You're standing around at work, having a decent discussion on last evenings baseball game or talking about who your team should pick in the NFL draft...when hockey guy shows up. Of course he rudely interrupts and brings up how his hockey team dismantled some other insignificant hockey team 2-1. His irrelevant declaration is usually followed with an awkward silence then statement like...
"Oh yeah...I think I saw that on Sportscenter the other night that they're in the playoffs (along with every other team) while I was waiting for the Red Sox highlights. Or at least I think it was them. Hmm...no might have been the Penguins. Oh well, it was somebody. Don't they have that guy Forsberg or Yzerman (naming 2 of the 5 guys in the league that we've all heard of)? Well yeah, I hope they do well...those guys sure can skate."
And by the time that is over your legitimate sports conversation is gone thanks to hockey dick (you were just about to make the prediction of a lifetime on how some utility guy on your team is going to win rookie of the year). Everyone scrams back to their cubicle and annoying hockey guy has once again stepped in with his garbage and ruined what was an intriguing conversation. He knows nobody there likes hockey but thinks. A) Everyone will think I'm cool when I give them the scoop on the sport they know nothing about. B) If I keep talking about hockey they'll eventually like it.
"Oh yeah...I think I saw that on Sportscenter the other night that they're in the playoffs (along with every other team) while I was waiting for the Red Sox highlights. Or at least I think it was them. Hmm...no might have been the Penguins. Oh well, it was somebody. Don't they have that guy Forsberg or Yzerman (naming 2 of the 5 guys in the league that we've all heard of)? Well yeah, I hope they do well...those guys sure can skate."
And by the time that is over your legitimate sports conversation is gone thanks to hockey dick (you were just about to make the prediction of a lifetime on how some utility guy on your team is going to win rookie of the year). Everyone scrams back to their cubicle and annoying hockey guy has once again stepped in with his garbage and ruined what was an intriguing conversation. He knows nobody there likes hockey but thinks. A) Everyone will think I'm cool when I give them the scoop on the sport they know nothing about. B) If I keep talking about hockey they'll eventually like it.
Here's a perfect example of why this sport makes no damn sense. The New Jersey Devils, one of the best teams in hockey fire their coach right when the playoffs are about to start. I had no idea this happened until my friend told me. Can you imagine this happening in a real sport? Hell remember the Shottenheimer debacle. That move came AFTER the season and ESPN gave it 1/3 the attention they're giving the Imus mess (which is an enormous amount). And for a moment lets skip over the part where nobody gave a rats arse that it happened. Thing is it doesn't matter in the long run. What does a hockey coach do anyway? They stand around with their arms folded. Usually once a year one of them will try to climb that glass shield and act like they are going to fight another coach or a fan. But do they actually do anything? If I ever own a hockey team, we'll save a lot of money and just not have a coach.And Hockey fans don't worry if your team gets knocked out of the playoffs, next season starts up in a week or two.
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Hockey was on broadcast TV, Then ESPN, then Outdoor network, now they are posting highlights on You tube. I guess the next step will be just to post scores on the stall doors in men's restrooms of bars frequented by guys with Mullets who drive camaros.
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