Hawks: gave 2 bad goalsAnd Detroit didn't give the worst goal to Chicago?
Red Wings: gave 1 bad goal
Oh, and by the way, I'm not a Hawk fan, so it's not necessary to use the
Wings looked like they had no legs. Not surprising seeing as that was their 4th game in 7 days.Hawks: gave 2 bad goals
Red Wings: gave 1 bad goal
Oh, and by the way, I'm not a Hawk fan, so it's not necessary to use the
Not your typical "4 games" either. That includes a game 6 and 7 to close a tough opponent out and games 1 and 2 of a new series (the WCFs) with one barely going into overtime.
I expect a MUCH better looking Wings team tomorrow.
Don't worry
Wings will win in 5
I don't think so.
Go Hawks!
That's because Datsyuk missed game 3I don't think so.
ima noob to this game cause our country doesnt have ice so maybe its safe to ask this
whats a ing octopus have to do with hockey?
The Legend of the Octopus is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings home playoff games in which an octopus is thrown onto the ice surface for good luck. The origins of the activity go back to the 1952 playoffs, when a National Hockey League team played two best-of-seven series to capture the Stanley Cup. The octopus, having eight arms, symbolized the number of playoff wins necessary for the Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup. The tradition was first started on April 15, 1952 by Pete and Jerry Cusimano,[1] brothers and storeowners in Detroit's Eastern Market. The team swept the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens en route to winning the championship, as well as winning two of the next three championships.
Since 1952, because the tossing of octopuses is generally viewed as a successful symbol of good luck, the practice has persisted each year; in one 1995 game, fans threw 36 octopuses, including a 30-pounder.[2] The Red Wings' unofficial mascot is a purple octopus named Al, and during playoff runs two of these mascots are also hung from the rafters of the Joe Louis Arena, symbolizing the 16 wins now needed to win the Stanley Cup. It has become such an accepted part of the team's lore, that fans have developed what is considered proper etiquette and technique for throwing an octopus onto the ice.[3]
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[edit] Events inspired by the octopus
The octopus tradition has launched a couple of other object-tossing manias. Some believe that the tossing of these objects will bring good luck to their favorite team.
During the 1995 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as the hype about the Wings' run to the Finals grew, a fan at the Boston Garden threw a lobster onto the ice during a playoff game between the Boston Bruins and the New Jersey Devils. Lobster harvests are often identified with the Bruins' home region, the New England States, particularly Maine.
When in the 1995 Stanley Cup finals the Red Wings took on the New Jersey Devils and Devils fan threw a fish in Brenden Bryd arena after the Devils scored a goal.
During the 1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs, fans of the Florida Panthers threw thousands of toy rats on the ice whenever the Panthers scored, inspired by the octopus toss and the story of Scott Mellanby killing a rat in the Panthers' dressing room.[4] The NHL eventually cracked down on the rat-tossing because of the lengthy delays they could cause, and it ceased altogether shortly after the Panthers' Cup Finals run ended.[citation needed]
Ten years later, during the opening-round series between the Wings and the Edmonton Oilers, an Edmonton radio host suggested throwing Alberta beef on the ice before the game. Oilers fans continued throwing steaks, even at away games, resulting in several arrests at the away cities.[5]
In the 2002–03 season, the Nashville Predators fans began throwing catfish onto their home ice, in response to the Red Wings tradition. The first recorded instance occurred on October 26, 2002 in a game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Nashville Predators.[6] Jessica Hanley, who helps clean the ice in the Gaylord Entertainment Center, has told the press that: ''They are so gross. They're huge, they're heavy, they stink and they leave this slimy trail on the ice. But, hey, if it's good for the team, I guess we can deal with it.'' This tradition continues, in Game 3 of the 2008 Western Conference quarterfinals matchup between the Detroit Red Wings and the Nashville Predators the hometown Nashville fans threw 4 catfish onto the ice.[7]
During Game 4 of the 2007 Stanley Cup Western Division Semifinals between the Detroit Red Wings and home-team San Jose Sharks, a Shark's fan threw a 4-foot leopard shark onto the ice at the HP Pavilion at San Jose after the Sharks scored their first goal with 2 minutes left in the first period. [8]
During the 2008 Stanley Cup finals, in which the Red Wings faced the Pittsburgh Penguins, seafood wholesalers in Pittsburgh, led by Wholey's Fish Market, began requiring identification from customers who purchased octopuses, refusing to sell to buyers from Michigan.
[edit] Twirling ban
Al Sobotka, the Joe Louis Arena head ice manager and one of the two Zamboni drivers, is the person who retrieves the thrown octopuses from the ice. After he retrieves an octopus, he has been known to twirl it above his head as he walks across the ice rink to the Zamboni entrance.
On April 19, 2008, NHL director of hockey operations Colin Campbell sent a memo to the Detroit Red Wings organization that forbids Zamboni drivers from cleaning up any octopuses thrown onto the ice and imposes a $10,000 fine for violating the mandate.[9] The linesmen will instead perform any clean-up duties. In an email to the Detroit Free Press NHL spokesman Frank Brown justified the ban because "matter flies off the octopus and gets on the ice" when Al Sobotka swings it above his head.[10] In an article describing the effects of the new rule the Detroit Free Press dubbed the NHL's prohibition as "Octopus-gate".[11] By the beginning of the third round of the 2008 playoffs the NHL loosened the ban to allow for the octopus twirling to take place at the Zamboni entrance.[12]
Kinda do think so. Go Wings!!!!I don't think so.
Hawks are Done......
Lets Go Red Wings!!
Wow, that was a major ass whipping
When's the last time there has been a repeat of the previous Finals matchup? Has it ever happened before?
Yeah, I'm wondering the same thing
All I know is that it hasn't happened in a very very loooong time
If I am not mistaken, the last time it happened was in the '70s. I believe it was the Habs...nevermind, Im just going to look it up on another forum...
Had to google it.
1976-77 Montreal vs Boston - Habs win 4-0
1977-78 Montreal vs Boston - Habs win 4-2
Typical Hab ownage of Boston
The repeat Finals matchup is half-way done.
lolhabsfan
j/k
I hope Detroit takes care of business tonight and ends this without having to go back to Chicago.
Wrong.
83 and 84: Oilers vs Islanders
Piss on you and your CBC/Versus watching habits from last night. So I missed that rematch as I was perusing through almost 100 years of Stanley Cup Finals....sue me.
Go ing Wings! Back to the Finals.
I hope the Penguins get revenge and the Red Wings up.
Datsyuk won't play game 1
Not looking good .................
Looking fine.
Sure.
You'll just miss the best center in the NHL
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