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Posted by Jennemy of the Skate from putting the b*tches in the box on 12/16/10 at 05:52 PM ET

Producers of the show have asked that Glen Sather stop calling them and bidding $30 million for that showcase while reminding him that’s not how the Showcase Showdown works anyway.

Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 12/16/10 at 05:56 PM ET

Before agreeing to do this, Gary Bettman made them promise that if Jim Balsillie just happened to be in the audience that day that they definitely wouldn’t call his name.

Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 12/16/10 at 05:57 PM ET

Don Cherry is moritified that the Plinkos are trying to ruin hockey.

Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 12/16/10 at 06:01 PM ET

One of the comments from that blog pretty much sums it up:

Boy, it is hard to understand why the NHL isn’t more popular. Here are its two greatest stars. One is a mumbling homeless person, the other delievers his lines like Corbin Bernsen’s Roger Dorn during the Amex commercial in Major League.

God almighty.

By the way, was I the only one that sort of wanted it to be Dany Heatly driving the new car into the studio. You know, just because?

Posted by Mandingo from The Garage on 12/16/10 at 06:09 PM ET

That’s one of the things I hope 24/7 will do is to show Crosby as something other than the monotone interviewee….

We’ll see…..

Posted by Tony from Virginia Beach, VA on 12/16/10 at 06:12 PM ET

Watch out Drew Carey, Roenick wants your job.

Posted by herschel c. wollmack on 12/16/10 at 06:15 PM ET

That’s one of the things I hope 24/7 will do is to show Crosby as something other than the monotone interviewee….

We’ll see…..

Posted by Tony from Virginia Beach, VA on 12/16/10 at 05:12 PM ET

Hockey players are bred to be boring. On camera, anyway.  It’s probably my least favorite thing about hockey.

Posted by Mandingo from The Garage on 12/16/10 at 06:19 PM ET

Posted by Tony from Virginia Beach, VA on 12/16/10 at 05:12 PM ET

It already did, albeit only about 30 seconds. The one in the dark room and he’s smiling and laughing as he talks, same as on the plane. It’s a completely different person than we usually see, obviously by design - he protects himself.

Posted by NathanBC on 12/16/10 at 06:19 PM ET

Yeah, hey…whatever you do, NHL, don’t put more tickets on sale for fans that actually want to go…give them away on a game show!

If that girl kept that showcase, she only did it for the car.

The way they’ve handled the tickets for this thing has been horrendous.  Pisses me off because I would love nothing more than to go…but I’m not paying $300 for a ticket that’s worth $125.

Posted by Flashtastick56 from Milford, CT on 12/16/10 at 06:31 PM ET

cool, they had me with ’‘brand new car’‘

Posted by edillac from isolation on 12/16/10 at 06:49 PM ET

oh man, that absolutely oozed enthusiasm
i literally lol’d

Posted by dickshilling on 12/16/10 at 08:15 PM ET

Boy, it is hard to understand why the NHL isn’t more popular. Here are its two greatest stars. One is a mumbling homeless person, the other delievers his lines like Corbin Bernsen’s Roger Dorn during the Amex commercial in Major League.

That is funny.

This has been a problem for forever, though. That Gretzky/Howe/Lemieux commercial from y2k had horrendous line-reading.

Posted by StevieSteve on 12/16/10 at 09:15 PM ET

Geez. How bad was that first comment that Tony had to delete it lol

Posted by pensfan29 on 12/16/10 at 09:25 PM ET

Nah, he just used one of those dumbass nicknames for Sid…

My only rule…..

Posted by Tony from Virginia Beach, VA on 12/16/10 at 09:32 PM ET

he’s smiling and laughing as he talks

Really? That’s where we are now, that something akin to being human is seen as progress for Sid?

Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 12/16/10 at 09:51 PM ET

Nah, he just used one of those dumbass nicknames for Sid…

My only rule…..

You don’t get many comments, Tony, so maybe you should keep those controversial ones up, as bait

Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 12/16/10 at 09:54 PM ET

You don’t get many comments, Tony, so maybe you should keep those controversial ones up, as bait

Like I give a shit…..

Posted by Tony from Virginia Beach, VA on 12/16/10 at 09:56 PM ET

Like I give a shit…..

You do, or you wouldn’t be here.

And your swearing is unbecoming. Post like an adult or lose the privilege!

Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 12/16/10 at 10:00 PM ET

You do, or you wouldn’t be here.

Trust me, the last thing I care about is what Red Wings fans think about my blog….

Posted by Tony from Virginia Beach, VA on 12/16/10 at 10:03 PM ET

Trust me, the last thing I care about is what Red Wings fans think about my blog….

Such an obvious lie…at Christmas!

Tony, the season…the season.

And I don’t dislike your blog, I dislike what you write about in your blog.

Wait ...does that make sense?

Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 12/16/10 at 10:07 PM ET

And I don’t dislike your blog, I dislike what you write about in your blog.

Now that one hurt….

Posted by Tony from Virginia Beach, VA on 12/16/10 at 10:08 PM ET

Can you imagine any other professional sport (other than maybe lacrosse) doing this sort of thing? Does anyone know if she bid or passed? The NHL tries so hard sometimes, and fails so hard.

Posted by redxblack from Akron Ohio on 12/16/10 at 11:50 PM ET

I don’t mean this as flame-bait, but seriously. To a non-hockey fan, a trip to Pittsburgh in January might sound more like a sentence than a vacation. SCF tickets and a package would be more appealing to a casual fan.

Posted by redxblack from Akron Ohio on 12/16/10 at 11:52 PM ET