The Wings and The Captain

Just finished watching my first Red Wings game of the new year. Yes, it sucks royally the fact that I'm down in Wichita, a place that doesn't broadcast many hockey game. But thankfuly, the Wings were playing the Colorado Avalanche, so we got the game. The Wings won 4-3. A great game. No major fights though, and I was expecting some the way the first period was going, but alas, Claude Lemouix was not playing for Colorado (He was the guy that basically started the big Wings-Avalanche rivalry when he checked Kris Draper from behind and nearly ended Darper's career)...in fact, I don't think he is in the league any more. Anyway, great game and it was my first chance to see The Captain play this season. That's right Steve Yzerman (The Captain [capital T capital C]) was on the ice. It was good to see him skate. He isn't as productive as he once was, but still the man is 40 years old and to be playing against twenty year olds...that is an amazing feat. The man is a god, that is all there is to it. Anyone who wants to argue about it, you know where to find me.


I enjoy this picture greatly. I got it off of Yahoo's website the day after the Wings played the New York Rangers. The Wings players were crashing the net and their goalie gathered up the puck.