Letter From Winging it in Motown

by FrankD on Jun 4, 2008 9:00 AM EDT in Letters Comment 15 comments

Christy from Winging it in Motown was on hand for Game 5 at Joe Louis Arena. Here is her letter to Pensburgh after the Pens won 4-3 in triple OT.

Dear PensBurgh,

Congrats on the biggest win of your season and certainly the most exciting one. It truly was a fantastic game, but a horrific ending for Wings fans. 34.7 seconds left in the third period and the crowd at the Joe was getting louder and louder. They're chanting "We Want Cup." And then, they actually pull out the Cup and start to shine it. It was then that the Penguins struck and it hurt.

The Penguins certainly came out with more urgency in the first period and the first half of the second period. But by the third period through the end of the game, I thought the Wings controlled the game. If it wasn't for the goaltending of a certain MAF, the Wings would be celebrating a Cup win right now. It was a great performance by Fleury and what a game to pick to play your best.

It was the most frustrating, disappointing, and upsetting loss of the season because they had it. And just blew it. Ugh.

The Wings have a must-win Game #6 in my eyes because heading back to the Joe where either team could win it is just too much. I still believe the Wings are the better team and will win it, but the Penguins are certainly doing their best to prevent that from happening.

Thanks for the space and go Wings!

Love,
Christy
WingingItInMotown.com

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They aren’t the better team until they’re holding the Cup.

by JDMaker1 on Jun 4, 2008 9:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Any fan of any team will feel they root for the better team. With the series in favor of Detroit, numbers would suggest they are the better team. But numbers also said that Osgood let in 4 goals on roughly half the shots Fleury saw. I read today that 41 Red Wings shots just missed, hit the post or were directed off-goal. That’s a total of 99 shots for Fleury, 58 of which found the net, 55 of which were stopped. So even though a 3-2 series lead would suggest Detroit is a better team, and 58 shots on goal compared to Pitt’s 32 would hint an advantage to the Wings, Pitt’s goaltending was up to the challenge and came out on top. It’s really going to come down to Fleury vs Osgood from hereon in.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Jun 4, 2008 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The reason that the “Osgood vs Fleury” frame doesn’t worry me so much is the same reason why no one is giving Osgood credit as a Conn Smythe candidate: the fact that Detroit’s defense is limiting what the Penguins can do.

If the 5 skaters for Detroit and Pittsburgh were dead even, then it would be a case of Osgood vs Fleury for the Cup. However, the ice has usually been tilted in favor of the Red Wings this series, to the point that Fleury has to be pretty much twice as good as Osgood in order for Pittsburgh to win.

1 on 1, maybe MAF is the better goalie. But Osgood has a (putting on fan colored glasses) better team in front of him.

by ahtrap on Jun 4, 2008 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Again, when they raise the cup, I’ll admit their the better team. Until then, they’ve just been the better team on 3 of the 5 nights.

by JDMaker1 on Jun 4, 2008 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

WIM

Man, a lot of Wings fans must be really nervous after that OT win (or loss, to them). There was no, and I mean, no activity over there yesterday. So far, Christy’s got two entries in, and no comments at all. I will say that I’m very impressed with overall class shown by fans of both teams, at least on these blogs. I’m sure there will be some gloating in one direction or the other, but hopefully it will be at least close to the level that we’ve seen during the series so far.

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Jun 4, 2008 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

there’s been no activity on WIM all season….that’s why I’ve been hanging out at MHH and on here, there are some folks to interact with….

You want to see the real partisans, go to Pensblog on your side or A2Y (hosted by Kukla’s korner)...class is optional at either site, just a rabid appetite for your chosen team….

by ahtrap on Jun 4, 2008 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I always prefer the reasoned argument to the rabid fandom. Some fans always think the calls are going against their team, and the announcers are biased (blah, blah, blah). It gets old after a couple times.

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Jun 4, 2008 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I prefer to try and maintain a community of sensibility. It’s not like i”m fighting for truth, justice and the American way here, but I just think having a conversation about a game, series or team is better than being bombarded with PENGGGGUUUIIIINNNSSS and RED WINGS SUCK banter. All season long I’ve noticed from both sides of the ice that fans actually have analytical things to say about their team or a game. While I don’t knock either Pensblog or A2Y (in fact I’m a fan of both) that’s their shtick. I’m just going for mine.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Jun 4, 2008 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs