Being from Dallas, I am a huge Brett Hull fan so I would not mind him winning another cup. But I would not mind "Hockey Town" getting a kick in the pants from the lowly Hurricanes.

Naturally I'm with you as well being a Dallas Stars fan. Just have to despise the Wings. I was rooting for the Avs in that whole series, and never worked.

Oh yeah, NO BELFOUR! Thankfully he's gone now from Dallas.

Yah I like it when Detroit loses. Biggest bandwagon team in any sport I know of. Sold out a whole 4 games in a row at home! :rolleyes: BUT, they have a player or two who are worthy of another Stanley Cup. Carolina Has some good players who deserve another or their first Cup but chances are slim to nil.

I really want the Whalers...huh...the "Canes" to win the cup but, let's face it, they have no chance.
Detroit's too strong in every aspect:

Bowman behind the bench,
Hasek between the pipes,
Lidstron, Chelios, Duchesne, Olausson and the others on defense,
Shanahan, Yzerman, Robitaille, Hull, Fedorov, Larionov, Draper, Maltby, McCarthy and Holmstrom just to name a few on offense.

This team is packed! :eek:

Then again, who tought the Patriots would beat the Rams in last year Superbowl?

Carolina's got a great coach in Paul Maurice, a very good (not great but still) goalie in Arturs Irbe, a good solid defense with Sean Hill, Wesley, Malik, Ward, Hedican and Tanabe and a great offense with Francis, O'Neil, Brind'Amour, Battaglia, Cole, Kapanene, Gélinas, Vasicek...etc.

I'm watching the game as I write this and it's 2-2...Go Canes!!!

I really wish the Canes win so the Wings from "Hockey town" realize they can't buy the Cup.
;)

P.S. I really hate it when Detroit is called "Hockey town". Being from Montréal I consider this as an insult. The Canadiens won 24 Stanley Cup! :goodjob: The Wings 9 :rolleyes: !

game 1 score: after regulation, it's tied 2-all.

edit: GAME OVER, sports fans. Canes score a minute into overtime to win 3-2.
Hockeytown? It's in Raleigh, N.C. tonight.
(Sorry -- gotta gloat while I can.)

Did you like the two or three minutes espn showed of the defeated Detroit fans?

Yeah, can't believe the Canes pulled it off in OT. It looked like Detroit simply wasn't trying enough. Maybe, if the Red Wings are over confident, then N.C can perform a sneak attack.

Detroit will probably come out with full steam for game 2 though. Oh well.

OT win for the Canes.

I don't necessarily want Detroit to lose,but see the Canes do well.None of the hockey pundits have given them any chance at all.But strange things happen in playoffs and the games must be played.

Yes they should loose.Everybody knows it.Everybody cept the Canes...

Did anyone see the headline in the Dtroit Free Press?

Hockeytown vs. Opie and Aunt Bee

:lol: :lol: :lol:

For those of you who don't know, Opie and Aunt Bee are characters from a TV show called "The Andy Griffith Show".
It was based on a small hick town in NC....

I agree Detroit tries to BUY the Cup every year. As for "Hockey Town", how sold out was their arena when they weren't so hot. They get to the Finals a few years ago and there's a Wings fan in every corner of every city? "Bandwagon Team of the Year!!!" Is there an ESPY like that?

Carolina plays the trap. Detroit has trouble against the trap. Remember how they were supposed to trounce the Devils and they got swept for the Cup? Just wonder if Carolina can stay opportunistic on chances and PUT IT IN THE NET when the chances do come... In Colorado, hopin like a mother!

The red wings always try to buy the cup so i hope the lose. I hate hasek and hull. (Hull's a traitor) i dont like the canes either but they beat the leafs so i respect them and their style of play. I hope they lose cause i wanna see if all those bandwagon guys jump on carolina, ive been a leaf fan since i was born even when they were like last place and i cant understand how u can just change sides u know.


francis for conn smythe

GO WINGS!

GO Hurricanes!

(SKILORD lives in NC)

Originally posted by ryans
The red wings always try to buy the cup

Well...didn't they go 55 years without a cup???

Now they want every one. What's wrong with that. ;)

And someone made a comment about football.

It easy for the underdogs to win one game.....but the stronger team would prevail in a series....the Patiorts would have won in 5. ;)

Originally posted by ryans
The red wings always try to buy the cup so i hope the lose. I hate hasek and hull. (Hull's a traitor) i dont like the canes either.


Same thing for me here
except that I am a Avs fan ( ex Nordiques) and they lose againts Detroit. OH MY!! I HATE DETROIT!!!!:o

Roy ate it.. ha ha ha. He'd better control that cocky attitude next season or he'll give up 10 more goals during the playoffs :)

3-1 in the series going into Detroit... the Canes are going to be hard pressed to win 3 games in a row.

I want Carolina to win.

After 3 OTs the other night, I thought the old men Wings would be dead tired. Instead, they came out and looked great. So much for wishful thinking.

I dunno, shure, let 'em lose!
Those bastards (not knowing at all what I'm talking about)...