something that worries me about osgood.

[sirdrake 0]

if you compare osgood to other goalies he's an odd ball. he doesn't have the attitude of js giguere or tomas vokoun. he looks young and he doesn't ever curse.

but what bothers me most is his helmet. when you look at other goalies they have helmets with designs on them reflecting their personalities. vesa toskala has a skull head. eddie belfour had an eagle. even todd bertuzzi (not a goalie) has a skull emblem on his helment.

btw. his first name is chris. do you think chris chelios is some sort of drama queen and just breaks down osgood mentally for using the same name on the team?

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

YES!

I've been waiting all day for this!

:rotflmao:

[Wings_Fan_In_Exile 3]

YES!

I've been waiting all day for this!

:rotflmao:

hahaha me too! Greatness in 'print'!

[Viperar 16]

:goalie2: <--- mask is clearly unacceptable

excellent post

[WingNutt 12]

what are you kidding me Osgood has the coolest mask in the league.

on a serious note, Its all about comfort only another goalie would understand, every peice of equiptment a goalie wears has to be PERFECT. he obviously prefers a combo mask, like a few others in the league. Go with whats right as long as Osgood keeps the puck out of the net I don't care if he wears a welding mask. moving on

[Offsides 21]

So you are saying that because he doesn't have a printed helmet that he also doesn't have a personality? I might have to investigate this.

[norrisnick 1]

Wonder what Oprah would say about all this...

[betterREDthandead 58]

So if Osgood is an oddball up next to other goalies, does that mean he's normal?

Ozzie being the only goalie in the league that I can think of off the top of my head that wears that mask, he's instantly recognizable, so I like it. I know Cloutier wears the same one, but he's easily distinguished by the ever-present red glow somewhere behind him.

[WingNutt 12]

Wonder what Oprah would say about all this...

like rich ass Oprah gives two s***s about hockey, I'd be more interested in what Jerry Springer has to say.

[arnoldbuck 0]

So if Osgood is an oddball up next to other goalies, does that mean he's normal?

Ozzie being the only goalie in the league that I can think of off the top of my head that wears that mask, he's instantly recognizable, so I like it. I know Cloutier wears the same one, but he's easily distinguished by the ever-present red glow somewhere behind him.

Haha. I'm off to work and that made me smile. But didnt he switch over to the new style of mask?

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

I hereby stamp this thread as another instant classic!

[LEBDA22 0]

Haha. I'm off to work and that made me smile. But didnt he switch over to the new style of mask?

i saw him play pre season , and he was back to the old mask again . still didnt help him much as you can see he was sent to the minors

[WingNut199 0]

I find it hard to believe that this is a serious post..

[Viperar 16]

I find it hard to believe that this is a serious post..

it is my friend....serious matters are always addressed by Sirdrake. He keeps us sane

[wingslogo19 281]

I hereby stamp this thread as another instant classic!

:rotflmao:

[WingNutt 12]

not trying to make matters worse but I like the title

[norrisnick 1]

like rich ass Oprah gives two s***s about hockey, I'd be more interested in what Jerry Springer has to say.

Oh, and on the subject of nicknames "He calls me Oprah," Osgood said. "I have no reason why."

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic.../710100363/1128

[Echolalia 2,961]

This is absolutely wonderful

[Wings_Fan_In_Exile 3]

This might be the most argument-free, happy, peaceful thread I've seen on this forum in my short time here.

Well done SirDrake. Well done.

[Elshupacabra 0]

ha ha ha, good stuff :rotflmao:

Edited October 10, 2007 by Elshupacabra

[TheBadOne 0]

Well, I dunno how Bert ended up with a skull on his (are you sure it's not the Mission logo, it looks scary as it is) but the helmet Ozzie uses is the same one I use: A Cooper SK2000 helmet with a Cooper (or Bauer, depending when you go it) HM30 cage. It's plastic and therefore any paint designs are liable to smear, especially if he takes a shot to the noggin (I've had to re-paint mine twice already because ithe replacement side plates were a different color than the helmet itself, and its due for another painting.) By comparison, Hasek's $2000 helmet is made of the same kevlar/fiberglass composites most goalie masks are made of, therefore can be painted without problem.

So that leaves Hasek, Ozzy, and Cloutier as the sole helmet/cage combo goalies left. Tim Thomas and Tobias Stephan have masks that have a cage, but the helmet they use has a backplate like the modern goalie mask instead of being enclosed.

(Yes, I'm a nerd.)

Edited October 10, 2007 by TheBadOne

[Guest jaytan]

Bert has a skull on his helm?

[datsyukonethree 0]

Mods should mark these with SDTOTD (Sir Drake Thread Of The Day) in the post title so people without a sense of humor know not to take it seriously.

Well, I dunno how Bert ended up with a skull on his (are you sure it's not the Mission logo, it looks scary as it is) but the helmet Ozzie uses is the same one I use: A Cooper SK2000 helmet with a Cooper (or Bauer, depending when you go it) HM30 cage. It's plastic and therefore any paint designs are liable to smear, especially if he takes a shot to the noggin (I've had to re-paint mine twice already because ithe replacement side plates were a different color than the helmet itself, and its due for another painting.) By comparison, Hasek's $2000 helmet is made of the same kevlar/fiberglass composites most goalie masks are made of, therefore can be painted without problem.

So that leaves Hasek, Ozzy, and Cloutier as the sole helmet/cage combo goalies left. Tim Thomas and Tobias Stephan have masks that have a cage, but the helmet they use has a backplate like the modern goalie mask instead of being enclosed.

(Yes, I'm a nerd.)

Didn't Cloutier switch to a standard mask when he went to LA? Or did he switch back already?

[TheBadOne 0]

Mods should mark these with SDTOTD (Sir Drake Thread Of The Day) in the post title so people without a sense of humor know not to take it seriously.

Didn't Cloutier switch to a standard mask when he went to LA? Or did he switch back already?

When he was traded to LA, they urged him to go to the traditional mask. However, we all saw how he performed with the new mask on, so they said "Alright, wear the old one!" He did, and as it turns out the mask wasn't his problem.

[Kp-Wings 3]

Yes! I was wondering when we'd see more of this.

I nominate sirdrake's topics to have their own special forum to be pinned for all eternity. Seriously. This stuff is comedy gold.