Wings Vs. Avs [Archive]

D.J. Fluck

19-05-2002, 00:13

"The Red Wings spent their day off filling out Social Security forms and restocking their metamucil. Yes its another typical day off for the Detroit Red Wings."

If by some way that travesty of a team wins this year, you know that many of them will be retiring, and Typical Detroit will spend another 40 years or so rebuilding so they can even have a remote chance of winning...

Matt Attallah

19-05-2002, 00:17

Well it would be better than early vacation. Hahahahahahaha!

Mike Heinowski

19-05-2002, 20:05

go Red Wings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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DanLevin247

19-05-2002, 20:08

Originally posted by Akuu
go Red Wings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I'll second that

geo

19-05-2002, 20:22

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Diana111

20-05-2002, 01:52

^^^bah.

i'm ignoring most of this post, cause apparently some peoples' brains were fried at Nationals, because they are cheering for the Red Wings.

Did anyone read the interview about how the Wings are "anything but cocky"
HAHAHHA YEAH RIGHT!#@!

Then they went on to say how Roy is amazing and how the Avalanche are the most respected team in the NHL by the Red Wing players....at least they have some things right.

Update to my list of favorite people:
DJ fluck

Paul Copioli

20-05-2002, 09:01

Alright everyone, here's my take:

The NHL playoffs would not be the same if the Avalanche and the Red Wings didn't play each other. That said, to all you Red Wings Fans (myself included): Be careful! Be very Careful! Not too long ago the Wings were up 2 games to 0 and lost 4 straight! Colorado makes me very nervous and Roy will always have 1 bad game against Detroit. Personally, I think Roy played a great game until McCarty got in his head. Also remember that any player who can miss the whole season and then dominate in the playoffs like Forsberg can, is a force to be reckoned with.

Now, all you Avalanche fans: The Red Wings are the team to beat this year! If you can't see that, then you are blinded by ego, or you just don't really follow hockey. The Wings may have many older players, but they are still skating circles around most of the younger players in the league.

And to all you Illinois and Indiana people cheering for the Avalanche: Shame on you!!

Anyway, my pick is Detroit in 7 games and 3 of the games will be O.T.

D.J. Fluck

20-05-2002, 13:08

Originally posted by Paul Copioli
And to all you Illinois and Indiana people cheering for the Avalanche: Shame on you!!

Shame? How...im a proud avalanche Fan

Long Live the Midwestern Avalanche Fans!!!

Even if Colorado loses this year, they will be a top contender for years to come, once Detroit's old men retire soon, they will be the laughing stock of the NHL for years to come...

Paul Copioli

20-05-2002, 13:18

Oh young D.J. Your lack of hockey knowledge is showing. True, The wings stacked the team full of older greats this year. However, the Red Wing's farm club is one of the most extensive in all of the NHL. Take Mattieu Dandenau, Sean Avery, and Jason Williams .. they are all from the Red Wings farm system. Avery isn't even playing in the playoffs, but he is good (a little scrapper, too). Also, free agents are going to come flocking to the Wings. When Hasek retires, Curtis Joseph will probably come here next year (I'll even bet on that one), and other free agents will, too.

One more thing, Roy has been playing in the league 18 years; he will retire in the years to come; Sakic will hang it up when Yzerman does. Igor Larionov (oldest guy in the league) has been less of an impact this year and the Wings really won't miss him that much. Robataille and Hull were only gap fillers (great gap fillers) until the younger farm club players come of age.

Don't count Detroit out after this year

D.J. Fluck

20-05-2002, 13:22

I admitt that the wings do have the best defence right now, but they are fairly old, and there arent that many decent defencemen comming up from the NCAA or the farm teams...

The NHL will have a defenceman shortage in the next few years

Plus: Im not too impressed with most Farm Clubs

Except the Hershey Bears....and a few others

Cinncinnati usually has a good club, along with the Manitoba Moose Club, and im sure im forgetting others

Example:

Brent Gretzky, yes the nephew of the great one. He was supposedly supposed to be as good or better than his Uncle, but he has been around for many years in the farm club and has been really quiet....

