May 07, 2004

Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman has decided to start wearing a visor next season.

posted by rcade to hockey at 07:18 PM - 8 comments

can we have a bloody eyeball warning next time?

posted by goddam at 07:34 PM on May 07, 2004

Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman has decided to start wearing a visor next season. And Don Cherry's fat head just blew its stack...

posted by molafson at 07:42 PM on May 07, 2004

what goddam said. that's a tomato.

posted by jerseygirl at 09:15 PM on May 07, 2004

Wow. He looks like Schwartzenegger in 1985. I thought for sure that he'd retire.

posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 02:23 AM on May 08, 2004

Cherry should just give up his argument against visors now. He's watched one of his absolute favourite players blow his arguments out of the water with one single interview:

  • Yzerman isn't French-Canadian or European.
  • He's an elder statesman of the league and the most respected player still playing.
  • He was injured on a play that had NOTHING to do with high-sticks or "lack of respect".
  • He stated he is going to wear one next year.
  • He stated that if he had a son, he would make him wear one when he played.
  • He stated that "I really believe guys should be wearing (visors)."
I would love to see Ron Maclean ROAST Cherry (on tonight's Coach's Corner) after playing that taped interview to open the segment. I can't possibly see how Cherry can formulate an argument against his "buddy Stevie Y". I'm willing to bet money on it being a rule next year, albeit with a grandfather-clause.

posted by grum@work at 08:43 AM on May 08, 2004

I don't think Cherry is necessarily against visors, he's just against: 1) visors on players that get in the thick of things, which is understandable. Guy starting a fight while wearing a visor is cheap and gives him an advantage. 2) he's against forcing players to wear them, leaving the decision to the players themselves -- though he still concedes that the mandatory rule will likely come into effect.

posted by mkn at 01:45 PM on May 08, 2004

For the record, Don Cherry can kiss my pucker. His opinions may have been relevant 30 years ago. But probably not even. I wish he would just retire or die.

posted by molafson at 11:53 PM on May 08, 2004

Cherry is an ass. Hockey is a joke these days. See that Russian guy suspended for a season for that brutual hit in I think I was the AHL? People whining "His career could be over because he's missing a year." Should have considered that before he acted like a wanker than shouldn't he. I can't think of any other sport where someone would get away with that. As for Steve... Good for him.

posted by Drood at 07:24 PM on May 09, 2004

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