I'll give the Wings props. They are wizards when it comes to finding talent in the late rounds of the draft, finding diamonds in the rough among other NHL teams' castoffs, and generally just winning hockey games.
But there is a side of the Wings that really brings me to a slow boil. Please, let me share. It will be therapeutic for me:
- They don't sell out early round play-off games. This one really fries my bacon. Most teams would give anything would give anything for a taste of the post season, Red Wing fans simply pass on the early rounds. "Call me for the finals" they would say.
- In spite of poor attendance, they insist on calling themselves "Hockeytown". In the US, any city in Minnesota is more of a Hockeytown than Detroit. Wings Fans might say, "Oh yeah? Well Detroit just so happened to have produced none other than Mike Grier, Kevin Hatcher, and Tony Curtale! Take THAT Toronto!"
- Before game one, the Red Wings announcer calls to centre ice for a ceremonial face-off captains Niklas Lidstrom and "Steven" Crosby. Nice one. Those Hockeytowners really know their hockey, eh?
- Ever see the TV coverage from Joe Louis Arena? If the people in front of the camera decide to stand up, hockey fans watching on TV can't see. Nice rink you got there "Hockeytown". Good thing the rink is usually half empty.
There. Rant over. I feel a bit better. But keep your well-wishes coming.
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