First things first. I knew that the Senators' hot start would have to simmer down sooner or later. Dropping two games in a row is not reason to start panicking quite yet (although if the boys continue to play the way they have been, it could be reason to start worrying). The real panic comes from the fact that our captain, our heart and soul, the straw that stirs the drink Daniel Alfredsson has suffered a groin injury and is listed as day-to-day.

Godspeed, Captain. Godspeed.

In other OMGWTFBBQ news, allow me for a moment to talk about women and sports. No, this will not be a lengthy megapost about gender roles, just a slight glance and summary about some things that caught my attention recently. You know this is all a prelude to the major, epic post about the same topic that will inevitably show up here, right? Good.



So I caught this on Deadspin and prepared myself for the worst but really, it wasn't as mind-numbingly awful as that girl during the Rogers' Ottawa '67s broadcast where all she did was encourage underage drinking and general skanky behaviour.

I had to admit to being more fortunate than most female sports fans in that my intentions for liking a sport have never been called into question. There was this one time when I was at a Bulldogs game and a friend of a friend questioned why I was there but I set myself up for that one with some comments I had made so I would hardly accuse him for stereotyping.

It certainly is a crappy situation to be in and it's downright offensive when your male counterparts don't respect you for whatever X,Y,Z reason and like all stereotyping, it just comes out of fear and what they don't know. I really don't know much about this reporter's career or sports know-how. It's not like she added '...in bed' to the end of her sentence.

TV Time

Apparently, the CBC wants to attract more female viewers and their plan is to debut some original dramas on their station, one of them entitled "MVP" which is supposed to appeal to both female AND male audiences:

CBC's new winter dramas include MVP, a steamy soap that could appeal to both sexes. The network is calling MVP "a keyhole look" at the "sexy and scandalous world of a fictitious professional NHL hockey team of hunky players and their gorgeous girlfriends, wives, lovers and puck bunnies."

I'm not about to pass judgment on it since it hasn't aired yet so I really don't know if it'll do female fans a disservice by painting all female hockey fans with the 'puck bunny' brush. The problem I have with it is that it sounds disturbingly like 'The O.C.' on ice. I mean the whole team is hunky? I know there are hockey players who are absolute studs but have they looked at an average hockey team recently?

I'd be curious as to who they consulted as a primary research source for their 'scandalous and steamy' information.

P.S.: Dear Ottawa Media, What Are You Smoking?
Within the last two days, there have been articles coming out about the marital status and availability of the Senators' players. The first was about how Wade Redden was getting hitched this summer. Which, fine I understand that it's wonderful news and if he wanted to share it with the media then that's all right. Today they came out with a a list of who on the team is still available. I have to admit that of course it's something we're all curious about at one point or another. My problem isn't so much the subject, just how it was written with the "young nubile Ottawa women" forming a "plan of attack".

Then again, it's Sun Media. I should really stop being so surprised. This quote from Mike Fisher is kind of awesome though:

Fisher is also interested in tying the knot at some point, though he's not quite ready to call his shot.

"Thirty is the new 20, eh?" he said. "And I'm 27, so that means I'm only 17."

I'm not so convinced that article is actually doing female fans a favour but whatever. Brian McGrattan and Ray Emery are both available, ladies!

To all my American friends, hope you guys had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Labels: cbc, daniel alfredsson, females, general, injuries, noooooo, tv