With football season over, I've turned the page to one of my other major rooting interests, the Detroit Red Wings. Turns out, they have an alumni game coming up on February 26th at Coors Field with the Colorado Avs. Now, these alumni games usually feature very little contact, and are usually very friendly, as this one will most likely be. But looking at the rosters, it's hard not to reflect on the battles these two teams engaged in during the late 90's-early 00's.  With players like Draper, Maltby, Kocur and Lapointe suiting up for the Wings, and Claude Lemieux, Roy, and Foote among those playing for the Avs, how great would it be for this thing to get heated? I'll never forget watching these battles. This rivalry, at it's peak, was among the best in all of sports.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/40617/avs-wings-alumni-rosters-ann...

And here's a little glimpse...