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Don Cherry on Matt Cooke

One of the most respected men in the sport of hockey on that pussy Matt Cooke. Don Cherry puts it so perfectly I don't even need to vent my frustration.

Sidney Crosby hating America again

WASHINGTON -- Maybe Sidney Crosby is a fan of Jay's or maybe he was upset at not being invited to Dave's Super Bowl bash with Oprah, but folks around the NHL sure would be interested in learning even one of No. 87's reasons for rejecting David Letterman's invitation to host his Top Ten while the Golden Boy was in New York this week.
Upon learning of the snub, Slap Shots was told that this wasn't the first time Crosby, who last year declined to appear on NBC's "Today" show following Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup victory, had rejected a request from Letterman's "Late Show."

We only can imagine the demands on Crosby's time. Yet, in the days that hockey was front-page and back- page material after Canada gold, U.S. silver in overtime attracted more television viewers in the States than any game since the Lake Placid Miracle in 1980, it's difficult to understand why the NHL's most recognizable player and ambassador refused to spread the gospel.


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Typical move by a hockey player that's on top of the world. This is why Sidney Crosby will never be the best player in the NHL. This is why he'll never be the face of the NHL. Most importantly, this is why the NHL will never compete with the NFL to be the best pro sport in America. Do you think Tom Brady or Peyton Manning turn down this type of opportunity after winning the Super Bowl and a gold medal?

This is his chance to promote himself, the NHL, and the team and he turns it down.

And that my friends, is exactly what the NHL needs. They need someone to step up and represent them. All Sid the Kid had to do was go on Leno say a few things about how the Olympics were great for hockey, talk about his experience growing up as a kid with hockey being the only thing and he cared about and he would of helped the sport.

Instead, he was a selfish scum bag. Claiming he had other shit to do. Give me a break, there is no way in hell you had something else to do that was more important to promote the game you love. So give me Alexander Ovechkin 10 times out of 10. He's a better person, a better player, and a better choice to be the face of the NHL.

Typical Bruins...or not?

So 3:00 p.m. came and went with no major moves made in the NHL that could be labeled as "huge." Those moves were made prior to the olympics with Ilya Kovalchuk and Dion Phaneuf being moved prior to New Jersey and Toronto, respectively.

As a Bruins fan as 3:00 p.m. approached I was started to get excited. We just traded our best defenseman, this year, to clear some cap space. This put me under the assumption we were planning to do something big.

We were doing one of two things:
1) Tank the season to solidify our chances at another top 5 draft pick in one of the deepest drafts in years.
2) Planning to make a major move for a bona fide goal scorer to pair with Marc Savard.

As you all know, that did not happen. So when 3:00 came, 3:30 came, and 4:00 came and no deals were announced I was beyond disappointed. I was furious.

Over the last two years the Bruins have improved each year. In year one we took it 7 games with the Canadiens. In year 2 we swept the Canadiens and advanced to the second round. Even though we lost to an inferior team we accomplished something that we hadn't in a long time. This year, the Bruins were featured on the cover of ESPN the magazine and Sports Illustrated. Both Magazines picked them to reach the Cup.

We had the winter classic in Boston. We had the olympics this year. Hockey was back in Boston. Ratings were up. Something was going to be done to improve our chances. Right?

....and then the trade deadline came and went. Nothing happened. Hence, my disappointment.

It's now 5:30 p.m., and two and half hours have since passed. When I look at the names that were moved today I realized Chiarelli had no options. Would you of wanted him to acquire a player like Raffi Torres, essentially another Michael Ryder? A guy who gets hot for two weeks then fades for three. Did you want him to trade for Keith Tkachuk? A guy who's on his way out of the league.

We have assests, or think we do, let's not waste them on a player that won't put us over the hump. The Bruins needed major help. Not some guy who could chip in a goal here or there. We weren't reaching the Stanley Cup. Not even the Conference Finals. Not this year.

I don't blame Chiarelli for failure to land a goal scorer. The type of player he needed wasn't there.

It's sad. It's disappointing.

What would of been worse though is if we panicked. If we traded our first rounders for a player Torres, Tkachuk. That's what we used to do. Not anymore.

It's time to pack it in for the season boys. Hope Chiarelli hits the draft right. Hopefully he can clear some cap space so we can sign a guy to play with Savard next year. We have the picks and a solid core now we just need to find the remaining pieces.

Get two goal scorers here, get a good defensive piece, name Rask the starter and hopefully next year hockey will officially BE BACK IN BOSTON.