The game is too fast for a no check zone. Unless you'v watched an NHL game from ice level, you have no idea at all how fast these players move. The only thing that's needed is to enforce the rules properly and to take the appropriate action against those who go too far over the line. The refs on the ice made the right call but the league officials dropped the ball once again. Now a situation that could have been handled with a simple and well deserved suspension is going to cause even more damage to the reputation of a game that can't take much more bad press.
The Official MERB 2010-2011 NHL Hockey Thread
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Whats not to understand? It is Montreal and happened AGAINST their team. If that happened to Chara, oh vey! i can hear the Ole ole oleeeeeee all the way back to beantown as we speak.
Why does a player say he is sorry for a normal play he has been taught to execute his entire career? huh?
If he's been taught to smash a player into a turnbuckle and break his neck, he's in the wrong sport.
Good point!
After all, he's not the one who built the Bell Center & put the turnbuckle where it's located.
A solution: how about raising the boards where the turnbuckle is located?
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Gary Bettman: "If Air Canada decides "to do other things with their sponsorship dollars, that's their prerogative," Bettman said, "just like it's the prerogative of our clubs that fly on Air Canada to make other arrangements if they don't think Air Canada is giving them the appropriate level of service."
Love it!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6204044
Love it!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6204044
No offense rumpie, but seriously, you should stick to little league baseball, or better yet, EA Sports baseball.
A "no check zone" in Hockey you say, eh? sure, lets take the "checking" out of hockey, lol, it is only one of the main ingredients of the sport, and while we are at it, how about we take out slap shots, Phil Kessel's devastating wrister, skate sharpeners on the bench, helmets, referees, coaches and paid players. Maybe a "No Checking Zone" could go something like this:
From the Coach to his team......."Ok boys, go out there, drive hard to the net, skate hard on heading back the other way, but remember, THERE IS NO CHECKING FROM HERE, TO THERE! Now lets go team, play hard and play like your grandfathers did, but do not check!" ...... again, stick to video baseball rumps, please.
Again, a no check zone would never work, it would probably destroy the great game of Ice Hockey.
A "no check zone" in Hockey you say, eh? sure, lets take the "checking" out of hockey, lol, it is only one of the main ingredients of the sport, and while we are at it, how about we take out slap shots, Phil Kessel's devastating wrister, skate sharpeners on the bench, helmets, referees, coaches and paid players. Maybe a "No Checking Zone" could go something like this:
From the Coach to his team......."Ok boys, go out there, drive hard to the net, skate hard on heading back the other way, but remember, THERE IS NO CHECKING FROM HERE, TO THERE! Now lets go team, play hard and play like your grandfathers did, but do not check!" ...... again, stick to video baseball rumps, please.
Again, a no check zone would never work, it would probably destroy the great game of Ice Hockey.
Merlot, Chara has been looking for retribution for two games now. He didn't care how he got it, as long as he did. He saw his chance and he took it. All of this over a slight push no harder than you might give a friend as a slap on the back. Chara has a history of being a poor loser and this just confirms it. Like all people who can't support their argument on the facts, lgna is trying to turn it into a Habs vs the NHL situation where nothing could be further from the truth. It was a deliberate act and Chara should have received a suspension for it. If Max cannot return to the game in the future, he has very good grounds for a civil suit against Chara.
And no, I would never be happy over seeing any player from any team having their neck broken by a goon.
By the way...Bettman is an asshole. The NHL can't even get decent sponsors in the US and he's ready to let one of the leagues biggest pack up and leave.
Not surprised to see ;gna and Doc support Chara though. After all, the Bruins do play in the TD arena. That's Toronto Dominion in case you were wondering.
And no, I would never be happy over seeing any player from any team having their neck broken by a goon.
By the way...Bettman is an asshole. The NHL can't even get decent sponsors in the US and he's ready to let one of the leagues biggest pack up and leave.
Not surprised to see ;gna and Doc support Chara though. After all, the Bruins do play in the TD arena. That's Toronto Dominion in case you were wondering.
No offense rumpie, but seriously, you should stick to little league baseball, or better yet, EA Sports baseball.
