Seriously, Game 3 opening... WTF?
One can imagine the scenario: Two PR douches present their pitch for a pre-game show to Ottawa Senators executives:
PR Douch #1: So Senators, right? We need to leverage some excitement from the fan base through a theme
PR Douche #2: so here’s what we are thinking… forget Spartan Cat,… that does not play.
PR Douche#1: What the kids like now, what’s big this year is those half-naked guys from that movie 300
PR Douche #2: What are they called?
PR Douche#1: Greek dudes
PR Douche #2: Yeah, so we rent a costume, and we get some miked-up greek dude to come out to inspire people to cheer
PR Douche#1: Full fanfare!
PR Douche #2: He’s got the greek helmet, and greek cape, and a shield.
PR Douche#1: Now that says Senators!
PR Douche #2: And we get him to walk down the ranks of the Sens
PR Douche#1: With the greek-ish music and everything.
PR Douche #2: And he’ll do some lines from the movie and get people to cheer.
PR Douche#1: you know, motivate the team and the fans.
PR Douche #2: It will be something uniquely Ottawa Senators
Was it really as bad as I make it sound?
Yup.
In a pre-game opening that was supposed to symbolize Captain Daniel Alfredsson’s return, a buffed wannabe Spartan warrior took to the ice and spewed clichés from the movie 300. Unfortunately, hampered by a microphone malfunction and a teetering helmet, the effect was lost on most. Somewhere in the world, Gerard Butler was having a good laugh while King Leonidis must’ve been turning in his grave.
Homoerotic? Really? I would not go that far.
It was pretty terrible that they tried to pass off Frank Miller's stylized version of a Spartan Hoplite as a Roman Senator, though.
Oh yeah, Sens lost. They now face a sweep.
Here's a somewhat more accurate depiction of the appropriate roman armour, plus a pretty kickass battle scene:
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