The eight arms signifies the number of games that the Red Wings have to win to win the Stanley Cup. So the octopus is thrown out when there are “eight more games to go.” Kind of silly if you ask me.
Thanks, that makes sense.
So how come people don’t throw cows on the court for the Final Four? Four games, four legs!
No wait! Spider monkeys would be better cus you could swing by their cute little tails!