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clean ayers act
Aug 13, 2007

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Seems likely that every team but one of Nashville/Minnesota and San Jose are going to make the playoffs this year, doesn't bode well for coach job stability

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Aug 13, 2007

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AsInHowe posted:

Got to meet Bernie Sanders, then watched the Red Wings beat the Blackhawks.

Today was a good day.

Socialized winning

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Aug 13, 2007

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Yeah actually, what the hell happens if a player on a team contracts Coronavirus? Like standard procedure right now seems to be to isolate the person and everyone he's come into contact with.. can't really do that with a team

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Aug 13, 2007

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Eric the Mauve posted:

By the time it's diagnosed the whole team will already have contracted it from him

I guess i'm just wondering if say, during round 1 a team has a player test positive.... do they pull the team from the playoffs or what?

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Aug 13, 2007

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grack posted:

I don't know what you're talking about, Hughes has 52 points. The good Hughes.

Before the season started I predicted on the Wings subreddit that Quinn Hughes would have more NHL points than Zadina would AHL and NHL points combined. He has 15 NHL points and 16 AHL points in in 49 combined games. Which would put him on pace for 51 points if he played every game.
Basically what i'm saying is gently caress you Ken Holland, shoulda drafted Quinn

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Aug 13, 2007

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Tiny Tubesteak Tom posted:

N: The Red Wings have a goal differential of -122. The next closest team is Ottawa at -51

V: :eyepop:

I look forward to picking 4th overall

clean ayers act
Aug 13, 2007

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Wait how is this about money? If there's no/condensed playoffs(personally ill be surprised if there are playoffs at all) thats a huge chunk of revenue lost. I think its highly likely that more players in both leagues are infected but we don't know because of the long incubation period and the lack of available tests

clean ayers act
Aug 13, 2007

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Used to work at a non profit in Detroit. There was a single mom there would put in 11-12 hr days and then did concessions at wings games.
Looks like Illitch is taking care of them at least

clean ayers act
Aug 13, 2007

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Those Wings jerseys are loving awesome. Its what i wanted the to wear in their first winter classic

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Aug 13, 2007

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https://theathletic.com/1678653/2020/03/16/bourne-among-postseason-options-a-quarantined-playoffs-seems-most-realistic/

The NHL's hail mary would be getting all the playoff teams/officials/ media together and isolating them together for months to play the playoffs.
.yeah, i dont think we're getting anymore hockey this year

clean ayers act
Aug 13, 2007

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So obviously this isn't the most important thing right now, but which GMs are going to be the most upset if there are no playoffs given they gave up assets for rentals?

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Aug 13, 2007

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Spelling Mitsake posted:

Remeber that time Carolina won the cup? Me neither.

I think a lot more people remember this one because it was the first final in 2 years, and also it was actually a pretty entertaining final. It ended up being the 1st time in the NHL history that both finals teams failed to make the playoffs the next year.
I just remember how Wings fans wanted to get Roloson from Edmonton lol

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Aug 13, 2007

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Henrik Zetterberg posted:

Wasn't he on the Pens bench the year before when the Wings won?

Isn't that the Ty Conklin curse?

No, he actually almost tied it up in the last second in 08

Also, Hasek is considering running for president:
https://theathletic.com/1697135/2020/03/26/hasek-to-the-castle-dominik-haseks-foray-into-politics-and-where-it-may-lead/?source=twittered

quote:

Politicians who are in charge have their policy based on hate and divides in society,” Hasek said. “A president should try to unify society and try to find good things, not to base his policy on hate of one group against another

“Dictators are admired now,” he warned. “It also happens in the Czech Republic that democratic values get suppressed.”

clean ayers act fucked around with this message at 00:11 on Mar 27, 2020

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Aug 13, 2007

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i am the bird posted:

One of my favorite "moments" was Detroit's 08 cup run when they absolutely dismantled Colorado in the second round, scoring 21 goals in 4 games. Franzen scored in every game, had two hat tricks, and 9 goals total.

Franzen remains my favorite player from that window. He was unreal from '08 to '10 with 31 goals and 59 points in 51 playoff games.

My favorite franzen moment is still him winning the Wings first playoff series in two years in game 6, double ot against calgary.
somehow the best video i can find of it now is this grainy game recap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=results

clean ayers act
Aug 13, 2007

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Man, i forgot how fun it was to watch Fedorov with Ovechkin

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Aug 13, 2007

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Detroit has a great play by play guy in Ken Daniels but Mickey is stuck in 1990 and both Osgood and Murphy are awkward as hell.
Still fondly remember on Super Tuesday 08 how Redmond went on an extended rant about how the salary cap was socialism

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Aug 13, 2007

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quote:

91. Kris Draper

He wore the number for two partial seasons in Winnipeg, putting up two points. The Jets sold him to the Red Wings for $1, then watched him play over 1,100 more games while winning a Selke and four Cups. But, you know, they did get a dollar.

I had no idea he wore 91. Still one of my favorite "trades". He won a gold medal too lol

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Aug 13, 2007

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https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/opinion/2020/04/09/the-nhl-should-let-everyone-in-the-draft-lottery-just-like-its-2005-again.html

quote:

If the current NHL season can’t be completed, the 2005 draft process should be used as the prototype for 2020. Aside from being fair to all 31 teams, it would create all kinds of talking points and widespread interest at a time when sports fans in general are dying for their fix, and pro teams are going to be searching for creative ways to attract customers again
gently caress this. just give Detroit the 4th overall and be done with it

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Aug 13, 2007

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I always forget that Igor Larionov went and signed with the Panthers in 2000 and was traded back to Detroit before the trade deadline that same year

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Aug 13, 2007

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AsInHowe posted:

I won't!

