First day of the blog... first day of hockey.

Today is my first shot at blogging. It is also the first day of the new NHL hockey season (for the Detroit Red Wings). Since I'm a huge Wings fan and I'm a little disappointed at the coverage hockey gets, I felt I should add a little to the season opener. So, I've been thinking about how much I hate the Anaheim Ducks. Here's a short list of why:

1)They were the Mighty Ducks from Disney. Zero credibility. Absolutely no hockey tradition. I can't respect that, no matter who is on their team.

2)Which leads to Sergei Federov. They gave Federov $10M a year and never wanted him, nor he them. It was a mutual signage between the two; they needed a name for the team, he needed out of Detroit. I'm not a Federov basher, far from it. I really like him as a player and IMHO he is one of the most amazing players to ever play the game. Gifted is the best way to summarize him. The BEST 2 way player I ever "saw" play (hold the Bobby Orr stories, I know). But he was in a downward spiral his last few years in Detroit. He needed out. But once Anaheim got him, they pretty much didn't want him, and they showed nothing to support him. At least both moved on, but they overpaid the wrong guy for the wrong reasons. That is why they get my second knock. For running a hockey team like a bunch of monkeys.

3)Pronger. Chris Pronger. F him. I hate that gumpy sack. No matter what anyone says, he's a piece of shit. Don't like him, never will. Oh, and Anaheim wanted him; glad you got him, now F you too.

4)They are in Anaheim. Don't mind Cali, myself. I have nothing against the city of Anaheim. But hockey doesn't belong there. Hey Disney; when you made the team, was it too much to put it in town north of the border? You know, where people care about hockey? Canada deserves more teams and those fans deserve to have a Cup winner. Did anyone even know in Cali that the Ducks won? Must have been the biggest news this summer. Just ahead of Lindsay Lohan's fire crotch coke rampage and Brit Spears vagina shot. But it clearly fell in between Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton's ass cheeks. Right in there, like half of "who's who" in L.A. I saw the videos.

5)Gary Bettman. F him too. Hey asshole, who gives a flakey shit about small markets in the south and Cali? YOU! You're the only one. Stop expanding hockey and improve the game you meglomaniacal ass. Its hockey, not the American Idol tour. Its your fault that Anaheim exists in the first place. Douche.

And that's the short of it. I just hope to see the Mighty Ducks get burned and never sniff another cup. GO WINGS!