Because the Wings are better Cheaters!!
Red Wings' Dan Cleary: 'We're better at cheating'
by Ansar Khan
Saturday April 18, 2009, 10:34 AM
Update from Saturday's morning skate: The Red Wings laughed off Columbus coach Ken Hitchcock's claim that they cheat in the faceoff circle. Hitchcock said Detroit's wingers get an early jump and that his team would do the same tonight in Game 2.
"They've got a good faceoff team, too, don't kid yourself,'' Wings forward Dan Cleary said. "Don't think they don't cheat. It's just that we're better at cheating, that's all.''
Henrik Zetterberg told the story of a book published by a linesman several years back that named a Red Wing as the best faceoff cheater in the league. He wouldn't name the player.
Kris Draper then admitted that former linesman Ray Scapinello once called him the biggest faceoff cheater he had ever seen.
"Scotty (former coach Bowman) asked me, 'Why do you keep getting kicked out of the draws?' I said, 'I don't know. Ask Scappy.' ''
Draper also was surprised that Zetterberg was aware of the book.
"I'm surprised he can read,'' Draper said. "Pavel (Datsyuk) probably read it to him.''
Asked how good a cheater he is on faceoffs, Zetterberg said, "Not as great a cheater as ... we have better ones out there.''
