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LB: If You Plan On Joining The 19, You Better Believe

by VooX on 02/09/10 at 06:45 PM ET
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Things have to change.

And I’m not talking about the Red Wings.  Everyone knows they need to win.  The 19 expect them to win.

I’m talking about the negativity among Red Wings fans.  And starting tonight, there better be some changes around here.

It’s time for a Live Blog and it is about time we had some perspective about what is really important.

And this isn’t it:

RWBill’s spaghetti chart shows that the Red Wings are in a fight for their playoff lives, and we all know it.  In 19 seasons Red Wings fans haven’t faced this level of uncertainty nor adversity.  Yet this week we are reminded, once again, what really matters.

In between the trolls and death wishes to the Chief (fuch you all), MO pointed the 19 to This Article dealing with the late Brendan Burke and his personal journey.  A journey that took him through some dark places of uncertainty, but ultimately to love and vindication.

The mission is to be the best one can be every day with a vision to become a champion in everything one does, on and off the ice.

It is time to ask yourself, are you the best you can be?  And are you the best Red Wings fan you can be?

If you are throwing pessimism around like it is a midget throwing contest, then you are not being the best Red Wings fan you can be.  It is time to stop acting like spoiled fans, standing on a soapbox and preaching about the end of days.  It is time to stand up, show some backbone, and stare this adversity down.  The Red Wings will make the playoffs.  You have to believe in it.

The Wings have the most unprecedented run in the NHL, despite adversity in the form of extra travel, the salary cap designed to sink the organ-I-zation, and Li’l Gary loathing everything to do with them.  And us fans have benefited like no other fanbase has.

I’m not going to lecture the 19 about the way things were.  Many of you lived through the mid-80’s, the 70’s, and the 60’s before that.  You wore the Winged Wheel with pride, and now I am asking you to do it again.  Stop forecasting ways we are going to lose our bid for the playoffs, and start focusing on ways we are going to make them.

I live in the heart of Leafs Nation.  A place where eternal optimism springs forth, despite the constant failures on and off the ice.  Talk in Leafs Nation is not about doom and gloom, but about all the ways the team will turn itself around.  And we know the Leafs are a much bigger long-shot to win the Stanley Cup than our beloved Red Wings. 

The Leafs have 1/5 the talent of the Red Wings, but lately the fans have 5 times the optimism.  That is wrong.  Were the Leafs in the Wings position, sitting within spitting distance of a playoff spot, the city would be a buzz of speculation on how they are going to make it.  Wings fans should be doing the same.

I will never give up on this team.  Ever.  Our friend stonehands-78 reminds us of this:  Never Never Never Never Give Up.

The Mule returns tonight.  And even the Angry Chipmunk is rumoured to be in the lineup.  The time for change begins today.  On and off the ice.

Instead of grumbling about our woes, it is time to start celebrating our team’s successes, however small.  As the Burke family grieves about what is really important, the loss of a loved one, we have no excuse to grieve or complain about the loss of a game, or a dismal playoff outlook.  The 19 must remain optimistic about the Wings’ outlook.  Save the pessimism and negativity for the really important things in life.  Things that deserve to be taken seriously.

It’s a Live Blog and the Wings are facing the Brittle Baby Bitch Blues in the city of St. Lose.  If you want to stay onboard the Hasek you better start believing. 

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