Well, I'm up playing in the Detroit area for half of the month of September and - damn if the Wings don't start the pre-season but a moment after I've left town.

I'll see 'em in Dallas though when they come down here to "Hockeytown South" - Stars fans don't call it Hockeytown South but there's a whole lot of red jerseys in the arena when the Wings come to town. I'll have my Shanahan shirt on despite his jumping ship (I forgave him after reading Mitch Albom's column on the departure)and The Captain is gone, but we've still got some great
established, as well as up-and-coming players in Lidstrom, Chelios, Williams, Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Lang and the rest of the gang. We'll give 'em hell this year. GO RED WINGS!