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Oh those poor, poor picked upon Detroit Red Wings fan....they have it so fucking tough. In the aftermath of losing a game in OT while two players were forced it sit because they violated NHL rules for lying about "injuries" that would magically keep them from skating in the ice dancing exhibition that is the NHL All Star game but would allow them to play for real the moment the season started back up, we are all treated with this whine:

Even if the Red Wings won 8-0 instead of losing 3-2 in OT, the dislike and possibly out-and-out hatred pointed in Gary Bettman's direction would have reached firestorm status.

Given that the Wings lost the services of Henrik Zetterberg and were able to eke out a point without their top two forwards, top defenceman, their rock-steady second-pair defenceman (Brad Stuart), but lost thanks to a series of bizarre bounces and some penalty calls that will spout new conspiracy theories, given all the "hugging" that was going on...This is gonna go down as one of the ugliest moments in Red Wings Nation's collective memory, and the venom pointed at Chairman Mao's well deserved.


OMG almost one whole game without your top two forwards and defensemen! What a tragedy! And you know there has to be a conspiracy at high levels in the NHL because, screw the Stanley Cup, it is a late January match-up with Columbus that everyone wants to win.

I'm mean, how will Detroit fans cope with only being 31-9-7?

Jeezus...you know what the Blues call playing without your top four players?

Normality.
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