2002 Stanley Cup Finals - Red Wings @ Hurricanes Game 3

[randomguyh8y]

RIP josef vasicek

[Britex123]

shannhan, fedorov, yzerman, hull, lidstrom on the ice for Detroit in the final minute. fuckin all star line up right there

[NessMencesal]

@Britex123 Put them out against any team in NHL history and they will DOMINATE.

[H3yManN1ceShot]

Datsyuk nails his man...cuts out front...the pass...foreshadowing?

[2006GoCanes]

RIP Big Joe Vasicek. That goal on Hasek is still one of my favorites in Canes history.

[brockwell10]

i think next to the 2008 cup season, this is my all time favorite cup winning season

[Crymson1]

Heh, Sean Hill. He was probably on steroids even back then.

[steelheart0680]

I attended this game. As a Carolina fan it was a heartbreaker, but it was an awesome playoff hockey game, and it was exhausting , the winner of this game was going to take the series and everyone knew it.

[WingsWorld40]

I went to one game every round this year and the Red Wings lost every game I went to. hahaha. oh well. the CUP is all that matters! GO WINGS!

[mailmanofsyrinx]

@WingsWorld40 Did you go to a game during the 2nd round against st. louis? they won all the home games, i think. But yeah, that sucks! bad luck.

[WingsWorld40]

@mailmanofsyrinx wow. good call. i must have seen a win that round. so i went 1-3. is that the series that Maltby got his name chanted by the entire crowd for a crazy penalty kill where he lost his stick and then blocked 3 or 4 shots?

[jeglpz]

A great night...at 7:52 my youngest daughter was born. A few hours later, I passed a television in the hospital and the game was still on--watched the great finish by the Wings!

[ShortStoriesByRyan]

i remember watching that play develop and thinking larionov would pass to dandenault who would promptly blow it. that has to be the only time in igor's career that he took the shot on a 2 on 1. glad he took it.

[redwingsguy96]

Igor fooled everyone lol ;)

[stillts151]

@redwingsguy96 the jumping of Matthew Dandeneut helped too

[sandro0244]

detroit this year had a ridiculously stacked team. If there were and award for best general manager of the year, ken holland would win every year

[TOBranch10]

Even though this series ended 4-1, it was still very competitive. It was an awesome series, great games.

[joshman783]

thumbs up if you miss the pre-pierre mcguire days of the nhl.

[Kase9991]

@joshman783 Agreed 120% Maki

[Gaubuchon02]

@joshman783

Pierre McGuire sucks giant donkey balls.

[ry8911gvsu]

I remember this game being the night of the posts. The wings hit like 3 or 4 posts that would have been goals any other day.

[rollinsox007]

This was my first SC Finals game ever. Hull and Larionov made it a truly awful night. ;)

At least '06 made up for it!

[xxxcar3hurxxx]

@rollinsox007 Yes, yes it did! And beating the Wings that very same year, when they came to the RBC Center in January, remember?!

[llSgtScopell]

I swear to god Scotty must have smoked so much weed when he was coaching. I have never seen someone not react to a series changing goal like him. Hes like "I knew we where gonna score so no need for me to crack a smile or show emotion"

[ckendall67]

Yeah, I stayed up all Saturday night watching this game; just imagine if the 'Canes had won, they would've been up 2-1 in the Cup Final & who knows...but of course, the Wings found a way to win like we know they can:-)

[goblew14]

I was 11 watching it at my uncles wedding then everyone started hover around with about 5 minutes left then went to my aunts house and watched it until abut 130 but igor came through

[xxxcar3hurxxx]

@ckendall67 I blame Brett Hull! lol

[Gaubuchon02]

When Bowman put Yzerman, Shanahan, Hull, Fedorov, and Lidstrom out there, I just knew they were gonna score.

[Zackattack52287]

Haha, usually when you put 4 (5?) Hall of Famers out on the same line, good things happen.

[Zackattack52287]

@Gaubuchon02 Usually when you put five hall of famers on the same line, good things happen!

[sbwoy]

@Gaubuchon02 Damn thats one stacked line

[theproducerspart2]

Stayed up till 3 watching this game! I failed my math test the following day but it was worth it :)

[tmoore4075]

you had a math test on a sunday? that sucks.

[liquidgold99]

hahaha

[glcc2004]

Thank you very much.

[DRW2008YTMix]

Aw man what about Datsyuk's awesome moves in this game? I know it didn't lead to a goal but they were still sweet.

[xxxcar3hurxxx]

@DRW2008YTMix Oh STFU....Datysuk sucks, Wings suck.....we got our revenge on January 10th, 2006...then won the cup a few months later. BOO-yah!

[jumes128]

@xxxcar3hurxxx you just need to stop embarassing yourself with your stupidity...

[xxxcar3hurxxx]

@jumes128 YOU need to STFU and remember what happened when I SAY it happened, you little bitch.

[Gaubuchon02]

@xxxcar3hurxxx

Meanwhile, in present day time....

Carolina has returned to the bottom feeders of the NHL, while Detroit still Dominates. 20 straight playoff appearances for Detroit. Carolina has made it to the playoffs once in the past 4 years. Detroit FTW.

[xxxcar3hurxxx]

@Gaubuchon02 Meanwhile, as your still a douchebag fucktard, who blows his dad and uncles on a regular basis....Detroit is still a DUMP! I'd much rather be here, and working in RTP than up in the SLUMS of a Robocopy-dumpy city! We're young, and have the youngest team in the league, we have an excuse. YOU have NO excuse however, for having one of the top 5 salaries in the NHL. With all that flow, you BETTER be competing!

[Gaubuchon02]

@xxxcar3hurxxx

I don't live in Detroit you dumb fucking retard, and most red wings fans don't either. Most Red Wings fans live outside of Detroit, so none of us care if you talk shit about the city of Detroit, because we do too! You fucking inbred hillbilly goatfucker!

[xxxcar3hurxxx]

@Gaubuchon02 I'm form NY ya fuckin douchebag! If anybody is the pig and goat fucker, THAT'D be you! now go on and suck your farm animals off like your daddy taught, you...go on!!

[Gaubuchon02]

@xxxcar3hurxxx

You can't spell worth shit, so you might be one of those dumb ass New Yorkers who talk like a Guido. Nice comeback, by the way. Just copy what I said. We got Dane Cook in the house over here, ladies and gentlemen!

[xxxcar3hurxxx]

@Gaubuchon02 That's what happens when you type fast, ya fuckin' ignoranus. Your goat's waiting for you, btw....go git him!!

[tmoore4075]

Sweetness. Thanks a lot.

One of the best games I have ever watched. I was so tired by the end of this game.