quote: | Originally posted by Ian
I think that they got what they deserved for a part. Some of it was OTT for sure, esp the attempted sucker punch but they're the man utd of the NHL. Alright when it's all going for them, moaning when it's not. Some of their players were just as guilty on this night. Orpik is as dirty as they come but never seems to get called on it. However, I think the officials should've done their homework. They knew this was going to be a brutal matchup after the history 3 weeks ago and it's some of the worst officiating I've seen in watching NHL. I'm also still pissy at the pens moaning about the 'dirty hit' on crosby in the winter classic when it was fair and Sydney was playing with his head down and also the fact that Cooke is as dirty as they come. Good for a (near) neutral however |
oh for sure. pitts is far from being an "innocent" team...but the isles are playing for pride. The Pens already lost their top 3 scorers to injury...and that cheap slash last night could have been number 4. Look at Gillis..he takes a run at a pens player, gives him a head shot and starts fighting a guy who is obviously already injured and can't really defend himself...the like a pussy he taunts him from the players entrance as the trainer attends to the injured guy.
It isn't Johnson's fault Dipietro is hurt (yet again)...
The reality is the NHL can't go backwards. Skill players need to play the game, and be allowed to do so without being mugged...if not it is back to the dark ages of goonery and clutching and grabbing...which almost killed the sport in the 90's. A goon fights a goon...a guy who isn't a fighter should not be mugged...teams with 0 talent should not use goons to try and compete. They are there to keep people honest, not take over the whole game...leave that to the guys that actually know how to skate, you know?
ps ian..the crosby sho0t was a head shot and a non call. I hate the pens once again...but hits like that on the stars of the game have no place. These are the guys that sell the sport to the world, not the talentless players. A Sidney Crosby free NHL is not a healthy one regardless of your opinions of him. I hate him, but it is much more satisfying to hurt him on the scoreboard than in the head...the shame lasts longer. Look at the Bruins...after 39 years of getting owned by us, they finally lost their shit.
they do that in the playoffs and they will lose.
i find it funny that you compare pitts to Man U, but Washington is just as much of a bandwagon team...except they will never win anything
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