In the 2008 Stanley Cup Final, the Detroit Red Wings were considered to be a team on the decline in the new salary cap world, having not played in the Final since winning the Stanley Cup in 2002 with their loaded team of future Hall of Famers.
Nicklas Lidstrom was the team's 37-year-old captain and the leading scorers were the duo affectionately known as the Euro Twins, Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg.
Lidstrom was captain for that run; the undercard featured Zetterberg vs. Crosbytest