The Kostitsyn Criminals
Posted by Mother Pucker on February 20th, 2009This is just a request from me to everyone else in the media and blogosphere to settle down when talking about the Kostitsyn criminals. Yeah the story is brand new and there is speculation of every kind flying around, but give the kids a break until the real details are released.
So far what I understand is the Kostitsyn brothers had some kind of sugar daddy in Mangiola Pasquale. Apparently Mangiola is a rabid hockey fan who took the two under his wing and helped them out with obtaining nice homes, cars, etc. Mangiola is also suspected of having organized crime ties and has been arrested for drug trafficking etc. Does this mean that every single NHL player that has ever snorted a line or hooted on a little of this and that also has ties to organized crime?
Regardless, I just wish everyone would wait a little bit to find out what the hell is really going on here and how much of a connection the bothers have to this guy. If he was simply pointing them in the right direction then that’s fine. If he was providing them with proceeds of crime disguised as gifts then that’s a whole other story. Maybe he was the man behind the camera for the recent Canadiens night life pictures, or maybe this is just one hell of an exaggerated story to try and overshadow the Habs demise? What do you think?
Could not agree more, until I see photo of them snorting a line off the ass of a hooker, settle down
Justin
Kudos to you, Mother Pucker, for finally writing a blurb on this incident that didn’t jump to the “guilty by association” conclusion. Hopefully the shitstorm of rumors will settle down soon enough and the real story will emerge.
Not everyone can get NHL GameCenter. I live close to (but not in) an area that can get FSN Pittsburgh on cable. So I’m in a blackout area for NHL GameCenter. This was the only way I could watch the games, because the NHL won’t even let me buy the games. So I don’t appreciate the attitude, as if I’m too cheap to buy it. That site was the only way I could get them.