For a country that prides itself in being the birthplace of hockey, someone really should send a memo to the radio stations letting them know how trades work.
Ottawa's 105.3FM has banned all songs by Carrie Underwood after her husband, Mike Fisher, was traded to the Nashville Predators from the Ottawa Senators.
A rep from the station made the following genius comment:
“We know Mike Fisher is not to blame for this trade but feel he was lured away from Ottawa by a country-music superstar. Sure, she’s pretty. Yes, she can sing. But can she play hockey? Can she put one on the top shelf with a slap shot? No!”
Seriously? Really? You really think that's why Fisher was traded there?
I understand that losing a player to another team doesn't give fans the warm and fuzzies. Trust me, as a Blackhawks fan, I'm familiar with the feeling. And, Fisher was the Sens for a decade, so a certain amount of attachment is bound to occur.
But blaming Carrie Underwood for the trade? Seriously? Somehow I doubt that when two major professional sports teams are talking playing trades they're considering what would be convenient for the little lady.
Maybe it's the country music fan in me that makes me jump to Underwood's defense. Or maybe it's the fact that blasting "Undo It" on the radio this summer got me through a major heartbreak. My ridiculous reasoning aside, while I'm sure Nashville will be thrilled to have the hockey star and country cutie in town, I highly doubt that was their only motivation for bringing him in.
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