What a shame:
"End of the [NHL] year, absolutely [I'll retire]," Roenick told the East Valley Tribune on Wednesday. "The way it seems to be going right now, I don't think anybody would want to give me another chance to tell you the truth."
Doofus, can you blame them? You act like an asshole 24/7, and don't even produce. And let's not forget the brouhaha that you started about the Olympics last year. So when one of the NHL's legends is pissed at you, yeah, it's time to go:
"I treat players like men and they should act like men," Gretzky told reporters Wednesday. "J.R., all and all, has been pretty positive. But the reality is, last night he made a mistake. I'm not disappointed with him because J.R. is a very emotional young man, a,nd he's a good person, but what he did last night wasn't right," Gretzky told the Tribune. What did he do? Have a hissy fit like a little girl because he didn't get his way. His coach was looking out for him and his health, and he pouts. I dearly wish people knew when to shut up, especially this guy.
Sorry, the holiday season, with all its hustle and bustle and lack of parking spaces, is making me less tolerant of jerks, especially guys who should be thanking their lucky stars that they're able to play games and get paid for it instead of bitching and moaning constantly. End of rant. |
I hate JR as much as the next guy. Actually, more than the next guy (unless that next guy is Patrick Roy).
But I don't want to see him retire. Why? Because unquestionably his next stop will be the broadcast booth where his idiocy will be much less avoidable than he is now.