The next game in Vancouver featured the turning point of the series and the playoffs. Steve Yzerman did exactly that in this game. True leaders show up when they are needed the most. Every player to a man noticed this and must have been embarrassed. All while playing with a bad knee that severely hampered his skating. In the 3rd period of game 2, he went out and played every shift like a mad man, throwing hits and giving it everything he had. Steve Yzerman was not going to allow his team to play this way. In game 2, the Wings lost 5-3 and got booed by their fans on home ice. The Red Wings went down 2-0 in their first round series against the 8th seed Vancouver Canucks. The road to the cup was not a smooth one at first. They posted a +64 goal differential, coming 2nd in scoring and 3rd in goals against. The Red Wings cruised through the regular season, winning the President’s Trophy by 15 points. Steve Yzerman, Nick Lidstrom, Sergei Fedorov, Brendan Shannahan, Brett Hull, Igor Larianov, Chris Chelios, Luc Robitaille and Domink Hasek are all now members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Make that 11 if you include coach Scotty Bowman who was inducted in 1991. This team featured 9 future hall of famers, 10 if you count Pavel Datsyuk once he is inducted. The 2001-2002 version of the Red Wings is considered to be one of the greatest teams in the history of the NHL. At the beginning of the season, this team winning the Cup seemed like a foregone conclusion. On Jthe Detroit Red Wings won their 10th Stanley Cup in front of their home fans at Joe Louis Arena.
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