On my way home from the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers game yesterday, one of my friends sent me a tweet related to Flyers captain Mike Richards’ postgame interview. He said it was good for a laugh and that I should check it out.
I did when I got home, and I was disgusted with what Richards was saying. It’s not just because I’m a Penguins fan, but it was the way the team captain was acting after a loss to a rival.
Among some of Richards’ gems were:
“If Sidney Crosby fights Daniel Carcillo, maybe I’ll fight (Matt Cooke).”
“It’s tough when you play Pittsburgh. They’re going to be falling down easy.”
“I think I’ve given you enough quotes there.”
The first thing that came to my mind was, “Wow…what a sore loser Richards is.”
Richards also complained that the Penguins got a lot of power-play time. Pittsburgh had eight power plays in the game, including two five-on-three advantages. He said it was easy for the Penguins to capitalize when they got as many power plays as ...
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Philadelphia Flyers Captain Mike Richards Is a Sore Loser
October 17th, 2010 by Alison Myers Leave a reply »
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