Redder Winger
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Honestly, while it's one of my favorite cups because Datsyuk and Zetterberg answered all the questions about them, it wasn't as compelling to me as previous victories.
Detroit ran over Nashville. Over a Colorado team that wasn't that good. Over a Dallas team that wasn't very good.
And then they beat upstart Pittsburgh.
In 97 - you had the colorado series and the legion of doom. And it was the first one ever.
In 98 - you had the "Believe" thing happening for Vladdie and Sergei. This town was f***ing madly in love the Red Wings then. It was ridiculous.
In 02 - You had injured Yzerman leading Detroit back from 0-2 vs Vancouver. You had injured Yzerman taking out Chris f***ing Pronger to decapitate the Blues. You had the 4-3 win over Colorado, the statue of liberty save, the stick measurement. Coming back from down 3-2 and then winning game 7 7-0. The finals were a bit of a dud, but it was 1-1 when Lariionov scored his triple OT goal. For some reason, the 02 cup is the one that sticks with me.
Detroit ran over Nashville. Over a Colorado team that wasn't that good. Over a Dallas team that wasn't very good.
And then they beat upstart Pittsburgh.
In 97 - you had the colorado series and the legion of doom. And it was the first one ever.
In 98 - you had the "Believe" thing happening for Vladdie and Sergei. This town was f***ing madly in love the Red Wings then. It was ridiculous.
In 02 - You had injured Yzerman leading Detroit back from 0-2 vs Vancouver. You had injured Yzerman taking out Chris f***ing Pronger to decapitate the Blues. You had the 4-3 win over Colorado, the statue of liberty save, the stick measurement. Coming back from down 3-2 and then winning game 7 7-0. The finals were a bit of a dud, but it was 1-1 when Lariionov scored his triple OT goal. For some reason, the 02 cup is the one that sticks with me.