neko
Well-Known Member
That Thomas "check" on Sedin was one hell of an "ohhhh snap" moment.
Burrows sure got a lot of fingers in his face
Burrows sure got a lot of fingers in his face
canucks obviously knew it was hopeless and were clearly giving up the puck if it meant getting in a good hit.
Rome out. Suspended for the series.
I have played some high level hockey
Where have you played high level hockey? .
Wii
BWAAAA HAAHAHAHAHAH
I've intentionally avoided posting in this thread...
But after watching last night's game (first game I watch since Habs were eliminated), I have to say that was the vilest and most violence "hockey game" I've seen in a long time.
The Hanson's could actually have learned pointers from last night's game.
Dirty fawkers.
M_C
I hope Julien keeps Thornton in the lineup. It would be nice if Kelly kept playing the way he did last night, too.As awesome a post-seasons Horton was having, I think the Canucks losing Rome for the series might be a bigger loss.
Where have you played high level hockey? When I think high level in Canada I think juniors...I ask because I grew up playing hockey in Buffalo.
No way. Rural canadian outpost towns don't usually have electricity...
Who exactly are you referring too? Both teams?
Indeed both teams. It was just a lame UFC fight with a hockey puck and sticks.
Sorry guys, this hockey I saw last night just isn't the hockey my hero's played when I was a kid in the 70's.
You can call me old. I don't care.
Old time hockey. Eddie Shore, Toe Blake, those guys you know. Maurice Richard. Guy Lafleur. etc.
M_C
1905 - Allan Loney is charged with manslaughter in the on-ice clubbing death of Alcide Laurin. Loney claimed self-defence, and was found not guilty.[4]
1907 - Ottawa Senators players Harry Smith, Alf Smith and Charles Spittal were charged with assault after beating Montreal Wanderers players, Hod Stuart, Ernie "Moose" Johnson and Cecil Blatchford with their sticks.
1907 - Ottawa Victorias player Charles Masson is charged with manslaughter after Cornwall player Owen McCourt dies of a head wound sustained in a brawl. Masson is found not guilty on the grounds that there was no way to know which blow had killed McCourt.[5]
1922 - Sprague Cleghorn injured three Ottawa Senators players in a brawl, leading Ottawa police to offer to arrest him.
1969 - In a pre-season game held in Ottawa, Ted Green of the Boston Bruins and Wayne Maki of the St.Louis Blues engaged in a violent, stick-swinging brawl. A fractured skull and brain damage caused Green to miss the entire 1969–1970 NHL season.[6] The NHL suspended Maki for 30 days and Green for 13 games. Both men were acquitted in court.
1975 - Dan Maloney of the Detroit Red Wings was charged with assault causing bodily harm after he attacked Brian Glennie of the Toronto Maple Leafs from behind. In exchange for a no-contest plea, Maloney did community service work and was banned from playing in Toronto for two seasons.
1975 - Police charged Bruins player Dave Forbes with aggravated assault after a fight with Henry Boucha of the Minnesota North Stars. After a nine-day trial ended with a hung jury, charges against Forbes were dropped.
1976 - Philadelphia Flyers players Joe Watson, Mel Bridgman, Don Saleski and Bob "Hound" Kelly were charged with assault after using their hockey sticks as weapons in a violent playoff game between the Flyers and the Toronto Maple Leafs in which fans had been taunting the Flyers players and spitting at them. Bridgman was acquitted, but the other three Flyers were found guilty of simple assault.
1976 - Calgary Cowboys forward Rick Jodzio plead guilty to a charge of assault following a cross-check to the head of Quebec Nordiques player Marc Tardif during the World Hockey Association playoffs. The hit led to a 20-minute bench clearing brawl.[7]
1977 - Dave "Tiger" Williams of the Toronto Maple Leafs hit Pittsburgh Penguin Dennis Owchar with his stick. He was charged with assault, but acquitted.
1982 - Jimmy Mann of the Winnipeg Jets left the bench and sucker-punched Pittsburgh Penguin Paul Gardner, breaking Gardner's jaw in two places. Mann was fined $500 and given a suspended sentence in Winnipeg.