Paul Copioli

20-05-2002, 13:25

D.J.,

We will just have to save this debate for IRI. The ThunderChickens will be there in full force and I will bring my Wings jersey just for you!!

-Paul

D.J. Fluck

20-05-2002, 15:15

Great!

I have my gas can and zippo ready! :D

geo

20-05-2002, 15:53

Toronto Maple Leaf and Carlina, who do you think gonna win the final?????

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GO LEAFS GO

Harrison

20-05-2002, 23:23

Carolina has a hockey team? lol jk...

GO LEAFS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finals will prolly be Toronto vs. Det.

Then det will so go down.

Diana111

20-05-2002, 23:59

%%%% i am thoroughly enjoying this....

and whether I live in Chicago or Denver, the fact that the Aves are the best around(with Detroit in a close second) doesn't change.

<3

either way the Cup is going to a team from the West.

Harrison

21-05-2002, 00:02

Well, Colorado is good...

I think det will prolly win (doesn't mean I want them to), but it definately could go either way.

Whoever wins, Toronto will be there waiting to beat them in the finals :)

D.J. Fluck

21-05-2002, 07:45

hahahahahahahahahahaha
I didn't see last night's game but i enjoyed the results... :D

Is Hasek loosing air?

*choke* *choke* *choke*
Detroit losing at home? Its all over now!

muhahahahaha

Too my good buddy Matt Attallah

"Darren McCarty had a hat trick in Game 1. Maltby and Devereaux added goals in Monday's game. Stars like Steve Yzerman, Brendan Shanahan, Sergei Fedorov and Luc Robitaille have yet to score against Colorado." Source: NHL.com

I admitt Patrick Roy had a bad game, but his offense really stepped up to save him......

See ya' in Denver!

Paul Copioli

21-05-2002, 15:14

D.J.,

You missed a good game. Both goaltenders have had better games. The Ave's definitely outplayed the Wings, but Roy almost let them back in. In my opinion, the Ave's should have won that game 3 to 2. Although Maltby made Roy drop his shorts on the shorthanded goal. Drury's goal to win in O.T. was one of the prettiest goals I've seen in a while.

Update on my prediction: 7 games Det wins (3 games go to O.T.)

Well, 1 O.T. game already. Series tied 1 - 1.

Time will tell ....

Series will be tied 2-2 going back to Detroit.

Dave Hurt

22-05-2002, 11:53

Is Hasak choking? Maybe... he's had bad games before, and he usually picks right back in up the next game. At least he didn't kick the puck into his own goal :D

Anyhow, Detroit vs Colorado is always a good series... too bad the games are on so late over here. It sucks getting up for work the day after :-p

Jnadke

22-05-2002, 14:32

Hockey sucks. :D :D :D :D

D.J. Fluck

22-05-2002, 19:55

*smack* and yer from wisconsin, hoser...

Time for Game 3!

D.J. Fluck

22-05-2002, 20:47

1 - 0 Colorado after 1!!

Federov got away with one at the end of the period

plus the double minor for mr lidstrom will help too :D

skapunker_498

23-05-2002, 00:51

did anyone here see the coyotes V.S. avs game ?
If so u probly remember the veteran Roy get schooled by the rookie Kris Kolanos on a penalty shot and Roy went and cried to the refs! it was great. im a coyotes fan but i really can't stand anyone on the Avs so GO RED WINGS!!!!!

Paul Copioli

23-05-2002, 08:52

Well, the Wings took game 3. 2 to 1 in O.T. Update on my prediction: I said 3 O.T.s; it looks like it will be 4 or 5. For those of you who are not into hockey, you are missing one of the best rivalries in sports. There are about 16 future hall of famers on the ice between Colorado and Detroit. These guys are some of the best athletes in all of hockey. So if you are reading this and are not a big hockey fan, watch at 3:00pm Eastern Time on Saturday.

-Paul

Dave Hurt

23-05-2002, 10:16

Wow, good game... I just can't help but laugh at the number of goals Colorado has kicked into their own goal. 2 in game 2, another in game 3... and people say that Hasak sucks. Oh well :D

D.J. Fluck

23-05-2002, 11:26

Detroit didnt win that game on their own...they now have to rely on moronic defensemen to score their goals for them... DARN YOU Greg de Vries!!!!!!! knocking the puck off of Luc Robitaille's skate....oo yeah that takes talent....morons...

