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Hockeytown: Down and out!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007, 01:18 PM EST
[NHL]
This is my first posting on a hockey topic, and I know the Detroit Red Wings fans will probably storm my house when they hear this, but it has to be said. Wings fans, you better start praying that your AARP goalies can raise the bar higher than they have in the last three playoffs, where the Wings have been dispatched in the 1st round twice and in round 2 the other. You see, this team has had major problems come playoff time because (usually) they face a goalie who suddenly becomes hot (think Jean-Sebastien Gigure in 2003 or Dwayne Roloson last year). And guess what? You face Calgary's goalie (I can't spell his name right), who was the goalie of record for the second round loss in '04 that was apart of your recent failures. Like it or not, your team still has the same problems that have plagued them for the last half decade, namely a lack of scoring punch that pops up from time to time and bites you where the sun don't shine. But Dominik Hasek is just one step away from the retirement home, and Hasek and Chris Osgood scare the hell out of me! Not only that, but they are in a conference where their opponent could have been a legit contender to win the East! If they win this series, they would have to beat at least two 100 point teams (and likely a third) to win the Stanley Cup! I have a bad feeling that they are doomed to face another hot goalie (whoever that is) and fall way short once again. But hey, at least the regular season was fun! And there's always next year.
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