Eddie Shore? The guy who suckered Ace Bailey and ended his career?
I think you're looking back at old time hockey, and either looking through rose coloured glasses, or intentionally misrepresenting what it was like back then.
The only difference in the game now is the instigator penalty stops players from policing themselves, which would prevent all the biting and head hunting. If a guy like Rome had his ass kicked for his hit on Horton, it would smarten him up a hell of a lot better than a penalty (or suspension) ever will.
Check this out, found it really insightful when people start going on about how old time hockey was so much cleaner than the 'goons' who play today:
Indeed both teams. It was just a lame UFC fight with a hockey puck and sticks.
Sorry guys, this hockey I saw last night just isn't the hockey my hero's played when I was a kid in the 70's.
You can call me old. I don't care.
Old time hockey. Eddie Shore, Toe Blake, those guys you know. Maurice Richard. Guy Lafleur. etc.
M_C
Anybody who's watched the recent playoffs and remembers playoffs in the 70's will vouch for this: the hits were much lighter and much more fair back then.
Keep in mind none (or almost) of the players wore helmets and yet the number of concussions was much lower than today with helmets.
Are you supporting the ridiculous amount of violence in today's hockey? I sure don't.
M_C
Hits were the same, but the players are bigger and stronger now. And there pads are made of rock hard kevlar or whatever. I actually read that one of the equipment manufacturers is doing r&d, at the nhl's request, for lighter, softer pads, which wont cause concussions like the ones they have now do.
The hit that Rome threw on Horton, was almost textbook Scott Stevens, whom everyone praises. It was eerily similar the Stevens on Kariya, causing massive concussions. The only difference is people gushed about Stevens' hit and how Kariya should have kept his head up, yadda yadda yadda.
I love big hits like Rome's on Horton (yes, it was late...2 minute interference at most) but I hate how badly concussed Horton is. I think if they fix the shoulder pads so it doesn't cause so much damage, more sponge-like than steel-like, it would be awesome.
Hits were the same, but the players are bigger and stronger now. And there pads are made of rock hard kevlar or whatever. I actually read that one of the equipment manufacturers is doing r&d, at the nhl's request, for lighter, softer pads, which wont cause concussions like the ones they have now do.
The hit that Rome threw on Horton, was almost textbook Scott Stevens, whom everyone praises. It was eerily similar the Stevens on Kariya, causing massive concussions. The only difference is people gushed about Stevens' hit and how Kariya should have kept his head up, yadda yadda yadda.
I love big hits like Rome's on Horton (yes, it was late...2 minute interference at most) but I hate how badly concussed Horton is. I think if they fix the shoulder pads so it doesn't cause so much damage, more sponge-like than steel-like, it would be awesome.
Lurker, noticed you're from Winnipeg. Congratulations on the Jets!
Hope you got some of those season tickets!
Can't wait to destroy you guys in the regular season! Anderson with the shut out, Spezza a 5 point night, Alfredsson a hat trick, Neil with the Gordie Howe, and a 9-0 final score!!! Go Sens!
Indeed both teams. It was just a lame UFC fight with a hockey puck and sticks.
Sorry guys, this hockey I saw last night just isn't the hockey my hero's played when I was a kid in the 70's.
You can call me old. I don't care.
Old time hockey. Eddie Shore, Toe Blake, those guys you know. Maurice Richard. Guy Lafleur. etc.
M_C
Eddie Shore? The guy who suckered Ace Bailey and ended his career?
I think you're looking back at old time hockey, and either looking through rose coloured glasses, or intentionally misrepresenting what it was like back then.
The only difference in the game now is the instigator penalty stops players from policing themselves, which would prevent all the biting and head hunting. If a guy like Rome had his ass kicked for his hit on Horton, it would smarten him up a hell of a lot better than a penalty (or suspension) ever will.
Check this out, found it really insightful when people start going on about how old time hockey was so much cleaner than the 'goons' who play today:
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