It was reported yesterday that Super Joe Sakic - my favorite player of all time - will be out at least three months after breaking three fingers in a snowblowing accident. Sakic was already out with a herniated disk, and no doubt this additional injury is frustrating for the 39-year old captain who was recently voted by players as the most respected man in the NHL.
What sucks about this? Sakic's injured. After enjoying an entire career without any major injuries, Super Joe has seemed quite mortal the last two years, spending a fair amount of time on the injured reserve list. It probably drives him nuts to not be out there playing with the team.
I do find something in all of this, however, that makes me love Super Joe even more: Sakic, who recently passed Jaromir Jagr as the highest-grossing NHL player of all time (this even after taking pay cuts the last few years to clear up cap room for the team to sign new players) is not above taking care of familial responsibilities. The man freaking SNOWBLOWS his probably enormous driveway! Sure, he injured himself while doing it (I would love to know how), but the fact is, this enormously rich professional athlete is not above throwing on a coat and gloves, trudging outside in the middle of a Denver winter, a doing some chores around the house.
Just another reason why Joe Sakic is my favorite player, and one of my favorite humans, of all time. He's won Stanley Cups, MVPs, Scoring titles, and is currently the longest-serving captain in the NHL... but he's also a husband and father. With all the hubbub about a certain player whose name rhymes with Pawn Savory - not to mention all the other scandals involving athletes from other sports - it's nice to see a guy like Joe Sakic still around.
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