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[CenterIce]

Shouldn't there be a black player from america playing in the nhl that's not a goon, all black players in the nhl are from canada if memory serves me right, there's potential with their athletic skills but the hockey culture hasn't moved forward in the states it seems.

Mike Grier
Born: Jan 5, 1975 - Detroit, Michigan
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1465

And, there are more from the US.

Edited by CenterIce, 08 December 2010 - 12:03 PM.

[mindfly]

Oh, he's alright, not exactly a top6 scoring powerforward though, hopefully we'll see them in the future.

[sputman]

Oh, he's alright, not exactly a top6 scoring powerforward though, hopefully we'll see them in the future.

whatchoo mean "THEM"??

[Crymson]

whatchoo mean "THEM"??

What do you mean, "YOU PEOPLE"?

[clearlybetter11]

It almost makes it worse that he corrected himself by saying "the right way" haha

[Konnan511]

whatchoo mean "THEM"??

What do YOU mean them?


The White Way....Right Way.

[VM1138]

What do YOU mean them?


The White Way....Right Way.

Haha, I hadn't thought of that.

Honestly, the words are extraordinarily close. Your lips only have to get slightly lazy when talking (which can happen when you talk a lot) and suddenly "white" can come out instead of "right."

[Nev]

Sad yes, but given the history of inequality concerning human rights all over our planet it's not surprising. I'm thankful everyday that I live in a country that never condoned or allowed slavery, and I'm glad that the USA is doing everything it can to make up for mistakes of the past. That being said, I'm sure Panger didn't mean to imply anything with his slip up, and I don't think anything will come of this, he may be annoying at times but I doubt he's racist given that he's good buddies with Stevie Y, and The Captain would never be friends with anyone who was like that I'm sure.

Don't be too proud. The only reason that Canada as you know it never participated in slavery is quite simply because it isn't old enough, even if you go as far back as 1867.

You might also want to do some reading on pre-confederation Canada.

http://en.wikipedia....avery_in_Canada


Slavery is as old as human history, and I get really hacked off at the modern day PC propaganda that slavery was something that was only done by white europeans to black africans.

[soultrain]

that was nothing...you can hear him slippin' up a bit before that...i was hoping to hear something about "madonna's big **** in my left ear" type-a-s***.

[Konnan511]

Don't say white, don't say white, don't say white, don't say white... White way.... damn it!

[mindfly]

I think he actually meant white because he had black pk subban on his mind

[Hockeytown0001]

I think he actually meant white because he had black pk subban on his mind

Is that you, Al Sharpton?

[Wings_Toledo]

Hopefully this doesn't become a big deal because it's not at all. He just got ahead of himself while thinking of the word, "way" and "white" slipped out. I was expecting something worse, and I think you all know which word I'm talking about...

[Konnan511]

I think he actually meant white because he had black pk subban on his mind

Or the fact a lot of people said ride receiver instead of wide receiver. Happens all the time. I luaghed at the video, he had to feel like the sickest man in the world after he said that.

[sleepwalker]

Hopefully this doesn't become a big deal because it's not at all. He just got ahead of himself while thinking of the word, "way" and "white" slipped out. I was expecting something worse, and I think you all know which word I'm talking about...

Good thing they weren't talking about which player was bigger, eh? lol



Seriously though, the PC-ification of America these days is getting utterly ridiculous. The fact that he felt the need to, or was forced to, apologize publically over what was obviously just an innocent slip of the tongue just further proves this.

[Hockeytown0001]

Darren Pang is not a closet racist. People confuse words all the time. Granted, this one has the potential to look bad, but it was a clear speaking mistake. Pang had to feel like sh*t afterwards.

And please for the love of God, don't show this to Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson, as they're liable to march outside the NHL studios if they saw it.

Edited by Hockeytown0001, 08 December 2010 - 03:00 PM.

[sleepwalker]

Pang had to feel like sh*t afterwards.

Yeah...and that is ridiculous.

To be living in such overly PC-ified times that you actually end up feeling horrible and getting a knot in your stomach for making an innocent mistake in speech, that meant nothing more than being a simple slip of the tongue in two words that are nearly identical, is a sad state of affairs.

[joshy207]

Honest mistake, nothing should come of it.

Hey, even the guy who does promos on Fox Sports Detroit mixes up his Rs and Ws. It sounds like he calls the Red Wings Weekly show "Wed Wings Weekwy" and the network "Fox Sports Detwoit".

[SouthernWingsFan]

An honest mistake with nothing meant by it.

In other news, it is snowing somewhere in the world, somebody in the state of Wyoming is eating Baked Lays Potato Chips, and somebody in Mexico City picked at a hangnail.

[titanium2]

Kind of like Detroit Wed Wings.