gesundheit39 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Coach Bowman's strategy of keeping the Wings locked up in their hotel to conserve energy for the game was a complete and utter disaster. Detroit, so thrilled to no longer be cooped up, skated around the ice like madman, completely undisciplined and out of character. Said captain Steve Yzerman "sitting around the hotel listening to Feddie (Sergei Fedorov) regale us of his dates with Anna Kournikova is enough to make anyone go crazy and need to take out some aggression". That was about the only thing the Red Wings could do, as they knocked out Brian Leetch and Esa Tikkanen. But a lucky goal when Coffey blocked out Cheveldae from making an easy save, followed by a quick second goal was all the Rangers would need. By the time Detroit started to come down to earth, they couldn't find the net as the Beezer made a few spectacular saves while standing on his head. "Looking back, it obviously wasn't a good call on my part. I won't let that happen again!" said Bowman. In an exhibition following the league game, the Wings looked much more at ease having already skated their excess energy out of their systems. The defense was on lockdown, and Steve Yzerman netted a pair followed by a Lidstrom breakaway goal as they returned the favor with a 4-0 shutout. "It's a shame", quipped comedic reserve Shawn Burr. "The first six and a half hours of Anna stories were alright, but those last five minutes just made us certifiably nuts" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deer Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Oh man, please keep these up, I have people in the workplace looking at me wondering why the hell I'm laughing out loud at my desk here!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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