Does anyone else believe what just showed up on yahoos main page?

Question

http://www.yahoo.com/

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/nhl_experts/post/Why-the-octopus-still-won-t-twirl-in-Detroit?urn=nhl,84176

Answer 1

if you have ever watched sporcenter in the us, they show mayber 3 minutes of hockey, unless something terrible happens, then the nhl gets 5 minutes.

american media is trying to take down hockey, its too good of a sport.

Answer 2

"Occasionally, when it freezes on the ice, it creates a potentially hazardous situation for the players"

would that not be the same as a loogie?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucus

Answer 3

If this was creating a real hazard I would be all for banning it.  Over 17 years it hasn't happened a single time.  If I am Detroit, I send a $20K check to the league before the first game and tell the guy to swing away.

Answer 4

Oh wow that's so badass.lol

d**n Gary Bettman doing everything in his power to stop the Red Wings in there tracks.><

Answer 5

It's funny because no one will listen to him.

Answer 6

It's a bloody tragedy! Something HORRIBLE did happen, that's why it showed up on the front page.

Answer 7

that's such c**p! Im sure if he does it some one will pay his fine! It's tradition, Shoot id chip in for the fine if he did it!

Answer 8

This is only half the story.   Al Sobotka is still allowed to swing the octopus, but now he has to do it in the zamboni area instead of on the ice.   They still show it on TV, it still gets the crowd pumped up, and the Wings are hotter than ever.

Sorry to burst your happiness but GO WINGS!!!!

Down with Gary Butt-man!!!

Answer 9

Yes I can! Classic Bettman c**p...

You know as well as I do a BAN isn't going to stop anyone.

Answer 10

There's a simple solution to that twirling thing you know.....

When an octopus is thrown on the ice... Sobotka goes out to pick up the octopus, but also bring out a toy octopus.  He then can twirl that around.  It will still fire up the crowd.  You don't need to actually twirl a real octopus around to get the crowd going.  This is a "non-story".

There are ways to get around Bettman's stupidity.

Also with regards to the "banning" of octopi sales in Pittsburgh...  DID IT REALLY TAKE 50 YEARS FOR RED WING'S OPPONENTS TO FIGURE THIS OUT!!!!!!!!

You probably will still get the occasional octopus in Pittsburgh though.  Driving from Detroit to Pittsburgh is only a couple of hours.  That's what they make ice chests for.  People are obviously sneaky because they have been doing it on a consistent basis for many many years.

Good point Shock and Out.

This really has nothing to do with the mucus.  We all remember back in 1996 when every team tried to copy the Wings with their own form of "tradition".  Florida butchered this by throwing thousands of rats.

Detroit fans aren't stupid... They don't throw the octopi during the game... they throw them before and after where it won't disrupt the game.  They won't throw an octopus on the ice after they score because that would disrupt momentum.

Bettman has his agenda, and the Wing's tradition isn't on it.  He's not about original six teams.  He's about expanding the game by forcing down the throats of people who really don't care about it.  Right now his agenda is for everyone to jump on the Sidney Crosby bandwagon.  Having the Wings defeat Crosby in the Finals will just not do.

Answer 11

what the heck!!!!!!!

Answer 12

"blowing a knee on octopus goo"... LMFAO.... anyway, its never happened ... Who the Heck Cares!

Answer 13

again, people are just going to find something else to throw on the ice. i remember someone suggesting throwing  rubber octopi. i think thats a good idea.

Answer 14

I was kinda suprised, it just shows how g*y Gary Bettman is.

Answer 15

Bettman has proven again how stupid he is!

If no one has got octopi gunk in there eye or fell on gunk i doubt it will happen now.

Its a tradition!!