They've Gone Too Favre

by Joe Dunman on Sep 3, 2008 6:53 AM MDT in NHL News

The Associated Press informs us, complete with shocking headline, that had the Avalanche put pressure on Joe Sakic to quickly decide his future plans, he probably would have retired right then and there. Of course, this topic can't possibly be discussed without a really obscure reference to that vastly unpopular sport of American football:

The Colorado captain said Tuesday he's thankful the Avalanche didn't press him for a decision on his future the way the Green Bay Packers did with their iconic quarterback, an approach that backfired this summer when Favre changed his mind about retirement and forced an ugly separation.

"After you see what happened to him, I'm actually real glad that I did take my time," Sakic said. "If I was forced to make a decision back in May or June, I probably would have retired and I probably would be regretting it right now.

For crying out loud, can't anybody contemplate retirement without being compared to Brett Favre? I'm starting to think that the word "retirement" is just going to get replaced with "Favred" before long.

"Where's Sakic? Isn't he playing?"

"Oh, didn't you hear? He Favred this summer."

Then again, Favre still hasn't actually retired himself, so maybe just contemplating retirement is enough to earn the name. And anyway, does anyone really believe that had the Avs forced the issue and Sakic had decided to retire, that he would have unretired and joined another team by now? That's what Favre did, so how does comparing him to Sakic make any sense at all?

I wish I could retire from literacy so I wouldn't have to read any more of this crap.

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The Packers were ready to move on and really didn’t feel like they needed or wanted Favre. Having Favre on their roster, while making Rodgers your #1 could have created some big problems.
Barring some miraculous big FA signing by the Avs this summer and money issues, if Sakic had decided to retire and later on to actually not retire I doubt the Avs would have had any problems getting him back on the ice.

Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-

by Americanario on Sep 3, 2008 1:38 PM MDT reply actions

Exactly. That makes it even more evident that any and all comparisons of Sakic’s situation to Favre’s are ridiculous. Does the AP even employ editors at all anymore?

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe Dunman on Sep 3, 2008 2:07 PM MDT up reply actions

Does the AP even employ editors at all anymore?

I’m pretty sure they don’t employ any editor’s with anything resembling hockey knowledge.

by Mike @ MHH on Sep 3, 2008 2:47 PM MDT up reply actions

What’s hockey?

Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-

by Americanario on Sep 3, 2008 2:54 PM MDT up reply actions

I heard it’s like soccer only even more boring.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe Dunman on Sep 3, 2008 6:49 PM MDT up reply actions

smaller goals, so less scoring. Right?

26 Card Jet

by Tommelot on Sep 4, 2008 4:48 AM MDT up reply actions

But just the same amount of diving.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe Dunman on Sep 4, 2008 5:07 AM MDT up reply actions

Does anybody else pronounce it “Favrah”, or is it just me? Is it because he’s an infamous douche from everything I heard growing up in my part of hicksville, Mississippi?

by Mike @ MHH on Sep 3, 2008 2:55 PM MDT reply actions