And the headline writer goes “whoops”

Hehe, I noticed this slip-up on ESPN.com tonight, figured I’d post it as it’ll probably be fixed before you check the link.

As per usual, TSN.ca shares the same Associated Press story, but with a different (and in this case, not incorrect) headline.

Check it out after the jump!

Last time I checked, the Sharks were in a tie for the Pacific Division lead (despite the loss), and Calgary is still firmly fixed on the the other side of the Rocky Mountains. And we’re closing in on the lead for our division, but we’re not quite there yet (damn you Luongo!)

Although this seems to give away two things:

1. Headline writers come up with a tagline for possible outcomes prior to the actual result, and sometimes try to change them around to make them work both ways (as you can post stories faster, when it works).
2. The editors (if they check this kind of thing?) probably aren’t huge hockey fans, or else they don’t really pay attention sometimes.

she just laughed and said, oh, you’re so funny