Unless something big happens, I’m taking the day off from the blog. I’ve got too much end-of-year school stuff on my plate. I’ll be back tomorrow.
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I apologize for the OtW’s disappearance over the past 24 hours. There’s been some trouble with the database connection. My hope is that it’s all in the past. I’ll set up an alternative soon in case the site goes down again.
Bruce MacLeod has a great post up over at Red Wings Corner on the two sides of being a Red Wings fan.
I tend toward the pessimistic side myself, but with streaks of optimism thrown in.
I’ll be back to regular posting tomorrow.
I’m going to be away from the computer through Sunday, so I won’t be able to post until then.
Be sure to stop by the usual suspects: Snapshots, Abel to Yzerman, HockeyTownTodd, Behind the Jersey, No Pun Intended, yzerman is god, Detroit Hockey, LetsGoWings, Red Wings Brasil, and Winging It In Motown.
We’ve been having some comment spam trouble here lately, so I’ve taken a couple of new spam-blocking measures. If you’re having trouble getting your comments through, email me.
I apologize for the lack of posting yesterday. I did watch the Sharks game, but I’m not going to say except that, though I’m glad for the win, I hope the Wings get back to their game-management style. Things got a little too wild at the Shark Tank.
I don’t have time to do a regular post today, but I will point you to a couple Henrik Zetterberg-related pieces.
Also see this piece by Ansar Khan on the possible signing of Fabian Brunnstrom by the Wings.
Lastly, thanks to PJ Swenson of Sharkspage for sending me some excellent photos from the game. Four of my favorites:
I hope to return to regular posting tomorrow with the GameDay post, but it’s possible that I may not be able to do so. If nothing else, I should have a post up for the Anaheim game on Wednesday.
Update (8:05 PM): See recap here. - Matt
I’ve got a lot of non-site stuff to do today, so I won’t have a reaction to the game until later. Perhaps some time in the evening. Sorry.
Just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas. I hope you have a safe and enjoyable holiday!
I’m sorry, but I’m working on a major paper all this weekend and can’t take the time. I hope to have it done in time to watch tomorrow night’s game, but I can’t make any promises. Be sure to stop by Gorilla Crouch and Snapshots for game day stuff.
I will say this, the roster situation is going to be interesting if Chris Osgood is not able to back up Hasek. To call up Jimmy Howard, the team will either need to demote Aaron Downey or put Ozzie on 7-day IR. Neither of those are ideal. Let’s hope he’s no longer sick.
Oh, and be sure to read this piece by a blogaholic named Bruce.
For those of you who think Detroit is no longer Hockeytown because the Joe is not packed out any more, I give you this: Brazilian Wings fans. This is not news if you’ve been reading OtW for a few years, as you may remember that we have a history of association with fans from Brazil, though contact has fallen off over the past year or so. For the rest of you, let me introduce you to Humberto Fernandes (Humbertuzzi) and his friends, purveyors of TheSlot.com.br, an online Brazilian hockey magazine.
Humberto and Flávio de Moura are now running Red Wings Brasil, “O Blog oficial dos torcedores brasileiros do Detroit Red Wings (the official blog of the Brazilian fans of the Detroit Red Wings).” It’s a great-looking new site ( they started it in April) and I recommend you check it out, even if you can’t read Portuguese.
Hockeytown is bigger than southeastern Michigan, my friends, and bigger than Michigan as a whole. Anyone who’s been to a Red Wings game in another city knows that fair numbers of their fans show up all over the NHL. A Hockeytown in dispersion, if you will. Don’t measure one of the largest fanbases in hockey by game attendence in Detroit (unless you want to remind yourself of the team’s 11-year/452-game sellout streak) and discount the thousands of us elsewhere.
