Bill Watters was right!

Note: Yesterday it was announced that Mike Komisarek will undergo season ending surgery on his shoulder and will miss the Olympics. Obviously this was the right thing to do, as the season is all but lost now anyway (playoff-wise) and it will ensure that Komo comes back better next year, instead of risking re-injury and further problems later in his career. It's unfortunate that he must miss the Olympics, as I'm sure everyone always dreams of what it must be like to rep your country on the biggest stage. Let's just hope that Komi has a great recovery and comes back strong next season.

Ok, on to Bill Watters!

When I flicked on Sportsnet the other day, I caught Watters in the middle of flipping his wig regarding the Ilya Kovalchuk situation. He was throwing out all kinds of things like "I don't want him on my team", "this guy just wants money and lacks honor". To which Nick Kypreos got all up in arms and freaked out talking about how great Kovy was and how he will get his cash one way or the other because he deserves it.

I thought "Watters is really getting on foolish here, he needs to really chill out." Of course I was wrong, because if anyone needs to chill out, it's Ilya Kovalchuk. Let's all look at this for what it is; Kovalchuk is insisting, well, demanding that he makes the absolute league maximum no matter what. He has reportedly turned down something like 100 mill stretched over ten years from Atlanta, and will likely look for the same type of godly treatment anywhere else. Now some people think if he's one of the premiere talents in the league, then he should make as much as possible. The only problem I see in all of this is that Ilya Kovalchuk thinks that he's bigger than the game of hockey. Hey Ilya, newsflash buddy, I can name ten players that are better than you without having to even think about it.

Doesn't this type of thing follow this guy as well? Anyone remember in the World Juniors when Russia were about to beat Canada, and Kovy skates in for the empty netter, then procedes to pump his fist DURING THE PLAY before burying the goal.

Watters was right. I don't want to see Kovalchuk anywhere near a Leafs uniform this year or any time in the near future. If he wants to take 200 million dollars and go play in the KHL, perfect. It might be a loss for the Atlanta Thrashers, but it's no huge loss for the league. The NHL has actual real premiere players in Ovie and Sid the Kid, both class acts. Kovalchuk should take a lesson from those guys and be a little more sensible about what he's trying to pull here. There's no doubt he is a great player with amazing goal scoring talent, but there are many players better than him in the league that don't act foolish and make ridiculous demands.

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With the Super Bowl this weekend, I remembered this gem. Anyone else remember these awesome clips?





-MSU