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Game-day odds and ends: Turco talks suds, Ott discusses Wings-Stars hate, and MacLeod provides stats
Published 5/8/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
The Globe and Mail's Eric Duhatschek offers up some game-day observations from Detroit, where the Red Wings and Dallas Stars will face off this evening: May 8, Globe and Mail : In a blue-collar town, there are blue-collar heroes and one of them is Joe Louis Arena building manager Al Sobotka, who made his name by twirling an octopus above his head in seasons past, just before puck drop, as a means of energizing the building. That tradition came to an end in the second round, after the NHL ruled that Sobotka sometimes sprayed the opposition - or more importantly, the ice surface - ...

Wings/Stars Morning Notes
Published 5/8/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... it wasn’t him, or the Grind Liners that he followed. It was Steve Yzerman. “Being so close to Detroit and especially in their heyday, when they won three Cups there and became a very successful team, I was a huge fan,” said Ott. “All my friends are still Detroit Red Wings fans to this day, so it’s quite the controversy. My buddies are cheering for us and them at the same time. They were just such a fun team to watch.” more on the Wings and Stars…