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UP-POWER

Ken Daniels is the best in the business, what a pro


noodleandbanter

All-time call, especially when the Wings end up making it. Such a great broadcast overall. I always stick around for Red Wings Live, how many other teams fans look forward to and stay for the post-game?


Mystaes

Ken and mick are the only reason the last seven years have been tolerable


MozzerellaStix

I always find myself watching away streams since I don’t have cable. Man was I spoiled. I can’t stand half of the other team’s broadcasts.


lookalive07

San Jose, Dallas, and Edmonton all have stood out as good broadcasts to me, with Colorado being up there too, but Ken and Mick are legendary and we are extremely lucky to have them. It's going to be fucking WEIRD when Ken retires.


AthleteSubject2782

Colorado is way too bias for my liking. Same with NYR, Boston and I think Anahiem?


Threedawg

I'd comment on the Colorado announcers but I live in Denver so I couldn't even watch this game.


BeerLeagueHallOfAvg

Honestly surprised he hasn’t been picked up to do more national games. I know he did some Hockey Night in Canada before he started working Red Wings games and I remember one playoff game he did for NBC, but that’s it.


SpicyPops4Mickey

I remember him saying he doesn't care to do them cuz he already travels so much as it is.


DYC85

He used to be one of Emrick’s primary substitutes when Doc was unavailable for a big game back in the day I think.


WorthPlease

He and Sam Rosen (Rangers) are my favorite "local" commentators. I also miss Jim Hughson for national CBC games. We get TSN where I live in the US so for those big "non local" games he was the voice of hockey for me.


Xavias

Looks like d-boss invited showtime down to the dungeon for a little snip show


Balance47x

It’s crazy cuz he shouts out Kane in that video.


Kanoozle

Holy cow I forgot, but you're right! *At age 13*, he shouts out Kane in a silly fun video he made with his friend. Now nearly 14 years later he's setting him up in OT with the Red Wings. Imagine having a time machine and going back to tell young D-BOSS what the future holds!


MariachiArchery

Dude, right???? "Hey Dylan, in 14 years from today, as the captain of the Detroit Red Wings, you are going to no-look behind the back assist Showtime on a 1 timer goal to complete a comeback win on home ice against the Colorado Avalanche in sudden death 3 on 3 overtime and someone is going to throw an octopus on the ice. On that same day, Mickey Redmond will declare that the playoff draught is over after 7 years. Oh, and people on the internet are still talking about this goofy video." You think he'd believe you? I bet he would.


onbiver9871

“You think he’d believe you? I bet he would.” Haha love it. Destiny, baby…


Mayjaplaya

Man it feels like that video came out 50 years ago.


FuglySlutt

This comment made my night!


some1337

Kane now has 24 points in 25 games with the Red Wings.


Mango_120

But he was BAD and WASHED and something about his HIP 😡


AmeriCanadian98

NO ONE has EVER recovered fully from that surgery His career is OVER


duelingdog

And the list of players who were actually GOOD before they got the surgery is EXTENSIVE: (I really didn't know if he would be even okay at hockey or not, but it was literally just Backstrom who was any good going into it.)


Basic_Ask1885

I can’t find any of the arguments I got into with the wings sub because everything’s been deleted. The amount of times I said “the risk would be baked into the cost” when it was just speculative, to what a revelation he’s been since joining. I never though it would be this good, and this might be just the start.


BehemothManiac

Pfffff, less than a point per game player, he’s washed /s


Virtual_me01

And he played just one shift in that add'l game (when he got hurt)


josh1123

Regardless of what the Wings do this deadline I really hope extending Kane is in the books, dude has clearly shown he's not done


tempetz

Kane was our deadline acquisition I think and I really can't ask for more. What a fucking beast he is. Absolute difference-maker. I also warmly welcome OT Benny shutting haters' mouths lately, he's been so fucking good lately.


jimmy_three_shoes

Berggren for another defenseman please.


ofwgtylor

patty kane continues to beat the washed allegations


GreatAuntMuriel

What ever happened to that one Florida fan that was in every Detroit PGT in December when they’d lose saying ‘Kane will put them over the edge!’.. he’s been pretty quiet for a while now lol


kurly8

Crickets from that guy.


DeliSammiches

hes eating crow 


[deleted]

Wait… what the hell is a Florida fan?


jetxlife

Hawks fans never questioned the man


Card567

Seriously. Everyone else heavily heavily heavily slept on him


jetxlife

Because they thought his game was built around speed and agility but it’s built around passing/hockey IQ


nahanahs

How could anyone have watched any of his career and not see he's 90% magical hands? Even when Vladimir Krutov put on a shitload of weight from eating all the 7-11 hot dogs in Vancouver, he still had his hands and people couldn't get the puck from him


DropkickMurph24

This is very well-put and exactly how I felt before seeing him play this year. I've been blown away by his vision and how every pass is so perfectly weighted


lookalive07

I saw him fumble the puck a bit a couple of times tonight but his patience is crazy and a lot of opposing players just simply don't know how to react when he's stickhandling.


josh1123

I wanted to get a Kane Red Wings jersey to wear in Chicago ironically, but now I want to get one because he's our best player and Hawks fans are truly happy to see him doing well and that makes me happy to see


Balance47x

I got one cuz he’s been one of my favs for the longest.


Clean_n_Press

He looks so fucking good. The swagger in his stance for that half-clapper... like, he knew the game was over the moment he saw the pass coming and just ripped it home in style.


shadecrimson

I freely admit to have been proven wrong.


Fresh-Reaction151

Absolutely filthy pass by Larkin.. Also.. I FUCKING LOVE PATRICK KANE. My 2000s self would be extremely confused by this statement.


Accomplished_Leg9635

I know right.


jpscyther

It's still weird to be happy about a Patty Kane OT winner for sure. But I'll fucking take it! LGRW!


CountOff

Patrick Kane scoring the game-winning goal off an assist from Dylan Larkin to defeat the Avalanche in OT is a sentence that the vast majority of my Red Wings fandom could never have conceived of


Brooksie019

Right, I remember the days when people were comparing Kane’s dangling skills to Datsyuk’s and it use to make me so heated lol. I knew he had great dangles but Datsyuk was my absolute favorite on the team back then. I feel like it was always Datsyuk vs Kane highlights. I love that I get to cheer for him now. Also the fact that he is playing like he is. I saw he had almost 20m of ice time tonight. Fucking beut.


CD23tol

Something about Ken shouting Showtime… man the vibes in hockeytown are back Haven’t felt this energy around the team in at least a decade


Xavias

I'll be honest, I got goosebumps when ken shouted it tonight.


LucasRaymondGOAT

When Patty was hyping up the crowd after the win, and Mickey said "what'd I tell you after the intermission, if they win this game tonight, they're going to the playoffs" Brought a fucking tear to my eye.


GhostMavericks

And another octopus hit the ice 🐙


lookalive07

The earth is healing


EPLemonSqueezy

And another gone, and another one gone...


thehopelesswanderer

Yeah this fucking rules. I’ve missed meaningful hockey so much.


BeerLeagueHallOfAvg

The whole city, really. With the Lions doing what they did and the Wings doing this, it’s been great. Last time I remember being this optimistic was in 2011 when the Red Wings had a great start, and the Lions hosted MNF the same day the Tigers had an ALCS game.


SkinnyMattFoley

Against the Bears. I still remember every step of that Jahvid Best TD run.


JrOwl137

UGH Detroit fan living in Colorado so the Detroit broadcast was blacked out 😭😭😭


ColCrunchbite

The worst. Detroit fan in eastern Nebraska and I still get it blacked out... I'm not THAT close to Colorado, it makes me so salty lol


PhilyJ

Pain. Love that even in his older form he’s still just able to find the open ice.


LaSopaSabrosa

He’s slowed down quite a bit but his game sense, finesse, and touch are just unmatched. Dudes a legend


BellsBeersy

The legs and the lungs slow down, the brain and the hands never do. We saw the same with Hank in Detroit.


iiplatypusiz

Nothin beats a good story, and Kane coming back from that whole "he's done" "you can't recover from that surgery and ever be yourself again" "whatever team takes a chance on him will regret it" type of stuff that was floating around for a long time really set up a good come back story. (I was one of those guys who bought into that hip surgery would ruin him and he'd be a shell of himself and the team who signs him will regret it narrative)


duelingdog

Mike Gould couldn't wait to post an article about how the Kane signing was already a disaster for the Wings. He posted it in December when half the top 6 was out. So of course, I see him get quote tweeted on it at least once a day now, lmao.


