NHL: 2008 - 2009 season is upon us

[Grace]

Grace, there was a news story that was just on tv tonight. It would almost impossible for Detroit fans to buy octopus in Pittsburgh for the Stanley Cup series. You'd have to show some sort of Pittsburgh or Pa. idenification to buy it.

Ahhh, but there are many places to buy in Detroit. Then all one has to do is cook it before leaving for Pittsburgh . . . . .

[RICHARD]

The octopus has eight legs and the 8 is the number of games needed to win a SC trophy back in the days when there was a handful of teams.

Now that the playoff format has changed - I think you need to win 12? - the octupi still represents a successful run at the trophy and people think that tossing an octopus on the ice after a goal is the reason to do so, but it's totally a different meaning.

The ban has been in effect for the SC series in different cities for years!

http://proicehockey.about.com/od/his...it_octopus.htm

[Grace]

The octopus has eight legs and the 8 is the number of games needed to win a SC trophy back in the days when there was a handful of teams.

Now that the playoff format has changed - I think you need to win 12? - the octupi still represents a successful run at the trophy and people think that tossing an octopus on the ice after a goal is the reason to do so, but it's totally a different meaning.

The ban has been in effect for the SC series in different cities for years!

http://proicehockey.about.com/od/his...it_octopus.htm

The magic number is 16. So one would need two octopuses to toss. Come to Michigan, Richard, and I'll give you lessons on how to toss one . . . . . . I promise it will be fun

Then we could go to Greektown and have some calamari and ouzo.

[RICHARD]

Then we could go to Greektown and have some calamari and ouzo.

Oh hell.......contact a bail bondsman and leave a deposit. just in case?

Oh, can we bring Peter Puck with us?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnCO33mBUpA