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Originally posted by Stonecutter
The majority of the power core for both the yankees and the red wings are players not from their own system. The redwings may not be #1 in spending but they still go out and attempt to buy the cup every year, just like the yankees with the world series.
Both teams also tend to sign players who are near the very end of their career who only come to the team to win a cup. Robitaille and Chelios are good examples as are David Cone (a few years back) and Roger Celmmens.
Osgood leaves, get hasek, hasek retires, get CoJo.
Lose Tino Martinez to the cards, sign Giambi, David Cone gets too old, pick up Mike Mussina.
The rangers may try to be the yankees, but it won't change the fact that the Red Wings ARE hockey's yankees.
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so you find out the facts arent what you think so you change what you think to fit better?
come on man. your facts arent all there.
Wings arent going out and dishing as much as possible to get every player they can.
you know many of thoes players.... Cujo, Robitialle, Hull. Actually took PAY CUTS to be on the redwings because its where they wanted to go. Toronto offered Cujo more money to stay then the wings offered him.
and hasek came BEFORE osgood left.. Wings wernt even planning on looking for a goalie. Buffulo called up the wings GM out of the blue and started talking about verious things. cuz they know each other. then poped in the Question..... Hey, hasek is looking for a trade, you interested? why on gods green earth would wings NOT say hell yea to that?
And the Blues offered Hasek quite a deal more money.
Osgood left because he didnt want to be the backup goalie.
When Wings went looking for a new goalie to replace Hasek, they were determined NOT to spend any more then they were paying Hasek.
Some of the wings Players like Yzerman actually offered to take pay cuts to get Hull in.
one reason why i really respect yzerman, he doesnt care about the money as much as the game.
Not to say the Wings dont have thier money grabbers. AKA Federov. whom i dunno is truly going to be there next year.
But point being. Wings arent going out every time and buying as many players as they can with thier money alone. these players wanted to come.
not to say the wings havnt done it to some players, but so have many other teams.
i dont quite think your analogy of wings and yankees is all that great.
Also from your list above of the players. you left out a lot of players that have been with wings LONG time., and if your just mentioning the really good players. you missed some great rookies on thier team. seems to me you wanted to list the players that came later more then the ones that have been there a long time.