If there's one thing I've learned since starting this blog it's that JR is the man. If we're talking about two things I've learned, the second would undoubtedly be that Bryan Murray is a fickle, angry man who has a personal crusade against whiners while, in the process, whines a lot himself. It all makes sense in his reality, I imagine.
But Murray has had a funny little charade going on the past few months. As you probably heard, Dany Heatley asked for a trade back in June. A trade, which, he has yet to receive. And now, he's starting to look like the bad guy in this situation. I guess with Murray and Heats involved there really is no 'good guy' but after yesterday's press conference that Heatley held it sounds as though A) he's a big baby and B) he's trapped in some kind of Bryan Murray created hockey purgatory. That's a place no one wants to be.
"I think (the Heatley camp) believed that I would present them with four teams who were willing to give Ottawa a package (for Heatley), and he could pick and choose from them," said Murray. "That has not been the case by any means."
Yeah, he's definetly stuck in Bryan Murray's own personal toy box.
Barry Melrose, patron saint of the site, has decreed that Saskatoon should be home to an NHL franchise. For those that don't know, Saskatoon is the largest city in the forgotten province, Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan is also the home of Mr. Melrose and the RoughRiders of the CFL.
Everyone agrees that more hockey in Canada is a good thing, and Barry thinks that the entire province would be into the team, like the American States of Colorado, Minnesota and Florida (maybe not Florida). Never mind that Manitoba is without a team at this point and has a bigger city in Winnipeg.
Here we are, though, with Barry suggesting Saskatoon supporting a professional sports franchise, namely the NHL. Never mind that Saskatoon is about the size of Spokane, because Saskatoon has a WHL team (the blades!) and everyone there loves hockey. It's Canada, after all. Also, never mind that the larger Canadian cities of Quebec, Winnipeg, Hamilton, London, Kitchener, St. Catharines, Halifax, Oshawa, Victoria and Windsor don't have teams either, we at BMR fully support Mr. Melrose in his wish to pur professional hockey in Saskatchewan!
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Yes. This is Patrice Brisebois' car.
Why did the fromer defenseman make the jump from the Habs to NASCAR? Well, here are three thoughts.
- He was used to people flying by him. NASCAR was a natural fit.
- 'Patrice' is a totally cool name with almost everyone that lives in the Southeast, NASCAR's base market. He'll fit in juuuuuuust fine.
- It's just another sport that he'll never start on the first line
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Today's interesting headline of the day is that Ray Emery is 'looking forward to his NHL return with the Flyers' according to TSN. I don't know that Flyers fans are feeling quite the same way given that they just replaced two off and on mediocre goaltenders with an off and on mediocre goaltender who has tons of off-ice issues. Same thing really, except one features all kinds of fun entertainment! So, here's a list of things that Flyers fans have to look forward to with Ray Emery coming to town. You can thank me later.
Oh and one note before we start, according to Emery spending a year in the KHL is like 'having the game taken away'. Good to know if you're an NHLer planning on jumping ship anytime soon. Anyway, here's what Philly has to look forward to:
no commentsNote: this isn't supposed to be accurate in any way, shape, or form, but I figured the Patrick "20 cent" Kane incident needed a Guys On Ice treatment, just to be funny. -LD
***Welcome to the Official Chat room of the NHL!***
Kane_Is_Able: Man, It's such a nice day out!
Kousin_Kane: Yeah, it's a great day to sit around in the sun and drink Mike's Hard Lemonade. You want one?
Kane_Is_Able: I dunno...I shouldn't drink.
Kousin_Kane: Oh come on, there's no alcohol in a Mike's Lemonade.
Kane_Is_Able: OK, fine. I'll have one, I guess.
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Found via Puck Daddy
Straw Poll: What is funnier from that link. Hudler's quote or this picture?
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We've been posting on this blog for over two years now (are we really that old?) and one of the very few recurring themes has been our friend JR. I've forgotten about my fair share of weekly updates and features, but JR never seemed to fade away for some reason. He's always come around every once in a while or has done something on the ice that we took particular notice of. And then there are the emails. We don't get a lot of emails, but I can assure you that at least three-quarters of them pertain to JR in some way. Whether it's that he's on the cover of a magazine looking absolutely plastered or that someone needs some good ol' JR themed porn, you good folks just can't get enough of him -- and neither can we.
And now it's all about over. The Sharks have called a press conference tomorrow where the 39-year old is expected to announce his retirement. And it had to end eventually, but it's still not going to be the same.
There's something about the guy that just draws people to him. Sure, he's charismatic but he has always seemed to realize exactly what his role was as an athlete. He's one of the few athletes that realizes that sports are, in fact, simply entertainment. Whether it was dancing on the ice in front of thousands of people at Fan Appreciation Day when he played for the Kings or simply making funny faces through the glass, he always seemed to know that his job wasn't only to score goals -- but he did that well anyway. Roenick always acted as if he knew that the ice was a stage and he was simply a performer on the stage to entertain us. And he had a big following, not only on this website.
(Join me after the jump for a tribute to Mr. JR himself)
no comments[Scott Hartnell wakes up in a cold sweat]
Mrs. Hartnell: Scott! What is it?!
Hartnell: It was horrible.... horrible
Mrs. Hartnell: What? What was horrible?
Hartnell: I was wearing this horrible blue and mustard yellow sweater....
Mrs. Hartnell: Oh no!
Hartnell: And we kept getting pummeled by these people in red!
Mrs. Hartnell: How awful!
Hartnell: And the coach.... the coach was MISSING HIS NECK!
Mrs: Hartnell: That does sound like a nightmare! Are you going to be OK?
Hartnell: I've had that same nightmare over and over again for the past two years. I have to do something. I have to make a phone call.
Other end of the line: You have reached the office of David Poile. Unfortunately, I am not available to take your call right now, but please, leave your name and a brief message after the tone, and I will try to call you back! **BEEEP**
Hartnell: I don't know what you did to me Poile, but I can't take any more. Ever since I left the Predators, I haven't been right, man. Playing professional hockey in Nashville.... It stays with you. *click*
[The next day in the boardroom in Nashville]
Poile: Good news everyone! We have a marketing strategy!
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