In theory, having the puck bounce casually over stick and slide harmlessly into the corner as you pick your toe into the ice and are sent into a whirling dervish around a relieved goaltender is the worst thing that can happen to you after your once golden opportunity has drawn the attention of the entire building. After all, it's embarrassing, shows a laughable lack of coordination, and - in 2017 - gets you plastered up, down, and all around the internet for all to see. That said, I think if I were going to jumble a breakaway in such an egregious fashion that the puck would have needed a compass to find the net after meeting it's final destination then I'd rather do so in such an over-the-top way that my coaches and teammates would be forced to share a laugh at my expense. I mean, that spill featured so many incredible feats of unathleticism that by the time the person responsible for them ended up in the back of the net, I had nearly forgotten the puck hadn't. In the most ass-backwards possible, this dude managed to completely deflect the focus from him not scoring to him being an incompetent klutz. That won't save him from getting endlessly ribbed in the locker room, but - considering it's close to impossible not to smile while watching the entirety of that play - it will save him from feeling the frustrated glares of teammates would otherwise be pissed that he didn't even get a shot off on a breakaway. I guess what I am trying to say is that if you're going to be pro athlete that spoils a climactic moment then at least make sure you provide some comic relief in the process, because this is what it looks like without it...
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