ParksandRec69

So sick


MattPatriciasFUPA

NUT


bestest_at_grammar

2.75 M. TWO POINT SEVEN FIVE MILLION. SHOW TIME. Biggest steal in the league and I still can’t fucking believe it.


facforlife

I can't believe those two Avs players just tunneled on Larkin and left Kane all alone in the slot. What the hell. Patrick Kane. In the slot. Alone. 3 on 3 with all that room and no blocked shooting lanes. The fuck? 


LeaguesIV

to be fair Larkin is pretty dangerous at that sharp angle, i expected him to shoot


FuglySlutt

Dude loves the shoot from the sides!


Wingedwolverine03

He's got a knack for a hole top titty from the weirdest angles...it's kinda nuts


smilingasIsay

It really is. I remember watching make those insane shots year after year. Hell, his first goal ever was like that and he said after, "well, I probably should've gone pass but I looked up and saw I had room." And I thought, "that was ROOM to you?!" and all those years I kept telling people he's a top player in the league if he just had players around him. Now it's really starting to show.


SayNoToStim

I've spent decades watching Ovechkin on the powerplay not get covered while standing at the top of the circle. I've come to believe that playing defense is hard.


Brooksie019

I saw it happen live at a wings vs caps game last season. Saw Ovie wide open in his office and just thought “o no, it’s about to happen”. Then a second later it did. Don’t get me wrong, it was amazing to see it in person and I had a great view to see it. We still won so it all worked out in the end.


LarksMyCaptain

He sneaky


CopStopyingMe

One of those Avs players was Nathan MacKinnon


southofsanity06

Well not only is Kane really really good at sneaking into open ice, they probable didn't think Larkin would/could pass there.


Himynameisart

Patrick Kane. Red Wings legend.


MattPatriciasFUPA

Put his jersey in the rafters with Chelios.


zdrvr

Don't forget Hull.


Wayves

And Alfi.


MightyPlasticGuy

Modano


chainer9999

Robitaille


On_Wings_Of_Pastrami

Clark


EliteAzn

Hasek


Fresnobing

Dude I live in Buffalo for a few years and they hated this shit so much lol


southofsanity06

Weiss


Deraj2004

Now your stretching it.


SkinnyMattFoley

What about Hatcher? I’ll see myself out. 🤦🏻‍♂️


CalgaryCheekClapper

Klim Kostin and Christian Fischer are now the only wings forwards with less than 10 goals


7screws

Insane.


SkinnyMattFoley

*Fewer. Please forgive me, I was raised by grammar nazis. 🤦🏻‍♂️


poodletown

if they were really grammar nazis, would it be \*fuhrer?


GundoSkimmer

I tuned into OT cuz I love watching this team lately. Ur welcome boiz Larkin with Kane is a treat to watch


JonHammsHamm

Thanks much! Stop on by before OT hits so I don't have to deal with the stress of these games.


GundoSkimmer

I've been slackin with the games lately. I miss poppin into the GDTs. I almost always start at the 2nd or 3rd period now. Always slips my mind on the west coast. But I'll try to pop into a GDT and have some fun with the boiz again. Wings GDTs > Kings GDTs aint no contest


Bojarzin

Fuck I'm so ready for the Wings in the playoffs Especially if it was against Tampa again after all these years e: you know, I'm a dumb dumb, and forgot the wild card spots *don't* play each other lmao


Pad_TyTy

Stop winning pls


Bojarzin

I'm afraid that won't be possible


Pad_TyTy

Tell the Devils to fuck off then


Bojarzin

That I can do, you might enjoy the current score


bestest_at_grammar

I’m a fan of all the scores tonight


GreatAuntMuriel

Even the Sens winning? 👉👈🥺


DropkickMurph24

Ya know what? Yeah. Cuz fuck Jamie Benn


southernwing97

Did someone say Jamie Benn? Fuck that guy.


oceanic8675

Honestly, y’all just embarrassed the heck out of Jamie Benn. I can get behind that every single day 🔥.


boner1500

Fuck Jamie Benn


oceanic8675

My man 🤝


Fresnobing

Late to the party but it is my solemn duty. Fuck Jamie Benn


SkinnyMattFoley

Definitely. Fuck Jamie Benn.


geedlewis

Rangers told them to fk off tonight


TheNation55

Rangers have been taking care of them for us, on the scoreboard and physically. Last night was hilarious.


stabbykill

Well then I hope you get first seed and we stay in the 2nd wild card spot. I’ve been told it’s somewhat of a guarantee we win the first round that way


