Open thread: Winter Classic Alumni Game
Yzerman. Howe dropping the pick. Grind Line.
The only real problem here is that these guys should be playing the Avalanche alumni. But I guess that could be violent, so this is ok.
December 31st, 2013 at 4:33 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 4:34 PM ^
Goals by Doug Brown and Chris Chelios, both on Felix Potvin.
December 31st, 2013 at 4:35 PM ^
Lanny McDonald scores on Chris Osgood, now 2-1.
December 31st, 2013 at 4:36 PM ^
Sergei Fedorov makes it 3-1!
December 31st, 2013 at 4:36 PM ^
Shanahan makes it 4-1!
December 31st, 2013 at 4:39 PM ^
I may have wet dreams thinking about that lineup. So many awesome things they did while in the red sweaters.
December 31st, 2013 at 4:40 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 4:40 PM ^
I got a little misty eye with the Russian 5.
Cheli is the man. Both of my defensemen idols are out there right now, Cheli and Lidstrom.
December 31st, 2013 at 4:42 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 6:50 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 4:53 PM ^
It was great to see Stevie Y. and The Perfect Human, again! Let's Go Red Wings!
December 31st, 2013 at 5:02 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 5:03 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 5:30 PM ^
Not sure if he is top-25 in my book, but Rafalski would not be out of the discussion either. 7 of the top 40 is a safe statement.
December 31st, 2013 at 5:04 PM ^
were miced up! Agreed about misting up when Vladdy was out here with the Russian 5, Yzerman, Lidstrom, et. al. Just a great event bringing back so many memories.
December 31st, 2013 at 5:09 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 5:35 PM ^
As a kid the table hockey sets here were Habs/Leafs but the sticker set you could buy to cover the Habs was the Wings.
December 31st, 2013 at 6:25 PM ^
It's just that with guys like Osgood and the grind line and Shanny and Dino, you feel like they really should be facing down Roy and Foote and Farceberg again.
December 31st, 2013 at 6:26 PM ^
Federov, yzerman vs.Forsberg, sakic
Osgood vs. Roy
Vernon vs. Roy
Hasek vs Roy
McCarty and lemuiex
Lidstrom and foote
December 31st, 2013 at 6:28 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 8:14 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 7:45 PM ^
and we had the wings and the canadiens, although both had their 'color' (red) jerseys. go wings!
December 31st, 2013 at 8:11 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 5:16 PM ^
A team of Washington alumni would get destroyed by a team of NHL alumni. Terrible idea.
December 31st, 2013 at 5:19 PM ^
Nick Lidstrom!
December 31st, 2013 at 5:23 PM ^
Nice f-bomb from Osgood.
December 31st, 2013 at 5:33 PM ^
Im enjoying how NBC apparently doesn't realize "fuckin a" is swearing. I heard a few times now on the replays of the "mic'd up"
December 31st, 2013 at 5:46 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 5:47 PM ^
"Fuckin Brownie lobbying for ice time. Holy Christ. Fuck me" - Mickey Redmond, live on television.
December 31st, 2013 at 7:27 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 11:12 AM ^
I laughed my ass off when I heard that.
Lookout!
December 31st, 2013 at 5:49 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 5:56 PM ^
Wings win 6-5 in a shootout!
December 31st, 2013 at 6:16 PM ^
Let's hope tomorrow's result is reversed!
Go Leafs Go!
December 31st, 2013 at 6:16 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 6:30 PM ^
Very cool event. Great to see so many of the players I loved watching back out there.
December 31st, 2013 at 6:53 PM ^
Kudos to Kocur for weaing Probie's jersey during intros. Great to see Vladdie with Fetisov, Larionov, Federov & Kozlov. Nice touch by Bowman to start the Russian Five with Doug Brownov.
Great pass by Mickey Redmond to set up Federov. I didn't know he had a Russian hat with Redmondov on there.
I get people feeling the past rivalry with the Avs, but for me this was an Original Six and old Norris division showdown. Really missed this an other Original Six matchups when the Wings got moved to the West.
Really glad Stevie Y made it. Good to see so many of the alumni, including the Grind Line.
Another nice touch by Bowman putting Homer first in the shootout, and holy shit, where'd he get that move for the game winner?!
December 31st, 2013 at 7:29 PM ^
Where was Reed Larson, anyway?
December 31st, 2013 at 7:59 PM ^
December 31st, 2013 at 8:39 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 11:55 AM ^
Would have decked Domi just for old time's sake.