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Oh, and from B2. I became a fan of the Red Wings thanks to Old Man Wirtz selling my favorite players.

Posted by spamlet Jan 3 '14, 11:25

Yzerman and introduction of Euro players were big reasons I chose them as they weren't yet the *Red Wings* when I became a fan.

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the Wirtz kids must have been sca-reaming to themselves about how their dad was running it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 11:30 6
- My favorite was that they didn't even wait for the funeral to put the home games on tv. - spamlet Jan 3, 11:32 5
  - The overhaul of the entire operation after his death was remarkable. They must have been planning for years. It was executed flawlessly and within a - pmb Jan 3, 11:36
  - did you ever read Net Worth? - Reagen Jan 3, 11:34 2
    - That's the book. Someone mentioned it at some point but I couldn't remember what it was. I need to. -- nm - spamlet Jan 3, 11:37
    - they pretty much were. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 3, 11:35
  - that was a classic turn of events. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 3, 11:32

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