Wish apon a former Star

I know it's been forever since i've been able to catch up on the blog (been a surprisingly busy summer), so this is probably old news now anyway. But I do want to share my thoughts on Antti Niemi leaving, and Marty Turco joining our defending Stanley Cup champs.
I have extremely mixed emotions about it, but when it comes down to it, I think this was a good deal. Niemi played so well, especially in the series against the Sharks, but i think when Turco is behind this stellar defensive core, he's going to do just as well, if not better. I mentioned the Sharks series aside because that series was really all about him stopping pretty much everything he saw, especially in that first game. I'll never forget that performance. I did read an interesting stat about Turco only having a .717 save % in the shootout, so if there is anything to worry about with this deal, it might be that. I liked Dan MacNeil's idea of taking him out with :30 left in OT and putting Corey Crawford in. Hehe. Otherwise i think his veteran presence will be a good thing, and Crawford will be able to learn a thing or two to get better himself.
On the other hand...October 9th will come along, and the Redwings will be in our building. They will sit on the bench during the pre-game activities, and watch in awe as our Stanley Cup championship banner will be raised into the rafters to join its three brothers, and stare directly into the face of its six cousins (heh heh). The crowd will roar and cheer as they remember the emotion that ran through them when they were wondering where the hell the puck was and why Kaner started celebrating...they'll scream and cheer and fill the arena with joy...
...and Marty Turco will be standing in the net.
Just doesn't seem quite right to me.
I know that my reasons for missing Niemi are more sentimental than they are about the numbers, but who can really say that it's not? I'll miss you, Antti, and I'll never forget what you did for this team, and this city.
Here's to hoping Turco has a good year, and that the dismantled Blackhawks can start the season off right.