Not to make a big deal out of it, but I would be.

I'm really anal about that poop. I don't like it any sport- like when Prince Fielder did that bowling pin bullpoop after a walkoff HR. I hate it. Celebrating is one thing- letting the emotion of scoring or hitting a HR etc go is cool. I've done it before. The OV smash into the glass is awesome.

But once it goes above a celebration and into showboating territory (i.e. spinning around the ice like a goddamn figure skater like Yak, throwing gloves into the air and "shooting" them, "shooting an arrow" at the goalie, etc) then it's when I get angry. Act like you've scored before and be a little bit humble. That's why we like guys like Chase Utley and Lappy; they go out there, play the game the right way, and don't put the spotlight on themselves per se. That's a professional.
- Giroux_Is_God

The OV smash into the glass is not awesome

First, he does it all the time and it's not spur of the moment

Yak was

I love OV smash into glass. Really cool.

Hate OV burning wood celebration for number 50. That's an indvidiual acheivement. No need for that celebration.

Figure this, the Oilers were a terrible team that season. It's a home game. They score a a legit goal to tie the game up with less than two minutes to go in the third period. Refs say no goal. Crowd is (frank)ing pissed. They throw poop onto the ice. The team regroups, goes out there, and scores a goal with twelve seconds left. Player who scores goal, skates to center ice and slides on his knees to celebrate. The player is a rookie, a young kid--my question is, do you think anyone in those stands went, "hmm....a bit much?"

No.

Really?

I have no problem with this celebration, considering the context. The Oilers obviously scored a game tying goal, and it was disallowed because Jon Quick female doged and moaned.

Then to have the team score with 12 seconds left at home--in front of crowd that threw pizza boxes on the ice? Seriously, change the color from blue to black and we wouldn't have this conversation.

It's a celebration.
- KGBflyers10

I had no problem with it either. In the context of the game it was as spontaneous as it gets. Ill agree with others that I hate "staged" celebrations like Ovechkin burning his stick and almost every celebration in football.

This one was fun.

He wasn't part of the Horcoff deal?
- wilsonecho91

Yes he was. I remember being surprised at the time.

Meh, no problems here with goal celebrations. When they start doing a celebratory dance after every hit like the NFL, maybe I'll have a problem.

Meh, no problems here with goal celebrations. When they start doing a celebratory dance after every hit like the NFL, maybe I'll have a problem.
- BulliesPhan87

I'd love to see Rinaldo light a dude up and then do a Brent Celek-like first down point.

Meh, no problems here with goal celebrations. When they start doing a celebratory dance after every hit like the NFL, maybe I'll have a problem.
- BulliesPhan87

Watch an NBA game when a player dunks.

You'd think those dunks were worth more than 2 points.

I have zero problem with hockey players celebrating goals.