Def, Dumb Leppard

Suffer my poor NHL.

For some reason, the NHL 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 last night in Detroit. Shit, even native son Kid Rock would have fit the bill more appropriately.

But as bad as that thought was, nothing will top 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. Hey, 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."

And 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, "It doesn't matter anyway."

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