Rats Win, Sens Lose, and Preds Have Hope....

Oh the Preds….. yes I heard after last nights win, the town was so excited that banjos could be heard for miles (in fact, Wal Mart is giving out rainchecks for them throughout the Nashville area), and a curfew was established to protect sisters from their brothers! Back to an ass kicking at the Joe on Friday, and a final blow on Sunday. This may even go the full seven games, but the Wings will prevail! Oz will get the start on Friday night, and that will eliminate the obligatory two goals that Dom “rubber band groin” Hasek feels obliged to give up to this team. Wings in six, and never a bajo will be heard until October!

Sean

I think it’s pretty ballsy for a Canes fan to make Banjo cracks about Nashville :p

If you read this blog much, oyu would know I am a born and bred transplant from Detroit, and bleed Redwings red! I am a Canes fan by location and at heart, but always a Wings fan in the end. So yes, it is ballsy, but I have the balls and tattoos to back it up Tokyo!

Sean

Sean, you might be cursing your team with your remarks. The Hockey Gods don’t like talk like that. L

Go Preds!

I fear no Hockey Gods!!!!!!! I do fear game 5….
But I still back up my previous post with pride! Osgood will stop the Preds cold, and all will be right in the Hockey Heavens again. I mean come on… the Gods have to give the Wings a break after the last three years! While I applaud the efforts of the Preds, as far as fans go, I doubt that without Wings fans buying a large amount of seats, or the fact that the Wings are in town, these playoff games in Nashville would not be sellouts. It is the elite that draw the crowds, and the Preds are not elite. But you guys keep being haters, and cheer on anyone who is playing the Wings. Next week you will all have to jump on a new bandwagon, while my seat on my band wagon is still warm from being there all season! We’ll talk more as the Wings go deeper in the playoffs!!!!

Go Wings!

Sean

Sean -

Love to see the Wings advance. As a Caps fan (and Avs fan by location) I’m sure you and I rarely see eye to eye on things. But an Avs-Wings renewal would be great for the NHL, and it could quite easily happen in the next round.

Now get your boys to do their part and try to win that third game.

And as far as my Caps are concerned, the Flyers may send us to the golf course soon, but I have a feeling we’ll be seeing them at the turn. Neither team looks ready to make a deep run – at least at this point.

Hey Sean…..if you can find ESPNs season attendance stats you’ll see that the wings are 7th in seat sales. If you sort that by PERCENTAGE of seats sold, your precious “hockey town” rounds out the middle at #16. Thats why ESPN named Minnesota the new hockey town. This years gonna be like all the rest. You guys are becoming the Atlanta Braves of the NHL…..just another Presidents Trophy…..

Im with you Bubba…GO PREDS

thedope….
I bet we see eye to eye on more than you think. I too would love to see the rivalry renewed, and if tonight goes well, it should happen. The fire is there between the Avs and Wings, so lets see what happens.

Tyler….
I won’t turn this into a pissing contest. You are right. But Wings fans are everywhere as stated by the stats on ESPN. They are third in drawing record crowds on the road ( and would be second if it were not for people wanting to see Sid “the diver” Crosby everytime he comes to town), which is a huge contributer to the sellouts in Nashville. Understand one thing about this year and last…. The economy in Michigan is in the toilet! Unemployment is huge, and the tickets are not cheap. Alot of fans are not going to the games because they can’t afford it. Thats a reality that has hit the Wings. Are the tickets over priced? Yes, but when you are looking at at least 60.00 per person to go to the game, it’s hard to justify that when you are out of work. When the economy is good, the place is packed. Its economics Tyler. I have friends back home who are in this boat now, and when working, would go to 7 or 8 games a year like I did.
Wings fans are everywhere Tyler! You probably have some who work next to you, or even live in your neighborhood. There may even be some hiding in your closet! We are everywhere, and we are watching and taking names. Be afraid, very afraid. We will fill your arenas in a sea of red, and mock you as you bite at our ankles. To your point about this year and the Wings comparison to the Braves…. I can’t argue the record, you have a point there. Such high hopes are easily dashed in the last few years. But we still, game for game, are the best there is, Cup or no Cup. The playoffs are a whole new season, and anything can happen… including the Preds getting their asses kicked tonight!!!!!

Go Wings, we still love all you haters!

Sean

It’s clearly economics, Detroit is like a ghost town every time I visit, I don’t think the poor attendance has anything to do with the passion of the fans.

Thanks for the back up Tokyo. It is sad in D right now, but once the economy turns around, things will get better.

No banjos strummin and no sisters runnin! It’s quiet in Nashville tonight! Ozzy rocks…. he is the starter for the next series, and I hope it is Colorado for old times sake! A seven game ass kicking series for sure!

Haters can cry all they want, the Wings are dominant!!!!! Prediction… Wings and Rangers for the Cup!!!

Go Wings!

Sean

Wings and Penguins for the Cup.

I could live with that and I bet it would be one of the most watched series in recent history. Good match up.

Sean

Oh well, so much for the Preds. That 1st goal from center ice was a killer. Nice game by the Wings.