1) People need to calm the fuck down.
Its a game, yo. Have fun! Its fun to talk shit (Hi Marty Brodeur), I'm the first to tell you that. But seriously, when you start taking the internet seriously, you're gonna get hurt. It might be a low-flying air plane or a bus while you cross the street or a sock... something out there is gonna get you so take an umbrella whenever you go outside.
2) Don't take it personally when someone wishes a player to get hurt.
Ok look. This is an extremely touchy subject. No one actually wants to see someone get hurt. If we're all logical adults about it, we know that to be fact. The problem with that though is that one of the biggest draws of any sport is the passion and emotion that it can stir up in people. It makes us feel alive. That being said, not everyone has the ability to correctly demonstrate emotion.
Trying to lecture to a bloodthirsty fan that wants to break Alexander Ovechkin's leg that he's wrong in calling for an injury is just going to start a fight and thus draw up new emotions. So now, said bloodthirsty fan no longer wants to break Alexander Ovechkin's leg. He wants to break your leg.
It also sort of makes you sound like a goody-two-shoes. Get excited about something for once in your life instead of hiding behind such a prim and proper way of doing things.
3) Don't be offended when someone has a different opinion.
I think we learned this on the "All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten" poster. I hate Ovechkin fans. Ovechkin fans hate Crosby fans. Never the twain shall meet. I don't try to drill sense into them because its fruitless. They're Ovechkin fans. They're not the brightest crayons in the box and its a waste of my time. I'm not offended by their ignorance, I pity it. They'd have way more fun being a Crosby fan with "Ovechkin's Stanley Cup" on his mantle.
4) If you're going to comment on my explanation of #3, refer to #1
5) Don't use generalities
If you have something to say, say it. And say it directly to the person you intend it for. If you don't, you look like a passive-aggressive bitch that has a lot to say but is too afraid to really say it. Man up and do it.
6) Refrain from insulting people on the internet.
If you're going to ignore #6, insult people creatively. Calling someone fat shows such a lack of depth, all you're doing is embarrassing yourself to the real shit talkers with a sense of humor. Telling someone they're ugly isn't hurtful, it just makes us realize that you're not worth our time. Telling someone to get a life or a job makes us think you're deflecting your own inadequacies of living in your parents basement.
Now, baring all this in mind, regarding the game last night:
Ovechkin sucks and I laughed when he tried to catch that puck towards the end of the 3rd period. He faked an injury (a la Ben Roethlisberger) and went to take a seat on the bench. His trainer handed him an ice pack to help his hand which he used briefly but... Well, I guess the ice is just too cold for Alexander Ovechkin because he didn't want to hold the bag nor did he want to skate.
All THAT said, I find it ironic that Mr Russian Playmaker has taken to evaporating into thin air whenever his team is on the losing end of important games... and now that the entire world is on to his deliberate dirty hits, he can't take the heat and wants to get out of the way.
Also, the look on Alexander Semin's face when he hit the ice and looked up at Boyle towering over him was one of the best moments of these Olympic games. It would probably do Semin some good to realize that he's not going to be Ovechkin's bitch for much longer in Washington and they should start dividing up their possessions and arranging pet visitation rights.
On the other hand, Canada needs to pick up their own slack. Luongo's mediocre at best and Brodeur's playing PANGYA: Fantasy Golf on a PSP from the bench thanks to Mike Babcock's outstanding team management skills.
I say put Fleury in.
Of course I do, I'm a Pens fan. But, as a Pens fan, I'm used to watching Fleury play regularly and from watching Fleury play regularly, I know that he's a playoff goalie. This is a play off situation and Fleury's the guy that comes up big when it counts. He's not the guy that lets a puck go by with .02 left in the 3rd period that lets the opponent continue on in the Stanley Cup Playoffs while he goes home for the summer.
He also doesn't have stupid fans that scream, "LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!" whenever he touches the puck so its clearly a win/win. Canada gets to win if Babcock plays Fleury and the rest of the world isn't annoyed while they do it.
In conclusion: Hey Washington, Crosby just retired your precious Ovechkin just like he did last May. How's it feel?
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