No its not time to start ripping your hair out or hitting your head against the wall or throwing heavy objects at your TV screens. 5 games down in a row … Geno is in a little slump and not hiding it. Well it takes a real man to admit to your faults. Post-Gazette article offers some insight into what Geno is going through.
“It’s my fault tonight,” Malkin said. “After [Florida] scored a second goal, my game is not good, I know.”
“I don’t know,” Malkin said. “I’m trying to play simple, but I don’t know.”
“Maybe I relaxed a little bit [after Ottawa 8-2 win],” he said. “I don’t know.”
“I feel [physically] OK,” he said.
“We change lines every game and I play with [so many wingers], but my game is not good now,” he said.
There have been suggestions that Malkin would play better if his parents were here visiting from Russia. That idea almost put a smile on his face.
“No,” he said of that possible solution, then shrugged. “Maybe.
“I played before when my parents aren’t here and played better [than this].”
“It’s a hard time in my career, but my life is not over,” he said.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10004/1025658-61.stm
In my opinion Geno has a classic case of Holidayitis – yes its real for many Russians because new years time is one of the biggest holidays for all the former Soviet Union countries. I am myself have a severe condition of Holidayitis. I gained like 20 pounds … drinking alcohol non stop … even too lazy to get up and walk to a store thats around the corner. Can you really blame me? You could but your cries will not be heard. Last thing i can imagine right now is playing hockey. Of course its not my job to play hockey, unlike Geno, and i am not making excuses for him. I am simply offering a reason for whats is happening right now. I am offering a remedy to your hair ripping, head banding, tv throwing problems. That remedy is “Time”. No not the “Time” magazine but simply seconds ticking water dripping process that heals everything.
Do you remember last year’s holiday season? Well if you don’t then cbc.ca will remind you … “Maybe there is a kind of holiday blues connection for Malkin. When Malkin won the scoring title with 35 goals and 113 points last season, he went 10 games without a goal between Dec. 22 and Jan. 8.”
Once Geno comes out of his Holiday Hibernation he’ll be back and will be better than ever. Best part is that worst is behind us and the best is just around the corner. So don’t burn your Malkin jerseys just yet … CUZ GENO IS COMING BACK!!!!! DONT FORGET THAT MALKIN = GOD!
Love and Peace to you and your families! Stay positive and cheer on your team through thick and thin!
LETS GO PENS!!!
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That remedy is “Time”. No not the “Time” magazine but simply seconds ticking water dripping process that heals everything. — Beautiful sentence
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