FanHouse David Amber

Tell me that Tony Stewart is not trying to blame his bullsh*t on ESPN:

"Obviously, if we had 10 minutes to think about what we were going to say before we said things, it would give us a bigger advantage in not getting in those situations."

Obviously, the network is not going to wait around 10 minutes for the drivers to gather their thoughts after the race. They're trying to get through the post-race interviews and victory celebration as quickly as possible and on to the next program.

But who cares about that BS anymore? I want to know more about his beef with the questions ESPN is asking him:

"Every time we've got to deal with somebody from ESPN it's a sharp knife trying to dig for dirt. I'm not saying they're not fair questions. Do we always have to leave with a dagger on our back from ESPN? That's all I'm curious about."

All I'm curious about is, what kind of dirt is it that they are they trying to dig up that's got him so riled up he's going off about it? Is it really as simple as "ESPN couldn't ask positive, creative questions like the rest of the media?" And what kind of provocative questions are they asking? Are they trying to flame the rivalries or are we talking about trying to drudge up some sensational baby mama drama-type stuff? I mean, if they're fair questions, as he says, what's his beef?

Luc Robitaille is certainly one of the most surprising hockey stars of all time. Drafted in the 9th round and not blessed with impressive physical skills (speed and size), Luc used his smarts and wicked shot to put together a legendary career.

When most scouts and teams didn't think Luc would amount to much, Robitaille put together a career worthy of a Hall-of-Famer with 668 goals and 726 assists in 1431 games. Most of these points seemed to be due to Luc being in the right place at the right time, which led to the 'Lucky' moniker catching on quickly.

However, the origin of the nickname might surprise you, as Luc revealed to David Amber during an interesting interview conducted for ESPN.com:

Q: Who gave you the nickname "Lucky" Luc?

A: Tiger Williams did in my rookie year. We had a player on our team named Morris Lukowich and everyone would call him Luke. So every time anyone called out "Luke," we would both turn around. In my rookie year, I was living with Marcel Dionne at his house, and after my very first game, Tiger started calling me "Lucky." Guys started asking him why he was calling me "Lucky," and he said partly because of the Morris Lukowich confusion, but mostly because I was a rookie living in the biggest house on the team! Every day, I drove to practice in a Mercedes, which was Marcel's car; and I also scored a goal on my first shot on my first shift in the NHL. So that was pretty lucky. I couldn't argue with that.

In case you are wondering, Luc's pick for the cup is the rival Anaheim Ducks. (traitor!!)