PROBIE4PREZ 58 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Homer! I dont think ive laughed so much reading a article bout the wings or any player. a must read Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 "Homer stands so close to goalies, he can tell you what every guy in the league's favourite beer is." :rotflmao: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingedKitten 9 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 :rotflmao: That was hilarious! "He's always stealing goals from me," said Lidstrom. "It hits him and goes in or he's tipping my shots. "He told me he was going to keep me from ever getting my 200th goal last season and it took me a long time to get it because of him. I thought I had it three or four times and it turned out he'd tipped my shot each time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 More Gems: Andersson had billed Holmstrom as a replacement for an aging Dino Ciccarelli, but to Nill the young Swede looked more like the guy who sends away for a body building kit after he gets sand kicked in his face at the beach by the local bully. "He belongs with the goalies," Henrik Zetterberg joked. "He's different than the rest of us." "He grew up so far north in Sweden, up there with the reindeer, that he's closer to being one of (Valtteri) Filppula's people (Finnish). I don't think even the Finns will take him, so we just consider Homer a Laplander." "He's likes telling jokes to keep everyone loose, the problem is he tells them in two languages at the same time. He doesn't speak English or Swedish, he has his own language Swenglish." "He's always stealing goals from me. It hits him and goes in or he's tipping my shots. "He told me he was going to keep me from ever getting my 200th goal last season and it took me a long time to get it because of him. I thought I had it three or four times and it turned out he'd tipped my shot each time. "The worst part was I'd hear it from him afterwards." "Igor (Larionov) told me never panic with the puck," Holmstrom said. "If you have the puck, you're deciding what's happening on the ice. It's up to them to try and take the puck from you. "But Hank (Zetterberg) and Pavel (Datsyuk) won't give me the puck. That's why I have to go to the front of the net to get it." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calfan 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 As a Flames fan, you can't help but respect Homer. He's everything they say about him in that article. He needs another stat and that would be one that measures the number of goals scored for which he doesn't get a point, but for which his ass was 6 inches from the goalie's face. Smyth may have better hands and more points, but Homer's better at distracting the goalie. There isn't a team in the NHL that wouldn't be better if he was playing for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Hilarious article. Gotta love appreciate for Holmstrom, especially that last part about Datsyuk and Zetterberg never giving him the puck so he has to go in and fight for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 great read indeed and yes, many very funny quotes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SweWings 45 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Sweet stuff. The guy is great at what he does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drwscc 212 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 It's always good to get some perspective regarding how fantastic Homer is at what he does. He's so awesome out there that you take him for granted, and the team is really different without him in the lineup. Good article, and thanks for posting it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Turkey 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 I love Homer. When he has the puck in the neutral zone, I always kind of expect him to fall down. It amazes me how someone can seem so unwieldy in the neutral zone and so unmovable in front of the net. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reds4Life 51 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Great article, Homer is integral part of the Red Wings, a true warrior, I really like his play Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingslogo19 281 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Great article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Booster313 138 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Nice article...Homer is indeed one of the Wings best players! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishtemper14+25 11 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 hahahaha thats hilarious Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nutz2u Report post Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) I don't know if Homer likes bean soup but he should either eat a huge bowl b4 games or maybe 3 or 4 hotdogs with lots of sauerkraut. Edited February 7, 2008 by nutz2u Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeyCrazy3033 168 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Lmao at Ozzie! This article was hilarious. "He's always stealing goals from me." hahaha LOVE IT. Great article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FedorovGurl 2 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Nice to see Homer getting his props I don't think about how bruised and battered he must be after a game but it makes sense ... and it makes me appreciate him even more! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gizmo 21 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Babcock said. "He plays a different game. "You want him to touch the puck from the top of the circles in. Other guys you want to be a 200-foot player. "But we don't want him handling it in the neutral zone. We let him do it in practice just so he won't do it in the game. :lol: Awesome article! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auxlepli 17 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 That is a great article. Thanks for posting it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Danny 155 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Awesome article. He's freaking hilarious. He's gone from one of my least favorite Wings to one of my alltime favorites in just a few years. The game he plays and the attitude he brings are truly unique. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrossCheck24 2 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Thats good s***, is there a database or something of all these sweet articles that members come accross? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HkyTwn 5 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Fantastic Article! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
