why do people outside of detroit hate the wings?

Question

ok i have been looking through questions and all i see is that the wings suck and no one likes them. every time i see a game on TV i always see a bunch of wings fans in the crowd and these are away games. but i just want to know if u don't like the wings why.

Answer 1

I don't hate the Red Wings; I just want them to lose. Badly. The reason for this can be summed up in two words... Dominic Hasek. I am a Buffalo Sabres fan who didn't even like him when he played for us, so when he left the city spouting a whole lot of crap, I disliked him passionately. I wouldn't care one way or another about the Wings (unless the Sabres were playing them, of course) if he weren't on the team.

Answer 2

I do not hate the wings team, Hasek is quite funny actually when he flops around each time he is touched. I find Wings FANS annoying because they refuse to acknowledge that putting on the red jersey does not make a player a saint. Bertuzzi the red wing is the same guy with the same issues as Bertuzzi the Canuck. I like players that: stick up for themselves, help their teammate's, do not dive and do not embellish injuries for the ref's. These attributes have not been on display by the wings in this playoffs.

Answer 3

Well, i can't speak for everyone, but for myself i have no problem with the Redwings. I certainly do respect the organization and their players, but I guess i don't like them because they have somewhat of a rivalry with the team that I love. The Sharks and Wings have had their moments against each other and so naturally, when they play, of course i wouldn't like the Wings. And in the past, the Wings have straight up owned the Sharks, which certainly makes it hard for me to really like the Wings. But it doesn't change the fact that I do respect the team, especially with the talent that is on their squad and the history the organization represents. But take for instance, a couple of the Eastern Conference teams, I really wouldn't pay as much attention to them simply because they don't deal with the Sharks often. But we can all thank the wonderful Gary Bettman for that great NHL Schedule. And thats one person i can use the word "hate" for......

Answer 4

Its quite simple actually

Pre-lockout every other fan would think the Wings would "Buy there players off", I'll admit we did that to Hull, Hasek and Robitaille, but if those "Die-Hard Hockey fans" did any research at all, they would see that we drafted very well since the late 80s, getting Yzerman Federov Lidstrom and a whole ton of great players, and we traded very well, getting Chelios, Draper, and other great players. So thats one reason

Then the really really big homers would say we still are buying our team, when there is a salary cap. Those are the people you shouldn't be listening too, because they obviously don't know anything about hockey.

The reason why they hate the Wings is because we are good, thats the only reason. We've made 16 consecutive playoff apperances, most in the NHL today, we have won the past 2 out of 3 Presidents tropheys, and were very very very very close to getting 3 out of 3 which would have been a record. We have dominated, having the most points in the West I don't know how many times. Its cause we're good, and they are sick of seeing our team winning.. in the season.


Oh yes, your right "oneman g", The wings are signing the veterans to HUGE contracts. Lets see

Chelios, 850,000 a year, OMFG, HE ALMOST REACHED A MILLION THERE, WOW THATS CRAZY.

Hasek, 750,000 a year, uh oh, he's creeping up to Chelios,

Osgood, 900,000 , another whomper over there

Cleary, 650,000 , sheesh, this is getting ridiculous,

Draper, 2,218,000 over two million dollars, he must be one of the highest paid

Holmstrom 1.5 mill, holy crap thats alot

need I go on....
***** Jackass

Answer 5

not a fan but i dont hate them i love there tradition of throwing the octopus on the ice during the playoffs what other team could have thought that up and i think people hate them because they are very good and have been very good for a long time and show no signs of letting up thats not a reason to hate a team you hate a team cause they screwed your team over thats why i hate montreal they have screwed over boston more times than i can count

Answer 6

I'm from outside of Detroit and I don't hate the Red Wings, but I do hate Domink Hasek. I hate that he gets to come in and out of retirement as often as he wants to. He's past his prime and needs to retire and stay retired. As soon as he gets into any kind of trouble in the Czech Republic or runs low on money, he comes running back to the NHL to get his job back. As soon as the going gets rough for whatever team he plays for, he mysteriously gets one of his "groin injuries." How convenient.

Answer 7

My cousins who live in Michigan are die-hard Wings fans. They have a big foam finger for the Wings team, crazy Wings hats, all sorts of Wings stuff, including season tickets to the games. When I visited them recently, they made sure I came home with some Wings stuff.

I live in Texas. I'm not even a hockey fan. But I love my San Antonio Spurs... win or lose, they're the best.

I suspect that when people don't like a particular team, it's mostly because they are fans of another team... when you are the fan of another team, you will find fault with the teams that play your favorite team. I guess it's a loyalty issue. Some people, who are fans of a particular team, even go so far as to "trash talk" all other teams.... regardless of how accurate their talk is... Vague opinions such as, "The Wings suck," is really nothing more than "trash talk."

Personally, I have absolutely no opinion about the Wings... I don't really like hockey (or football or baseball for that matter). I guess I would root for the Wings on behalf of my cousins, if someone were to ask me about them... but basketball has always been my favorite sport. While I have loyalty for my S.A. team, I DO recognize good playing and good players on other basketball teams.

That said, I still want my Spurs to win another championship.
Go Spurs Go!

Answer 8

apprently you havn't been to columbus. there have been games in Nationwide where you would swear you were in the Joe with all the red and white. and the Federov Boos.


but out side of there i think it is because they aer always a dominate team so people tend to get sick of them winning. its kind of like the Yankees or the Patriots. if you are not a fan of either of them, you hate them.

Puck Dat ( chelios is not a dirty player he doesn't even hit all that often)

Oneman G These Veterans are getting paid the amount they deserve how much would you pay the best defenseman in the world ( Lidstrom) and yes they have veterans but they have youth too in Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Hudler, Fillpulla, Calder yes they have a few older players but it is well balanced. and you can no longer use the salary card. The redwings have the Same Salary Cap as Everyone else.


GO WINGS!!!!!!!

Answer 9

I don't because of their stupid octupus thing and their fans always go to away games and generally piss everyone in the world off.

Answer 10

I reserve the word hate for something major.
I hate crabgrass.....I try and kill it.
I hate war......I do not hate people or hockey players, or baseball players or basketball players. It is a sport. I am a fan of hockey..........not a fanatic. I appreciate talent and I appreciate organizations that can pull talent into one group and call it a team........Now I love the Detroit Redwings.......just don't hate the other organizations.
GO REDWINGS!!!!!!!!!!