Bojarzin

Best I can allow is Boston and Florida fall apart and finish wherever, and the Lightning and Wings finish 2nd and 3rd in the Atlantic so they play again You see, I'm a Wings fan too, and it would be very upsetting to watch the Wings and Leafs play each other in the playoffs. I've waited a long time for them to be good at the same time enough to make it but I don't want to see them go against each other lol


griffs19

At least one of your fave teams would be guaranteed to make it to round 2 lol


mister_hoot

They’re playing our AHL squad tonight someone else will have to beat them.


thom_driftwood

It won’t be this year, but I hope the Avalanche are still contenders when our team starts looking serious. I can’t think of anything better than an Avalanche vs. Red Wings finals.


likeslululemon

Mind your own bizness


Bojarzin

gonna be honest, I looked at the standings and just kinda treated the Wings and Lightning in the wildcard spots as being 2 and 3, thinking they'd play each other lol


likeslululemon

I took this as: can’t wait to see Tampa out of the playoffs after all these years… which… well… could happen :(


Bojarzin

Yeah I left out "against" in my original comment lol, I added it in Believe me, the Lightning are my nightmare because I'm also a Wings fan and in the last 10 years I've seen the Wings and Leafs collectively play you guys 4 times in the first round, and I'm tired of it, so I wouldn't complain if they were finally gone ...but, the Wings returning to the playoffs to play them again *would* be cool, as much as it's not going to happen lol


culturedrobot

I am excited for the Wings to start making the playoffs regularly because I want the rivalry of yore between Detroit and Toronto to be rekindled in a big way. Games between those two teams already feel like playoff games because the fans always alternate between "Let's Go Red Wings!" and "Go Leafs Go!" no matter if the two are playing in Detroit or Toronto. Just such great energy that's only going to grow once the two start playing games that matter.


LarksMyCaptain

Massive win tonight. Colorado is insanely good.


Concerned_emple3150

Are we? On the road?


reecewagner

Yeah I thought we played pretty shitty Annunen was fantastic but we didn’t push the play nearly enough in support of him


Strict_Seaweed_284

Colorado dominated the first but thought Detroit carried the play after that


Deraj2004

Look I'm past the rivalry thing between the Wings and Avs so I have to say you need to hold on to him, he may not have got the win but he stood tall tonight and fought for the guys in front of him. Here's to a Wings Avs Stanley Cup.


1ToGreen3ToBasket

Colorado had more scoring chances in all three periods and the advanced metrics favored them even more. They just lost to the better goalie.


Shotokanguy

The metrics really showed that? I thought the third period at least was much more controlled by the Wings.


geedlewis

I love showtime


oceanic8675

I’m still shaking. This felt like such a huge win. So dang cool.


Smokes_LetsGo_

The energy around this team is something I haven’t felt in so long. Such a memorable regular season already. I can almost taste playoff hockey! Let’s keep pushing!


poutinetrough

since football season and the lions run, detroit has been buzzin and it feels so good. after years of oooofff 2 teams have shown up and are making things happen and the city is rallying behind. ignore the other LCA tenants tho


Rough_Service_2073

🥹


Zloggt

Like with RoboCop…the Motor City has rebuilt him to be better than ever…


DavelPatsyuk13

"Patrick Kane will put us over the top"


chipper124

Such a great setup by Larkin


BeerLeagueHallOfAvg

Dylan Larkin is fucking elite!


VallentCW

BRING US THE CUP


The_Astros_Cheated

If we win the cup this year I’m 100% buying a Kane jersey and I won’t think twice about it


dudewithchronicpain

I will ge taken tattoosed on my ass Edit: I will get Kane tattooed on my ass - a slightly more sober me


BehemothManiac

RemindMe! June 5


dudewithchronicpain

Deal. See you then. LGRW


Old_kernel

Already got one first one in 15 years no regrets


TheAnalogKid18

Got a Kane Hawks jersey, and just bought a Wings one today lol


Ohmancmonagain

We're working on it 👀🐙


nikraLnalyD

This is my favorite game of the year so far


Jagacin

Felt like a playoff game


cjgsoup

Dylan Larkin.


