After singing the praises of the Wings and Tigers, both teams proceeded to lose their next games in inglorious fashion. It was the same old story for the Red Wings -- leading 3-1 late in the 3rd period, they gave up two goals and then lost in the shootout.
Is it bad defense? Bad goalkeeping? Perhaps a little of both. If other fans around the country are wondering why Red Wings' fans are extremely pessimistic about their team's playoff chances, look no further than this loss. With that said, Pavel Datsyuk, despite no points, still looked awesome. I stand by my call that he's Hart-worthy.
Opening Day
Tomorrow's the home opener for the Tigers. Despite the 1-3 record and complete lack of excitement about the team, the folks in Detroit still jump at any excuse to get loaded, and Opening Day is that excuse. In an odd development, a handful of church leaders in this area are raising a stink about Opening Day conflicting with Good Friday. It's the Tiger's faithful vs the actual faithful. Why can't folks go to church and then watch some baseball? The Tigers' fans will be suffering all day anyway.
RedHawks
And how about a shout-out to the Miami RedHawk hockey team?! They beat Bemidji St to advance to the Championship final. It's the school's first national title game in any sport. Miami will play Boston U or Vermont this Saturday on ESPN.
Wings weren't exactly firing on all cylinders going into last year's post-season, even dropping the first two games if memory serves. Ostensibly they have nothing to play for now save for maintaining chemistry and mental preparedness. I'm excited to see them (Versus permitting) in the coming weeks!
ReplyDeleteGood point. It's difficult to find motivation. They're only human. We, as fans, hate seeing them lose, but it ultimately won't matter... especially in a week, when all we're care about is the most recent playoff game. We won't even remember these end-of-season bores.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's TBDL curse. Didn't realize we had you to thank for Miami's collapse! ;)
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