Canes' Literary Challenge: If Tlusty Becomes a Star

by curiouscanesfan on Oct 15, 2011 12:27 PM EDT

This challenge is silly and would be premature if we were talking about a run-of-the-mill word puzzle. Jiri Tlusty is just beginning to shine. He's not on a scoring line. He's been injury prone. But he's looking good, with a combination of speed, skill and new-found physicality that opens bright possibilities. If he does become a star, Canes Country could use a phrase for Tlusty that serves the same purpose as "Skinner Winner, Chicken Dinner."

I'm not suggesting this problem needs immediate action but it's best to be prepared. What if Tlusty had a hat trick and we had no handy phrase for celebration? A hat trick to celebrate may not be out of the question. Tlusty had a 5-goal game in the AHL and another 6-point game (2 goals, 4 assists). In the NHL, he had 2 goals in two different games for the Leafs, and 3 assists in a game for the Leafs against the Canes. The best he's done for the Canes so far is a 2-point game, with a goal and an assist, but he also scored a goal in his very first shift for the Canes. There are enough signs of offensive talent to start thoughts percolating.

We may need some time. Tlusty is a one-word tongue-twister for English speakers with no obvious rhymes. Jiri offers more possibilities, but cheery seems weak and wrong, and leery, dreary, beery, bleary, teary, weary and hara-kiri don't seem promising. Query and theory seem too theoretical. Eerie might have possibilities but I'm not sure Eerie Jiri would work. Eerie can mean mean something so strange or unexpected that it sends chills up your spine. It would be nice to expect Jiri to score goals.

Anybody got a phrase for Jiri Tlusty that would work like Skinner Winner Chicken Dinner? While pondering, take the poll.

Poll

What's the best phrase to celebrate a goal by Jiri Tlusty?

Trusty Tlusty

11 votes

Eerie Jiri

6 votes

Eerie Jiri Hara-Kiri

6 votes

23 votes | Poll has closed

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I like the Jiri Theory.

Personal attacks are the weapon of the ignorant.

Panthers '011: This is what we've been waiting for...we get to overpay the core of a 2-14 team!

by MichaelProcton on Oct 17, 2011 2:55 PM EDT reply actions

I’d vote for that too.

by curiouscanesfan on Oct 18, 2011 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

If you mispronounce it Jerry,,,,

you can get to “Master of his domain”

Or is that too close to a nerve?

by EricinSC on Oct 17, 2011 11:50 PM EDT reply actions

I’m thinking he needs a nickname that references his indecent cell phone picks from a few years back. That stuff is really too good to be true. I always exclusively refer to him a Mr. Schlong, but that doesn’t convey his potential hockey talents. Maybe he could be “the loose stick” or something like that.

by prplmnkydw on Oct 18, 2011 1:01 AM EDT reply actions

thanks for reminding me about his dick pix incident. forget a cute name, when he scores (and yes, this is a hat trick goal celebration only) the crowd can all mimic taking pics of him. a double hat trick will require him to actually expose himself (playoffs game 7s only on that — just to be safe).

by Cincinnati Reds on Oct 22, 2011 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions