Last week, Wayne Gretzky came out and mentioned quite a few key points. First off, Gretzky addressed the issue of the appearance of a lack of respect in the league. Wayne said that in the early days with the Oilers, they would regularly practice without their helmets on. To him, that taught the players to keep their sticks down, keep their elbows down, and keep the shots from the point low. Makes sense to me, but you have to factor in the size difference of the players from then until now and also factor in the difference in equipment. But Wayne suggested one thing that really made me think. He hinted around the suggestion that the league isn't doing their part to ensure that the players respect each other, so Wayne recommended removing the instigator rule for one season. That's it, just one season, kind of on a trial basis. Now that is a movement I can get behind. I have always been a big advocator against the removal of the instigator rule. The thought of physical violence may do more for a player on the edge than a phone call with Colin Campbell. I am pretty sure that some players wouldn't lay out as many questionable hits if they looked over at the other teams bench and saw a Semenko or a Probert staring back at them. The instigator rule simply protects the gutless weasels of the NHL. Wayne, unlike Mario, says things useful once in awhile. Sure, you can argue that he wasn't the best coach in the league, but his ability stands alone. Does that mean he would make a good commissioner? Who knows, but I would be more interested in watching his press conferences if he brought his leggy wife with him. Bettman, I would pay you money so that I wouldn't have to look at the person that is willing to sleep with a little midget troll.
It's about time. Cooke is done for the rest of the season and the first round of the playoffs. Great timing for this one, isn't it Mario? Prior to the suspension, Mario suggested a new rule that the team is fined by the league everytime one of their players gets suspended by the league. Mario was going at this one pretty strong, but he stated that he is going to try to get some momentum behind it at the next Board of Governors meeting in June. Wow...you really dodged a bullet there Mario. According to the rule and the standards to which you would like it applied, this recent suspension of Matt Cooke would have resulted in a fine to the Penguins in the neighbourhood of $600,000. Now Mario, this is your chance to prove you aren't the douchebag we have come to despise these last few months. Push for the new rule to go through and then prove you are serious about the "sanctity of the game" by putting Cooke on waivers. Cut your losses Mario. This bum can't be taught to play by the rules. If you decide to keep him on, he is going to cost you more money than he is worth and you deserve every little ounce of discomfort this weasel can bring you.
Times have been very busy for Hotchnuts. Let me take a few minutes and get some of you caught up on some things. To say that this past year has been utterly ridiculous would be an understatement. As Ricky off of Trailer Park Boys would say, I've had to swallow my prize.
This weekend, my oldest boy is in the last hockey tournament of the season. One thing that pisses me off, and I have mentioned this before, are the parents that are overexuberant at games. We are dealing with 7-9 year olds in this league, and it is a fun league. There was actually 2 adults sitting in the row behind me, making comments about what that number 4 is doing? Well, you know what sizzlechin, number 4 is my son. I turned and the one adult recognized me because I worked with him a few years ago. We exchanged pleasantries, and he asked if my son was playing today. I simply said "Yup...he's number 4" and left it at that. Now, I have never like this douchebag. I remember we were working at the same school a few years ago, and he decided he would be the hero and go onto the roof and throw all the balls down that have accumulated over the past few weeks while I was on yard duty. Well, as he was throwing them down, I was grabbing them and kicking them back onto another part of the roof. Yup...I can be a dick if I want to. But fuck him...he's lucky he didn't lose any of the good teeth left in his mouth after his performance. And to think...this prick is going to be my oldest boys grade 3 teacher next year. Not if I have anything to say about that...
So now, as a result of an extremely busy weekend, I had an early game today with Holten, and now I am on my way back to the rink. I apologize for the lacklustre entry, but there are times in life that take priority, and this weekend is one of them.
FIGHT OF THE WEEK
Michael Haley vs Daniel Carcillo. I am slowly becoming a big Haley fan. I've mentioned his name a few entries ago, and this kid continues to impress.
LNAH entry of the week...
Tidbal vs Duplain. Duplain gets the right moving early and often in this one.
Yeah, it's been all about the blow job lately...One of the smartest things I've done in my life, was striking a deal with my wife...If she drops and gobbles, I'll get up with the baby that night...It's worked out very well so far...I've always been able to run on little sleep...She's happy because she gets a good night of sleep, and I just got blown! I've gotten more blow jobs in the last month than I got all of last year! There's a life lesson folks...Marriage is all about give and take...I'm giving loads and she's taking them!
Next up, a quick birthday shout-out to Wayne Gretzky...Wayne Gretzky is 50 years old today...That just seems crazy to me...
Many have argued whether Gretzky is the greatest hockey player of all-time...Many say Gordie Howe, because he had the physical game, to go with so many of the records Gretzky broke...Many say Bobby Orr, because he changed the way the game was played, and how defensemen played...I wasn't lucky enough to see either of those guys live and in living color...But I saw plenty of Gretzky...He had a feel for the game that was unmatched...In my eyes he's the greatest, and I don't see these young stars knocking him off that pedestal...
So, who watched the big State of the Union speech? I watched porn! Why should the DC douchebags be the only ones sitting around stroking their egos! I actually did catch the speech...It was a well done, well thought out, rah, rah speech...'We should do this, and we should do that...I want to do this, I want to do that...America Yay!' But there wasn't much in the way of how we are going to do this and that...The President talked about making advances technology that could be this generations "Apollo" moment...Well isn't that funny...Invoking Science, Technology, and NASA after basically shutting NASA down...I wonder if people realize how much of what we use in our every day lives is because of research that had been done by NASA?
The speech was filled with ass kissing aimed at both the left and the right, but mostly down the middle...And at first I liked it...The man has a way with giving speeches...But then I went over it and realized the lack of substance, and that this was more of a motivational speech...Sadly we've seen little motivation from most people in DC, so why would they start now?
President Obama made a great speech in Arizona after the shootings a couple weeks ago...And after last night's speech I realized what had happened...The Speech in Arizona was the first of his re-election campaign...Last night was number two...Politics is politics...
I know this is either boring some one or bothering some one, so let's get Bill Burr in the mix talking about Brett Favre's Masseuse trouble...
As a man who has bee to massage parlors, I say damn right Bill!
There has been almost non-stop talk about Jay Cutler being a pussy...Players, former players, talking heads, all blasted him on Twitter, and TV, and Radio...I think it was kinda shitty how he got blasted without people even knowing the extent of the injury...But what's worse, are the people who who back-pedalled after the reports came out on his jacked-up knee...Like Maurice Jones-Drew, who after wards tried to play the, "I was only joking" card...No you weren't! Fuck you! You're a punk ass bitch that sat out the last couple games of the season cause your knee was hurt...Fucking cunts!
Now to the good stuff...This week, it's the battle of Olivia...So on this Hump Day, which of these lovely ladies named Olivia would you most lie to unload in, or on...
