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Jun 24, 2022 · Mostly yes. If you’re familiar with my reviews, I really have two main criteria: How good of a story is it? And how well did you tell it? The good news here is that the history of the...
Jun 27, 2022 · The ESPN documentary Unrivaled about the 90s battles between the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche is powerful and a must see for any hockey fan.
- Reality Check
- The Shit Disturber
- The Most Hated Man in Hockey
- A Few More Random Thoughts
In the Spring of 1995, the Red Wings made a long-awaited return to the Cup Final where their dreams were crushed by a more significant, meaner New Jersey Devils. In the fall of 1995, the Quebec Nordiques were relocated to Denverto become the Colorado Avalanche. It’s important that ESPN touched on both of these details because it encapsulated how hu...
Just a few days before the start of the season, Pierre Lacroix magically made Claude Lemieux appear in a three-way trade. He would later be referred toby Gary Thorne as “quite the shit disturber.” Allegedly, he didn’t start things and only ended them but even I have a hard time believing that. To continue the drama, they cover the blockbuster Patri...
The following season we see Brendan Shanahan join the Red Wings. Shanahan’s got a secret though. He actually played with Claude Lemieux, the most hated man in hockey. They were friends. That was until Lemieux skates past him during warmies one night and says, “You’re a loser, you haven’t won anything.” It was a little less friendly after that. Even...
The Barstool guy who said this is about “as down the middle as it gets” is stunningly delusional. It completely villainizes Colorado. Avalanche vintage jerseys are unmatched. I would like to have dinner with McCarty. He seems like a quality dude. I am quite pissed off that I missed this rivalry by several years (due to the fact that I was not birth...
Jul 5, 2022 · In Unrivaled: Red Wings v Avalanche, a new feature-length documentary on ESPN+, we get a look back at one of the most bruising rivalries in recent memory, that of the bitter feud between...
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2 days ago · Unrivaled: The Detroit Red Wings vs. Colorado Avalanche story | ESPN Premieres Sunday, June 26 1pm ET on ESPN. Same day streaming on ESPN+#ESPN #NHL ️ Subs...
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Jun 27, 2022 · ‘Unrivaled: Red Wings v Avalanche’ Review. (ESPN+) On Sunday, ESPN released their long-awaited E:60 documentary that details the rivalry in the ’90s between the Detroit Red Wings and the...
Unrivaled: Red Wings v. Avalanche: Directed by Mike Farrell. With Scotty Bowman, Marc Crawford, Kris Draper, Adam Foote. The unprecedented rivalry that changed the NHL, the players and two cities forever.
