Blackhawks take Cup in OT

Although many Detroit fans won’t like that Chicago wins the cup we should at least give some sort of respect. Even if it’s not to the team, to the fans, or to 20 Cents Kane. At least give a hoot for the way they played, they earned it through their own merit. We don’t even know what the Colorado Avalanche fans were thinking too much when we won the cup in 97 because there was a lack of message boards and use of the internet compared to now. But I’m sure if we just hate on them now it will be pretty similar to what Avs fans thought of us back then. A few good players who have proved great playoff performances like Toews and Byfuglien should get some respect too for their stepping up to play.

If you think about it, there is several similarites between this Hawks team and the 97 Wings. I’ve already said a few before.

Though I guess we can count on one thing. Unless one of their players ends up in an accident and wills them to the cup via a Konstantinov deal. Their cap struggles will probably reduce their chances greatly at repeating.

Not since Fleury scored with his butt 2 years did a Stanley Cup winning goal look so bad.Though I argue this one was worse…Fleury got unlucky on that third goal in 2008 in game 6, and it wasn’t in OT. That goal that Leighton gave up tonight…is just…wow, that is just the worst kind of goal to give up by ANY goalie. Pretty anticlimatic ending IMO…commentators going, “Kane is celebrating…there is no signal yet…we don’t know for sure if the puck went in…they will review this” All because a harmless zero-angle shot wasn’t harmlessly set aside by the goalie. No “AND HAS WON THE STANLEY CUP!” Granted it was in OT, but still wasn’t anything like the last 2 cup endings, which were breathtaking down to the last second. This one was like…oh, ok, I guess it’s over now all of teh sudden.

I’m not trying to take away anything from Chicago…but as far as sports stories goes, that wasn’t a very pretty goal. And it almost seems appropriate in a playoffs that featured very subpar goaltending across the board.

How odd is it that Leino goes from a 3rd line BUST for detroit to a 2nd line stud for Philly. Just pisses me off. The third goal for Philly, Leino going coast to coast was something the wings were wishing he would do his whole tenure here. Give these dam kids some playing time babcock. You see what happened with Jimmy, just imagine if we had room for Quincy and now leino… missed opportunities. Sigh

1) Did anyone else notice how classless the fans were during the celebration? I mean, I understand they just lost, but that was a LOT of booing. Especially during the Commisioner’s little speech.

2) It took the utter destruction of a salary cap to overcome the Hossa Curse.

3) That was a really weak goal that captured the cup. Even in a regular season game that shouldn’t have gone in, much less the Stanley Cup Finals. This has got to be one of the worst goaltending finals I’ve seen.

1) i can respect the players. they are a good team. obviously.

2) i can respect about 10% of their “real” fanbase (pop. 1,200 people). 10% like the blackhawks. 90% like saying “detroit sucks.” This is because blackhawks ownership hated the fans for so long, so most of their real fanbase also hates the blackhawks.

3) their “new” fanbase won’t be around next week, when they go back to loving the cubs. i like that the “real” blackhawks fans (who are also white sox fans) have to share with the cubs fans, whom they hate.

4) this really, really, really sucks. worse than the Avs winning, I think. But like the avs, I think we’ll erase the blackhawks pretty soon.