Alleged Swedish hockey player and future NHL superstar Fabian Brunnstrom has been compared to the Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, and aliens - not that he's freaky looking or lives under water, but because he's gained international acclaim, yet it seems no one's really seen him play.
Like Chinese NBA flop Yi Jianlian, who the Milwaukee Bucks chose 6th overall in last year's draft, it appears Brunstromm's legend is largely the product of YouTube (um...there are highlights of him scoring on virtually an empty net and hitting the post on a wrap around) and some masterful work by his agent.
His legend was only increased by some heavy bidding by the "braintrust" of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who were so confident he'd find it such an honour to wear the Big Blue Leaf that they didn't even fly him in to Toronto to meet. As interim GM Cliff Fletcher put it:
"He's been here before, he knows the city," said Fletcher.
But Fletcher did pull out the heavy artillery:
"We even had Borje Salming talk to him (about playing in Toronto). So we've covered pretty well all the bases," said Fletcher.
Well, sorry Toronto (and Montreal and Detroit), you can suck it. The Stars have landed...we're not sure what. But at least we beat you! Scoreboard bitches. Sunny weather and strip clubs beat "tradition" any day.
At least we'll see him with our own eyes next year. We think.
1 comments:
Stone cold retarded PhotoShop hack there, chief.
The last guy I remember hearing identified as "the best player not currently playing in the NHL" was Jiri Dopita. Remember him? I wish I didn't. Broke his leg in his first NHL game, and it all went downhill from there.
Anyway, I like the Loch Ness Brunnstrom signing. The Stars don't have a first-round pick this year. So they get this guy instead, albeit at the price of a top-5 pick. His chances of success are almost certainly better than whomever they'd draft at 25th overall or wherever. And he's ready to step in alongside one of the Stars' three world-class centers.
See ya later, Hagman.
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