This, on the other hand, makes me embarrassed to call these two captains. The notion of "selling out" is something with which I am COMPLETELY fine. If I had the opportunity to sell out, I would do so in a heart beat. Imagine being Wayne Campbell or Garth Algar from the infamous Wayne's World...
Two lowly residents of Aurora, Illinois trying to make a name for themselves out of Wayne's parents' basement with a local cable show. When they have a chance to sell out, naturally they take it. In these times, its all 'bout da benjamin.
This type of behavior is completely acceptable.
Unfortunately, I stumbled across this Dell advertisement featuring Jonathon Toews and Patrick Kane and it has, somehow, questioned my loyalty to these two as captains. There is no chance in hell that Patrick Sharp would ever consider doing something like this. Please view with caution if you are a hawks fan. If you happen to be a Detroit fan, here is some ammunition:
Really, boys? Emphasis on boys. That is just pathetic. You are professional hockey players for a Stanley Cup winning team. The entire franchise is built around you. If you are going to sell out, at least make it mildly watchable. Bad acting can be counter-acted by a marginally professional commercial, but looks like something they did in telecom class junior year of high school.
I think it would be less childish to promote Four Lokos or Smirnoff Ice. At least you could work Hockey into the dead fad of icing someone...
