Tuesday, April 15, 2008

A Friend Writes in..

"National Hockey League Senior Executive Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell today issued the following advisory on the interpretation of Rule 75 - Unsportsmanlike Conduct: "An unsportsmanlike conduct minor penalty (Rule 75) will be interpreted and applied, effective immediately, to a situation when an offensive player positions himself facing the opposition goaltender and engages in actions such as waving his arms or stick in front of the goaltender's face, for the purpose of improperly interfering with and/or distracting the goaltender as opposed to positioning himself to try to make a play." league release

The NHL is changing the rules in the middle of the series to specifically go after Sean Avery. As if the Devils didn't get enough f***ing calls last night - now they're making up penalties to give them more PP time. And they still had to kick a puck in and luck into a victory. And this quote from "NHL purist" John Madden:

"Here we are trying to sell the game, and stuff like that is going on," Devils forward John Madden said. "I just find it childish and I don't agree with any of it."

Yeah, really f***ing childish to PLAY A F***ING GAME OF HOCKEY. I had no idea that a guy playing hard and trying to help his team win in innovative ways will deter children from playing. Maybe he should yell at fellow Devil class-act Mike Rupp, who was audibly heard on my VS broadcast yelling "YOU'RE A F***ING P***Y" and "YOU'RE A F***ING BITCH" over and over at various Ranger defensemen who were smart enough not to drop the gloves against that guy who is apparently not acting childish. Maybe if Avery just stood by the goal and yelled at Saint Marty he'd be okay. Here's an idea - if you don't like him parked in front of the net: hit him. Don't go crying to your daddies at the league office begging for help.

GOD. I WAS ALL PREPARED TO STOP BEING ANGRY AND THEN THIS S*** HAD TO HAPPENED. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY CAN CHANGE THE F***ING RULES, GET EVERY F***ING BOUNCE AND EVERY F***ING CALL AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO BEAT THEM. Because...

F*** THE DEVILS.

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