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Originally Posted by ILBB15
Ribeiro has been utter wank in this series. Datsyuk and Zetterberg are ridiculously good for Detroit. Sergei Fedorov is what made me like the Red Wings in the 90s. Hope they win the cup.
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Yzerman... pure class. Federov fell into his own hype by the late 90s. Stevie Y maintained professionalism all the way through.
I still put an asterisk next to the 98 cup win. If Marchment doesn't cheap shot Nieuwendyk in game one of the opening round, he's healthy for the conference finals versus Detroit. Losing Nieuwy would be akin to Detroit having lost Yzerman. As seen with the 99 cup run, Nieuwy was the offensive catalyst and an emotional leader for the club. His presence was the difference between a loss in 98 and a win in 99.