What’s Pissin’ Me Off Today (03-31-08)

I had to do a little digging and head scratching for these ones today, but once something ticked me off, it sort of snowballed one me, so here goes!

Sean Avery

Ok, I didn’t have to do a lot of digging for this one. This guy pisses me off pretty much everytime he is mentioned… this may be due to the fact that I believe this pathetic asshat shouldn’t deserve to be any sort of news item but whatever.

The latest is that his name and number where found in the black book of the New York man-looking escort (read hooker). Apparently though, Avery’s name was in the “cheap” section of the clientèle at the Maison de L’Amour. Not surprising considering this douche is consistently going down the ladder when it comes to girls… he was at one time dating Canadian Super Beauty, and avid hockey fan Elisha Cuthbert, then stepped down to one of the Olsen twins, and well now this:

P.S. Avery is denying it, saying its an April Fool’s Joke. Original, you dumbass. I would be denying too, though…

Ouch, I hurt my Upper Body

Yes, its that time of year folks. Someone will get high sticked in the face, and be bleeding from the eyes and lose 10 teeth while laying on the ice in pain, but the report will come out the next day as an upper body injury.

I effin’ hate this crap. It’s just garbage. I don’t know what else to really say about it, other then its a royal pain in the lower body.

My Picks For Coach of the Year

With the season winding down, and more and more teams being eliminated by day, I have decided to make my early picks for winner of the Jack Adams, as coach of the year.

1. Guy Carbonneau – In September, almost everyone had predicted that the Canadiens wouldn’t even make play-offs. Now in late March, the Habs are on the verge of winning the Northwest Division, and are in a tight battle for the Eastern Conference lead. What he has done with this team this season is amazing if you ask me, and for a young coach, that says even more of the type of coach he is.
2. Ron Wilson -After reeling off an impressive winning streak down the stretch, the Sharks have clinched the Pacific Division. The reason I think that is such a feat, is the fact that the Pacific also contains some team called the Ducks or something, and apparently they are pretty good. The other reason I think Wilson deserves a solid look, is that the Sharks have been a solid team for a few years now, and I can’t remember the last time they had a high draft pick.
3. Barry Trotz – The Nashville Predators have easily had the most turbulent season. They’ve went from almost being sold to Balsillie, then they pretty much got rid of all their assets (Kariya, Vokoun, et. all). They were then sold a local group, and had to beg their fans to come to their games even though they were not expected to be contenders. Now almost in the post-season, the Preds have managed to put themselves in position to make the post-season, much of which needs to be attributed to a solid home record, and solid defensive play.
4. Brent Sutter – Could the Devils be more solid defensively? Apparently they could be, because they are once again one of the best teams when it comes to GA, and yet they are still winning after losing Gomez and Rafalski. Somehow they continue to win without goal-scoring, without big names (minus Brodeur), and without high draft picks. But honestly, did anyone expect anything less of the Devils and Sutter?
5. Jon Stevens – The Flyers made one of the fastest turns in NHL history. Much of this could be attributed to good management skills, but the leadership of the coaching staff has went a long way in guiding this team into the post-season (as of now). The Flyers have underwent many injuries this season, and many, many suspensions but have managed to keep afloat.

So those are my picks for coach of the year, and in that order too. But as with my picks for MVP, these are completely dependent on these teams making the playoffs, if the Flyers or Predators fall out of contention then these coaches will not deserve to be coach of the year.

Marc Crawford Added To Moore-Bertuzzi Lawsuit

As if anyone cares at this point, but whatever. This lawsuit and story has been dragged on for 4 years now, and it is not about to end anytime soon.

We all know what happened, even if you don’t like hockey you know what happened. In the latest twist however, Bertuzzi has taken a court action against Marc Crawford. Bertuzzi is claiming that because Crawford was coach, and he allegedly told the players “to make him [Moore] pay the price,” Bertuzzi had an obligation to go out and fuck up Moore.

So that’s pretty much it. I think Todd is still trying to cover his ass, and he’s now trying to make it so that if he loses this lawsuit, Crawford will be responsible for paying a portion of the $38 million Moore is seeking.

Personally, I think that this could have all been avoided had Moore just turned around and fought Bertuzzi. Now I am not saying that this is all Moore’s fault, but I truly believe that when Bert was tugging on Moore’s jersey, had Moore just turned and dropped his mitts this lawsuit would be a non-issue. Moore would still be capable of playing but he did not, and that is that.

Bertuzzi should not have pounded him in the side of the face and drove him into the ice. The rest of the players should not have doggy-piled on top of them, but it all happened and that cannot be changed. I just hope for the sake of hockey, the sake of all parties involved, and for the sake of the fans we can put this issue to rest. I certainly am sick of hearing about it, and I vow to never talk about it again.