A little Chris Butler story for you. A few years ago my sister and I went to a Flames Blues game that took place right before Christmas. Gio would tie the game up with 8 seconds left and I think they won in a shoot out. Anyway.
At one point in the evening, Chris Butler ices the puck three times in short succession. I turned to my sister and asked if she had ever seen footage of baby albatross attempting to fly for the first time and leave their nests. She said "No, why?"
I said "because some of the baby albatrosses fly better than others. And the ones that don't fly so good, well, they often end up in the belly of a tiger Shark. The ones that fly survive and reproduce, while the weaker chicks are a meal for predators. Natural selection, the circle of life and all."
Sister, unimpressed. "Uh huh. And?"
Me: "Were Chris Butler an albatross, and believe you me he is, he'd have been born in a zoo."
Farewell, pointy headed man.
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