Michael Farber at SI posted this:
"After the Stanley Cup final, Sidney Crosby's tardiness in joining the handshake line rankled the Red Wings to that point that Kris Draper grabbed an SI reporter and told him to make sure he mentioned in the magazine that Crosby had stiffed Detroit Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom, who grew fed up and left the ice. Two months later, the feeling among the Red Wings has not altered measurably. Defenseman Brian Rafalski, who is as cool as Draper is fiery, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Last year we didn't make them wait.""
Now, where exactly does it say that Rafalski brought this up to Farber--or anyone else in the media, for that matter? From the way this is written, I have the understanding that it is Farber himself who brought this up, not Rafalski. If the Wings or the fans were constantly talking about this, THEN they could be accused of not letting go. Instead, it seems as if this just might be something that the Wings will look back on and give them a little more motivation to win it all this year. But the media wants this to be a big deal to the Detroit players and fans--and they want to try and make them out to be poor sports and bad losers. Just another way to try and 'take down' the Wings.