Well I hope Game 4 won't be as stupid

E. The Kidd

23-05-2002, 14:19

Well I can't really say anything on this board since I'm a Rangers/Sabres fan, but anyway I think that the key to this series boils down to who has the better defense

p.s. I miss the Sharks

Matt Attallah

23-05-2002, 15:09

Hey, if it beats you, I'll take it.... :):D

DanLevin247

23-05-2002, 15:11

Aww yeah......Say goodbye to the Avs. This one's in the bag

D.J. Fluck

23-05-2002, 22:59

Bah, dont count them out yet, its only been 3 games.....Detroit was huffin and puffin in the high altitudes....they can't take much more up there

Anyone catch the Rick Reilly column in the new sports illustrated....its great

heres some highlights:

"If detroit doesn't win, do you realize how many detroit fans will try to kill themselves by jumping out the windows of basement apartments?"

"Detroit has a great owner. He might have a team full of guys who couldn't find downtown detroit with a GPS....."

"I hated their little lawn gnome of a coach Scotty Bowman. I hatd their Moscow-Red uniforms (wheres Joe mccarthy when you need him(D.J.'s addition)). And I hate their spoiled brat owner who simply writes a check and steal whichever stars he fancies from whatever organizations molded him.....What happened Detroit? You couldn't come to terms with Gretzky?!"

Rick Reilly is one of the most brilliant journalists of today

DanLevin247

23-05-2002, 23:16

Rick Reilly is one of the most brilliant journalists of today

Rick Relly is one of the most BIASED journalists of today

D.J. Fluck

23-05-2002, 23:26

Originally posted by DanLevin53
Rick Relly is one of the most BIASED journalists of today

Thats his job and thats what he is paid to do....and he is pretty darn good at it too

He makes some very valid points

Paul Copioli

24-05-2002, 07:42

Hey D.J.,

Maybe Detroit should sit Yzerman out for the whole season so he will be fresh for the playoffs(huh, Forsberg, huh). The Aves are a good team and I am not counting them out, but they have been relying on Roy too long and I think that well is drying up.

-Paul

D.J. Fluck

24-05-2002, 10:44

yes maybe...but detroit needs to bench Steve, Sergi, Brendon, and Luc who have done absolutely nothing this series....Federov is on a 9 (?) game scoring slump and Luc Robitaille's only goal wasn't even his (DARN YOU GREG DE VRIES!)..so far this has been a disapointing series on both sides becuase both teams have played tons better....if Colorado didnt go to 7 with the Sharks and they were more rested it would be 3-0 Avs....Detroit is playing bad, but Colorado is playing as bad and sometimes worse....i have a feeling this is going to 7 and rhe rest of the games will be in overtime due to the lack of scoring, or too much scoring.

Anyone counting out the Leaves yet?
Down 3-1....i think its going to 6 before Carolina taks it

Paul Copioli

24-05-2002, 10:52

Yep. That was the shots on goal total for game 3.

Roy actually had decent game. The Wings dominated most of the 2nd period and all of the 3rd. The Wings had 13 shots on goal in the O.T. to Colorado's 4.

These are the best 2 teams in hockey and the defenses (for the most part) are making the offenses look worse than they are.

Oh, and about Yzerman, he is playing hurt. If Forsberg was hurt like Yzerman is, he would sit out the whole season .. Oh wait ...

D.J. Fluck

24-05-2002, 15:55

hahahaha

No.

Anyway there is such a thing as comming back too early...careers have been ruined due to people comming back too soon before they were healed and then they re-injure the injury and it gets worse....Peter was playing it out and making sure that both of his feet were ok...anyway he wanted to get back on the ice the day after he had his appendix removed....which is crazy if you ask me

SDH at WMU

24-05-2002, 22:23

YEAR Team (CONN SMYTHE)
2001 Colorado Avalanche (Patrick Roy )
1998 Detroit Red Wings (Steve Yzerman)
1997 Detroit Red Wings (Mike Vernon)
1996 Colorado Avalanche (Joe Sakic)

Take a quick gander at the revelent winnings of the cup recently. You accuse detroit of relying on our vets, which I dont think is wrong but look at the Avs there doing the same. relying on theirs so dont be the pot that calls the kettle black. I think that these are two kick (insert generic term for glutious maximus here) teams and some great hockey eh? but there will be a winner of the series and taking each team for its merrit
I think the Wings will emerge triumphant!!!

