Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Detroit Red Wings to Break the Record Tonight!

The Detroit Red Wings are on the verge of making history tonight at Joe Louis Arena.  If they get a Valentine's day win against the Dallas Stars, they will be the only team EVER to win 21 straight games at home.  It's not every day that a record like this is broken, but somehow, the Wings are not receiving the recognition they deserve.  ESPN has decided to pay them no attention not only on their home page, but on their NHL page as well! This is arguably the biggest story in pro sports right now, and it's being swept under the rug by Linsanity and other minor stories.  Here is a snapshot of ESPN's top NHL headlines:



I happened to attend the Wings game this Sunday, and it was refreshing to see that Detroit fans know what is at stake. The Joe was as loud as I have ever heard it, and after the Wings scored the go ahead goal in the third period of a great hockey game, the roof almost blew off.  I applaud you, Detroit fans, for backing your team so well when the rest of the world doesn't seem to care.  I guarantee the Dallas Stars don't want to be on the losing end of this game.  They don't have much of a choice though, because the Red Wings are as hot as they have ever been, and they're doing this without their starting goalie, who has been injured for the past few games.

 

1 comment:

  1. This was ridiculouse, I remember watching ESPN the day after they broke the record and it happened to be the same night Linsanity made the game winning buzzer beater shot. They had about a minute of the wings and 2 hours of Jeremy Lin! I think this is inpart because ESPN does not have a contract with the NHL to broadcast games. So they dont have any real motive to promote the NHL.

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