Looked up the original rosters, and the Wings have Hasek and Cujo in net. Only major player I need to trade for is Sergei Fedorov, then I'm good.

For prime nostalgia use practice mode to have Draper fire pucks at Hasek's face

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Aug 13, 2007

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Furnaceface posted:

2010 in general was just a fun playoffs. The finals being a showdown between Cristobal Huet and Michael Leighton sure was a thing.

This was also the year that Ville Leino went absolutely nuts(21 pts in 19gp!) and turned that performance into a massive contract with Buffalo a year later.
This also started a trend of "players leave the Wings and have monster years before falling back to earth " - Leino, Samuelson, Hudler

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Aug 13, 2007

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Every time i pick up NHL 20 to start a franchise mode i spend about 40 minutes setting it up and then get frustrated with how long its taking to load the menus etc and by the time i get to an actual game im sick of it already
Also i'm irrationally mad i cant re-create the Atlanta Thrashers. Those jerseys owned

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Aug 13, 2007

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I just don't understand what happens if they actually do start the playoffs and someone tests positive. Like say you're the afternoon before game 3 Caps Pens and Ovechkin tests positive. Do you play without him? Do you shut down the series until you figure out how he contracted it? Do you let the players stay in the same hotel any longer?
I'll be shocked if they actually award a cup this year

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Aug 13, 2007

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lol the guy figured out how to lose his job when there aren't even games to show how bad he is

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Aug 13, 2007

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There was a raging argument in the summer of 06 after the Wings lost to the Oilers that they should trade Datsyuk away for a goalie and sign Scott Gomez instead. Good times

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Aug 13, 2007

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AsInHowe posted:

The Wings then brought back Hasek, and had two future Hall of Famers in net.

The Wings' playoff runs from 2007 to 2009 were quite great.

I legit believe that if the Wings had won in 09 Osgood would get in.
Lot of people thought that 07 team was going to be the beginning of the end of the wings. And that first western road trip was abysmal. There was a brief moment where i really thought they were lost without Yzerman. Then they tied Buffalo (lost in a shootout) and i was reassured.

edit: random pet peeve of mine is the "hall of very good" thing. Its the Hall of Fame, not hall of Great. Like i get what the argument is and it annoys me when some playes get in but the name literally only refers the fame. Yes, this is an incredibly petty thing to care about.

clean ayers act fucked around with this message at 23:20 on May 7, 2020

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Aug 13, 2007

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Zodijackylite posted:

The inaugural class of the Hall of Shame:

Ville Leino

Broke into the league at age 27 with a 53-point season, just in time for unrestricted free agency. Signed a giant contract, put up 25 points the next year, followed by six points in eight games. His final season, he went goalless in 58 games.



He also tied the rookie record for points in the playoffs with 21 in 19gp

clean ayers act
Aug 13, 2007

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Datsyuk was better than Crosby for a brief period from 08-09

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Aug 13, 2007

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What happened with that 03 Avs team? I kind of stopped paying attention to hockey afte 02- the lockout, which mercifully saved me from the Dave Lewis years in Detroit but i remember when Kariya and Selanne joined them and thinking they would be unstoppable

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Aug 13, 2007

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I was going down a bit of a rabbit hole RE: Goalies and the hall of fame and noticed that Osgood finished 2nd in voting to Carey for the Vezina in 95-96, and tied him with the same # of 1st place votes, and 1 less 2nd place vote. He lost by 6 points. Have to think if he had won that he'd be in

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Aug 13, 2007

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The Dirty Burger posted:

So if this playoff plan goes through and the next season starts in Nov/Dec, all the non-playoff teams players will have gone 10+ months without playing

I think you'll find the Detroit Red Wings haven't played a single game of what can be called hockey since March of 2019

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Aug 13, 2007

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So after watching the last dance it occurs to me that Chicago fans are mad at the Bulls for breaking up an aging core 22 years ago and mad at the Hawks for keeping around an aging core now

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Aug 13, 2007

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Detroit's downgrade should 100% be Bowman to Dave Lewis

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Aug 13, 2007

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lol the NBA gets to go to loving disney world and the NHL gets Edmonton

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Aug 13, 2007

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If they actually play some of these early games are going to be ridiculously high scoring. Goalies havent seen pucks in months..

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Aug 13, 2007

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MJeff posted:

Quote this post if you're proud to root for one of the seven teams that sucks too much to even be in the play-in.

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Aug 13, 2007

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How will Vancouver riot with social distancing?

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Aug 13, 2007

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MaoistBanker posted:

2020 Stanley Cup Final between Calgary and Florida for peak logistical nightmares AND lack of at-large interest.

Why would it be a logistical nightmare? Would they not just chose a hub and play there?

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Aug 13, 2007

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Twin Cinema posted:

There's a good article in the Athletic from Friday about Jeff Finger. I realize he's set for life, but I still really feel for the guy. I think it's important to remember that while these athletes are getting paid more money than we will ever see, they are still human. It's not the player's fault for signing a huge deal. And, if they start sucking -- well, that's sports.

He got a lot of poo poo, got dumped to the AHL, and now has been dealing with lingering post-concussion symptoms of anxiety and depression.

On a similar note, there was an article posted in the swedish press recently. Andreas Lilja apparently doesn't remember any of his NHL career

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Aug 13, 2007

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Lol this draft lottery system is the dumbest thing ever. Like i long ago accepted the Wings will pick 4OA but seeing a team that was 100% going to make the playoffs have a chance at #1 is dumb as hell.

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