Guest mindfly Report post Posted June 13, 2008 Who F*cking cares!? Omg... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opie 308 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 (edited) I would love to know who the mutant is that didn't have him in the top 3 WTF?...does that person even watch hockey? It is like Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr not being unanimous selection into the HOF, reporters feel the need to let people know that not everything is a certainty or to make it known that there vote counts or some crap like that. It happens every year in every sport when reporters vote. They feel the need to make a statement! Edited June 13, 2008 by Opie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 Shelly and I were watching that, and I immediately shook my head. C'mon people....is it really that difficult? :nonono: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 Who F*cking cares!? Omg... I care because it makes the league look bush-league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electrophile 3,554 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 I care because it makes the league look bush-league. Do we know that the NHL was specifically responsible for the making of the jersey? There's a lot of things that make the league look bad, this is hardly one of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opie 308 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 Listen the league may not have been in charge of printing out the Jersey but mistakes like this reflect upon the league. It is an award show, the award was being won by a man who has won it 6 times now, like some one else said there are thousands of his jersey made every year, how does the NHL award show get the one misspelled one (I know there are probably more than 1), and how does the production company allow the misspelling to air. It does reflect negatively. Electrophile you don't think it does, good you stated that, others do they have stated that. This is the award show, you are supposed to be showing off now, highlights, best players, beautiful people in the audience, and a misspelled name. If this award was given to Phanuef there would be an epic amount of epic fail posts on this board and we would all laugh at it for weeks. It would be almost as used here as is lazy and sucks ©! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 Do we know that the NHL was specifically responsible for the making of the jersey? There's a lot of things that make the league look bad, this is hardly one of them. While, I'm not raising a major stink about it like SWF is implying some are, I do find it to be pathetic that (whether or not the league was in charge of making the jersey) that no one recognized the misspelling of the Norris trophy winner for 6 of the last 7 years. I understand mistakes happen, but it's called taking pride in what you do....something Lids has done for years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electrophile 3,554 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 While, I'm not raising a major stink about it like SWF is implying some are, I do find it to be pathetic that (whether or not the league was in charge of making the jersey) that no one recognized the misspelling of the Norris trophy winner for 6 of the last 7 years. I understand mistakes happen, but it's called taking pride in what you do....something Lids has done for years. Look, I'm not saying it's a good thing. It was dumb, someone should have spotted it. Everyone who gives a damn about hockey and Red Wings hockey knows how his name is spelled. Carson Daly misspoke his name last night, where is the thread saying he doesn't have pride in what he does? I hope he had a good laugh about it, if he was ever clued in about it. I should hope he wouldn't take himself so seriously that a silly mistake like that would anger him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opie 308 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 Because Carson Daly isn't a struggling league trying to build a fan base to save itself, he is a washed up has been MTV VJ!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electrophile 3,554 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 You know, I don't think this incident will prevent people from watching hockey or somehow derail the league's attempts to bring in viewers. It was a simple typographical error that is being blown completely out of proportion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opie 308 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 If you view the incident in a vacuum yes it appears insignificant, but it just adds to the litany of things that continues to make the league look sloppy. I am not saying it is a huge ordeal and the league should release a public apology, but it in the eyes of some (obviously) it looks bad and reflects bad on the league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaynardJKeenan 1 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 I guess competence is too much to ask for? I don't disagree with you about any of those points, it's just so ridiculous that a star player of the league, a man whose won six Norris Trophies, four Stanley Cups, a man who was the first European to win the Conn Smythe and the Norris, a man who has never missed a playoff season in his career with the NHL can't get his name spelled right on the one jersey that is broadcast to an International audience at a show that is giving him an award that will continue his entrenchment in the record books. I'm not angry, I'm... appalled? I don't even know. My mind is boggled. (Yes, I am perfectly aware that is a horribe run on sentence.) QFT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 Look, I'm not saying it's a good thing. It was dumb, someone should have spotted it. Everyone who gives a damn about hockey and Red Wings hockey knows how his name is spelled. Carson Daly misspoke his name last night, where is the thread saying he doesn't have pride in what he does? I hope he had a good laugh about it, if he was ever clued in about it. I should hope he wouldn't take himself so seriously that a silly mistake like that would anger him. Bingo Look, I'm not saying it's a good thing. It was dumb, someone should have spotted it. Everyone who gives a damn about hockey and Red Wings hockey knows how his name is spelled. Carson Daly misspoke his name last night, where is the thread saying he doesn't have pride in what he does? I hope he had a good laugh about it, if he was ever clued in about it. I should hope he wouldn't take himself so seriously that a silly mistake like that would anger him. As Opie pointed out, Carson Daly has nothing to do with hockey. I don't care