* SDHatWMU chants, "Lets go Red Wings!!!" , and tosses an octupus on the ice.
:D

D.J. Fluck

25-05-2002, 02:56

tisk tisk tisk...its far far from over so dont count Colorado out

I wonder what detroit feels when this gets shoved up where light doesn't shine...:D

robomama

26-05-2002, 00:35

carolina does have a hockey team.......GO CANES!!

http://file:///C:/WINDOWS/Desktop/canes

D.J. Fluck

26-05-2002, 02:29

heh

The Red Wings got the foot up the rear today...hahahahaha

Back to Detroit!

D.J. Fluck

27-05-2002, 22:20

Originally posted by DanLevin53
Aww yeah......Say goodbye to the Avs. This one's in the bag

Doubt it..... 3- 2 Avs... and were goin back to Colorado!!

E. The Kidd

28-05-2002, 13:32

I just wanted to know what the foot on the jersey stands for

Dave Hurt

28-05-2002, 14:07

just remember that this one isn't over yet. The series isn't over till a team wins 4 games.

D.J. Fluck

28-05-2002, 16:35

Originally posted by team 713
I just wanted to know what the foot on the jersey stands for

Its whats wrong with Detroit...its shoved up their back ends and thats why they are losing (remember i have to keep it clean)

robomama

29-05-2002, 08:28

wooohoooo go canes!!!!!!!!

D.J. Fluck

29-05-2002, 11:31

Originally posted by robomama
wooohoooo go canes!!!!!!!!

Yeah its nice to see them win....I hope my cousin can score me some tickets to the finals since he lives in Raliegh...doubt it though...

I just hope the canes opponents are the avs...This is gonna be an excellent game tonight
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Todays Prediction:

Colorado 2
Detroit 1 OT

Colorado Wins Series 4-2
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SDH at WMU

29-05-2002, 20:13

Originally posted by D.J. Fluck

Yeah its nice to see them win....I hope my cousin can score me some tickets to the finals since he lives in Raliegh...doubt it though...

I just hope the canes opponents are the avs...This is gonna be an excellent game tonight

If you don't wanna play them Detroit would love too.

------prediction for tonight------
Wings 3 (ot)
Avs 2
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bradkeehn

29-05-2002, 22:47

WINGS DOMINATE!!!!!!!!
GO WINGS GAME 7!!!!!!!!!!

Dave Hurt

29-05-2002, 22:47

Wow, 2-0 Detroit. Going to game 7 back in Detroit!! Figures too.... going to the David Lee Roth/Sammy Hagar concert on Friday, so I'm not going to be able to watch the game :-(

Jeff Rodriguez

30-05-2002, 09:17

The odds are against the wings for game 7. Dominator never winning, avs never losing.

D.J. Fluck

30-05-2002, 10:01

Originally posted by Ogre
The odds are against the wings for game 7. Dominator never winning, avs never losing.

I may be biased, but thats absolutely true...Colorado hasn't lost a Game 7 since 2000 Western Conference Finals against Dallas.....and the dominator has never won a game 7 out of a few attempts...of course he was with buffalo though...

anyway about last nights game

Both teams played bad, its just that Colorado played worse and Detroit finally woke up and realized they aren't gods...

still i still back what ive said all along:

Detroit is overrated!

Dave Hurt

30-05-2002, 11:07

Hmmm... Detroit overrated? I don't think so. The wonderful thing about hockey is that anything can happen, no matter how good a team is. Look at Carolina... who actually thought they would make it all the way to the finals? Anyhow, Colorado is tired and hurt. Look at how many of their players are injured. I think playing 3 7 game series is finally catching up to them. As well, no team has ever won that many 7 game series in a row. Colorado is tired and Detroit still has plenty of energy left. Should be a good game tommorrow.

