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    What was that Milan Michalek goal celebration all about? (VIDEO)

    By Greg Wyshynski | Puck Daddy – Wed, Feb 22, 2012 10:32 PM EST

    Milan Michalek had two goals and an assist in the Ottawa Senators' 5-2 humbling of the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. His first goal at 14:13 of the first period was sick: a rink-length stretch pass from Erik Karlsson, the use of Dennis Wideman as a croquet wicket, the finish past Tomas Vokoun … and then a rather odd celebration:

    For the video impaired, Michalek took off his glove, put a finger in the air and spun it around several times as he skated along the boards.

    So what was it? An impression of Wideman haplessly attempting to defend the play? The Michalekian version of the Jagr Salute? A tribute to RATT's seminal classic "Round and Round?"

    None of the above. Via Erin Nicks of NHL.com, Michalek said:

    "My buddy from back home in Czech came and he said if I scored I had to do that."

    Michalek has 27 goals with no sign of letting up. Our advice to his friend: See how far you can push this "if you score, you must do" thing. For example, we've yet to see a player use his own skate to shave his head after a goal …

     

    25 comments

    • big g
      big g  •  Burlington, Vermont  •  3 months ago
      he was trying to do the goal light spinning around
      • Mike
        Mike 3 months ago
        Looks that way to me, too. He was staring right at it while he did his move
      • brad
        brad 2 months ago
        Exactly....I thought this was a no brainer. In other news...the sun will come up tomorrow.
    • El Koz
      El Koz  •  2 months ago
      He was setting up for the DDT, Jake the Snake style
      • Jon
        Jon 2 months ago
        BEST. REPLY. EVER.
    • Pat
      Pat  •  3 months ago
      I think he was showing us some kind of bizarre Czech sex move.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Newark, New Jersey  •  2 months ago
      As far as goal celebrations, I'd love to see:

      1) The scorer (bonus points for gomez) put their helmet on the ice and dance around the sombrero firing off his finger six shooters in the air
      2) The scorer skate by the bench and do the robot
      3) The scorer skate over to Pierre McGuire and rub his head like a crystal ball and point to the jumbotron replay for the foretold prophecy, or simply
      4) The scorer straddle the goalpost and hump it with all his might.
    • DJ Sobiepan
      DJ Sobiepan  •  3 months ago
      Next time his buddy should tell him to Anisimov the goalie.
    • Robert
      Robert  •  Duluth, Minnesota  •  3 months ago
      Lol I love it! It looked like he had fun following thru on his must do if he scores promises, probably earning himself some "you must do, if you...- demand" credits of his own!
    • Tony Starx
      Tony Starx  •  2 months ago
      He was telling them to roll the highlight reel.
    • peer
      peer  •  Golden, Colorado  •  2 months ago
      ive seen kane do something like that. While he does appear to equivocate, it looks like he wants that occasion to continue to happen in the future because it has happened in the past. All day baby
    • Alan
      Alan  •  2 months ago
      Maybe he's a baseball fan. That's the umpire's signal for a home run.
    • Clever Handle
      Clever Handle  •  2 months ago
      Beautiful goal on his part but it was made too easy on him by a team that didn't show up to play.
    • Dumas Fug
      Dumas Fug  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  2 months ago
      The headline makes it sound like he must have acted like it was a playoff series clinching goal, maybe even Cup Finals, like it was way overboard, maybe falling to the ice in a heap of people, and then it turns out to actually be nothing. What has become of the media?!
    • MDK
      MDK  •  Chico, California  •  2 months ago
      What's the big deal about the celebration? Who cares?

      The goal on the other hand was freaking sweet.
    • SharksFinatic
      SharksFinatic  •  2 months ago
      Home run!
    • Schmanny, Chug, P Dinny
      Schmanny, Chug, P Dinny  •  Mt Laurel, New Jersey  •  2 months ago
      in the nba that is the sign the refs give on a specific play so the crew knows they want to review it at the next stoppage.
    • safi a
      safi a  •  Kingston, Canada  •  2 months ago
      I'm part European and you'll see a lot of that in the clubs
    • Kevin Ho
      Kevin Ho  •  Vancouver, Canada  •  3 months ago
      Trying to get a sponsorship deal with Adidas?
      They had a commercial in which stars like Messi and Rose were doing that.
    • Kevin
      Kevin  •  Vancouver, Canada  •  3 months ago
      Karlsson is so much fun to watch! That guy is unbelievable.
    • Justin
      Justin  •  Burlington, Canada  •  3 months ago
      Ovechkin sucks
      • b
        b 3 months ago
        He really does. I cant believe how far, this fast, that team has fallen. Ovi seems to be a one trick pony and everyone has figured out that "cut from the wing to the center move" and made him look like a very average player.

        Having said that, the Washington team looks uninspired to say the least.
      • chad b
        chad b 2 months ago
        So does canada
      • chad b
        chad b 2 months ago
        So does crybaby 87
    • Mexico
      Mexico  •  2 months ago
      The Sharks miss him.
    • Thomas Karasek
      Thomas Karasek  •  Montreal, Canada  •  3 months ago
      Probably got it from the music video for "Loca People" by Sak Noel
      • conor r
        conor r 2 months ago
        was hoping i wasn't the only one that knew (thought) that
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