NHL A ward SS

The nhl awards went down last night, and I’m pretty sure I could hear the sound of comedy dying from my sofa. It was so bad, that at one point I was hoping Gilbert Gottfried would show up. First off, there’s one major thing wrong with the awards, and that’s the timing. Its too far removed from the season. I would say shorten up the regular season and do it right before the playoffs. If you don’t like that, have them before the start of next season. It just feels like it doesn’t get the play it deserves. Now, onto the show, Jay Mohr is a funny guy, but word has it, that he’s not very big hockey fan. Some would say he thinks it sucks. So, why have him host? And why have him do a multitude of impressions throughout? It felt like a night at the improv.

It’s just that the writing was so friggin’ poor too. Then they jumped to the outside shots on the red carpet, where you couldn’t help but be distracted by the fat dude who was obviously a collector or memorabilia dealer. The whole thing felt extremely awkward, don’t even get me started on the performances. Look, I love Snoop Dogg, I think Doggystyle is one of the best rap albums ever, but can this dude take a break? He has more shows than the convention center, quickly becoming the Destinys Child of the rap world. Then there was some ‘shine’ group, which was some angry rock group, then blast from the past, Goo Goo Dolls. The only decent performance was the Cirque Du Soleil one. The guest presenters seemed odd as well, it was like they played schoolyard pick em with a list. At the end of the day, it was just another Gary Bettman mess. I’m not looking forward to next year.

Why not have side elements like best goal, best save, they could have a lot of fun with something like this. Instead it becomes as awkard as a ride in a limo with the Blackhawks.