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it was Marty McSorley, not Anderson or Messierserum114 said:I can't believe this hasn't come up yet, but the most memorable fake injury (and most effective I might add) was by Mike Bullard of the Flames in one of the mid-80s Flames-Oilers playoff battles (I'm tempted to say '87, but I'm not sure).
Anyway, the scene was set when an Oiler player (Messier or Anderson, someone of significant value), gave Bullard a little jab to the stomach with their stick in a scuffle after the whistle. Bullard drop liked a stone, writhing in pain, clutching his stomach and the Saddledome fell sickly silent as Bearcat Murray scampered to his side.
There was a couple minutes of consultation, before the stretcher came out and Bullard was gingerly hoisted aboard, receiving a standing ovation from the Flames faithful as he was wheeled off.
The Oiler player, I'm pretty sure it was Anderson, received five and a game for spearing, a call no one would have disputed were it not for the CBC.
The CBCs cameras followed the stretcher down the hallway and, once he was far enough into the tunnel, Bullard jumped off the stretcher laughing, high fived an equipment guy and went into the dressing room to watch the rest of the game.
At the time, I was a young and incredibly angry Oilers fan. Now I see the humour in it, and hell, I like soccer so who am I to bemoan a little diving...
Either way, a classic moment.
My 2 cents...
PS - Theo's triple axel off the Linden "hook" is by far the funniest flop I have ever seen.
When Garth Snow gave Barnaby a little whack, he was motionless on the ice and you would have thought he was killed jumps up and tries to throw a punch or 2norrisnick said:Niedermayer could have just been knocked out for a while. When that happens they don't risk anything because you have no idea how serious the injury could be.
Happened to Kariya 2 years ago and he returns to the game and scores a goal 10 minutes later. When Stevens nailed him and I saw Kariya just lay there my only thought was that Kariya is done. No way he recovers from that after his previous concussions and whatnot. Lo and behold he comes back to the game.
I don't think either case was "faking" but more it looking worse than it actually was.
Toxostoma Rufum said:Riberio. While I believe he may have sustained a real cramp/nerve injury on the play, the way that he then taunted the Bruins when he got up was one of the darkest moments in NHL history. If you are hurt and you get up, your focus should be 1.) on your own health and 2.) on summoning the strength to help your team. With real winners, the focus will be on the later.
Oil3rs said:Should replacement players be put into place, and he be the only player from the NHLPA to cross over, then yes.
looooob said:
"It wasn't pretty at all. He was a tough kid but from that moment on, we were done."
Big Phil said:I like Harry Neale's comment on that one "Well Hasek isnt going to get away with drawing a penalty as he goes down like he has just been hung!" Always love Neale's comments
KOVALEV10 said:Well I agree what he did was very bad but look at the way he responded in the next game. He scored 2 goals!