Demea wrote:
Overlord Theophany wrote:
veena wrote:
Theo - as a die-hard Habs fan I'm having a hard time taking you seriously now :)
As a Wings fan since I was five years old (i.e. 19 years--and yes, that included a lot of their "Dead Wings" era), I can safely tell you to go @#%^ yourself now.
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As a Hawks fan, I was a little worried after I saw the Wings put on a clinic at the Winter Classic. Then I remembered that half of your team would be retiring in the next few years, and everything was okay.
Time is on our side!
As a Wings fan that was at the Winter Classic (and who is from Chicago), I'll let you know how much I was gloating at the Winter Classic:
A lot.
It's OK, though; Zetterberg and Datsyuk are still relatively young, as is Conklin. Really the only old farts we have (though they're pretty significant) are Lidstrom, Osgood, Holmstrom, and Chelios.
I count >35 as being old; then again, Chelios is old enough to be the father of most of the Wings, sooooo...
Most of our team will still be playing in 5 years, and with the amount of cash we'll be freeing up when Chelios/Osgood/Holmstrom/Lidstrom retire, we'll be able to get right back into it, or just bring some of our guys up from the Griffins.
You guys have Kane, Khabibulin, Toews, and Campbell. That's about it. The main reason you couldn't pull a win against us is because you didn't crash the net at all from outside shots, and you didn't get any decent breakaways.
Experience usually wins over talent, but experience and talent always win over just talent.
You'll have better luck next year, after we lose Hossa.