By: M. Patton
Baltimore, MD - The well-fed, thick fingered big-mouth from Ottawa is at it again. Ottawa Sun sports writer Bruce Garrioch wrote in a column from today's Slam! Sports that Sabres' forward Adam Mair made comments to Ottawa's Danny Heatly that Garrioch quotes as being "classless" regarding Heatly's 2003 incident involving the death of then Atlanta teammate Dan Snyder. (http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Ottawa/2007/02/25/3665073-sun.html)
There are a few points to make here. The first is that we can only hope that he was quoting the Ottawa players when using the word classless. After all, this small-time sports writer, who has one real professional sports team to cover, was the one who did go on the MSG network during the first intermission from last night's game in Ottawa and call Sabres owner Tom Golisano a whiner. I guess the word "classless" covers a narrower spectrum in Canadian English. Stateside, we know exactly what it means.
The next point is that if Mair did say something, even if it was in poor taste (none of which anyone can prove), does it make it any less true? Do you think that perhaps there are fans or just everyday people who may resent the fact that although it was an accident, Heatly's accountability was limited to probation and a fat contract in Ottawa? It is understandable that Healty, himself, would be upset if such comments were said, but how does that become the rest of the Senators' cause? I would never condone such comments personally, but time doesn't erase history, it just makes it easier to deal with. Also, last time I checked, just because you make a mistake and admit you make a mistake, it does not absolve you from being made accountable.
I can't wait to write about something other than Ottawa and I am actually thankful Buffalo plays Toronto on Tuesday. Hopefully, Toronto has an inept sports writer that will say stupid things in public.
Baltimore, MD - The well-fed, thick fingered big-mouth from Ottawa is at it again. Ottawa Sun sports writer Bruce Garrioch wrote in a column from today's Slam! Sports that Sabres' forward Adam Mair made comments to Ottawa's Danny Heatly that Garrioch quotes as being "classless" regarding Heatly's 2003 incident involving the death of then Atlanta teammate Dan Snyder. (http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Ottawa/2007/02/25/3665073-sun.html)
There are a few points to make here. The first is that we can only hope that he was quoting the Ottawa players when using the word classless. After all, this small-time sports writer, who has one real professional sports team to cover, was the one who did go on the MSG network during the first intermission from last night's game in Ottawa and call Sabres owner Tom Golisano a whiner. I guess the word "classless" covers a narrower spectrum in Canadian English. Stateside, we know exactly what it means.
The next point is that if Mair did say something, even if it was in poor taste (none of which anyone can prove), does it make it any less true? Do you think that perhaps there are fans or just everyday people who may resent the fact that although it was an accident, Heatly's accountability was limited to probation and a fat contract in Ottawa? It is understandable that Healty, himself, would be upset if such comments were said, but how does that become the rest of the Senators' cause? I would never condone such comments personally, but time doesn't erase history, it just makes it easier to deal with. Also, last time I checked, just because you make a mistake and admit you make a mistake, it does not absolve you from being made accountable.
I can't wait to write about something other than Ottawa and I am actually thankful Buffalo plays Toronto on Tuesday. Hopefully, Toronto has an inept sports writer that will say stupid things in public.
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