Shut up about asterisks and Red Wings’ NHL home wins record chase

the only record that really matters is raising another banner in JLA!

this is a cool record but i'd rather the cup

Forget the travel, the hard salary cap is what makes this record so impressive. This league is supposed to be, and to a degree is, a league where any team can win on any given night. There are generally 4 teams sniffing at the final playoff spot come season end. When the Flyers tied the record in 75-76, the Caps won 11 games all year, and the Kansas City Scouts weren't much better. So for the Red Wings to go 20 straight games and win at home, when they are theoretically supposed to have a 50-50 chance of winning a game, is remarkable. Even to bump their odds to 70%, it's still an incredible feat.

I have a few questions for all of asterisk people. If 20 straight at home is no big deal in this era, then how come no one else has done it? How come no one else has even come close to doing it? How come your team hasn't done it?

Minutia. I don't think the Wings would give a crap if there is an asterisk or not. The only thing they want associated with this season is a Stanley cup. "even one with an asterisk."

The Wings have been to the playoffs for what...20 straight seasons? Pretty impressive. Of course when you're successful there are going to be a bunch of haters out there. If the current format is the reason for this streak, surely there will be several other teams pushing this record on a routine basis....

Get real. Teams can only play under the format they are given. What the Wings have done this year at home is pretty ridiculous. Especially considering the division they're playing in. When 4 of the 5 teams in your conference would make the playoffs had they started today...that's saying something.

The Wings have 10 guys with 10 or more goals. Thats what makes this team so tough to beat.

Actually heard on the NBC NHL broadcast last night that the NHL had OT back in 1929 and that the Bruins won two of their final 20 games that way. It was a soccer-style OT, 10 minutes, played till the end, no sudden death. So they are much more like the '12 Wings with OT victories....

its a pretty cool record, i guess, but i guarantee you that detroit will trade it in for what really matters

The shootout sucks and rarely goes beyond the third shooter. it makes the overtime period beforehand utterly useless and overall just not a dignified way to end the game and declare a victor but i agree there should be no asterisk because winning is winning and it's not their fault they have to play a sham of a mini game to determine who gets the good point. just make it a 10 minute overtime and bring back ties. 1 point each to give some #$%$ incentive to those games again, it's lackluster watching it now knowing both teams would just rather wait it out.

Congrats Wings!

The record is a nice achievement but for one of sports best and most successful franchises any player on the team would gladly trade this record to raise the Stanley Cup. If they win their next game they can have a little celebration but then it is just back to just playing good hockey and trying to play better on the road.

I attended the December 27th win over the Blues so I guess I can say I saw a portion of history. Go Wings!

Holy schnikes... Wyshynski's saying something decent about the wings?
Did I wake up in some alternate universe? Is the 2012 prophecy legit? Am I dead... I'm so confused--my head is spinning--whats going on?

Detroit hockey kicks #$%$ end of story!

GO WINGS!

keep in mind they have continued this streak with jimmy howard being injured....

People wanted to put an asterisk on the Wings before they salary cap because they bought players to win Cups. Now they want to asterisk them because they are getting records which aren't difficult to make (yet no other teams are doing it), or because there are too many Europeans on the team. What asterisks are people going to attach to the Wings next decade? Jerseys are so red that it distracts the other team?

Congrats to the Wings and especially to Nicky-D on his impressive streak!!

#$%$ moan and cry people. What has your team done in the last two decades? Asterisk or not, they did it playing hockey in 2012, playing by 2012 rules. I don't like the shootout either. But unfortunately it's here to stay. I can guarantee if your team gets to this point in a similar way sometime in the future, your argument will be "but the Red Wings got to do it" Walk it off.

For those that dismiss shootouts as a authentic win, perhaps it is best to look at the Wing's streak in the same light as an undefeated streak. 20 win streak, 20 game undefeated streak, either way its pretty impressive.