Gaborik To Surgery

[Vadered]

This...is a tribute.

"Gaborik", by Tenacious Lavi:


Gaborik is the greatest and best player in the world... 's tribute.

Long time ago me and my buddy Claude here,
we was speedskatin' down a long and lonesome rink
All of a sudden, there shined a shiny Penguin... in the middle... of the rink.
And he said:
[Sung]
"Show me the best player in the world, or I'll eat your soul." (soul)
[Spoken]
Well me and Claude, we looked at each other,
and we each said... "Okay."
[Sung]
And Claude played the first way that came to his head,
Just so happened to be,
The best player in the world, he was the best player in the world.

Look into the net and it's easy to see
Fleury in the crease means the goal's empty
It was destiny.
Once every hundred-thousand years or so,
When the Los Angeles Kings to the finals go,
And Lidstrom says no...

Needless to say, the bird was stunned.
Whip-crack went the Shanaban,
And the bird was done.
He asked Claude: "(snort) Be you Gretzky?"
And Claude said, "Nay. We are but men."
Rock!
Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh-ah-ah,
Ohhh, whoah, ah-whoah-oh!

Gabby's not the greatest player in the world, no.
He's just a Gaborik.
Couldn't compete like the greatest player in the world, no, no.
He is Gaborik, oh, not the greatest player in the world,
All right! Not the greatest player in the world,
All right! Claude was the best muthafuckin' guy the greatest player in the world.
[2-part skat]
[Spoken]
And the peculiar thing is this my friends:
the play Claude showed on that fateful night it didn't actually look
anything like round two!
[Sung]
This is just a Gaborik! You gotta believe it!
And I wish you were there! Just a matter of opinion.
Ah, fuck! Good God, God lovin',
So surprised when Bryz couldn't stop it.
[Skat]
All right! All right!

 

[DevilishWon]

When I saw the headline I thought he was having a set of balls installed.

 

[beantownmaniac]

Gaborik to undergo rotator cuff surgery - NHL.com - News

Wow. That's a big one. Often regarded as the roughest orthopedic surgery. Explains some of his issues too. That KILLS your strength.

I know this all too well. Painful also. I had partial tears in BOTH RTC's at the same time. Luckily they weren't too big to need surgery, but the rehab was 5 months. :sad:

 

[beantownmaniac]

You Washington fans probably aren't able to grasp the scope of Lidstrom's retirement, but to give you some context you have to understand that most great players only retire once, not every April...

:ss:

Awesome, lol. Rep when I can.