I hated Detroit pre-lockout, because in a sense a lot of their later teams represented almost everything that was wrong with the pre-lockout game to me. A team capable of rolling HoFers like Robitaille and Hull on the 4th line and spend the GDP of a small African country on payroll? But for all I hated about the 02ish era Wings, I've loved them since the lockout. Of ANY team that was any good before the lockout, Detroit is the one that went about it the right way. You didn't see Illich or Holland complaining about the new rules, they just adjusted and have gone from a veteran heavy team to a team that builds from within and doesn't shell out these 15 year contracts to UFAs that pay the players a million per year the last 5 years in order to circumvent the cap.
I hated Detroit pre-lockout, because in a sense a lot of their later teams represented almost everything that was wrong with the pre-lockout game to me. A team capable of rolling HoFers like Robitaille and Hull on the 4th line and spend the GDP of a small African country on payroll? But for all I hated about the 02ish era Wings, I've loved them since the lockout. Of ANY team that was any good before the lockout, Detroit is the one that went about it the right way. You didn't see Illich or Holland complaining about the new rules, they just adjusted and have gone from a veteran heavy team to a team that builds from within and doesn't shell out these 15 year contracts to UFAs that pay the players a million per year the last 5 years in order to circumvent the cap.
I agree. I'm gonna have a hard time rooting against them this postseason.
Eastern Conference:
Sens over the Rangers (for the lulz)
Caps over the Bruins
Cats over the Devils
doesn't matter, the trolls will win
Western Conference:
Kings over the Nucks (for the lulz)
meh, don't care
meh, don't care
Preds over the Wings (Preds have always been my 2nd team, Detroit will be my Western for the playoffs if they win this)
LA over VAN
STL over SJ
CHI over PHO
NASH over DET
East:
NY over OTT
WASH over BOS
NJ over FLA (LOL, but who really cares with this one)
PHY over PITT
There were a few tough ones here, as I would probably be pulling for Detroit if they weren't playing Nashville, and I have no beef with Ray Whitney in Phoenix, and would be fine if he played well and they won the series against the Blackhawks.
But let me also give you my short-form rooting interests:
New York vs Ottawa
Boston vs Washington
Florida vs New Jersey
Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia Vancouver vs Los Angeles St. Louis vs San Jose Phoenix vs Chicago Detroit vs Nashville
Philadelphia vs Ottawa New Jersey vs Washington
St. Louis vs Phoenix Vancouver vs Detroit
As someone with a bit of a historical bent, I'd love to see Marty make one last good run at it before the body really gives up - make a nice run to say, the conference finals, and then retire. Out with a bang, not a whimper.
I pull against fan bases more than i pull against other teams. Ill be rooting hard against the Pens Bruins and Canucks....and to a lesser degree the Rags and Flyers.
I pull against fan bases more than i pull against other teams. Ill be rooting hard against the Pens Bruins and Canucks....and to a lesser degree the Rags and Flyers.
Agree 100%, tho I will very activley cheer for the Rags and Flyers in the 1st round
I hated Detroit pre-lockout, because in a sense a lot of their later teams represented almost everything that was wrong with the pre-lockout game to me. A team capable of rolling HoFers like Robitaille and Hull on the 4th line and spend the GDP of a small African country on payroll? But for all I hated about the 02ish era Wings, I've loved them since the lockout. Of ANY team that was any good before the lockout, Detroit is the one that went about it the right way. You didn't see Illich or Holland complaining about the new rules, they just adjusted and have gone from a veteran heavy team to a team that builds from within and doesn't shell out these 15 year contracts to UFAs that pay the players a million per year the last 5 years in order to circumvent the cap.
I was very, very heavily behind Detroit in the mid/late
1990s. That was a truly great team with a lot of storylines and very easy to root for.
Since about 1999, cheering for them has been like cheering for Microsoft. I don't care if they're successful, they give me the creeps.
