Thrashers Jerseys Thrown on the Ice at Jets/Preds Game

[dmiles2186]

I don't know if this was a protest or closure, like the enclosed column states, but I feel for the person/people that did this. To me, it's a fan or fans saying, 'We're still here and we won't forget what was done.'

My greatest fear of a fan is my team moving in any sport. I won't ever have to worry about that with the Cardinals. It really is sad to see this.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck- ... 55185.html

When the Atlanta Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg last summer, the Nashville Predators aggressively courted their abandoned fans. Part of that courtship: The "Thrash To Smash" ticket offer that included two free tickets to Saturday night's game in Nashville against the Winnipeg Jets.

We'll just go ahead and assume it was one of those heartbroken former Thrashers fans that tossed a few Atlanta jerseys on the ice during the Jets' loss to the Predators:

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For the record: That was a home, road and an older third jersey (as opposed to those terrible thirds they wore near the end) that were thrown on the ice. According to J.R. Lind, there were a dozen more that hit the ice throughout the game.

Was it a protest? Was it a moment of closure, as a Thrashers fan emptied his or her closet of the departed team's gear? QMI's David Larkins wrote: "If it was some fans' protest to the NHL, it was about as sad an effort as, well, Atlanta in the NHL"

Laura Astorian, who had the video above on Thrashing the Blues, wasn't sure this was the right move from one of her fellow Thrashers fans:

Those jerseys, while expensive regardless of if they're Reebok or KOHO or CCM, are worth more than just money. My Thrashers jerseys are about the last connection I have left to a team that I watched for 11 years. So much of the memorabilia is still hard to look at -- the autographed pucks and even my Johan Hedberg autographed goalie stick are put away. But the jerseys remind me of the game experience more than the team, and that was my favorite part about going. I miss my routine, I miss wearing those jerseys, and I miss the hell out of the Thrashers. I just don't know if this is how I'd choose to show it.

An excellent point. Then again, perhaps this is the only way they knew how to finally cope with that loss.

[STLADOGG]

At least it wasn't a octopus...who the hell throws an octopus on the ice.

[philco_3]

At least it wasn't a octopus...who the hell throws an octopus on the ice.

I believe the correct answer there would be homos from detroit.

[cprice12]

At least it wasn't a octopus...who the hell throws an octopus on the ice.

I've been saying this for years.
It's a (Franking) dead animal that is being chucked onto the ice, picked up, twirled in the air, and the fans go nuts.
Wings fans will say, "It's tradition."
Just becuse it is "tradition" doesn't mean it isn't grossly inapropriate...in this day and age, people should use common sense.
Use the octopus as a symbol of sorts, hang a huge plastic one from the rafters...but don't throw dead ones on the ice you morons.

[goon attack]

The octopus being thrown on the ice is the only thing about Detroit that I respect precisely because it's about tradition. It's a colorful part of hockey history.

"Grandpa, what did the Blues do? Did they throw some dead sea creature on the ice like Detroit???"

"No, Timmy, we had this thing called the power play dance and some asshole waved a towel around after each goal."

"Oh. That's stupid."

"I know, Timmy, I know."

[fargoblues]

The octopus being thrown on the ice is the only thing about Detroit that I respect precisely because it's about tradition. It's a colorful part of hockey history.

"Grandpa, what did the Blues do? Did they throw some dead sea creature on the ice like Detroit???"

"No, Timmy, we had this thing called the power play dance and some asshole waved a towel around after each goal."

"Oh. That's stupid."

"I know, Timmy, I know."

I also would have accepted:

"No, Timmy, you see, we had this big stuffed blue bear...."

"Oh, (Frank) off Grandpa, no way they would do anything so gay..."

[STLADOGG]

The octopus being thrown on the ice is the only thing about Detroit that I respect precisely because it's about tradition. It's a colorful part of hockey history.

"Grandpa, what did the Blues do? Did they throw some dead sea creature on the ice like Detroit???"

"No, Timmy, we had this thing called the power play dance and some asshole waved a towel around after each goal."

"Oh. That's stupid."

"I know, Timmy, I know."

I also would have accepted:

"No, Timmy, you see, we had this big stuffed blue bear...."

"Oh, (Frank) off Grandpa, no way they would do anything so gay..."

So your saying we should start our own tradition of throwing a dead blue bear on the ice?

[thedoc]

At least it wasn't a octopus...who the hell throws an octopus on the ice.

Austin Powers: That really hurt! I'm gonna have a lump there, you idiot! Who throws a shoe? Honestly! You fight like a woman!

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[fargoblues]

The octopus being thrown on the ice is the only thing about Detroit that I respect precisely because it's about tradition. It's a colorful part of hockey history.

"Grandpa, what did the Blues do? Did they throw some dead sea creature on the ice like Detroit???"

"No, Timmy, we had this thing called the power play dance and some asshole waved a towel around after each goal."

"Oh. That's stupid."

"I know, Timmy, I know."

I also would have accepted:

"No, Timmy, you see, we had this big stuffed blue bear...."

"Oh, (Frank) off Grandpa, no way they would do anything so gay..."

So your saying we should start our own tradition of throwing a dead blue bear on the ice?

You know, that would work... once.

[cprice12]

The octopus being thrown on the ice is the only thing about Detroit that I respect precisely because it's about tradition. It's a colorful part of hockey history.

"Grandpa, what did the Blues do? Did they throw some dead sea creature on the ice like Detroit???"

"No, Timmy, we had this thing called the power play dance and some asshole waved a towel around after each goal."

"Oh. That's stupid."

"I know, Timmy, I know."

I love traditions.
But not all traditions should stick around simply because they are traditions.
I agree, it's a colorful part of hockey history...and that's where it should be...in hockey's history.
And they are trying to stop it. It's a $500 fine if you get caught throwing anything on the ice, and you are ejected from the game. That's always been a rule, but the league is cracking down on it now, especially with the octopi in Detroit...or so they say.
This guy was caught, ejected, arrested, & fined: http://deadspin.com/5791907/if-you-thro ... nd-ejected

If you explain to someone, who has never heard of hockey, what Detroit fans do in the playoffs, it sounds epically retarded, juvenile & just plain, WTF?? Dead animals? Seriously?
Not to mention, when you chuck it on the ice, all of this octopus "stuff" gets flung everywhere...probably sprays folks as it flies over their heads. That's why that guy who goes and picks it up, isn't allowed to twirl it in the air anymore when he runs off the ice...it flings octopus juice everywhere.

The whole thing is just disturbing when you step back and think about what's going on.
And it pisses me off to no end when I see an octopus on the ice in our building when playing Detroit.

The towel guy is a dork, but whatever...he throws shirts to fans and they count off the goals as the bell gongs. As a whole, I like it.
And I don't get the hate for the bear. He's there for the kids. He's not there for me...I'm more concerned with winning a damn hockey game.
But he makes my 2 year old daughter smile, along with a lot of other kids...so he's ok in my book.

The power play dance is stupid and needs to go away...and it will. That's hardly a tradition.

[Blueline29]

Damn, that really is sad. I was in Atlanta in November for a concert and my hotel was right near this:



Gave me the same feeling as seeing an abandoned amusement park. I feel for their fans.

[dmiles2186]

That picture makes my heart hurt. Seriously. The Thrashers were a joke, but it doesn't mean they didn't have fans.