GDT: Game 66: Sharks @ Oilers 6pm PST csn-ca Kfox
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The other pattern that has been going for years is the cause of things like that. When they finally start to win and be competitive, that issue will take care of itself. But if they trick themselves into believing that they need to find themselves guys like John Scott to try and do that, they will head in the wrong direction.
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Sharksrule04
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Shocked the NHL got it right and suspended him for 3 games. Thought we'd be lucky if he even got a fine.
An irrational and unaware decision doesn't really constitute push back. Punching an unsuspecting victim never makes you look tough, it makes you look like a *****.
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There's a lot of dumb **** people say on HFBoards that I'm usually able to let go, but for whatever reason this whole sage pissed me off more than anything in recent memory. The response from some folks defending Nurse have been absolutely insane, ranging from blaming Polak, arguing he could have dropped his gloves and fought back but just chose not to, to the argument that it was completely appropriate, even though Hendricks himself said that their was no ill will on Polak's part when he went into the boards.
The craziest thing to me though is the idea that this sends some sort of message to other NHL teams that Edmonton is now a team to be reckoned with. No player or coach in the NHL views Nurse as anyone they need to stay away from. If anything, they might try to goad him into stupid penalties in the future, and no one is going to shy away from hitting them just because one player popped an unsuspecting opponent.
Being "hard to play against" means working hard and being tenacious in all three zones, finishing checks and finishing them hard, and making teams pay on the scoreboard when they take penalties. Fighting after a perceived dirty hit is a part of it, but a very, very small part that borders on inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. And when you fight someone who is unable to fight back, that does even less to make you look tough.
One poster went so far as to suggest that Nurse just has to look at another team's bench now and they will all cower in fear.
Glad DoPS sent a real message on this.
The craziest thing to me though is the idea that this sends some sort of message to other NHL teams that Edmonton is now a team to be reckoned with. No player or coach in the NHL views Nurse as anyone they need to stay away from. If anything, they might try to goad him into stupid penalties in the future, and no one is going to shy away from hitting them just because one player popped an unsuspecting opponent.
Being "hard to play against" means working hard and being tenacious in all three zones, finishing checks and finishing them hard, and making teams pay on the scoreboard when they take penalties. Fighting after a perceived dirty hit is a part of it, but a very, very small part that borders on inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. And when you fight someone who is unable to fight back, that does even less to make you look tough.
One poster went so far as to suggest that Nurse just has to look at another team's bench now and they will all cower in fear.
Glad DoPS sent a real message on this.
As am I. I just think the whole things raises more questions than it answers.
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Roman Polak is fine to play tonight. Suffered a broken nose and has a pretty good shiner under his left eye #SJSharks
Roman Polak is fine to play tonight. Suffered a broken nose and has a pretty good shiner under his left eye #SJSharks
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There's a lot of dumb **** people say on HFBoards that I'm usually able to let go, but for whatever reason this whole sage pissed me off more than anything in recent memory. The response from some folks defending Nurse have been absolutely insane, ranging from blaming Polak, arguing he could have dropped his gloves and fought back but just chose not to, to the argument that it was completely appropriate, even though Hendricks himself said that their was no ill will on Polak's part when he went into the boards.
The craziest thing to me though is the idea that this sends some sort of message to other NHL teams that Edmonton is now a team to be reckoned with. No player or coach in the NHL views Nurse as anyone they need to stay away from. If anything, they might try to goad him into stupid penalties in the future, and no one is going to shy away from hitting them just because one player popped an unsuspecting opponent.
Being "hard to play against" means working hard and being tenacious in all three zones, finishing checks and finishing them hard, and making teams pay on the scoreboard when they take penalties. Fighting after a perceived dirty hit is a part of it, but a very, very small part that borders on inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. And when you fight someone who is unable to fight back, that does even less to make you look tough.
One poster went so far as to suggest that Nurse just has to look at another team's bench now and they will all cower in fear.
Glad DoPS sent a real message on this.
You know what types of teams are hard to play against? Good teams like S.J. The Oilers are the still baby **** soft squad they've been the last 5 years.
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http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/oilers-darnell-nurse-hockeys-new-nuclear-deterrent/
This guy compares Nurse to Bob ****ing Probert!
This whole thing has been absolutely mind-boggling to me. I get they are happy to have someone who cares and is willing to stick up for teammates, but **** like this is on a level of crazy that would make Mike Milbury cringe.
This guy compares Nurse to Bob ****ing Probert!
This whole thing has been absolutely mind-boggling to me. I get they are happy to have someone who cares and is willing to stick up for teammates, but **** like this is on a level of crazy that would make Mike Milbury cringe.
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You guys were warned about attacking Oilers fans. But it's still happening
Given that, there's no need to keep the GDT open now that the suspension has been handed down. This chapter is closed.
Given that, there's no need to keep the GDT open now that the suspension has been handed down. This chapter is closed.
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