Abel to Yzerman
An Unpleasant Reality
by IwoCPO on 11/19/09 at 07:44 AM ET
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I considered not pointing you to this today, because it feels like I’m just piling on. But this is a post you need to see and it’s a discussion topic we’ve avoided here for far too long.
I’m not sure how much the NBA would miss the Pistons, the NFL the Lions, or Major League Baseball the Tigers, but I’m quite sure that the NHL would miss the Wings. They aren’t just an Original Six franchise, and the home away from home of Mr. Hockey, among numerous other hockey legends; in a very real sense the Wings are the flagship franchise of the league. But if a city is dying — and Detroit most assuredly is — how can anyone reasonably forecast a long-term future for any sports team there?
Like I said, today is not the optimum time to be discussing this. But no day would be right to consider the worst. And, man, that is a sour scenario. But it’s something we’ve all thought but few have voiced.
If Detroit is so bad, and not improving, how much longer before pro sports teams begin to consider moving elsewhere?
Mike Ilitch is a loyal guy and I’m positive it would never happen in his lifetime. But it’s a business and the younger Ilitch’s have an obligation to themselves, their own well being, as much as they do to us.
In the grand scheme of things, the people who are out of jobs as winter and the holidays approach, struggling to feed their families? That’s the tragedy. Losing the Wings? Disgusting to consider, but it’s hard to place that kind of heartbreak above what so many good people are going through in our state right now.
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