party like mccarty
okay. so i've been absent.
it has a bit to do with my free time being sucked up by trying to watch/listen to the flames down the stretch. and now with the playoffs, there are more televised games and sports-channel stories. ie: i've been busy.
here's what i love about the flames. it's a resilient team full of characters. a bunch of tough, gritty, toothless forwards and a pretty boy defensive corps that's not afraid to throw around some seriously big-league hits. the captain has a smile that will melt your heart but if you piss him off on the ice, he'll either cold cock you till you bleed, or score the most beautiful game-winning-goal to sink your team. they rule.
mostly i love that they seem like a group of guys who genuinely like each other, work hard, and have a good time all the while. Even after sustaining a major personal setback (a 6.2 million dollar bankruptcy) and a minor injury, guys like darren mccarty can joke around a bit --pointed out in a globe & mail article: "McCarty stopped a shot with his throat, but escaped serious injury because, as he put it with a smile: 'I got lucky -- you know how much I talk. That part of my anatomy is really strong. I work out my throat pretty well. As long as I get hit in the face or the neck, I'm fine.'"
see ?
how can you NOT love'em ????
it has a bit to do with my free time being sucked up by trying to watch/listen to the flames down the stretch. and now with the playoffs, there are more televised games and sports-channel stories. ie: i've been busy.
here's what i love about the flames. it's a resilient team full of characters. a bunch of tough, gritty, toothless forwards and a pretty boy defensive corps that's not afraid to throw around some seriously big-league hits. the captain has a smile that will melt your heart but if you piss him off on the ice, he'll either cold cock you till you bleed, or score the most beautiful game-winning-goal to sink your team. they rule.
mostly i love that they seem like a group of guys who genuinely like each other, work hard, and have a good time all the while. Even after sustaining a major personal setback (a 6.2 million dollar bankruptcy) and a minor injury, guys like darren mccarty can joke around a bit --pointed out in a globe & mail article: "McCarty stopped a shot with his throat, but escaped serious injury because, as he put it with a smile: 'I got lucky -- you know how much I talk. That part of my anatomy is really strong. I work out my throat pretty well. As long as I get hit in the face or the neck, I'm fine.'"
see ?
how can you NOT love'em ????
posted by walkinvisible at 8:18 PM
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