After the LA Kings came out flat against the Phoenix Coyotes on Sunday, Rosemead resident Fred Caplan could only blame himself for their performance.
“I’ve worn my classic Wayne Gretzky jersey for every playoff game this season, without washing it, but Friday evening, my mom did a load of laundry and somehow my jersey wound up in there.”
In addition to the jersey, Caplan has eaten a bowl of dry meatballs and had two sips of orange Gatorade before every game. “I guess that’s the other mistake I made, this time I added some pasta and we only had purple Gatorade. I don’t know what I was thinking; I should have just stuck to the normal routine. Give [Kings’ Captain] Dustin Brown my phone number, he can call me and let me have it. I’ll take the fall.”
The 33-year-old Caplan promises to get things back on track in time for Tuesday’s game in Phoenix. “They won’t lose this one, I won’t let them!”
Caplan announced his intentions to sleep in his Gretzky jersey, eat 3 bowls of dry meatballs and a full bottle of orange Gatorade prior to the game.
“It’s the least I could do, Go Kings!”
