I'm not a fan of Jeremy Roenick. I respect the greats of U.S. Hockey, well most of them, with Roenick being the #1 exception. The guy is beyond washed up, he should have skated off into the sunset long ago. With the announcement of Sid the Kid missing yet another All-Star game due to injury, Roenick had this to say (thanks to the P-G's Empty Netters blog, a daily must-read, along with Dejan's PBC blog on the Bucs):
"I see too many kids going the wrong way. They don't have the respect or the know-how to treat the sport — even Sidney Crosby. You see him bitching, whining and crying. He's supposed to be the poster boy of our league and yet every time he gets hit, he's grimacing and complaining to the referees. Veterans teach the kids the right way to play."
So the stars of the game are supposed to look up to guys like this, a man who's career was over in 2002. A guy who told fans to "kiss his ass" cause fans were upset over the lockout. A guy who was implicated in the alleged gambling ring that took down Rich Tocchet.
"I'm a much better coach than Barry Melrose. Bet on it."
A guy who complained because the 2006 U.S. Olympic hockey team knew he was washed up and didn't offer him a roster spot. Even noted asshole Patrick Roy knows the guy is a joke. "I cannot really hear what Jeremy says because I've got my two Stanley Cup rings plugging my ear." Classic. Some guys are too proud to know when it's time to give it up. Some guys need to constantly be in the spotlight because their life is lacking in other areas. Maybe Jeremy is just jealous of the Kid. Or maybe he's still holding a grudge because he can clearly remember Tommy Barrasso dancing on his ice in 1992.
Jealous.
jeremy roenick was a philthadelphia flyer. enough said.
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