Well, the Philadelphia Flyers spent two years to develop a new mascot to rile up hockey fans and what they revealed this week was a big orange monster with a protruding belly and vibe that makes him seem like Animal from the Muppet’s forgotten brother. His name is ‘Gritty’ and he has some backstory related to living underneath the Wells Fargo Center. This walking Cheeto creature got widely mocked online from Flyer fans and beyond.
On top of that, on his first night on duty, he took a spill on the ice.
Even another NFL rival team took to twitter to ridicule the mascot.
lol ok https://t.co/3sSJcbLSfF
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) September 24, 2018
Internet Today breaks down the whole story with all the hot takes on the deranged orange misstep from a team that we must remind you our Blackhawks beat for the 2010 Stanley Cup Championship.
