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I’m watching The Rocket right now. It’s the Maurice Richard story. It’s actually really good so far. I haven’t finished watching it because Tania came home last night before the movie was over. I had to turn it off. Watching a movie about hockey is like watching porn. She won’t stand for it. Although she was the one that Netflixed it for me. God bless her. (Can we make “Netflix” a verb?) Despite my hatred of the Montreal Canadians and my racism towards Quebecois, I found myself liking Maurice. I even got a little misty eyed at times. But I was laughing my ass off during the hockey fights in the movie. Great stuff. The best one is Maurice vs. some goon on the Rangers. The goon, coincidentally, was played by present NHL pest Sean Avery. The second coincidence being that Avery actually was a Ranger for awhile. So anyway Avery goes for Richard and every one is all scared that their star player, the fragile Richard, is going to get hurt. Instead, he decks Avery with one punch. (I can’t believe I was rooting for a Hab here.) Avery gets up and comes at him again. Again Richard decks him with one punch. His coach smiles. Richard tries to get into the penalty box figuring the fighting business is over, but Avery comes at him again and Richard proceeds to pummel him in the box. Yes there’s nothing like a hockey fight, even if it is staged.