Stupid Trade Rumours One Oh One:

An Open Letter to Hockey Bloggers:

If you are going to make a trade rumour up, please allow it to be reasonable. It's fairly self-evident that the Rangers aren't going to be getting rid of Scott Gomez, who came through as one of their best playoff performers in the past year. They invested 51 million dollars in him last season, and it's fairly unlikely they would trade that for one, maybe two years, of Mats Sundin.

I enjoy reading about trade rumours as much as the next hockey fan. Hell, its probably the most active trade market in the four major sports. With that being said, I can't stand reading stupid, hit generating desperate for attention posts.

Follow some simple rules people, if it seems too asinine to be true, it probably is. Think before you post, and all should be fine.

Sincerely,
FD

Shanny

Can you picture Brendan Shanahan waking up at exactly 6 am, wearing a Detroit Red-Wings Old Tyme Hockey shirt, ripped up from his Cup days in HockeyTown., boxer briefs, and a a pair of socks walking out of his house to pick up his paper? I can, surprisingly easily. I picture him with a steaming cup of coffee, strutting outside with birds chirping, a 2007 Pathfinder with a Ranger License Plate Frame. He picks up the paper, saying aloud, "I don't need pants, I'm Brendan Shanahan." He goes upstairs, kisses his wife, and picks up his skates.

I like to live in a world where these kind of things happen.