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Despite being a Chicago Blackhawks die-hard, previous to last night's (4/14) game against the Phoenix Coyotes, I had a lot of respect, nay...admiration, for their goalie, Mike Smith. He's a very good goalie who, through hard work and persistence, has overcome some career obstacles to reach his goal of being a starting goalie on an NHL team. It could be argued that without him, Phoenix would not have made the playoffs this year.
After last night's game, I now think he is a manipulating, Jell-o souled sack of crap who needs to be pounded into submission with a Porta-Puck Pro by Boni. See the Boni puck shooting machine in action here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC3S_wWfxNY&feature=related
I am 100% for aggressive play by a goalie. To me, a goalie is a position, not an endangered species, though there are obviously -- and properly -- rules to protect them from mayhem. That said, this guy initiates contact with forwards all the time -- Toews & Sharp last night -- but then turns into Meryl Streep when Shaw nips him while trying to skate around him behind the net!
When this happened, "Meryl" immediately threw her gloves over her head and fell to the ice, writhing around like a Minie ball from an 1861 Springfield had just shattered her coccyx at Antietam. After the initial death rattle, she was nearly motionless for a couple of minutes -- except for the spastic death grip on her facemask -- and the worst was feared.
Here is the man some boneheads have said was, "...tougher than a metal drummer..." plying his craft of bull**** weaving while prone in Glendale, AZ last night:
Once they gave Shaw a game miscounduct, however, and slapped the 'Hawks with a 5 minute major, dude(tte) jumped up like a stripper at the beginning of her routine when a Rob Zombie CD gets dropped into the player. During this penalty, the Coyotes scored a go-ahead (although happily not a game winning) goal.
Luckily Sharp was able to tie the game up with 5.x seconds left on the clock and Bickell was able to completely right this wrong by winning it with his second goal in OT.
In my joy I threw a stuffed Angry Birds character (see image below) at Smith on TV after they showed his misery of having been unprepared for Bickell's shot and having given up the game losing goal.
Mike Smith, if you are gonna push, be prepared to get shoved, you dung-munching thespian douche bag!
Despite being a Chicago Blackhawks die-hard, previous to last night's (4/14) game against the Phoenix Coyotes, I had a lot of respect, nay...admiration, for their goalie, Mike Smith. He's a very good goalie who, through hard work and persistence, has overcome some career obstacles to reach his goal of being a starting goalie on an NHL team. It could be argued that without him, Phoenix would not have made the playoffs this year.
After last night's game, I now think he is a manipulating, Jell-o souled sack of crap who needs to be pounded into submission with a Porta-Puck Pro by Boni. See the Boni puck shooting machine in action here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC3S_wWfxNY&feature=related
I am 100% for aggressive play by a goalie. To me, a goalie is a position, not an endangered species, though there are obviously -- and properly -- rules to protect them from mayhem. That said, this guy initiates contact with forwards all the time -- Toews & Sharp last night -- but then turns into Meryl Streep when Shaw nips him while trying to skate around him behind the net!
When this happened, "Meryl" immediately threw her gloves over her head and fell to the ice, writhing around like a Minie ball from an 1861 Springfield had just shattered her coccyx at Antietam. After the initial death rattle, she was nearly motionless for a couple of minutes -- except for the spastic death grip on her facemask -- and the worst was feared.
Here is the man some boneheads have said was, "...tougher than a metal drummer..." plying his craft of bull**** weaving while prone in Glendale, AZ last night:
Once they gave Shaw a game miscounduct, however, and slapped the 'Hawks with a 5 minute major, dude(tte) jumped up like a stripper at the beginning of her routine when a Rob Zombie CD gets dropped into the player. During this penalty, the Coyotes scored a go-ahead (although happily not a game winning) goal.
Luckily Sharp was able to tie the game up with 5.x seconds left on the clock and Bickell was able to completely right this wrong by winning it with his second goal in OT.
In my joy I threw a stuffed Angry Birds character (see image below) at Smith on TV after they showed his misery of having been unprepared for Bickell's shot and having given up the game losing goal.
Mike Smith, if you are gonna push, be prepared to get shoved, you dung-munching thespian douche bag!
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if you ask me. I say, go to the video and send the flopper to the sin bin.
Im getting the feeling NHL hockey will be ruined soon. I can hardly even watch an NFL game any more with all the new ridiculous rules and constant replays...Its about as exciting as baseball to me now...
