With a relatively easy victory over the Dallas Stars, the Red Wings are now the record holder for the longest, at-home winning streak. Now the big question will be…can they maintain it and push it out further, thus making it even harder for another team to tie it or exceed it?
My ESPN widget brought up the other sad story. After getting through his third hip surgery, Mike Comrie retired which is a darned shame. Comrie was a pretty good forward when he was healthy. I had the opportunity to see him play live twice. The first game was when we went to Dallas to see the Flyers. Philly had recently acquired Comrie from the Oilers due to a salary dispute, this was the pre-cap days. He scored the only two goals for my team that evening. The other time didn’t really count, it was a PR game in San Antonio when the Phoenix Coyotes became the NHL parent and Gretzky started with a superstar team. Sure, Comrie was traded around in his brief career but I think he could’ve helped at least one organization raise the Cup. He did come close with Ottawa.