By Jon Fucile
Special contributor to WickedGoodSports.com
The HBO 247 cameras are following both the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins around leading up to the Winter Classic to give fans a glimpse of what the daily lives of players, coaches, management, etc are like. The first episode aired December 15th and instantly became one of the must watch shows on television.
Washington Capitals head coach and human trash can Bruce Boudreau was one of the stars of the show, not so much for his coaching acumen but rather for sauce laden face and his profanity laced speeches.
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Boudreau uttered so many obscenities during his featured speech that it made John McEnroe seem absolutely amateur by comparison.
Who knows if this is how Boudreau actually talks or if he was just putting on a show for the cameras but apparently his mother gave him a good talking too and reportedly washed his mouth out with soap after she viewed the scenes featuring Bruceys excessive potty mouth.
Not quite sure whether Boudreau was attempting to motivate his team or just trying to demonstrate the diversity of certain curse words but either way he has a filthy little mouth. On the plus side, the Washington Capitals will never have any financial worries, as they require Bruce to put a quarter in the swear jar after every rant.
We were discussing Boudreau and the 247 show with Bruins pal Mark Marino during Bostons recent win over the Capitals and began to wonder.... what if Boudreau cleaned up his act and gave.... family friendly speeches....
Boudreau originally delivered this rousing speech between the second and third periods of December 9ths game against the Florida Panthers. The speech was kind of hilarious but made little to no sense because every other word was a curse word.
The following is what Bruce Boudreaus speech may have sounded like if he was talking to the Sesame Street gang, school children or if he just wasnt such a potty mouth.
Have a seat for a second. Look it, I have never seen a bunch of guys look so gosh darn sad when something icky happens. But I love you guys.
What are you guys? Does everyone not realize you are special and magical in their own way and if you cant fudging handle adversity then perhaps it is time for a puppy party!
So things are poopy right now. Its not monkey facing working the last ten days. But come on gang, slap a smile on your face and get your heads out of your tushies and make it bubble gum and rainbows in here by outworking the opposition!
You kill two less than reputable men, and then we stand around and watch while they do their homework and complete all of their chores here. Fiddlesticks, yous comes to the bench like fricking this and when the power play its not working so youre trying to stick handle, youre looking like this and not standing! Outwork the flipping guys! If you want it, dont just think you want it. Go out and want it dagnabbit!
But youre not looking like you want it, you look like youre feeling sorry for yourself. Jiminy Cricket guys nobody wants anybody thats feeling sorry for themselves. Crickey youve got 20 minutes gang! Youre down by one hockey pucking shot. Surely to fudgesicles we can deal with this you little scamps!
Nothing brings a team together or boosts a locker room quite like maximum swearing.
Were not professional coaches Bruce but heres a little advice speeches work better if your team can interpret what you are saying pal.