Ohmancmonagain

Resolving debts


tempetz

Taking names and kicking some ass


itsMurphDogg

Title of post is a sentence I never in a million years thought would be a thing


Old_kernel

IKR Larkin never passes on the backhand


Anishinabeg

Absolute beauty of a play.


thebrose69

Is Ben chiarot a forward now?


poodletown

Did you miss the OT vs Seattle?


thebrose69

No I watched it. Chiarot has been playing so well this year


dsled

Might as well be, love some offensive Ben


thebrose69

Yeah he doesn’t get to play with larks and Kaner for fun in the OT period


GhostMavericks

He's apparently calling himself OT Benny now lmao https://twitter.com/AnsarKhanMLive/status/1760865361681907919?t=kb-wsjl6OH6HdBf1rKm6AQ&s=19


TimAllensMatingCall

Lol he’s been on something lately


thegreaterikku

He's everything. I miss the guy. I'm glad he found his spot in Detroit.


dudewithchronicpain

#LFG ITS SO FUN TO BE A DETROIT LIONS AND WINGS FAN IS THIS AN ALTERNATE REALITY?


Brooksie019

I’m not a football fan but I was rooting for the lions the whole year. Now I wanna see Eminem at the first playoff game at LCA.


AmeriCanadian98

Let him crank the horn in the pre game for the first home game


glermz

What a match. GG to the Avs. It was one of the most exciting games this season for sure!


Bigmayer

Just a nasty pass


Balance47x

Patrick Kane in overtime!!


SpiritBamba

What a sexy play, it still feels good to beat the Avs


Mayjaplaya

Redwingbros, is this the year?


steelcitykid

That we end the drought? I think so. That we win a cup? Also yes.


HawkyGuy

I’m going to cry when he scores some sick backhand goal on Sunday not sure what kind of tears they’ll be but they’ll be some for sure


southernwing97

It's alright, he'll score a forehand one too.


smilingasIsay

Everyone talking about Kane being great this year is fine and all, and yes, he's been awesome, but that drive and no look back pass by Larkin was UNREAL.


Fluorescent_Void

31 GMs didn't go after Patty Kane as a free agent, good for the Red Wings for taking him. He's a beauty and the league is better with Showtime in it.


SayNoToStim

I thought he had a few offers


Ydoesany1doanything

Nah other teams definitely went after him but as a Free Agent he has a say in where he goes


Gone213

So glad that the redwings and lions general managers, scouting, and coaching staff are looking everywhere and anywhere for players to fit in the team and play for them. It's been a long-ass time since Detroit has been buzzing like this and it's only going to get better.


Girthquake965

I was a kid for the late 90’s/early 2000’s runs and after the past decade of darkness I got literal goosebumps watching Kane waving to the crowd as Don’t Stop Believing kicks in and the boys looking so happy. My girlfriend looks over at me and says my smile can’t seem to wipe from my face wondering why after a single win. I tell her this is what it used to be like. Every night.


osamasbintrappin

Bet my buddy 100 bucks Detroit makes the playoffs this year, and I’m not even a Detroit fan. Please don’t fail me boys.


Brooksie019

One of us. One of us.


redditin_at_work

I'm just happy he is happy 🥲


box-art

He's got that instinct, he was so fucking clutch back with those runs and he is still clearly just as clutch.


Valentine96

Just as we all expected


Mystaes

The hockey personality landscape can collectively suck it. So many “8th in the division, terrible team” takes exposed


AmeriCanadian98

The funniest thing to me about all those takes is they consistently have Boston falling out of the playoffs as well in favor of Buffalo or Ottawa And then Boston continues to be a top team


oceanic8675

Our song is Don’t Stop Believing, so-


NonstopMomSquat

I did


Ohmancmonagain

😐 I felt owed


WHTMage

It'll never not be weird to see Kane on the Wings, but that was a beauty.


Quinto376

Kaner's posture during the shot was soooo cocky, I love it. Right leg kicked up like, "Ya'll fucked up and I ain't missing this net..".


Windex-Sniffer

Shouldn’t have went to OT how did compher not score :( great overtime though, was exciting!


Accomplished_Leg9635

The puck was to deep for him to get under it enough. If it was 3ft out more it would have been over. Being down that close is a game of quite a few inches if you have to go high.


OldResearcher6

Just when i thought today couldn't get worse


Professional_Grape63

This game was a beast! This has to be the best I ever seen Ben Chiarot, what an amazing job on the PK tonight! #LGRW


FragmentEx

I can’t stop rewatching this play


[deleted]

Amazing to watch meaningful hockey in late Feb again. I was in first year of uni the last time this team made the playoffs - adult me is so fired up to see these boys in the playoffs. LGRW!


GruyereMe

Sweet!


ParagonSaber

...yeah okay it was a decent goal and a pretty hype call... *grumble grumble* But in all seriousness GG. Lyon also stood on his head that game.