In an article for Sports Illustrated all about game day naps, players for the LA Kings—Cloutier, Mike Cammalleri and Aaron Miller—posed for this photo.

Fun, clever, worth a laugh. (Although it would’ve been better if Miller was holding a teddy bear, but of course no one thought to ask me for advice, as per usual…)

But what idiot in the Kings’ media relations office thought it was a good idea to have Dan Cloutier (of all the players on their roster) posing for a photo in his game jersey, pretending to be asleep and wearing freakin’ blinders over his eyes? How dumb do you have to be to not see the jokes coming about that?

And Dan isn’t off the hook with me, either. I’ve defended him forever, and now? I swear he mocks me.

Well, enough is enough—this is just painful. I’m going to save my wasted affection for someone like Jan Bulis. Everyone’s really hating on him these days… it’s making me feel very protective.

Bye, bye Dan. You’re on your own.

P.S. And one more thing…
YOU, Darian Hatcher (-22, 1 point in 47 games) are NOT having the kind of year that anyone should be allowing you to pose for this photo either: