Jes at Hockey Rants started a hockey meme this week. Its theme: “If I Were a Hockey Player”. This is somewhat similar to our OFB All-Time Five back in December where we solicited reader input and tallied the votes. Many hockey bloggers have chimed in, including:
OFB is relatively new, and we thought we would sit back and enjoy the view. That was until Japers’ Rink called us out. Since there are four of us blogging, we’ll post our individual responses as comments to this post. And to spread the virus, we’ll have to tag the DC Duo of DCSportsChick and 1/2 Asian Man. Also, someone should really tag Paul for pointing at the sandbox, but not playing in it.
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Going old school here:
Team: Washington Capitals
Uniform Number: 16 (obviously)
Position: Right Wing
Nickname: You don’t choose your own nickname
Dream Linemates: Mike Gartner & Dave Christian
Rounding out the PP: Scott Stevens, Rod Langway (I know… not really PP guys, but why the hell not)
Job: two-way forward
Signature Move: Shorthanded Goals
Strengths: Shooting, Faceoffs, Passing
Weaknessess: Strength
Injury Problems? knee/leg
Equipment: Full visor, Joffa helmet
Nemesis: Denis Potvin
Scandal Involvement: Improper acceptance of free Guinness
Who I’d face in the Stanley Cup Finals: Detriot Red Wings or Edmonton Oilers
What I’d do with the Stanley Cup after our victory: Drink Guinness out of it
Would the media love me or hate me? indifferent
Team: Kansas City Penguins
Uniform Number: 42 (R.I.P. Douglas Adams)
Position: Left Wing
Nickname: (teammates decide)
Dream Linemates: Dale Hunter, Mike Bossy
Rounding out the PP: Bobby Orr, Al MacInnis, Martin Brodeur
Job: score
Signature Move: Inside-out move leading to backhanded goals
Strengths: wristers & backhanders; creative passing; bull along the boards
Weaknessess: positional play (need a defensively responsible center linemate); booming but inaccurate slap shot
Injury Problems? knees… after all my first ACL tear occurred while playing hockey IRL
Equipment: Yes
Nemeses: Skeletor; Gary Bettman; Darcy Tucker
Scandal Involvement: The lack of scandal involvement is positively scandalous
Who I’d face in the Stanley Cup Finals: Montreal Canadiens
What I’d do with the Stanley Cup after our victory: Take it to Heidelberg, Germany, and fill it with Schlosser Alt bier
Would the media love me or hate me? local: love me; everywhere else: love to hate me
“Also, someone should really tag Paul for pointing at the sandbox, but not playing in it.”
I think somebody already has actually. We must now all just wait in anticipation
Team: Winnipeg Jets
Uniform Number: 72
Position: Offense-minded d-man, PP quarterback
Nickname: teammates would decide, but considering my last name it’d almost assuredly be “Sparky”
Dream Linemate: Scott Stevens
Rounding out the PP: Mario Lemieux/Wayne Gretzky, Mike Bossy, Brendan Shanahan, Martin Brodeur
Job: fly through the air with the greatest of ease
Signature Move: meh. I’d think good players work, they don’t rely on a trick or two
Strengths: creative passing, positional play, anticipation
Weaknessess: not overly tough, mediocre slapper, unexceptional dressing room presence
Injury Problems? back, wrists
Equipment: Cooperalls
Nemeses: Martin St. Louis, Gary Bettman
Scandal Involvement: Dumping Denise Richards for Jennifer Connelly
Who I’d face in the Stanley Cup Finals: New York Rangers
What I’d do with the Stanley Cup after our victory: Take it with me camping in Northern Ontario, drink a few Labatt 50’s out of it, fall asleep beside it with Loons crying on the lake. (Why are you looking at me like that?)
Would the media love me or hate me? Depends: Does the media like cliches? That’d be me I’m afraid.
Right here:
http://currenthabshistory.blogspot.com/2007/01/tagged-if-i-were-hockey-player.html
Enjoi.
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