SDH at WMU

30-05-2002, 16:13

The wings havent had to do a game 7 since 96' but I think they're up to it. By the way thanks to Roy for the assist in our first goal.

D.J. Fluck

30-05-2002, 19:05

Originally posted by Dave Hurt
Anyhow, Colorado is tired and hurt.

Colorado is hurt because Detroit went head-hunting....

Also Detroit is overrated...they arent what they think they are and are easily beatable...

Anyway, what kind of a person supports a team named after a pair of work shoes...

The Detroit Work Shoes will be playing their last game this season tomorrow...I promise that!

Matt Attallah

30-05-2002, 20:48

Ok, enough w/ Detroit sucks. Honestly, on paper, could you tell me, HONESTLY!, that Detroit sucks? If anything, they have too many stars.

Predictions-

Det-1
Avs-0

(No OT)

It will be a very tight game, but I believe the wings will win. And about the head-hunting, what in the hell has Col done w/ Yzerman? Going after him, particulary his leg so don't complain!!!

D.J. Fluck

31-05-2002, 11:32

Originally posted by Matt Attallah
And about the head-hunting, what in the <edited> has Col done w/ Yzerman? Going after him, particulary his leg so don't complain!!!

Hrm...I think Steve-O has been hurting himself by playing....he should have sit the playoffs out or just retire like the rest of the Detroit Work Boots should have a long time ago....

The odds are against Detroit tonight...and we can only wait and watch.....

Dave Hurt

31-05-2002, 11:47

Well, if Colorado can't take a physical game against a bunch of old guys, well.... I won't go there. Anyhow, the Red Wings got their name from the team they origionally came from. I don't remember the specifics, but it was a Canadian team. Anyways, as for the Red Wing shoes, they are named after the city where they are made, Red Wing, Minnesota. A little bit different. Once again I say, Detroit is not overrated. Anything can happen in hockey, that's what makes it the best sport out there.

D.J. Fluck

31-05-2002, 12:20

maybe, but the logos are very very similiar...hrm...

Jeff Waegelin

31-05-2002, 16:28

Originally posted by Dave Hurt
Anyhow, the Red Wings got their name from the team they origionally came from. I don't remember the specifics, but it was a Canadian team.

Weren't the Wings an Original Six team, though? Or does the "team they came from" mean a pre-NHL team?

Dave Hurt

31-05-2002, 17:00

Yea, it was a pre-nhl team. When the NHL was formed, they came to Detroit as the Red Wings.

bradkeehn

31-05-2002, 21:44

WINGS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
overrated or not thats 5 shutouts for Hasek,
and the widest gap in game 7 EVER!!!!!!!
Lord Stanley is coming home.

Pengiun Joe

31-05-2002, 21:51

Ha! Take that Avs fans!

Seriously, we are better, but the Avs played very well (I would expect no less). It may have been a horrible last game, but it did come down to game 7. I look forward to next year...

D.J. Fluck

31-05-2002, 23:54

Ok i admit it, Colorado's performance tonight was total crap!! Detroit defanetly was the better team tonight, but Detroit put too much into tonights game and they are going to spend the first game, 2nd, and possibly the 3rd game playing tired and for the first few games they are going to struggle...

Detroit will be the favorite in this series, but dont count Carolina out, Irbe is a very good goalie, they have the advantage of resting time, and they have a well balanced team so don't count the canes out.....

Colorado will be back with a vengence next year...im not so sure about Detroit....so lets see who is going to be laughing next year.....

LONG LIVE COLORADO!!!!

GO CANES!

Dave Hurt

01-06-2002, 00:01

So, ah, who's overrated? :D

Sorry, I couldn't help it. I'll shut up now.

D.J. Fluck

01-06-2002, 00:11

Originally posted by Dave Hurt
So, ah, who's overrated? :D

Detroit still is...

They slacked off thinking they were all good, but they woke up finally when it gets close and overdoes it....Detroit is overrated....Age is a factor...I promise they are going to have a difficult series

Dave Hurt

01-06-2002, 09:44

Ok, here's my theory.

