2021 Playoff Thread | Round 1 | Habs/Leafs
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worm
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i was preparing to raise the banner when the habs scored a goal in the serieshonestly if we do lose we almost deserve it
but noted
Sal_Butera
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When two former goons (PJ Stock and Matthew Barnaby) are publicly questioning why a fight was necessary....
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The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
That fight is almost as upsetting as Tavares' injury. The latter was horrendous but such events can't be avoided in certain sports (hockey, football, etc) but the fight was completely unnecessary and not without its own risk...imagine the reaction if Foligno broke his hand?
what kind of msg was sent to Perry? next time, jump way higher to avoid a player on the ice?
what kind of msg was sent to Perry? next time, jump way higher to avoid a player on the ice?
Jeremy
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I see your point, the hit didn’t seem intentional, but the good thing about the fight is that it provided some closure and allowed the players to move on with the game. Otherwise, one thing could have led to another and the game could have gotten nasty and turned into the wild, wild west.
hockeylover
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The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
one was a devastating freak occurrence... we see something like that every 5 yrs in pro sports. it’s always horrible to witness
the staged fight was upsetting, not because it’s a freak occurrence, but because it’s the opposite —a sanctioned part of the game (THE CODE) that’s celebrated.
it’s the senseless that I find offensive... what if Cole Caufield was the one who accidentally knocked out Tavares. Should he be pummelled for the phony sake of “closure”?
the staged fight was upsetting, not because it’s a freak occurrence, but because it’s the opposite —a sanctioned part of the game (THE CODE) that’s celebrated.
it’s the senseless that I find offensive... what if Cole Caufield was the one who accidentally knocked out Tavares. Should he be pummelled for the phony sake of “closure”?
hockeylover
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The fight was silly and useless but I have no idea why so much is being made of it really. He asked Perry to go, Perry said yes, they half-heartedly exchanged a few punches. It was kind of a nothing thing.
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The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
Yeah, Perry wasn’t interested and turtled pretty quickly. We’re lucky it wasn’t Byron who landed on JT. He would have been knocked out like his previous dance with the CODE.... and who would have scored the game winner?
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The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
C’mon give us 6 games. They’re allowing fans at the Bell Centre — don’t you want to win in front of a crowd?
I agree... the result was meaningless. Thankfully.
I was upset with the fight because the last thing anyone needed to see at that point was someone else get hurt.