So my good buddy, teammate & Red Wing fan, Aaron Clutts has provided a rebuttal to my previous post, so in fairness to everyone, I will post it here & then respond.
By: Aaron Clutts
Blackhawks vs. Red Wings: The Rebuttal
Let’s begin with a sentiment I believe both Wings and Blackhawks fans can get down with: Sunday’s game was exactly what we look for when watching a hockey game.
Fast-paced action? Check. Lots of mucking and grinding to complement the smooth skating? Check. Top tier goaltending? Maybe. Truth be told, fans watching at home only really saw one end of the ice for three hours – the end with Nikolai Khabibulin in net. You’ll have to trust me that Chris Osgood was playing yesterday even though most of the action occurred 120 feet away from him.
Joe mentioned that the better team need not be explained since it was a no brainer. I can’t refute that any more than the 5-2 stomping Detroit laid out in game one. For the benefit of Blackhawk fans wondering what went wrong, I’ll break it down into three, easily digestible categories.
Logo. While it’s true the Redwings were the Cougars then Falcons until 1932, their logo has truly stood the test of time. It looks exactly the same as it did at the outset. Now look at the Chicago logo circa 1932. Ouch. The special-ed dropout wing of the Helen Keller Institute called. They’d like a crack at it next.
Experience. You can talk about the Methuselah line all you want. The Detroit roster is brimming with players who know what it takes to win in all situations. The Chicago middle-schoolers are still trying to deal with circling “yes” or “no” on the note Mary Jane gave them before recess. Youth might win the sprint, never the marathon.
History. 11-3 isn’t just the probable score of the next win for Detroit in this series, it’s the difference of Stanley Cups won. Guess who has 11? And let’s not get caught up in the argument that the count is so lopsided due to the free-spending 1990s of Mike Illitch. Take away every title in the Lidstrom era and the Blackhawks still come up four short. (Not unlike this semifinal matchup.)
While I’m not foolish enough to anger the gods of the jinx, I feel comfortable saying it will be a pleasure facing the Pittsburgh (Blackhawks of the east) Penguins for the Cup.
Get the engraver fired up. That’s Zetterberg with two “t’s”.
Let’s begin with a sentiment I believe both Wings and Blackhawks fans can get down with: Sunday’s game was exactly what we look for when watching a hockey game.
Fast-paced action? Check. Lots of mucking and grinding to complement the smooth skating? Check. Top tier goaltending? Maybe. Truth be told, fans watching at home only really saw one end of the ice for three hours – the end with Nikolai Khabibulin in net. You’ll have to trust me that Chris Osgood was playing yesterday even though most of the action occurred 120 feet away from him.
Joe mentioned that the better team need not be explained since it was a no brainer. I can’t refute that any more than the 5-2 stomping Detroit laid out in game one. For the benefit of Blackhawk fans wondering what went wrong, I’ll break it down into three, easily digestible categories.
Logo. While it’s true the Redwings were the Cougars then Falcons until 1932, their logo has truly stood the test of time. It looks exactly the same as it did at the outset. Now look at the Chicago logo circa 1932. Ouch. The special-ed dropout wing of the Helen Keller Institute called. They’d like a crack at it next.
Experience. You can talk about the Methuselah line all you want. The Detroit roster is brimming with players who know what it takes to win in all situations. The Chicago middle-schoolers are still trying to deal with circling “yes” or “no” on the note Mary Jane gave them before recess. Youth might win the sprint, never the marathon.
History. 11-3 isn’t just the probable score of the next win for Detroit in this series, it’s the difference of Stanley Cups won. Guess who has 11? And let’s not get caught up in the argument that the count is so lopsided due to the free-spending 1990s of Mike Illitch. Take away every title in the Lidstrom era and the Blackhawks still come up four short. (Not unlike this semifinal matchup.)
While I’m not foolish enough to anger the gods of the jinx, I feel comfortable saying it will be a pleasure facing the Pittsburgh (Blackhawks of the east) Penguins for the Cup.
Get the engraver fired up. That’s Zetterberg with two “t’s”.
--Thanks for the input Aaron. I guess we'll hope for a great series. As for the logo, I did some research and found that a person by the name Jebidiah Clutts created that logo. Through some genealogy research, that was your Great-Great Uncle, and in typical Clutts fashion, the logo looks great!
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