What better way to embarras the team that's been a thorn in their sides for a while? Scotty Bowman is a genius when it comes to coaching. I don't think of any better theory then revenge. Take Colorado along, and crush them horribly in game 7. With how much experience the Wings have, do you really think they don't know how to play the game? That's my theory at least... flame it if you like, but I'm sticking to it.

Matt Attallah

01-06-2002, 10:46

Originally posted by D.J. Fluck
Ok i admit it, Colorado's performance tonight was total crap!! Detroit defanetly was the better team tonight, but Detroit put too much into tonights game and they are going to spend the first game, 2nd, and possibly the 3rd game playing tired and for the first few games they are going to struggle...

...

LONG LIVE COLORADO!!!!

GO CANES!

DJ, if that is what you call an insult, try a little harder. *Evil Grin*

Matt Attallah

01-06-2002, 12:54

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3787&perpage=15&pagenumber=3

Rember this thread? I do, and DJ, you must be on the COL drugs, due to you pressing the back button instead of the foward button in your time machine! GO RED WINGS!!!:D

Clark Gilbert

01-06-2002, 15:45

You should have seen DJ's reaction last night at the TechnoKat team party when they told him what the score was......

Believe me it was quite a site :p :D

purplehaze357

01-06-2002, 16:05

LETS GO FLYERS!!!!!!

D.J. Fluck

01-06-2002, 16:11

Originally posted by Clark Gilbert
You should have seen DJ's reaction last night at the TechnoKat team party when they told him what the score was......

Believe me it was quite a site :p :D

Bah!

Im telling you this year is going to ruin Detroit either way....if they win, the majority of the team retires and they start all over and spend another 53 years rebuilding....if they dont win, the old men will stay another year and risk injuring their crumbling old bodies for good...either way they lose

Dave Hurt

01-06-2002, 16:14

Well, at least they still have a shot at winning the cup :D

DanLevin247

01-06-2002, 17:25

Well DJ....how can you talk about the wings losing either way?

We may have an old team, but we still stomped your'e team into the ground. So maybe, your'e team is screwed either way, as being a young team, it's easy to show them who's boss *cough* game 7 *cough*. Plus, as I recall, your'e team has already lost...so it's screwed no matter what.

D.J. Fluck

02-06-2002, 01:54

Originally posted by DanLevin53
Well DJ....how can you talk about the wings losing either way?

Yes its sad, but true

FINAL THOUGHT

Anyway, like I said earlier, Colorado played like crap and game 7 was a total disgrace to the state of Colorado, it was a terrible way to go, but Colorado has the upcomming talent and plenty of youth to cover in the future once Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy hang up the skates

D.J. Fluck

02-06-2002, 03:26

Yeah that last reply was out of impulse and frustration...after thinking about it I figured out what I really want to say..

I have no reason to blame the players of Detroit, they are doing nothing wrong, they have a ton of talent on that team, even though they are aged...You have to have one good owner to get Dominick Hasek, Sergi Federov, Steve Yzerman, and many others on a team together....In a radical way, I basically said in previous posts, that Detroit will spend forever rebuilding...once their superstars retire, get traded, or move on as free agents, Detroit will have a big gap to fill. The only complaint about Detroit is the strategy of the Front Office...They come close to the salary cap by filling the team with heavy talent...the problem, most of them are on their way out of the NHL in a few years....The owners of Detroit are going to disapoint their fans when this happens, becuase you cannot rebuild a team to what they were, no matter what kind or how good of owner you are. Colorado is playing it smart by sacrificing a few stanley cups this year and most likely next year, but they still will be a top contender and when they finally get their act together and stop relying on the goalie to carry them they will become a very strong team..

Why?
Their roster has a wide variety of age, and they have some good young men who are going to make it big and possibly be the next Dominick Hasek, Patrick Roy, Steve Yzerman, and Joe Sakic...

Summary
Detroit has a great team right now, but the front office isn't planning their future really well...Colorado's owners could teach them a lesson or two. Once Detroit's superstars retire, the fans will be disapointed when they aren't as good for the next few years

Good Luck to Detroit and Carolina, and may the best team on the ice win.

Finally:

To Matt Attallah, Dan Levin, Dave Hurt, and whoever else I angered with my thoughts, I apologize, lets put this childish arguement behind us and move on...