How happy I was if I could forget
To remember how sad I am
Would be an easy adversity
But the recollecting of Bloom
Keeps making November difficult
Till I who was almost bold
Lose my way like a little Child
And perish of the cold.
-Emily Dickinson
Best chess
At first glance, the Canucks started off as they so often seem to do, by making a questionable defensive decision leading to a goal against:
The good news for the Canucks is the goal was ruled offside. Travis Green won a challenge, which some are saying is the biggest moral victory they’ve ever seen. Huge, in fact.
The bad news, though, is that people tried disparaging the defence of No. 57 on the play.
As many of you pointed out Tyler Myers, aka the Chaos Giraffe, turned around like he was driving a U-Haul for the first time and he’s just out there trying not to hit anything because he didn’t buy any insurance.
And sure, that’s not the greatest defensive move to make there. It’s not often you want to turn your back, count to 10, then slowly turn around to see if you can find anyone on the ice. Hide and seek defence hasn’t been taught in the league since the Bill LaForge days for a reason.
But you have to think bigger picture here.
Tyler Myers isn’t an ordinary defender.
He’s not just chaotic.
He’s a giraffe.
And as the internet delightfully tells me about the vision of a giraffe: Giraffes also have excellent vision.
