octopi swinging

[alowicious 0]

I think that it's a great tradition, horrible rule by Bettman, but you have to keep in mind that if there is an excessive amount of "debris" thrown onto the ice a penalty can be called on the home team. So I don't think the Wings would want us to heave a bunch of octopi out there unless the game was well in hand.

However, if the game was in hand, I'd be all for the crowd chanting "Bett-Man" and having a ton of cephalopods land on the ice.

Can we impeach Bettman? GO WINGS!

[OsGOD 3]

How ironic though with the third 'puss being tossed (caught on my video on page one) the Octo sludge was sitting pretty next to 'puss and the linesmans NEVER cleaned it up. God forbid a hat trick...i would hate to see all those hairs on the ice!!!

[alowicious 0]

How ironic though with the third 'puss being tossed (caught on my video on page one) the Octo sludge was sitting pretty next to 'puss and the linesmans NEVER cleaned it up. God forbid a hat trick...i would hate to see all those hairs on the ice!!!

Oh No! Not hair, I am sure some one could accidentally get tickled by one of those and maybe laugh.. the horror of it all!

[96Homer 0]

What's going to be next? Fans get fined for throwing hats onto the ice when there's a hat trick now? This ridiculous. I call the NHL the KHL (Kindergarten) because of Bettmen because that is what it feels like to me. I'm sure some would agree with me on how he is ruining this league! lol Do some research first Bettmen then if there is a problem implement the fine gawd! But until then there should be no need for this! But yet players can spit and bleed all day the on ice. And be sick while in goal!

[Lollipop 8]

If someone organized a massive Octopus toss, I'd fly my ass from Oregon all the way to Michigan just to participate. This rule is so ridiculous, ugh.

[Yzermania19 1]

Mike Thompson did part 2 of his octopi-twirling test - with a raw one this time - and still no debris came off -

Well, never one to shirk from a challenge of the cephalopod variety, I decided to repeat my octo-twirling test, this time using a raw octopus instead of a boiled one.

For those of you who are just joining us, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has said that Red Wings Zamboni guy Al Sobotka will be fined $10,000 if he twirls over his head the octopi that fans toss onto the ice during hockey games at the Joe Louis Arena. The reason, according to NHL spokesman Frank Brown as reported in the Free Press, “matter flies off the octopus and gets on the ice when he does it.”

My boiled octopus-twirling test completely refuted this claim. So how would a raw octopus fare when twirled before a pristine shower curtain?

Here's the rest of the results - Octopus Twirling Test, part 2 - the "raw" data

[Vincanni 1]

Mike Thompson did part 2 of his octopi-twirling test - with a raw one this time - and still no debris came off -

Here's the rest of the results - Octopus Twirling Test, part 2 - the "raw" data

Great article but you know Bettman's only calling it by eye as in, "Ewww it looks slimy it must be gooey as well!" In either case he's just being an arbitrary D-bag.

Granted he'd actually have to be on the ice to investigate further and heaven forbid he might slip! We all know the jackass can't even skate.

[Bluedevils_13 0]

OK OK OK, let me get this straight right now. Al swinging the octopus BAD. Cody Mcleod during the national anthem, going and grabbing the octopi, and throwing at fan/usher GOOD.

So maybe Al should just throw it at the closest Av fan next time.

[Opie 308]

Mcloed's actions may make it easier for Bettman to bring this to an end.

[Vladimir316 28]

Bettman is just a assclown to threaten people with fines for throwing a octipi. Come on we are talking about traditions...

Exactly what 96Homer said, throwing hats will be fined too? That is just being ridicolous.

[MonkeyGoalie 14]

I don't think there has ever been an incident were a player was injured because of octopus "goop", so anything he says is basically showing that he is trying to get all the teams on some sort of even ground (even if there are 6 teams out there with a rich history).

So if Al can't swing the octopi then he should fine the players for spitting on the ice (or even letting their sweat drip onto the ice), who knows someone might catch an edge on spit mound from a player and get injured. Thats how ridiculous this is.

Edited April 26, 2008 by MonkeyGoalie

[vangvace 12]

with the refs taking so long to do the clean up, the next step will be to penalize the Wings for delay of game.

I think that's already an option if cleanup takes too long thanks to Florida and the rats during their cup run.

OH. MY. GOD. (Chandler Bing!). We should try and break it. That would be ******* sweet. Every 90 second break, a few octopi thrown. That would be insane. And it would be AWESOME press for hockey and for the Wings. Thats the type of stuff that could make the national news.

"In other news, 89 octopi were invariably thrown to the ice during an NHL playoff game yesterday featuring the Detroit Red Wings and [insert Eastern Conference team here cause were going to the finals]"

According to that article posted earlier, a boiled octopus is only 7 bucks. Thats definitely worth it.

New rule or netting all the way around the rink would happen within 48 hours. Book it. (Even though I'd love to see it as a big F-U to the league.

[OsGOD 3]

Budd Lynch warned us all after the mass plethera of 'puss being tossed on the ice today... about the delay of game penalty... in which we responded f*** BETTMAN f*** BETTMAN!!!

nothing was said about the hats though... All those hairs on the ice????

If someone organized a massive Octopus toss, I'd fly my ass from Oregon all the way to Michigan just to participate. This rule is so ridiculous, ugh.

there was six of them before the game started... someone did something

Edited April 27, 2008 by OsGOD

[betterREDthandead 58]

Let's see. The myth of octopus "goop" and "matter" - bad. Having the linesman jab a sharp shovel into the ice and risk taking out a chunk of the rink with it - good.