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Def Leppard Singer Puts Stanley Cup Upside Down At The NHL Face-Off Rocks 2008

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Every time I think there's no way the NHL could do anything stupider, they always wind up surprising me. As you may or may not know, the NHL for some reason decided that Def Leppard - who hasn't been relevant in about 20 years - would be the right band to have play during the NHL Face-Off Rocks opening night festivities on Thursday in Detroit. What, was Fats Domino unavailable?

But as bad as that was, nothing will ever top this. During the performance, a few of the Detroit Red Wings players paraded around the stage with the Cup before handing it off to Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliot. And what did Elliot do? Why, he placed the Stanley Cup upside down on a nearby table, of course. Doh. Well, you know, the Cup doesn't exactly come with an instruction manual.

It sounds like he says "It's upside down? Well, nevermind. What do we know, we're soccer boys."

Def Leppard Singer Puts Stanley Cup Upside Down At The NHL Face-Off Rocks 2008 Photo

Def Leppard Singer Puts Stanley Cup Upside Down At The NHL Face-Off Rocks 2008 Photo

That's what you get for having a British band promote a sport they've never even heard of.

And to top it all of, after the performance Elliot was given a chance to make amends for his gaffe, and reportedly said this.

"It doesn't matter anyway."

Needless to say, don't expect Def Leppard back for the NHL Face-Off Rocks next year.

No one gave Def Leppard the Stanley Cup instruction manual? [Puck Daddy]
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#1 \| 53 days ago RenegadeLG (+)	+1 I saw this last night while waiting for the Avs to start. What has nine arms and sucks? Def Leppard.
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#2 \| 53 days ago Jess (+)	I don't know which was worse - this, or that Alanis got up and sang a slow song. What the....?
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#3 \| 53 days ago 100%InjuryRate (+)	Jess wrote: I don't know which was worse - this, or that Alanis got up and sang a slow song. What the....? +1 Oh, this was way worse. How dare he treat the world's greatest trophy like that.
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#4 \| 53 days ago RenegadeLG (+)	100%InjuryRate wrote: Oh, this was way worse. How dare he treat the world's greatest trophy like that. +2 I'm surprised it balanced upside down, that's good craftsmanship. I was hoping it'd fall over and break.. that would have been classic. I assumed the whole "Hey, I remember them from the 80s" thing was dead. At least get Barenaked Ladies or something more current and Canadian.
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#5 \| 53 days ago Jess (+)	100%InjuryRate wrote: Oh, this was way worse. How dare he treat the world's greatest trophy like that. +1 Well, I thought about that last night too - but then I remembered all of the other things it's been through. Sitting upside down really isn't all that bad compared to being peed in, being left in a pool, getting kicked across a stream, getting lost....all that fun stuff, if you think about it.
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#6 \| 53 days ago RenegadeLG (+)	Jess wrote: Well, I thought about that last night too - but then I remembered all of the other things it's been through. Sitting upside down really isn't all that bad compared to being peed in, being left in a pool, getting kicked across a stream, getting lost....all that fun stuff, if you think about it. +2 ...being pooped in...
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#7 \| 53 days ago Boski93 (+)	RenegadeLG wrote: I saw this last night while waiting for the Avs to start. What has nine arms and sucks? Def Leppard. +2 I am going to start investing in your comments so I can corner the gold market.
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#8 \| 53 days ago 100%InjuryRate (+)	RenegadeLG wrote: ...being pooped in... +1 being...uh, I won't go there.
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#9 \| 52 days ago james12dean (+)	+1 What a WORLD class CHUMP!!!
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#10 \| 52 days ago ddd727272 (+)	Jess wrote: Well, I thought about that last night too - but then I remembered all of the other things it's been through. Sitting upside down really isn't all that bad compared to being peed in, being left in a pool, getting kicked across a stream, getting lost....all that fun stuff, if you think about it. +1
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#11 \| 52 days ago Jess (+)	I like this one of little Maxime Giguere better
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#12 \| 51 days ago gocows37 (+)	+1 I'm not sure what all the fuss is about.. Gary Bettman has turned the NHL upside down for years...Lets see Detroit with andeastern time zone should be where.... oh yea the WEST....
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#13 \| 48 days ago RenegadeLG (+)	gocows37 wrote: I'm not sure what all the fuss is about.. Gary Bettman has turned the NHL upside down for years...Lets see Detroit with andeastern time zone should be where.... oh yea the WEST.... That happens in every league, the NHL is just in no hurry to correct it. The Orlando Magic used to be in the Western Conference in the Midwest Division. The Arizona Cardinals used to be in the NFC-E. The Bucs in the Central. Etc.
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