the 4th star

HOLY CRAP! The best hockey blog on the planet, Puck Daddy, had this on its page this afternoon, and I have to have it on here right now. This video of hockey goal calls is the funniest thing I’ve seen since Joaquin Phoenix was on Letterman. And that was comedy. Some back story on the Panthers play-by-play fun (courtesy of PD):

Randy Moller and Dan Le Batard, who hosts a sports-talk show on 790 The Ticket, conspired on a little experiment this season: Callers to Le Batard’s show would suggest pop culture references for Moller, and he would then use them during his goal-calls for Panthers games.

More from the Miami Herald:

Moller takes suggestions from listeners during a crossover with Le Batard and Weiner on nights of Panthers games, jots down the best, and uses them at moments he deems appropriate. He saves some that he likes but has no opportunity to use that night. He said hundreds of fans have e-mailed him with suggestions, including some from Western Canada who hear the broadcasts on satellite radio.

”We’re having a blast with it,” Moller said. “I take the position very seriously, but I don’t take myself too seriously. But if we’re down 5-0 with two minutes left and score a goal, I’m not going to do something. It doesn’t fit the situation.”

The Panthers have been supportive — team president Michael Yormark ”knows I won’t go over the line,” Moller said — and Moller is careful to show restraint.

”I absolutely stay away from anything that could be perceived as controversial or racial or derogatory,” he said. “And I don’t think we need the goal calls to become bigger than the goal itself. I don’t want it to become a sideshow. If the mood and timing are right, I will continue this.”

L.A. face with an Oakland booty!