if he misspeaks, because the people that watch Carson Daly don't even know what hockey is. This was the actual award show in which the league wishes to showcase its best and someone couldn't take a quick glance at the back of a kids jersey and realize the spelling was wrong. I don't think that's asking too much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 Because Carson Daly isn't a struggling league trying to build a fan base to save itself, he is a washed up has been MTV VJ!!! I completely agree with you, but I just wanted to throw out there that the league isn't in trouble. Yes, they are trying to build their fan base, buts its not as if the NHL needs "saving" right now. The league revenues continue to grow each year. You know, I don't think this incident will prevent people from watching hockey or somehow derail the league's attempts to bring in viewers. It was a simple typographical error that is being blown completely out of proportion. It's not about blowing it out of proportion. It's about neglect, that seems ever-prevalent in the sport we love. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grsbmd 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 I'm not really upset that it happened, more just amazed that an error like that managed to elude everyone. That is the only time I've ever seen Lidstrom's name misspelled on the jersey, but somehow the error made it through the person who ordered the jersey, the person who customized the jersey, and who knows who else was in charge of distributing the jerseys to the kids. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-TownWing 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 I care because it makes the league look bush-league. Exactly. I'm not screaming about how Gary Bettman is the antichrist because of this. I don't think it's causing the downfall of the NHL. In the grand scheme of things, it's not that big of a deal. But seriously, it's bush. Lidstrom's an all-time great. I really can't imagine this happening with any other league. And yes, the NHL is accountable, even though they didn't make the jersey. I don't know that anyone would have noticed if the guy on stage didn't wear a jersey or wore a blank Wings jersey or something like that. Hell, even if he had worn the Datsyuk jersey, people would be ripping on them for screwing up, but they wouldn't feel insulted. PS. I've recently seen it spelled "Lindstrom" on this very message board. Just throwing a bone to the other side Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McCartyFanForLife 17 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 After watching the awards show, the misspelled jersey was stupid of course. The NHL goofed, but it's not that big a deal. I'm more concerned with how the whole award show looked like an after school special. This needs to be done in a place where more stars show up: Hollywood and sports stars. This is one event that could be entertaining to watch for non-hockey fans. I dunno, I kept thinking MacLean was about to break into a ragtime dance to get the audience to laugh. I wasn't overly impressed with the Awards show; the jersey was just another thing on the list to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
06TJSport 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 It's not just the simple typo like if they had spelled any other players name wrong. It is just another example in a long line of people who can't get his name right. It's a shame that the greatest defenseman of his era gets his name mispronounced more often than it is pronounced correctly. I mean the broadcasters will listen everytime Huet wants his name pronounced differently, but Lidstrom almost always gets an 'n' tossed in there incorrectly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrie 900 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 On the highlights this morning, TSN showed the Lindstrom jersey while going through the winners. All they said was, "They need to spell his name right". I don't think the league should make a big deal about it, just move on. Probably what will happen is whoever put the names on the back of the jerseys will probably get in trouble, and whoever paid to get the jerseys done, won't go back to them. I guarantee outside Detroit no one is talking about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opie 308 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 On the highlights this morning, TSN showed the Lindstrom jersey while going through the winners. All they said was, "They need to spell his name right". I don't think the league should make a big deal about it, just move on. Probably what will happen is whoever put the names on the back of the jerseys will probably get in trouble, and whoever paid to get the jerseys done, won't go back to them. I guarantee outside Detroit no one is talking about it. I don't live in Detroit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrie 900 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 I don't live in Detroit. Well, outside Red Wings fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opie 308 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 Well, outside Red Wings fans. TSN? OK ok that was a stretch, but you don't think Duck fans are laughing at this? You don't think there are other fans out there that noticed it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McCartyFanForLife 17 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 TSN? OK ok that was a stretch, but you don't think Duck fans are laughing at this? You don't think there are other fans out there that noticed it. Let 'em laugh; their bandwagon fans can bite the big one. They're probably still pissed that Niederdick wasn't nominated for the Norris. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingsfan75 2 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 You know, I didn't read this entire thread before watching the YouTube videos of the awards ceremony. I thought someone said "Lindstrom". When I saw the jersey spelled that way... WOW... what a total F-up. Those who say the league should have noticed this before the ceremony are dead on. The guy will go down as one of the top 3 defenseman of all-time and you still don't notice a glaring error like that. I guess some disgruntled Ray Bourque fan must have been the one putting the names on the jerseys for that night or something. YIKES!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 Lidstrom's name is easily mispronounced. Someone who speaks a little nasally will say it like "Lindstrom" and someone who hears them will mishear. It's kind of funny, I don't get upset over it. It'll just be added to the Lidstrom mythos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
