Remember when you were in elementary school, and you had to write one of those book reports? Ever try doing one without reading the book? Yea, you most likely didn't do so well on it. I always thought that the duty of a reporter, host, and general people of the media was to do the research before opening one's mouth. I guess I'm just naive. And while you're free to talk about whatever you want on your own radio talk show...Seriously? If you're going to bitch about it at least have the wherewithal to watch the damn thing. And if you didn't want to watch it, that's totally fine, except when you make it the centerpiece of what you want to talk about on your show and your sidekicks didn't watch it as well. However telling people they're sick in the head if they actually watched it while not being hockey fans (or if they are hockey fans and watched it) tells me it's time you got down off your high horse.
Frankly, most of the people who actually watched it and were media types actually admitted to liking the weekend schmoozefest. So who's in the minority here? A radio sports snob or the millions of viewers that tuned in to see the best (or almost best) have fun in a sport they love on an ice surface where they didn't need to worry about some goon bashing their skull against the glass?
Of course it wasn't perfect. Of course the intensity of a real game isn't really there. But the players looked like they were enjoying themselves. The crazy Caniacs seemed pleased. And the event as a whole seemed like a success. My brother and I had a nice conversation on it all while I drove him to work this Monday morning. So please, don't tell me I shouldn't be enjoying the All-Star weekend.
Also I'm flabbergasted at how many people don't understand the Breakaway Challenge event. The whole point of the damn thing is creativity. Scoring a goal was irrelevant. Frankly they just had Fleury and Price in there for the laughs. They could have put a mascot in nets if they really wanted to. Their job wasn't to make the saves, rather their job was to be an obstacle. (The elimination shootout was the only event where they needed to make saves). And frankly the players participating in the event had little to no preparation time and had to think up what they wanted to do on the spot, in contrast to the previous All-Star Game where they were told way in advance they'd be in the event. I found these guys did way better than the fully practiced routines. Perhaps next time they'll go full NBA Trick Shot on it? Maybe then those confused individuals will finally understand the whole point of the event.
By the way, you want crazy? Someone actually did up a Corsi rating on the players' ASG performances.
The only thing the All-Star weekend could have done without: This fucking thing.
Who are the St. Louis Reds and what have they done with the Blues?!