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Originally posted by LeslieAGD
Hey, I never claimed Detroit Fans were perfect...the fans in the stands were very rude after game 2. However, the Vancouver fans started heckling as soon as the puck dropped, before it even got into the Red Wings zone...I mean, come on!
In fact, Ex-Greek, Brett Hull even did an interview after game two putting down the fans behavior...not too flattering.
I just hate it that the Wings always get picked on year after year. Yeah we have a lot of good players and yeah we are the top seated team coming into the playoffs but we screw up and have bad games just like everyone else. I don't see people insulting Colorado or even saying, "Ha ha, Dallas didn't even make it into the playoffs, what losers!" All the abuse is heaped on Detroit because we're a popular team.
[stepping off my soapbox]
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You wanna talk about poor fans behavior? Maybe we should reference the detroit pistons fans that booed the canadian nat'l anthem from start to finish, coincidentally on the same day as the funeral for the 4 canadian soldiers (that were killed from an american F16).
Now when dealing with detroit, i jeer them just as i hate the other big money spenders like colorado and new york. These teams are the worse for going out and more or less
stealing players from teams that can't afford the ridiculous salaries that some of these athletes are being paid.
I support the Ottawa Senators. This is a franchise; that despite incredible fan support, great corporate sponsorship and excellent management in drafting, developing and trading players; is at a considerable disadvantage because of greater economic circumstances of a small market base, low Canadian dollar and unfair tax structure. I stuck with this team 10 years ago when they were amassing 33 points a year and continued to ride-out all the bumps that came along the way. 8 out of the 10 teams with the lowest payrolls did not make the playoffs this year. By all logic, a team with ottawa's disadvantages should not be able to compete, let alone make incredibly smart business decisions year after year (Alfreddson was drafted in the 5th round for anyone who doesn't know).
26 out of the 30 NHL teams lost money last year, who do you think is contributing to the downfall of the league? The team that refuses to pay a player who demands more money even though he is still under contract, or the team that goes out and buys 5 or 6 players in one year?
i'll say whatever the hell i want about detroit. how's that sound.