The View From Wisconsin

Dear Johnny Damon,

What in the **** were you thinking?

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Dear Chris Chelios,

Okay, how much money did you give USA Hockey? There's no other reason why you should be on the Olympic squad. Unless, of course, you have a picture of Laviolette with a goat... or you really know who was behind the hotel room trashing in Nagano. Your fellow alum Ryan Suter deserved a spot more than you do.

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Dear Bill Wirtz,

When are you going to wise up and sell the team to someone who actually cares about hockey more than you care about your door?

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Dear Ryan Suter,

Way to use the snub by team USA to your advantage. I'm sure dad can help you get that puck mounted for your trophy case.

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Dear ESPN,

Must have been a slow news day when you end up as the story. What the heck were you thinking when you asked Matt Leinart, an NCAA "student-athlete", to do a promo for SportsCenter? Even if you didn't pay him, you could have accidentally messed up the BCS "championship game" your parent company paid all those beau coup bucks to broadcast.

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Dear Coach Berezowitz,

These things happen. Too bad it happened in the championship game. I know you'll get the Hawks back to the playoffs again. This time, though, maybe you guys need a loss in the regular season before you hit the post-season.

Oh, and tell Beaver to stay healthy during the off season... he looks like he could be our load carrier for the next couple of years.