The Dark Ranger: What Was He Thinking?

Bio of TDR

TDR is a working professional in entertainment and is obsessed with the game of hockey. More fourteen years ago, this site emerged as a means (or an outlet) to tell some truth'isms about the game post-lockout, rather than the crud fed to us through knuckleheads like Jimmy Dolan and his lemmings universe. Today, there are a hundred Rangers sites and is thankful and grateful to all those that have come after him, but honorable thanks go to his fellow Dark-writers, Graying Mantis and J_Undisputed. And "Let's Go Rangers!"

Bio of General Ganz

General Ganz is a cynical yet well-informed student of the human spirit. He's a professional of sorts, with a post-graduate education, some experience working in real companies, and some limited athletic ability. The total small package. He got picked on a fair bit as a kid, and he experienced his first human-non-relation kiss in his teens. He also grew up on the other side of the tracks, thereby helping to cultivate a healthy contempt for dreamers and optimists whose rosy upbringing gave them something to smile about, even when "life produced lemons." Like it or not, his only mission is to point out the potholes you're lucky enough to miss on your drive to work. To find the blemish on your daughter's carefully-stitched (and not-yet-paid-for) wedding dress. To take that little smidgen of hope that your favorite hockey teams fill you with, and pour orange paint on it. Oh, and he is a Blueshirts fan, and takes most of his fashion direction from Ron Duguay (whose name he dropped as a way to close the deal on that first kiss).

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

What Was He Thinking?

I have to admit, this picture makes me laugh out loud -- not only the mullet in the back, but the feathered bowl in front. He could be appearing on the Facts of Life or maybe related to Tammy Wynette.

Perhaps this hair is what the Penguin fans come to expect with those from Pittsburgh -- Mike Ditka, Joe Namath, Scott Ferrall, Christina Aguilera, Charles Bronson, Bobby Vinton, and our most descriptive and appropriate, Madalyn Murray O'Hair — (founder of American Atheists).

All of them have had confirmed mullets (aside from the O'Hair chick - to the best of my knowledge).

Former Penguins Alexei Kovalev, Martin Straka, Aleksey Morozov, Robert Lang, Petr Nedved, Sergei Zubov, Darius Kasparaitis and Kevin Hatcher all having played with Pittsburgh have been embraced by their fans when later either making appearances or playing for other teams.

Throughout the season when the Rangers were playing in Pittsburgh, every time our own Yah-ger-mullet got hold of the puck, it was followed by a simultaneous boo'ing - one of hatred and deceit. One would think that Penguin fans would be satisfied with their own team and celebrate those that have moved on to other adventures in far-reaching cities beyond the Pittsburgh-proper (yes, folks...there are bigger cities than your own happy milltown). Even with some of the top leading scorers and the best young players in the NHL, the once-Penguin/now-Ranger Jagr received verbal sucker punches and bad karmic energy from the Pittsburgh fans that once loved him and embraced his flaming wrist-shot and furry little head.

Jagr's hair has been trimmed and updated and I strangely think their behavior has something to do with the "do". Until next season Mullet-town!

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