mrhockey2k 2 Report post Posted February 21, 2007 http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article.../702210427/1053 OGRE ACHIEVERS: Kris Draper sees himself as the Lord Farquaad of his line, surrounded by an ogre and a donkey. Teammates, especially the Eurotwins, find fault with that, but everyone agrees that overall, the line is a pain for opponents. The Johan Franzen-Draper-Kirk Maltby trio is one of the Wings' key methods of containing top opposing forwards, and tonight against Chicago they'll likely be out against Martin Havlat, who leads the Blackhawks with 23 goals and 46 points in 37 games. While Draper and Maltby have played together for much of the season, Franzen started on an offensive line. He might deserve a shot at seeing if he can make something happen with Lang's stagnant line, but then that would mess with the chemistry Franzen has developed with Draper and Maltby. Also, that would affect the whole Shrek motif Draper has thought up: Maltby as donkey, Franzen as the ogre himself. Asked about the designations, Draper said he had his reasons, especially regarding Maltby. "Well, he doesn't stop talking and he's annoying," Draper began, laughing, "and those are two of his finer characteristics." Franzen is Shrek, Draper said, because "some people call him an ogre." As for himself, "I could be Farquaad, you know, the little guy -- small guy syndrome," Draper said. "A dragon eats me." Asked if he had a rebuttal, Maltby smiled and revealed Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk think Draper is a beast. "I am a bit of a pain in the" rear, Maltby said, "but the Euros, especially Hank and Pav, called him Shrek because he looks like a small ogre." An Ass, an Ogre, & a Dwarf! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zetter is Better 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2007 Thats funny He must like Shrek a lot. He`ll be happy to know the 3rd movie is coming out soon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BetweenThePipes 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2007 That's awesome! Maltby is annoying...Who knew? I think Drapes would be more of a Puss in Boots character; very suave. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puckloo39 5,686 Report post Posted February 21, 2007 "Well, he doesn't stop talking and he's annoying," Draper began, laughing, "and those are two of his finer characteristics." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings_Dynasty 267 Report post Posted February 21, 2007 "and a dragon eats me." Priceless and hilarious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeyCrazy3033 168 Report post Posted February 21, 2007 ahahaha that's pretty damn funny. I am totally calling them that from now on. I'd LOVE it if Ken Daniels would be all "The Shrek line staring out for the Wings tonight." wooot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings_Rule_1010 4 Report post Posted February 21, 2007 Franzen as an ogre? I totally see the resemblance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
