Brett Hull is still an JERK

[ET1062]

The cheater got himself a twitter page, @2ndbesthull and posted this picture.

 

Brett Hull is a Jerk

[ET1062]

"a" jerk, not "an" I had another word that began with an A and ended with hole, but changed the word and forgot to fix the "an" to an "a"

[inkman]

I see zero problem with it, people need to lighten up. A news site really felt the need to present that as "news".

[darksabre]

I'm man enough to admit that it's funny.

 

I'm also man enough to admit that 12 year old me is still bitter as hell.

[TheMatrix31]

That's pretty bitchmade.

[Andrew Amerk]

So, the whole twitter fad still isn't over yet?

[mrjsbu96]

I think that is pretty fuggin hilarious and as a region WNY needs to get over it. Besides, Hull did not make the call, the NHL did.

[FolignosJock]

its pretty cool that he supports the website and the WNY economy... I dont really care about him anymore but still get pissed when they show the lowlight that is that goal.

[Kristian]

Got no problem with the pic, or the sense of humor behind it.

 

I do however have a problem with Brian Holzinger not crosschecking the crapola out of Hull instead of going for a weak sticklift attempt.

 

Holzinger shouldn't have been out there against Hull's line in the first place, last change and all.

[Marvelo]

The Sabres will have their day and only then will we be able to put all these curses to rest.

[carpandean]

I laughed, I cried, ... then I laughed again.

 

"a" jerk, not "an" I had another word that began with an A and ended with hole, but changed the word and forgot to fix the "an" to an "a"

If you go to edit your first post, then click Use Full Editor (or maybe it's Advanced Editor), you can change the thread title, too.

[RazielSabre]

Sorry but LMFAO. That is kinda funny. Hell at least he has a sense of humor.

[shrader]

I like the 2ndbesthull name.

[That Aud Smell]

i have respect for the guy's sense of humor.

 

and like the man says, get your "brett hull" shirts at born in buffalo. i have the hull one as well as a few others. the one i got most recently is an homage to father baker.

 

 

i've also met the company's owner a couple of times at local events like the fair and allentown -- super nice guy.

[Sabre Dance]

My take on this:

 

1) Get over it.

 

2) Brett has a dark sense of humor (and is still a bit of a jerk for re-igniting the issue).

 

3) Get over it.

 

4) The league made the call, not Hull. Don't forget, it was in the third overtime period, everyone on the ice AND in the stands was tired. As long as it wasn't something blatantly against the rules (batted in with a glove or high stick, etc.) anything that went in the net was going to count.

 

5) Get over it.

 

6) If the goal had been disallowed, there was no guarantee that the Sabres would have scored to win game six. Even if they did, they'd still have to play game 7 in Dallas. The Sabres were overmatched physically and after playing a triple-overtime (at least) game their chances of winning a game 7 in Dallas were slim.

 

7). The NHL wound up looking like fools after not disallowing the goal - Colin Campbell and other NHL brass spent the entire next day doing radio and TV interviews explaining why the goal counted. If that goal was so squeaky clean, why did the league have to explain it dozens of times the next day? (Hockey Night in Canada's Ron MacLean even made light of it at the NHL Awards show the following week. He brought a vinyl mat the size and shape of the goal crease out on stage, put it down, stepped onto it, then off, then back on. He then shook his head in disbelief.)

 

8) Get over it. I think part of the reason Hull posted this is because some Buffalo fans refuse to let it die. Life's too short. Let it go....

 

9) I'd like to think that had the tables been turned and it was the Sabres that won the Cup on a questionable goal that we still wouldn't be lording over the Stars fans. I'd like to think that Sabre fans are better than that (and mostly, we are.)

 

10) The best "revenge" I can think of is for the Sabres to win a couple or three Cups in a row. Then Miller can send a picture of himself with his three Cup replicas to Hull and say, "What - only one?" Go, Sabres!

[Doohicksie]

Yeah, you need to lighten up.

 

 

 

Almost exactly a year after Brett Hull scored that goal, I was on a business trip from L.A. to DFW. I see this very broad-in-the-shoulders guy get on the plane and recognize him as Brett Hull. He was in 1st Class, I was in the front row of Coach, so I could see him. It didn't feel right to go up to him during the flight, and once we landed, he was the first person off the plane. So much for that, I thought.

 

But even 1st Class passengers have to wait at the baggage carousel. I walked up to him and asked, "You're Brett Hull, right?"

 

"Yeah."

 

We made small talk about the just-ended season, then I brought of the subject of the previous year's Cup. "So.... about that goal..."

 

He rolls his eyes and says, "Would you believe I still catch sh!t for that? I'll be lining up for a faceoff and the guy next to me will mutter, 'That was no goal.'

 

"But what am I supposed to do? I would've loved to score a highlight reel goal on a clean snap shot, but instead the puck was just laying there and I tapped it in. If the ref called it good, what can I do about it? I couldn't take it back."

 

I thought about it and kind of nodded. Then I asked, "Hey, can I get your autograph for my nephew? He plays hockey. I don't have anything to sign though; could you sign your boarding pass?"

 

"Sure, what's your nephew's name?"

 

"Matt."

 

He writes, "To Matt, Good luck in Hockey. Brett Hull."

 

I said, "Thanks, I'll take this up to him in Buffalo when we go back this summer to visit family."

 

He just rolled his eyes again.