A "no check zone" in Hockey you say, eh? sure, lets take the "checking" out of hockey, lol, it is only one of the main ingredients of the sport, and while we are at it, how about we take out slap shots, Phil Kessel's devastating wrister, skate sharpeners on the bench, helmets, referees, coaches and paid players. Maybe a "No Checking Zone" could go something like this:
From the Coach to his team......."Ok boys, go out there, drive hard to the net, skate hard on heading back the other way, but remember, THERE IS NO CHECKING FROM HERE, TO THERE! Now lets go team, play hard and play like your grandfathers did, but do not check!" ...... again, stick to video baseball rumps, please.
Again, a no check zone would never work, it would probably destroy the great game of Ice Hockey.
Maybe we should cover those hard boards with thick padding or something. Like the outfield walls in baseball so that players wouldn't get hurt when they get checked into them.
Congrats to Halak who just won the battle vs Price tonight!
Bettman may be alot of things, and personally, i wish he cared more about putting more teams in Canada, but he is 100% correct here, NO WAY should a sponser try to tell a Entire Sport how to run their business, and vice versa...... how about Bettman fires back with "Air Canada should offer $1 airfares from city to city for ALL NHL FANS! ....... grow up AC!
Gary Bettman: "If Air Canada decides "to do other things with their sponsorship dollars, that's their prerogative," Bettman said, "just like it's the prerogative of our clubs that fly on Air Canada to make other arrangements if they don't think Air Canada is giving them the appropriate level of service."
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6204044
You want to tell me how these changes have ruined hockey?
In recent years, the low scores of NHL games have prompted the league to debate a wide variety of rule change proposals including enlarging the size of the goal, widening the blue and red lines to create a larger offensive zone, and restricting where goaltenders can handle the puck.
EDIT: If I see any further remarks about shilling directed at any member without proof or made as an off topic comment in a thread, there had better be proof ready to be provided when I request it. If not, there will be a serious suspension to follow.
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Like i posted earlier, look for those turnbuckles to get upgraded to better safety very very soon, boards are fine as they are, lol, good call Tech!
You say that after an attempted boycott of merc sponsors to get merc to change their ways? Hypocrisy much? No sponsors=no advertising money=no corporate support for skyboxes=no big money to pay high salaries.
If the NHL don't clean up their act, they'll be calling Al Jazeera to get television broadcasts in the US because no US network will touch them.
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Actually i never boycotted them, was going to, believe to have said so, but decided not to, and saw it was silly so why deprive myself of good times, with amazing ladies over personal agenda's that i had no idea about? Life is precious you know. It was senseless after i had a little time to think about it. Seems the same agencies are doing fine before and After such said boycott. Why are you trying to take this thread off the issue at hand???? This is the NHL thread, not the mer-c agency/indy boycott thread, cmon now, play fair. lol....
Ok, back to the issues, do you REALLY think Bettman would say "Goodbye Air Canada" if he didnt have sponsers lined up waiting to take over? Lose a sponser, gain another, the truth is the NHL Brand is doing just fine and if A/C decides to pull out, it will be their loss. Bettman may be a jerk at times but he is a very VERY smart businessman.
Ok, back to the issues, do you REALLY think Bettman would say "Goodbye Air Canada" if he didnt have sponsers lined up waiting to take over? Lose a sponser, gain another, the truth is the NHL Brand is doing just fine and if A/C decides to pull out, it will be their loss. Bettman may be a jerk at times but he is a very VERY smart businessman.
Air Canada has as much to lose if it decides to stop sponsoring NHL hockey. The eleven teams currently flying on Air Canada would simply start flying on West Jet & an airline such as West Jet would be allowed to step in to replace Air Canada as an official sponsor.
What i'm curious to know is if the president of Air Canada even knew about Air Canada's threat, which was made by the french guy in charge of marketing, who just happens to live in Montreal. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
What i'm curious to know is if the president of Air Canada even knew about Air Canada's threat, which was made by the french guy in charge of marketing, who just happens to live in Montreal. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Halak & D'Agostini have last laugh as Blues sink the Habs
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Jaroslav Halak was nearly flawless in his first game against his former team, making 27 saves as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 4-1.
