by true Citizens of Hockeytown
Sorry about the delay in publishing these, but here are three pictures of our mini-shrine for games. We all have much more Wings stuff, by the way, just not at school, if it’s a little underwhelming, that’s why.
Thanks to the guys at Japer’s Rink for setting up such a great project. Be sure to check out their if you haven’t already.
You may have noticed that the sidebar has been updated to include links for the second round as well as the schedule. If I missed anything, let me know.
Also, IwoCPO introduces us to a member of the Sharks blogosphere with a bit of a smackdown. Just remember, though, that long-time blogger PJ Swenson, proprieter of Sharks Page, off-sets the kind of blunted analysis Iwo lays bare there.
(Cross-posted at Kukla’s and Abel to Yzerman by George Malik and IwoCPO)
The bloggers from Abel to Yzerman, Behind the Jersey, Gloveside, Gorilla Crouch, Kukla’s Korner, On The Wings, and Snapshots are proud to announce our first annual playoff pick ‘em contest!
Here’s how the contest works:
A. Pick the four teams that you believe will advance to the Conference Finals (1 point per team).
B. Then Pick the two teams that you believe will advance to the Stanley Cup Finals (5 points per team).
C. Pick the Cup-winner (25 points).
D. Pick the number of goals that will be scored in the Stanley Cup Final (tiebreaker).
We’re awarding $65 for a gift certificate to the online hockey retailer of your choice, or as a donation to your favourite charity, to the person who gets the most points!
Our second-place winner will receive $35 for a gift certificate or a donation to your favourite charity.
Our third-place winner will receive a Sports Illustrated Steve Yzerman commemorative issue and a jersey card of their favourite player.
Send your educated guesses, name, and contact information to us at redwingsbloggers [at] gmail dot com
Good luck, and Go Wings!
Update (6:55 PM): Broken Red Wings Corner link fixed. Thanks Justin! - Matt
I’ve added a section called “First Round Links” to the sidebar below the Subscribe section. Like you’d expect, it has links relating to the Wings’ first round matchup with the Flames, including those to Calgary media sites and blogs as well as links to the Detroit side. If I’ve missed anything, be sure to let me know in the comments.
I thought I’d post the links to the recaps I wrote for the Wings/Flames games this season. I only have three of them, as I missed the November 17th game, a 4-1 Flames win.
November 1st, 2006: Wings 3, Flames 2
February 11th, 2007: Wings 7, Flames 4
March 20th, 2007: Wings 1, Flames 2
Of course, the playoffs are very different from the regular season, but those games provide at least some idea of how the teams will match up in the first round.
Crunch time continues here, but Dave and Christy have recaps of the game, if that’s what you’re looking for. Also, thanks to Justin for posting comments throughout the game. Good to see the guys put the Ducks in their place, eh?
Regular blogging should return Thursday, once the homework load lightens and I actually have time to do things beyond stressing about papers, projects, etc.
Update (7:40 PM): Correction on the post title, the game started at 7:00, not 7:30. My bad. - Matt
Unfortunately, I’m still swamped with work for school, so I won’t be able to do a preview or full recap for the game. I’ll be working on stuff tonight with the game on in the background so I may have a couple comments tomorrow, though.
Let’s treat this post like a game day thread again. If anyone has comments during or after the game, post them here and let’s see if we can’t get a bit of a discussion going.
Be sure to check out Gorilla Crouch for coverage leading up to and following the game.
Unfortunately, I have too much homework this weekend to be able to cover the game like I usually do. So, I won’t be able to do a game preview or a report, though I may check in on the game at times and catch something worth reporting tomorrow. We’ll have to see.
Anyway, I’d like to treat this post like a game day thread, if anyone wants to post comments throughout the afternoon about the game. It looks like I won’t be able to do the Anaheim game on Monday, either, but I should return to regular coverage on Thursday for the Predators game.
Dave of Gorilla Crouch should have a preview up soon.
I should have the recap posted no later than 1:00 PM ET. I have class and work until 12:00 and then I’ll be completing it. Sorry for the delay.
Be sure to check out Christy’s notes on the game as well as Dave’s reaction.
Four years ago today, I started this blog under the redundant title, “zata40fan’s Wings Fan Blog.” Before too long, I changed it to the current name and as I got more involved in blogging, the content changed drastically from this first post:
My first post…… Things are going well with the Wings, they won last night (beat the Pens 5-1) and have won 5 in a row. They’re still #1 in the West but 2 points behind Ottawa still. Zata didn’t get a point last night, neither did Hully or Pavel. Luc finally scored and Feds had 2.
Wordpress tells me that we have 1,607 posts, 977 of which have not been categorized yet (I’m trying to get to that - maybe this summer), and 1,446 comments. Hard to believe.
I want to think everyone who has participated in writing over the last four years, from Brian and Christy to Megan and Sarah, as well as all who have been regular commenters. It’s that participation that keeps me blogging on days I might rather not. The same goes for all the bloggers who have linked to our posts: thanks guys! I still get pumped when we get a link to content at OtW.
As an aspiring historian, I know a fanblog isn’t the most objective way of recording history, but the purpose of this blog remains the same: I want myself and others to have a record of this team that goes beyond dry AP and newspaper reports so that in 10 years when the Wings are almost completely different, we can look back over the years with a firmer foundation than our memories (and not have to get through a newspaper archive paywall to do it).
Who knows much longer we’ll be doing this? I certainly don’t have any plans to stop! I look forward to blogging the Wings for a long time to come.