 

 

 

 

My nephew still has the boarding pass, tucked into the corner of his framed "NO GOAL!" poster. ;)

[BuffaTB]

Dude's more orange than Deena from Jersey Shore...

[SwampD]

My take on this:

 

1) Get over it.

 

2) Brett has a dark sense of humor (and is still a bit of a jerk for re-igniting the issue).

 

3) Get over it.

 

4) The league made the call, not Hull. Don't forget, it was in the third overtime period, everyone on the ice AND in the stands was tired. As long as it wasn't something blatantly against the rules (batted in with a glove or high stick, etc.) anything that went in the net was going to count.

 

5) Get over it.

 

6) If the goal had been disallowed, there was no guarantee that the Sabres would have scored to win game six. Even if they did, they'd still have to play game 7 in Dallas. The Sabres were overmatched physically and after playing a triple-overtime (at least) game their chances of winning a game 7 in Dallas were slim.

 

7). The NHL wound up looking like fools after not disallowing the goal - Colin Campbell and other NHL brass spent the entire next day doing radio and TV interviews explaining why the goal counted. If that goal was so squeaky clean, why did the league have to explain it dozens of times the next day? (Hockey Night in Canada's Ron MacLean even made light of it at the NHL Awards show the following week. He brought a vinyl mat the size and shape of the goal crease out on stage, put it down, stepped onto it, then off, then back on. He then shook his head in disbelief.)

 

8) Get over it. I think part of the reason Hull posted this is because some Buffalo fans refuse to let it die. Life's too short. Let it go....

 

9) I'd like to think that had the tables been turned and it was the Sabres that won the Cup on a questionable goal that we still wouldn't be lording over the Stars fans. I'd like to think that Sabre fans are better than that (and mostly, we are.)

 

10) The best "revenge" I can think of is for the Sabres to win a couple or three Cups in a row. Then Miller can send a picture of himself with his three Cup replicas to Hull and say, "What - only one?" Go, Sabres!

He has two.

 

I think it's funny and actually feel a little sorry for him,.. very little.

[frissonic]

Yeah, you need to lighten up.

 

 

 

Almost exactly a year after Brett Hull scored that goal, I was on a business trip from L.A. to DFW. I see this very broad-in-the-shoulders guy get on the plane and recognize him as Brett Hull. He was in 1st Class, I was in the front row of Coach, so I could see him. It didn't feel right to go up to him during the flight, and once we landed, he was the first person off the plane. So much for that, I thought.

 

But even 1st Class passengers have to wait at the baggage carousel. I walked up to him and asked, "You're Brett Hull, right?"

 

"Yeah."

 

We made small talk about the just-ended season, then I brought of the subject of the previous year's Cup. "So.... about that goal..."

 

He rolls his eyes and says, "Would you believe I still catch sh!t for that? I'll be lining up for a faceoff and the guy next to me will mutter, 'That was no goal.'

 

"But what am I supposed to do? I would've loved to score a highlight reel goal on a clean snap shot, but instead the puck was just laying there and I tapped it in. If the ref called it good, what can I do about it? I couldn't take it back."

 

I thought about it and kind of nodded. Then I asked, "Hey, can I get your autograph for my nephew? He plays hockey. I don't have anything to sign though; could you sign your boarding pass?"

 

"Sure, what's your nephew's name?"

 

"Matt."

 

He writes, "To Matt, Good luck in Hockey. Brett Hull."

 

I said, "Thanks, I'll take this up to him in Buffalo when we go back this summer to visit family."

 

He just rolled his eyes again.

 

 

 

 

My nephew still has the boarding pass, tucked into the corner of his framed "NO GOAL!" poster. ;)

was it a "funny ha ha" eye roll? or a "oh. you're from *buffalo.* eye roll? funny ha ha, he's less of a hole. the other, and he's a complete female genitalia cleansing system.

[Sabre Dance]

He has two.

 

I think it's funny and actually feel a little sorry for him,.. very little.

 

You are correct - forgot about his stint in Detroit. Do all aging superstars go to the Red Wings to win a Cup (or a second) before they retire? I guess it just seems that way...

[wjag]

i have respect for the guy's sense of humor.

 

and like the man says, get your "brett hull" shirts at born in buffalo. i have the hull one as well as a few others. the one i got most recently is an homage to father baker.

 

 

i've also met the company's owner a couple of times at local events like the fair and allentown -- super nice guy.

 

 

When we were young, we lived in fear of being shipped off to "Father Baker". Amazing how pervavsive this appears to have been...

[korab rules]

That Brett hull is a funny guy. I would love to have him up to hunting camp sometime. Since he is obviously into fashion, I have a beautiful brown fur coat he can wear.

[Tyrannustyrannus]

If he believed it he wouldn't have to post it out there...

[Braedon]

When we were young, we lived in fear of being shipped off to "Father Baker". Amazing how pervavsive this appears to have been...

 

 

The worst part about it for me was that my mother never explained that "Baker" was his last name. I visualized a fat guy holding a spatula with a baker's hat on. Still have nightmares about the culinary.......

 

 

As for Hull, that's funny to me. Don't hate the player, hate the game (or in this case, the league).

[SabresGameNight]

It is not Hull's fault for trying to score the goal, he's just playing the game. It's the leagues fault for not getting the call right. It wasn't a goal and never will be but that's all in the past. I don't like the "Brett Hull is a cheater" shirts because he isn't a cheater. This is a garage league and probably always will be. They literally build in human error with ref's making decisions in a fraction of a second with no ability to challenge by the coaches.