Simon Despres pranked with stick tape outline after on-ice tumble
What is it about Simon Despres that is so ‘prank-able’ for the Penguins?
Seriously… we’re asking, because nothing seems off about the 23-year-old blueliner that makes him such a target.
Who knows … but thank goodness he has a sense of humor about it. The Penguins were at it with Despres for the third publicized time, making a crime scene out of the spot where he caught an edge and bit it in a Monday game against Tampa, hence the above photo courtesy of the Penguins’ website.
Below is the video of the play.
Ouch and ha…
This is not the first time Despres has been pranked. As the website says…
It all started back during the 2011-12 season, when Despres played 18 NHL games with the Penguins. When the team was on the road in Carolina that year, Despres’ dress shirt ‘went missing,’ forcing him to wear a workout T-shirt with his suit jacket.
Shortly after that, unknown pranksters strung his street clothes (a leather jacket, pants and shoes) in the rafters of CONSOL Energy Center before a practice. The items were hooked onto a hanger and lowered on a wire about 30 feet above the ice.
When pressed on the culprit of the prank, teammate Brandon Sutter said, “Well, let’s say a couple players and maybe a trainer. Or maybe it was one player and one trainer that decided to put a little artwork on the boards today for practice.”
At least the team can have a sense of humor around all the swirling mumps drama. But unfortunately, the Centers for Disease Control does not have a detective bureau for such cases as the Despres prank.
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Josh Cooper is an editor for Puck Daddy on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @joshuacooper
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