Another Cup to Hockey Town?

This year could be the eleventh time that Detroit Red Wings fans will see the cup at another parade. The anticipation has been mounting, as the Red Wings hit a small road bump in the first round taking the series in six games from the in division rival, Nashville Predators. Next was a surprisingly easy series against the Colorado Avalanche. In the history of the play-offs the Avalanche and the Wings had extremely heated series that would go seven games almost every year, and the winner of the series would usually go on to win the cup. The most memorable two series of these two teams, were in the 1997 play-offs and then again in the 1998 play-offs. Both of these series went down to the very end, resulting in brawls and overtime wars along the way. This year however, was not the same story. The Wings humbled Colorado every chance they could get, in a series where nothing else existed but a high flying Detroit offense, and an old-time friend of Hockey Town reclaiming his place between the pipes. Chris Osgood has posted remarkable numbers thus far through the play-offs after taking the place of goaltending legend, Dominik Hasek. Osgood has posted a 1.46 goals against average along with a .939 save percentage and 1 shut out. The 36 year-old Osgood has won the cup with Detroit before and is looking to do it again. Detroit being one of the original six teams of the NHL won their first Stanley Cup during the 1935-36 season, their second came the year after in 1936-37. The Wings most recent three cup wins came in style. Winning back-to-back cups in 1996-97 and 1997-98 NHL seasons. Their last cup came in 2001-02, and the way they are currently playing, winning game one of the Western Conference Finals last night 4-1 against the Dallas Stars, it just seems inevitable that they will once again be dancing for their eleventh cup.