Monday, February 9, 2009

Critiquing the Critics: Well...Kinda...Not Really.

Scott Burnside over at ESPN (that makes it sound like we're acquainted, far, far from it) wrote a piece around the All-Star break on the most memorable story lines of the season thus far.

Naturally we have Sean Avery, Mats Sundin, Phoenix can't afford anything, The entire debacle that is the Tampa Bay Lightning, etc.

I figured, hey, you know, funny shit has occurred in the NHL too. Now these won't be in chronological order, because frankly, I don't care. So here's the funniest nonsense we've seen in the league this year.

Scott Hartnell Mitten Toss

Let's be honest, this is friggin hilarious. Hartnell mustn't have much trust in old Biron to make that save if he's willin' to take the penalty and chuck his mitt at Malone.

The Ottawa Senators & Pittsburgh Penguins
No video here. I think these two get lumped together, though one you could tell was going to happen, the other? WTF. But outside of these two fan bases, everyone is gleefully cheering at your utter demise.

The Frat

Yeah that's not a real picture, but it's still funny. Remember when the Flyer's partied with a bunch of ugly girls at Temple? Yeah, that was really funny.

Barry Melrose

Yeah, Barry throws his players, manager, Brian Lawton, everyone, under the bus for catching the ax. Frankly, that whole situation in Tampa is a joke.

Semin's Gone Wild

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

The Russian Controversy

Major props to the Rooshians havin' a little fun. No props to Crosby for takin' the high road. Let him have it, he's just Semin, for God's sakes just look at his name. If anything, these hilarious via media exchanges make for good clean goonery when they meet up next.

Minor League Hilarity


Rod Blagojevich Prison Night? GENIUS.

Ronald McDonald jerseys while playing on piss yellow ice? HILARIOUS. But in the ''I can't believe this shit is really happening" way.

Sean Avery

It's been hashed out before. Movin' on.

Mats Sundin
You take half the year off, drag 3-4 teams through hell tryin' to woo you (ironically, that's Richard Park's grandma's name, naaaaaah, not really), then you finally take the money from Vancouver, suck royally, and watch your new team flounder, all the while your old team...flounders. WTG Mats!

"We Want 10"


So yeah, ever hear the home team's crowd chant "We Want 10" for the away crowd? Yeah, those Oilers fans did. Tim Connolly obliged. The Oilers have given up 8 (Detroit last week), 9 (Chicago, early in the season), and 10 goals (Buffalo little over a week ago) this year. Who calls 11?

Uhh, Team Building?


This isn't so much funny but rather a WTF moment for the Anaheim Ducks. Anyone find Chris Pronger's adept handling of a sidearm utterly disturbing?

Naturally I'm sure there's plenty more stuff out there that I didn't include, didn't remember, didn't see, don't care. But if I missed something, hit the comments and point it out, then we'll all laugh together at them.

1 comments:

Vance said...

Shit, I forgot one. The All-Star debacle. How could I forget the all-star shenanigans?!? Dang.

 
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