"When I moved here, I was surprised how relaxed the atmosphere was,'' said 2008 trade deadline acquisition Sergei Fedorov, a veteran of the real Hockeytown as a longtime member of the Detroit Red Wings. "But then we started winning, then we got recognized everywhere we went. It was exciting. I ask the guys who played here a few years, and they were like, 'Wow.' Amazed. Everywhere we go it was good to see people paying attention to hockey and talking to us. It's phenomenal, to be honest with you.''