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Right now Jeremy Roenick is right where he is used to being in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He is at home watching htem on TV. Apparently that isn't enough for the cagey vet. Either he has gone off the deep end of the mental scale or he is just trying to keep his picture in the paper.
First off let me show you what he said on "The Monsters in the Morning" show on Comcast Sportsnet in Chicago.
"Detroit coach Mike Babcock doesn't appear to like American players, especially Chelios."
"The coach just doesn't like him for some ungodly known reason, I think he's got a grudge against American players, but he does not like Cheli at all," said Roenick, who played this past season with San Jose.
"There is an underlying, I don't know if it's a hatred, because hatred is a strong word. But there is some underlying issue there that I don't understand. You know Babcock is the coach. You have to respect him for his decisions on who he plays, and that is all well and good," Roenick said.
"Sometimes it's just the verbal stuff that goes back and forth, from what I understand," he added. "Cheli will never complain. He is the ultimate professional. He will do whatever the team needs."
Chelios and Babcock both replied when the Red Wings arrived in Chicago for game three of the Western Conference Finals.
Chelios- "How does JR know anything-is he playing?" Chelios told the Detroit Free Press. "The last time I talked to JR was a few weeks ago, and it was about his charity pool party in Vegas. I don't know what JR is talking about."
Babacock- "When the Red Wings arrived in Chicago on Thursday evening on the eve of Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, Babcock told reporters at a downtown hotel to consider the source.
Roenick is washed up mentally and physically. For the San Jose Sharks this season he scored just 4 goals with 9 assists for only 13 points in 42 games. In his rookie year he only got into 20 games and 18 points. Except now he gets paid a lot more to do less.
Here is the truth about Babcock, Chelios, and American players. First of all the players on the team are brought in and signed by the general manager Ken Holland. These guys work together and get paid a lot of money to win. They don't care what country players are from. It is very apparent.
Roenick said that Babcock doesn't like to play Americans? What about Brett Lebda, Justin Abdelkader, Ty Conklin, Chris Chelios, and Brian Rafalski. The Red Wings have five American players. That is higher than the league average! The reason Chelios doesn't play that much is because he is 47 years old! He is older than Babcock by two years. He doesn't play even close to the level he did five years ago.....when he was 42!
Jeremy do us all a favor and just retire. Just because Chelios still plays doesn't mean you have to. Chelios has a great fitness rourine to stay in shape. You just work your jaws. Don't make us go Old Yeller on ya!