Comments on: A Tradition That Ought To Lose Its Legs

By: Booing is Not Classless, Wil – Hockeyism

Booing is Not Classless, Wil – Hockeyism — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:33:24 +0000

By: Gustafsson

Gustafsson — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:49:13 +0000

stevis, If you've read this blog long enough, you'll know that we are opposed to the "O" as well. http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2006/12/14/theres-no-o-in-capitals/ http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/01/31/a-strategy-to-take-back-our-national-song/ http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/21/the-times-on-the-anthem-o/

By: stevis

stevis — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:43:08 +0000

As a Wings fan in DC, I’ll remember not to throw an octopus at the Verizon Center while geographically confused people desecrate the National Anthem by screaming “O.”

By: Jimmy Jazz

Jimmy Jazz — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:13:10 +0000

I dislike the Wings as much as the next guy, but it’s not for fans of other squads to decide what is/isn’t appropriate as a tradition. It’s something that’s gone on for decades, and players have yet to “blow out knees, or break their necks” because of it. Team traditions honor the past, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Bettman’s attempt to eradicate the swinging/tossing was infuriating, and the fact that a respectable Hockey blog like OFB sympathizes with him is a laughable.

By: JonnyP

JonnyP — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:43:04 +0000

“Tradition” is something that comes from everyone else doing something before you.
I hate it when people hide behind “tradition” in order to do something that would otherwise not be allowed. Although, I do like The Mule’s response …

By: margaret

margaret — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:17:39 +0000

what the heck? its a tradition, you can’t mess with it. what are you gonna say next, that you want all players to be clean shaven during the playoffs??
seriously, that’s stupid.

By: The Mule

The Mule — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:34:35 +0000

As a Red Wings fan my response is that if you don’t like octopi being thrown on the ice, the solution is to prevent us from being in the playoffs in the first place. However, I do see your point.

By: Schultz for Norris

Schultz for Norris — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:26:43 +0000

What? Do you hate Mom and apple pie, too? Do you hate freedom? Well, that’s what the people in Detroit would say. The tossing of octopi on the rink is part of Detroit hockey. You don’t like it because Ovechkin has shaved 5 strokes off his handicap already this summer.
But, if you really want to stop it, then the league needs to call a 2 minute penalty on the wings (when at home, harder to do on the road), when it happens. Or, get the league to demand that Octopi tosses will be banned-forever- from the Joe. That will curtail the practice quickly.
With the exception of hats, the throwing of things onto the ice is completely unaccpetable and should be dealt with by the buildings, or failing that, the league.

By: pepper

pepper — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:51:19 +0000

I’ll never forget that (original, Japanese) Iron Chef episode where the “secret ingredient” was a tank full of octopi. How the creatures grabbed the edges of the boiling pot to escape. That was something.
I liked the tradition, but I agree, its become far too mainstream now.