Probably the most exciting hockey game I ever went to was Game 7 of the Red Wings vs the Anaheim Ducks in May 2009.  I was with Chuck, my Uncle Andy and Aunt Liza.  It was beyond the edge of your seats game.  I’ve never heard the Joe so loud before. It really was an experience.

Unfortunately, I picked that night to forget my camera!  We had a really good time and we were definitely high on the crowd’s energy and ready for the next round to start when we left the arena!

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Things have been pretty quiet around my part.  After the Wings lost the Stanley Cup we stopped talking about hockey for a little while.  Mostly because the thought of Sidney Crosby hoisting the cup at the Joe made me more than a little ill.

I’m mostly over it now, I think.  There is always next year, but what are the chances of the Wings being in the finals 3 years in a row?

So will Hossa stay?  I wonder how that guy feels.

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In other news our $10,000 “shed” that Chuck wanted built is almost finished.  We are just waiting for them to fill the foundation with cement and the siding needs to be finished.  When it’s done I’ll be sure to post a picture.

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I finally found a place for us to take the dogs.  I’m super excited for our little doggie getaway in a couple weeks.  We are going to stay in East Tawas.  It’s still up in the air if we will be able to bring the boat because while we were having maintenance on it they found a bigger problem.  A $2,500 problem. 

How awesome will it to be able to enjoy nature with the doggies?!  I can’t wait!

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So we don’t have any plans for the 4th yet.  I know Chuck wants to work on his Nissan.  Anything good we should know about?

Let me start off by saying that I honestly don’t want to offend anyone over this because it is just a sport. And maybe if a certain team member for Pittsburgh played for the D I wouldn’t be as hostile.

That said, SHUT UP ABOUT CROSBY, NBC Pierre McGuire! For the love of GOD could you be a more biased commentator? We get you are a Pittsburgh fan. Awesome. Go announce for a Pittsburgh station not for the whole country. Hey I have an idea NBC, why didn’t you take games 3 and 4 in Pittsburgh. We’d be happy to have Versus cover when the games are at the Joe. Look, I know that most people, NHL Bettman included, don’t want to see the Wings win the Stanley Cup 2 years in a row. I would apologize that we have a skilled and talented team but I’M NOT SORRY.

We work hard.

You want some proof that Pierre Maguire is biased?

“Don’t you agree Edzo, that the Penguins aren’t in trouble until they lose on home ice?”

and…

“If Detroit is going to defend its title and stifle the ever-emerging Pittsburgh franchise, they will need to re-write history [referencing Oilers vs Rangers]. If not, this could be the beginning of a new dynasty in the NHL.”

“The making of dynasty requires star caliber players who are locked up to long-term contracts,” explained McGuire. “In the case of Pittsburgh, you have that with Malkin, Crosby, Jordan Staal and Marc-Andre Fleury. So you have a lot of the key components signed. Nothing is guaranteed because injuries and questionable calls come into play, but if you look at it right now, they’re on a path to success for a long time.”
via MLive

(I had a hard time finding the quotes from the game last night. If anyone has any to add please feel free.)

I’m all about having a favorite team, but c’mon, have some professionalism.

I’m also sick and tired of hearing about how the Wings will lose because they are old.

SERIOUSLY?!

What about the players we’ve brought up from Grand Rapids? You know the ones scoring goals. Like Abdelkader, you know the tall guy, scored the THIRD goal in the first two games of the series.

Or Ericsson who missed a game for an appendectomy.

I’m also sick and tired of hearing that we don’t have the goaltending.

WHAT?!

Have you seen Osgood standing on his head? We couldn’t get this far without him. Yes he didn’t have the best season, BUT he’s worked through it and playing at the top of his game now. Did you see he stopped 31 of 32 shots both games?  Those of you said that Fluery was a better goaltender…um really?

I’m not just a Wings fan that’s whining or complaining about the fact we don’t get the respect on national tv we deserve. Did you know that during Game 1 of the series (in game time ONLY) they said Crosby 76 times. That’s not including intermission, pregame or postgame. I know he’s talented (I still hate him), I’ve seen him out on the ice. But I’ve also heard (from Detroit radio stations) that Malkin is a better player than Crosby. It’s just too bad that Bettman has hand picked Crosby to be the face of the NHL.

And that’s just this hockey girl’s rant. It’s all about the Wing’s depth. In Detroit we don’t have much good going on right now, but we have the Wings.

For fun here it the fight at the end of the game between Malkin and Zetterburg.

Go Wings!

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(Thanks Keith for the help with images )