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Red Wings - Avalanche Rivalry is History
by Alanah McGinley on 04/24/08 at 01:16 PM ET
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From Terry Frei at ESPN,
[Joe Sakic:] “I was joking around that a lot of these kids were in elementary or junior high when that was going on. But they’re going to see what it’s like firsthand pretty quick, I’m pretty sure.”
So, first things first: If this upcoming series develops a sharp edge, it won’t be because of history, but because of the present—the high stakes and overheated emotions of today—not because anyone got psyched the night before by looking at footage of Patrick Roy duking it out with Mike Vernon or Chris Osgood at center ice; or Foote’s running battle with Brendan Shanahan; or even Lemieux’s infamous check of Kris Draper into the boards at the old McNichols Sports Arena in 1996 and Darren McCarty’s subsequent vengeance.
History will be an issue because of the infectious undercurrent, and even then not necessarily because it makes sense.
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Dear Terry, you are an idiot.
Yeah, i suppose lemieux and roy dont play for the avs anymore, but this is still one of the best rivalries in the NHL. Colorado hates the redwings. There are banners around Denver and all over bars in Colorado that slam the wings (and detroit) left and right. And I dont know one person who is rooting for the avs here in detroit, quite the opposite. I hate them, and so does everyone else in detroit.
And if your gonna tell me Laparierre (sp?) isnt going to get his head knocked off for taking a run at lidstrom, your an idiot. That hit continued the rivalry, which has been and will be as long as these teams ever play each other.
You cant even read about a detroit colorado matchup without the first sentence being “this rivalry is over!!!”. Its such a bunch of BS.
The bottom line is both teams play the same style game, and the reaquisition of forsberg and foote make it even more classic.
So to all of you, like Terry Frei (idiot) that think this rivalry is over, watch tonight and you will see one of the best games of this years playoffs.
Posted by DrW from Detroit on 04/24/08 at 02:25 PM ET