Friday, November 13, 2009 12:55 PM
Walk softly. . . and avoid the logo
Jeff Blair
A lot of what passes for tradition in hockey is a load of crap, but some of the nuances can be pretty funny. Best moment of the day: watching Barry Davis of Rogers Sportsnet perform a remarkably athletic leap to avoid stepping on the Blackhawk logo on the floor in the middle of the Chicago Blackhawks dressing room. Davis successfully avoided making contact with The Chief, as several players shouted out good-natured warnings. The ‘Hawks aren’t the only team that does it and some clubs actually rope off the damned thing during the playoffs. I’m sure some sports psychologist made a fortune coming up with this drivel some place – and, you know, I’m a whatever-floats-your-boat kind of guy - but here’s a question that Davis posed later:
If the logo is so friggin’ sacred, what the hell is it doing on the floor anyhow? Good point. I'll have more from the Hawks room later, including some pretty pointed words from recently-concussed Jonathan Toews about players needing to show more respect when it comes to head shots. It's the third or fourth time I've spoken to the guy, and he's rapidly becoming a fave.
