I'm starting a trend of not writing any real posts, but instead, just making my comments on other people's blogs into posts of my own. Mmm laziness...
Although I'm a Rangers fan, I feel this vicarious attachment to the Kings thanks to reading Rudy Kelly's hilarious posts at The Battle of California.
He's got me nearly wetting myself on a daily basis which is just about on par with the happiest time of my life, the third grade.
Anyway, lame jokes aside, I went to a bar after the Leafs-Rangers game Friday night and the place had Center Ice. Score. Canes-Kings on the tube and Sam Cherry Wheat in hand, I leaned back and thoroughly enjoyed my first Kings game of the year. [My girlfriend was not as amused by Kings hockey, but that's okay, I put her through a lot as it is]
So great game, great comeback and all that good stuff. One person who caught my attention was Wayne Simmonds. Not only for the fact that he played a solid game, but Rudy's been talking him up for weeks now and I knew nothing about him.
Maybe I missed a post somewhere, but, Wayne Simmonds is black?! "A black Sheriff?!!?" "Well, it worked in Blazin' Saddles":
For those not in the know, Simmonds is a 6'2", 162lb right winger from Scarborough, Ontario who the Kings drafted last year in the second round. He seemed to be a solid producer and physical player in the OHL and wouldn't hesitate in the least to kick my candy ass:
Awesome, though. Lots of brothers in hockey this year I had no idea about. There's a kid by the name of Ward on Columbus too. Good stuff.. Anyway, Wayne has obviously already made the big club and has put up a couple of points in the early goings for L.A. More good stuff.
Rudy Kelly responded on the post's comment section--the guys at BoC are usually good for that, another reason to check them out. Here's his response, which also cracked me up a bit:
""This is my friend, Achoo."
"A Jew? Here? In England?"
"Nah, man, that's my name. Achoo."
Yeah, Simmonds is Charlie Murphy black. He looks cool as fuck in the white jerseys.
I think that sums up the late portion of my Friday night pretty well. On a semi-related note, Anze Kopitar is the man. Here's a needless video proving such:
Let's Go Kings!
EDIT: Apparently Simmonds has beefed up since Forecaster last updated his page. He's now a whopping 180lbs and would really, really, REALLY put a hurtin' on my skinnyman frame.
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Wayne Simmonds is up to like 180 now I think, but he's still pretty skinny. Once he adds another 20 pounds I think he'll be messing everyone up with his patented Praying Mantis fighting style.
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