Halak, who was an integral part of the Canadiens' run to the Eastern Conference finals last spring, was dealt to St. Louis in June for two players. He stopped all 10 shots he faced in the third period to preserve the win.
"When you get traded, you want to beat them every time you play," Halak said of matching up with his former team. "We play Montreal only once this year so this was my only chance. I had to make sure I gave it my best."
Carey Price, who the Canadiens kept in favor of Halak, yielded three goals on 26 shots in the loss, which was Montreal's first in six games.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Games/2011/03/10/17574811.html
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Jaroslav Halak was nearly flawless in his first game against his former team, making 27 saves as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 4-1.
Halak, who was an integral part of the Canadiens' run to the Eastern Conference finals last spring, was dealt to St. Louis in June for two players. He stopped all 10 shots he faced in the third period to preserve the win.
"When you get traded, you want to beat them every time you play," Halak said of matching up with his former team. "We play Montreal only once this year so this was my only chance. I had to make sure I gave it my best."
Carey Price, who the Canadiens kept in favor of Halak, yielded three goals on 26 shots in the loss, which was Montreal's first in six games.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Games/2011/03/10/17574811.html
Air Canada was looking for some free pub! Plain n simple. Smart move from a business standpt to get some extra value outta your sponsorship $$.
And if AC pulls it's sponsorship cash from the NHL, it would be due to AC cutbacks and not this and other on-ice incidents.
Merlot, now you're not even trying hard to antagonize with ur once quasi-mature questionably funny + wordy posts...
Making up stories + lying is sad!
Looking for me on the board so you can feel offended by anything I post is sad + needy!
Please stop taking wordy jabs... really not cool for an ol'guy.
And if AC pulls it's sponsorship cash from the NHL, it would be due to AC cutbacks and not this and other on-ice incidents.
Merlot, now you're not even trying hard to antagonize with ur once quasi-mature questionably funny + wordy posts...
Making up stories + lying is sad!
Looking for me on the board so you can feel offended by anything I post is sad + needy!
Please stop taking wordy jabs... really not cool for an ol'guy.
I love this article...
SHARKS' THORNTON SAYS BRUINS GET FAVOURABLE RULINGS FROM NHL
... "It's just something with Boston," Thornton told the Globe and Mail. "It just seems like they have a horseshoe. We've seen the [Milan] Lucic cross-check to the head [of Maxim Lapierre] earlier, and there's no disciplinary thing." ...
"It's just something about Boston and the disciplinary [process] is on their side. I'm not sure why that is. I'm not assuming that Colin [Campbell]'s kid is on the team and that's why, but it's really bizarre."
Damaging words from the former Bruins Captain and a respected player in the League. You got to wonder if Big Joe will get his hand/wallet slapped for that bit of League criticism for such a HI-profile incident.
SHARKS' THORNTON SAYS BRUINS GET FAVOURABLE RULINGS FROM NHL
... "It's just something with Boston," Thornton told the Globe and Mail. "It just seems like they have a horseshoe. We've seen the [Milan] Lucic cross-check to the head [of Maxim Lapierre] earlier, and there's no disciplinary thing." ...
"It's just something about Boston and the disciplinary [process] is on their side. I'm not sure why that is. I'm not assuming that Colin [Campbell]'s kid is on the team and that's why, but it's really bizarre."
Damaging words from the former Bruins Captain and a respected player in the League. You got to wonder if Big Joe will get his hand/wallet slapped for that bit of League criticism for such a HI-profile incident.
Vancouver Sun quotes from Ryan Clowe... there's some logic fail here which Techman has repeatly pt'ed out:
Exactly - you let up in the danger zones unless you're a dirty player or have an agenda to hurt. Most checks around the bench are payback related, especially stanchion and open bench-door hits because you know u can do serious damage to a guy and deliver the wakeup message you intended.
Logic fail! No one ever said Athletes were smart.
Yes and No! I didn't agree with the in-game penalty Chara received. Maybe a minor for boarding. However, the League should've dished punishment in the post-game revu + hearing. The NHL clearly failed AGAIN to protect it's players and it's brand. Maybe they hired a WWE marketing exec... this is getting solid coverage worldwide afterall.
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