There's always been one phrase that drives me absolutely nuts. Many post-game interviews include this phrase and it's generally a follow up to this introduction:
The (your team here) were viciously skull-bashed by the (your least favorite team here) last night by a ridiculous score of (double-digit number) to (goose egg). (Rival Team's fourth liner) had a hattrick and an assist while (Rival Team's goaltender) made (low number) of saves for the shutout. This is the (high numberth) game in a row that the (your team) has lost, and eyebrows are being raised about team defence and goaltending.
"Really? You're going to blame (bad goalie here)? He was the only reason we were in this game! He made some amazing stops!" (-Fourth Line Center) -End
It's that phrase in bold that gets me going. How does a poor goaltending performance indicate that he kept your team in the game? Perhaps he made some amazing stops, but what about the slappers from the red line? How about the open-view point shots? Or perhaps those wristers off the high boards, what about those? Get real, players need to stop using this phrase because it is almost never the case. The last time that I can recall this statement having some backbone is when Luongo was still a Panther, having to show up for 50-shot games pretty frequently. Otherwise, not only does your defence suck, but so does your goaltender.
I'm sure there's ethics in this situation, for it would be quite the confidence booster if a player was to say, "Sure, (your goalie here) sucked some major (censored item here). He should be sent down to the (your shitty minor league team here) and try to stop some younger kids and has-beens." Either way, if your goalie puts up a lousy game, don't try to justify it. Just walk away.
The (Blades of Steel) were viciously skull-bashed by the (Wheat Eaters) last night by a ridiculous score of (22) to (5). (Every Player) had a hattrick and an assists while (The Wheat Eaters' Goaltender) made (low number) of saves for the (Win). This is the (4th) game in a row that the (Blades of Steel) has lost, and eyebrows are being raised about team defence and goaltending.
ReplyDelete"Really? You're going to blame (Ron)? He was the only reason we were in this game! He made some amazing stops!" (-Dave Willard-4th Line Center) -End
That one seems to fit. But I hear ya. Player interviews are really annoying, win or loss.
"Yeah, we really got it done when we needed to. We're just gonna take it one game at a time. We're feeling good(sic) right now. They're a great team, for sure and you know every time you play them it's gonna be a battle, we just executed when it was necessary and got some big saves when we needed them, and it's a great way to stay in shape!"
"Yeah, ya know...they're tough. But we're gonna go back to the drawing board, and try and work on the things we need to work on, and we're gonna go out there on Tuesday and try and get it done. You really gotta have a short memory in sports. When things are going great you can't expect it to stay and when things are going bad (sic) you gotta just keep fighting, and things will turn around."
-First, Second, Third, or Fourth liner, or Coach after every single game.
If I had a dollar for every time a hockey player said "you know" during an interview, then I could retire earlier than Pavel Bure did. I also notice that when TSN has a story covering a broad topic such as a weekly schedule or something involving the NHLPA, Nick Foligno is interviewed almost every time. I wonder if they think he'll do the Mike-Foligno-leap everytime a microphone is placed in front of him. I'm sure they're consistently disappointed.
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