EJ Hradek is an idiot

"It was odd in another sense, too. Usually, when you honor a player, you'd like to have a good chance to win the subsequent game. It's kind of like a homecoming game in high school or college. You like to play against an opponent you can beat.

The Blues or Bolts didn't opt for such pushovers.

The sad-sack Blues chose a night when the powerful Red Wings were in town. The Lightning, meanwhile, were hosting the Eastern Conference-leading Sabres. Neither team fared well. The Blues were drubbed, 5-1, and the Lightning suffered a 4-1 defeat.

Next time, don't invite those top teams. They end up spoiling a good party." - Hradek

Here's a clue as to why the Red Wings and Sabres were annointed for the respective career acknowledgements for Hull and Andreychuk by their respective teams;

Brett Hull played three seasons and won a cup in Detroit - something hardly inconsequential to his career.

Dave Andreychuk played a 11 seasons with Buffalo - you know, the team that drafted him.

But in EJ's world getting a home win to dovetail with the ceremony is more important than honouring the players involved by holding the event with their previous team present.

Idiot.