Little did Jesus know that the kid in the red jersey would grow up to become Miroslav Satan.
incidentally, in finding that link i learned that whoever is in charge of the NHL players' sites at Yahoo Sports has a fun sense of humor--check out the URL.
"And in other news, The New York Rangers have signed Jesus Christ to a 3 year contract, hoping he'll be their savior and bring them back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in 6 years."
The game of hockey -- and the entire Christian faith -- underwent waves of shock after Jesus Christ, refusing to wear regulation gear, suffered a severe brain trauma during Blues/Sabres game. Details are sketchy, but if he doesn't make it his agent is expected to make a "died for your sins" press release, possibly with language excluding from salvation the tresspass of illegal body checking.
-Jesus's Lord-and-Savior status is called into question when proof surfaces suggesting he's Canadian.
-When asked to explain his dual-Canadian-Israeli citizenship, Jesus responded, "The sexual tension between the Israelis and Palestinians is just too stressful." He went on to add, "Aye?"
