The Colorado Avalanche-Detroit Red Wing rivalry is a thing of the past. We all know the reasons. The players who hated each other — the Claude Lemiuxs, Patrick Roys, Chris Osgoods, and Darren McCartys — are long since retired from the game. The two teams aren’t even in the same conference anymore, so they hardly see each other.
That said, no matter how short a time you’ve been part of the Avalanche fandom, you know you’re meant to hate the Red Wings. And if you were around at the time of the rivalry, you legitimately hate the Detroit franchise.