The Heritage Makeup

I have had a bit of time to digest this Heritage Classic and this was exactly what I thought it would be..... a three hour pile of shit! I mean seriously this had crap smeared all over it from the first time it was announced.

This is nothing personal to the Calgary or the Habs, the Flames have been on a great streak and the Habs have been playing some very good hockey, but are these really the teams you want headlining a major event for the NHL? Let me answer the for all of you, HELL NO! The Flames are not even the most popular team in Canada and face it with the decline of Iginla there is no one with any real notoriety to look at on this club from a casual fan point of view. Yes I acknowledge Bourque is a very good player for the Flames but is he a super star that makes your jaw drop or keep your eyes glued to the TV.... sorry no he doesn't. The same goes for the Habs when it comes to notoriety superstar which is a necessity when trying to promote the game on any national stage. Sure the Habs have an historic franchise much like the Yankees of baseball but that can only take you so far.

Can we please just call this game what it really was...a consolation prize. The reality is the NHL cupboards are pretty bare when it comes to main stream talent. You ask any joe shmoe to name two hockey players and the first two that would come to mind would be Sid or Ovie, i.e. why the Pens got a second winter classic before most teams got a first. I don't blame Gary for the decision quite frankly I think thats how it should of been the first time and just nix the whole Sabres idea. This was nothing but a whiney weak attempt by our NHL Commish trying to appease the fans of Canada and the greater fan base of the NHL for giving the Pens a second Winter Classic before any Canadian franchise got one. I mean this is a sport that is from Canada and your telling me the Habs and Caps would be a hard sell for a Winter Classic? Bettman has proved once again how useless he really is and it is because of this that teams that don't have a Crosby or Ovechkin will always get the shaft.