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Umm.  No They Shouldn’t.

by IwoCPO on 06/10/08 at 03:43 AM ET
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Well.  He did it.  He went and did it.  Drew Sharp has proven himself the biggest idiot in Detroit.  What a title.  What a rise to the throne.  I’d like you to read the dumbest thing ever written by a Detroit columnist.

They should retire Hasek’s No. 39.

D stands for Detroit, where history means something.  It also stands for Denver, where it’s spit on.  In Sharp’s case, it stands for Dumbass.

Here are Hasek’s jersey-raising qualifications.

He won a Cup in 2002, behind the greatest team ever assembled. 

He retired.

He came back in 2004 so that the Wings could fire pucks at his head.  He left as one of the most hated athletes in recent Detroit history.  And I’m thinking that might be a mild term if his teammates were asked to describe him.

He went to Ottawa to make more friends.

He came back in 2006 and played well, but lost in the conference Finals.

He played exactly half the Wings’ regular season games in 2007/8, while his backup made the all star team.  He won two playoff games, lost the next two then wore a ballcap the rest of the way.

So let’s retire his number Drew.  Let’s throw 39 up there instead of 16 or 8 or even 14, 91 or, hey, 6.

He’s without doubt one of the top two goaltenders to ever wear the Winged Wheel, along with Terry Sawchuk. And he should be honored accordingly.

You’re without a doubt one of the biggest dumbasses this town has ever known, and you should be honored accordingly Drew. 

Retire #39.  You can’t even classify that statement as a conversation starter, one of those gimmick columns designed to get your blood flowing, to start a debate.  Drew’s been known to write a few of those.  It’s just stupid.

Dominik Hasek deserves to be remembered fondly in Detroit.  He set a record for shutouts in a playoff year.  His sprint to the blue line after Shanny’s empty netter was great.  His half-hearted attempt to fight Patrick Roy was funny. The slide tackle on Gaborik may be the top regular season highlight. The way he handled himself when Chris Osgood saved our asses was admirable. 

“Without doubt one of the top two goaltenders to ever wear the Winged Wheel…”

That statement can be made and discussed in about three years.

When Chris Osgood retires.  Hell, you can discuss it now if you want.

Dominik Hasek is a weird guy.  He’s insane and he played some good hockey here.  We named a frigging club car after him on the Stress Train.  Isn’t that enough?  I’d say so. 

Dom will live on forever here.  The Hasek will remain.  He played well, and was the subject of significant discussion.

But this ain’t Denver Drew.  #39 stays right where it is, at ice level.

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