie Macoun, Doug Brown,  Stefan Liv, and Robert Lang???

That's not the Petr Sykora you are thinking it is.