Do you think Detroit bought the 2002 cup?

Question

I hear this a lot, and am just wondering who it was that detroit bought to win a cup? I'll say this now, because I know plenty of Wing-bashers will say "yes". Hull, Robitaille, and Hasek don't necessarily make up a "trio of trouble" as far as "buying a championship" goes. I believe everyone else were products of an original draft pick, or a trade. Not sure. I just want to know who thinks this and why?

*Sigh* Andrew, why? That's not the question. And didn't players on the Wings take pay cuts in order to get Hull and Robitaille? Anyways, back to my point, f*&k the Yankees.

Like I'm Telling You....good research. The pay cut thing was what I've heard, so I wasn't exactly sure. Good job at getting things straight.

Answer 1

The Wings Payroll in 2000-2001 was $63MM
The Wings Payroll in 2001-2002 was $81MM

Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille, Dominik Hasek, and Frederik Olausson cost the Red Wings $17MM. Picking up Jiri Slegr's contract from Atlanta cost the team almost $1MM. Resigning Shanahan the previous summer added $1.3MM

The consensus around the league is that all teams between the two lockouts bought their Stanley Cups.....that was how the game was played. Some teams like Colorado, Dallas, and Detroit were successful. Other teams like Philadelphia, Toronto, and New York Rangers weren't as successful with their purchases.

After looking through the system, no Red Wing player took a paycut between 1979 (Reed Larson) and 2005-2006 (NHLPA voluntary 24% roll-back).

Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille, Dominik Hasek, and Frederik Olausson cost the Red Wings $17MM. Picking up Jiri Slegr's contract from Atlanta cost the team almost $1MM. Resigning Shanahan the previous summer added $1.3MM


Moose, they outbid teams to sign these players, in case they didn't get Hasek, Hull, Robitaille, or Shanahan............they had back-up plans. In all four cases, these players received significant offers from other teams only to have Detroit trump all offers.

But...............that was how the game was played. It wasn't illegal, and in a lot of ways, it was encouraged.

Answer 2

one ought to argue that the 2002 Stanley Cup grew to become into offered by potential of Detroit, besides the actuality that that could be incorrect. there have been somewhat some different communities with appropriate to the comparable dollar quantity in contracts - this is in basic terms easier to declare that the Wings had an unfair income. It has continually been appropriate to the scouting, the coaches, the GM and the ambience created by potential of the Ilitches. The purple Wings have made the playoffs for 17 years rapidly, the longest checklist of any professional activities team. If the cup grew to become into offered and paid for, you does not have theory they might have won it better than three times interior the final 17.

Answer 3

They drafted incredibly, and bought the right players. There are other teams who may have drafted well but couldn't afford the extras. So yes, they bought the cup, though I wouldn't put it in the same category as the Yankees or the Red Sox. I would guess that many of those players drafted would have priced themselves out of other markets.

Answer 4

As a Wings fan, I'm going to say no. Everyone of those players were free agents and anyone could of had them. Robitaille came to Detroit to win the cup, not for the money, but the money helped. Same with Hasek.

But if I wasn't a wings fan, I'd say yes.

Answer 5

Lets flash back to the pre-cap days for a second. Your team is pretty good, your building is selling out every night, you can use a couple good players to get you over the hump, you have some money to spend on a couple quality players. Do you:
1) Go get those players?
2) Try not to offend the opposition's fans and ignore those players?
3) Line your pockets further by saving the money?
4) Spend the money AND line your pockets further by cashing in on playoff revenue, massive additional merchandise sales, guarantee the builing is sold out again next year, and look like everybody's hero while doing it? (this option is going to have the opposition's fans accusing you of buying the cup, so be aware, they're going to be pissed)

Answer 6

They did not buy the Cup. Who was their best player in the playoffs that year? Yzerman, who was playing after being out for half the season with an injury. Yzerman was a player they drafted.

Who else excelled that playoffs? Fedorov, a player they drafted.

What about their top defenceman? Lidstrom, who they drafted.

Throw in players like Dandenault, Maltby, Holmstrom, Datsyuk, Draper and Larionov, players they drafted or made smart trades for years before.

Even a player like Chelios was signed a few years before this Cup win. Shanahan was with the Wings for years at this point.

They didn't buy a cup. They brought in a few players that helped them that season, but their nucleus was already there.

Answer 7

I don't think they bought the cup and I don't like Detroit. I think its just a common occurrence now in the NHL - that teams bulk up with temporary players to try and gain the edge in the playoffs. Getting far in the postseason isn't just about the glory - sometimes its the only way teams turn a real profit - and having to pay a couple of players for two months is a nice way to get a good return.

Answer 8

Moose: You contradicted yourself. If Robataille came only to win the cup did they not buy him??? And yes the Wings bought it. You have to be a little short in the mental department to not see that. Only Wings fans don't agree and we know they haven't the gonads to say otherwise.

Answer 9

Any big market team with an owner willing to spend the money for top of the line players no matter what the sport gets accused of that. I think it is BUNK!

Answer 10

of course they didn't! they almost didn't win it that year & had to work for it, just like every other team tried to do. so what that they had money to spend? the rangers did the same thing & go no where.