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Yeah, THERE’S a shock.

14 Sep 2006 @ 11:13 AM

Jack Johnson staying at UMich; Dancin’ Dad says “fuck y’all haters.”This is not at all a surprise–and good on Luke for getting that quote in at the end of the article, even though it hasn’t stopped random members of the Idiot Brigade from posting stuff like this on thescoreboards.com’s Hurricanes board:

No offense but he has no intention of staying 4 years and getting a degree. I truly believe this has nothing to do with education.

I don’t think JJ ever intends to wear the red eye. I’d dump him now. Blasphemy some will say, but the kid obviously has his head so far up his posterior, that he doesn’t know night from day. He’s either WAY too imature to play in the NHL, or his family has Lindros Syndrome (do you even know the story behind Eric Lindros’ refusal to play for the Nordiques? Or do you just like saying that so that you sound intelligent? Seriously, I’m asking here). Either way, this kid has trouble written all over him. Trade him, or his rights to the first sucker to offer something. I say it again, he’ll never wear a Canes sweater.

I’m not even going to bother with the Hurricanes’ official website boards, but I’m sure there’s even more cerebellum-rotting venom to be had over there.

Whatever–but at least SOMEBODY in the Johnson family addressed the mistaken belief that JJ is staying in school just so that his rights will run out and he’ll be able to sign with the Pens and be reunited with his best buddy Sid Crosby. As I’ve said 238947243 times before: the kid has said that he wants to win an NCAA title at UMich like his father did, and that when that happens (or when he graduates, whichever comes first) he’ll be more than proud to don the Sightless Eye of Carolina. He’s never deviated from this, and he’s never even so much as hinted otherwise. JimR, on the other hand, jumped the gun when he presumed that JJ would be as easily swayed as…oh, I dunno, David Tanabe. I can understand his and Lavi’s frustration, but at the same time? I’d say it’s largely self-induced.

IN OTHER NEWS:

Jason Woolley has been added to the training camp roster–which has a couple people going “YEAH BABY”, but me? Errrr….not so sure I like this one. But then, last season I wasn’t overly enthused with the signing of Frankie Kaberle; so there you go.

(p.s. Dear TSN; The News and Observer is in RALEIGH, not Charlotte. Plz to pull heads out of posteriors and check your facts every now and then, kkthx.)

Posted By: The Acid Queen
Last Edit: 14 Sep 2006 @ 11:13 AM

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