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Letter to Duchene...
Dear Matty,
Robert Ciubotaru, Romania, eurolanche@eurolanche.com
18/01/2012 - 21:00
Postgame thoughts: Coyotes
Letter to Duchene...Dear Matty,
like Sinead O'Connor used to say when you were just a tiny baby, "it's been seven hours and fifteen days" since you left us. So we're alone now, fighting the good fight without you. We hope your leg is feeling better and you're thinking of rejoining us, although we don't blame you if you go AWOL. It's hopeless, we know. But we tried, Matty, we swear we tried. But it's all in vain.
I think coach Sacco started to drink, I really do. It's bag skate after bag skate... We're tired and we're cold... Well, of course we're cold, we're on ice all the time, but you know what we mean.
Now, that we have this bigger defense, we tried playing mean, but it doesn't work. The only sort of mean guy is Ryan Wilson. And he's one of the old guys. Remember how we used to joke he won't make the teams this year? The joke's on us. And on the fans, but they're used to being made fun of. Speaking of defense, I have a good one for you. This last game, against Phoenix, you know what we did, as a prank on Cody McLeod? It was already 3-1 so we didn't care anyway. So one time, when the Yotes had the puck, we double teamed two guys on the offense and left Cody to take care of the puck carrier. Ha-ha, he failed and the guy scored!
We laughed so hard in the locker room that I swear some guys lost their good teeth. Varly was jealous, so he said he'll do one better. So he left just a few centimeters free near the post on the 5-1 goal and dared the opponent to put the puck through there. Somebody tried to stop the guy and knocked him down, which wasn't very nice of him, after all it was Varly's bet with the man. But the Coyote did put it in exactly through there. While falling! Man, it was a fun night...
We laughed so hard in the locker room that I swear some guys lost their good teeth. Varly was jealous, so he said he'll do one better. So he left just a few centimeters free near the post on the 5-1 goal and dared the opponent to put the puck through there. Somebody tried to stop the guy and knocked him down, which wasn't very nice of him, after all it was Varly's bet with the man. But the Coyote did put it in exactly through there. While falling! Man, it was a fun night...
You should see us trying to cycle the puck, Matty. That's not so funny for us, but it's fun for the other teams to watch. And the goalies like it when we shoot the puck. Even if it's Elliott. 'Cause we just move the heck out of the way. Are you crazy? That guy has a cannon! You don't want that to hit you. So we just stand away from the net. No way we're trying to deflect that. That will just hurt for days if it gets you in your sensitive parts. I don't know what he's talking about, but Duke says there were times when this team had guys that stood in front of the net, taking pucks and hits from the other team. That's when Captain Canada played for them. He's a superhero, I guess...
And there was also this other guy who apparently's not playing anymore, the one they call Lappy. That dude once stopped the puck with his face. Now we don't do that. We don't even play 60 minutes. What's the point, after all... We're not gonna be here for long. If you're good, you get traded because the team is "rebuilding". If you're not, you're going down to the AHL, but they'll call you back anyways, after once of those bag skates injures someone. And it will. So if they'll send me down, we'll talk in a couple of weeks, Matty. Or maybe we'll catch up during the All Star Weekend. Remember that vodka? Granted, you shouldn't have talk about it on TV, but still, man! Good times!
And there was also this other guy who apparently's not playing anymore, the one they call Lappy. That dude once stopped the puck with his face. Now we don't do that. We don't even play 60 minutes. What's the point, after all... We're not gonna be here for long. If you're good, you get traded because the team is "rebuilding". If you're not, you're going down to the AHL, but they'll call you back anyways, after once of those bag skates injures someone. And it will. So if they'll send me down, we'll talk in a couple of weeks, Matty. Or maybe we'll catch up during the All Star Weekend. Remember that vodka? Granted, you shouldn't have talk about it on TV, but still, man! Good times!
So see you soon, Matty.
And take care of that leg, you'll need it at the bag skates.
Robert Ciubotaru, Romania, eurolanche@eurolanche.com
18/01/2012 - 21:00
