...and you won't ever have to worry about the need to put in another number.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Why it pays to be a leafs fan
You can get a tattoo like this:
...and you won't ever have to worry about the need to put in another number.
...and you won't ever have to worry about the need to put in another number.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
<3 YAHOO
According to YAHOO, Braydon Coburn was assessed a game misconduct in this afternoon's game against the Rangers. For hooking.
The author feels now that hooking has successfully been grounds for a game misconduct in an NHL game, it appears that Gary Bettman's work is finally done.
The author feels now that hooking has successfully been grounds for a game misconduct in an NHL game, it appears that Gary Bettman's work is finally done.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Remember this?
So in response to Down Goes Brown's #2 selection on his list of staged hockey fights, here's the boxscore.
The author truly feels that the officials in this contest saw that they had a chance a a record, and just started giving out superfluous misconduct penalties (really why do you kick a guy out of the same game twice?).
The author truly feels that the officials in this contest saw that they had a chance a a record, and just started giving out superfluous misconduct penalties (really why do you kick a guy out of the same game twice?).
Sunday, March 1, 2009
A History of Bonehead Moves
A recent article by the author's all-time fave columnist Damien Cox revolved around why Mats Sundin should be cheered upon his return to Leafland. While the author found himself in full agreement with this point, Mr. Cox touched on a common theme in mainstream hockey media... blame the Leafs' fans for the team's lack of success (see why this argument is flawed). He claims that the fans in Toronto have a history of booing excellence, going so far as to mention Larry Murphy as an example of said excellence. First of all, Mr. Cox must have a poor memory, because while Murphy was certainly a great player, he was no more than a decent plyer while he was with the Leafs. Imagine the Leafs somehow got Ilya Kovalchuk in a trade, and he was suddenly just a decent player. One might be inclined to boo.
But anyways, booing excellence... while Murphy was one of the best players of his time, he was not as good during his tenure with the Leafs, and some nights he was downright awful. It's very amusing that Cox criticizes Leafs fans for booing Murphy when he wasn't playing up to par, yet so many people around Toronto hold Canadiens fans on a pedestal for their willingness to boo (or just not buy tickets) when their players' performance is not up to snuff.
Funny that the Habs should be mentioned at this point, because there was another night where another great player was downright awful. However, unlike Larry Murphy with the Leafs, this player had brought his team and its fans no shortage of great play. That didn't stop the fans from booing him mercilessly when he had this one bad night. And it certainly didn't stop his idiot coach from allowing his best player to be embarrassed in this manner:
Apparently Mr Tremblay also has a short memory. While four of his five Stanley Cup rings were won with a team, the one that says 1986 only ever touched his finger because of Patrick Roy. And 1993, the year when the Habs won the Cup in spite of not having a single 100 point scorer (this may not seem odd, but the 1992-93 season was the highest scoring season in NHL history, and 21 players that year hit the century mark). Jesus, their best player other than Roy was fucking Kirk Muller. Seriously fans? YOU FUCKING INSULTED THIS GUY?? SO FUCKING HARD THAT YOU RAN HIM RIGHT THE FUCK OUT OF TOWN??? SERIOUSLY MARIO TREMBLAY??? WHY, BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LIKE HIM PERSONALLY YOU DUMB FUCK????
Well Roy moved to Colorado where he would win one more Cup with (finally) a little help from the players in front of him (insert additional Mike Keane comment here), and yet another pretty much on his own. By this point, he couldn't hear Jeremy Roenick's criticisms, the Montreal fans' boos, or Bobby Nadeau's pleas for mercy with all of the rings blocking his ears. Eventually, the Montreal brass actually decided to recognize his contribution on Patrick Roy night earlier this season (come to think of it, they could have done that a long time ago and simply fired Tremblay for fucking over their best player, so they were being pretty simple too, as it turns out). While Roy won his Cups, the Habs went on to an unprecedented lack of success over the next several years.
So congratulations Mario Tremblay and the fans of Montreal, may Patty Roy (pronounced "Roy") be your Bambino. That would be the funniest shit ever.
P.S. The Wikipedia article on Patrick Roy says that his trade to the Avs was dubbed "Le Trade" by the Montreal media. Perhaps this wouldn't have been so funny on its own, but the fine folks at Wikipedia decided that it would be necessary to provide their readers with a translation ("The Trade").
But anyways, booing excellence... while Murphy was one of the best players of his time, he was not as good during his tenure with the Leafs, and some nights he was downright awful. It's very amusing that Cox criticizes Leafs fans for booing Murphy when he wasn't playing up to par, yet so many people around Toronto hold Canadiens fans on a pedestal for their willingness to boo (or just not buy tickets) when their players' performance is not up to snuff.
Funny that the Habs should be mentioned at this point, because there was another night where another great player was downright awful. However, unlike Larry Murphy with the Leafs, this player had brought his team and its fans no shortage of great play. That didn't stop the fans from booing him mercilessly when he had this one bad night. And it certainly didn't stop his idiot coach from allowing his best player to be embarrassed in this manner:
Apparently Mr Tremblay also has a short memory. While four of his five Stanley Cup rings were won with a team, the one that says 1986 only ever touched his finger because of Patrick Roy. And 1993, the year when the Habs won the Cup in spite of not having a single 100 point scorer (this may not seem odd, but the 1992-93 season was the highest scoring season in NHL history, and 21 players that year hit the century mark). Jesus, their best player other than Roy was fucking Kirk Muller. Seriously fans? YOU FUCKING INSULTED THIS GUY?? SO FUCKING HARD THAT YOU RAN HIM RIGHT THE FUCK OUT OF TOWN??? SERIOUSLY MARIO TREMBLAY??? WHY, BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LIKE HIM PERSONALLY YOU DUMB FUCK????
Well Roy moved to Colorado where he would win one more Cup with (finally) a little help from the players in front of him (insert additional Mike Keane comment here), and yet another pretty much on his own. By this point, he couldn't hear Jeremy Roenick's criticisms, the Montreal fans' boos, or Bobby Nadeau's pleas for mercy with all of the rings blocking his ears. Eventually, the Montreal brass actually decided to recognize his contribution on Patrick Roy night earlier this season (come to think of it, they could have done that a long time ago and simply fired Tremblay for fucking over their best player, so they were being pretty simple too, as it turns out). While Roy won his Cups, the Habs went on to an unprecedented lack of success over the next several years.
So congratulations Mario Tremblay and the fans of Montreal, may Patty Roy (pronounced "Roy") be your Bambino. That would be the funniest shit ever.
P.S. The Wikipedia article on Patrick Roy says that his trade to the Avs was dubbed "Le Trade" by the Montreal media. Perhaps this wouldn't have been so funny on its own, but the fine folks at Wikipedia decided that it would be necessary to provide their readers with a translation ("The Trade").
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