Rahan
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Bryanbryoil said:How has Pouliot looked in the first 2 games???
I thought he was pretty much missing in action.
Bryanbryoil said:How has Pouliot looked in the first 2 games???
paxtang said:You've got to be ****ting me. You write two posts complaining about Halifax being dirty, then use an instance where a nic player spears a Mooshead in the balls as proof that they are dirty? The Picard "hit" wasn't a dangerous hit, he crosschecked him in the back lick often happens along the boards. Enough to cause Stewart to be pissed and possibly instigate a fight? Sure. To turn around a spear someone in the balls? That was a total ***** move and deserved a game misconduct.
E = CH² said:They played a very clean game in the first one. But the second was a disgrace. When their talent failed to match with Rimouski's they started boarding, checking from behind, slashing and hacking their way to PK after PK. And they could have got twice as many penalities as they got.
I have nothing against good clean hits but checking your opponent from behind into the boards head first (which happened at least 3-4 times) and the slashes on the forearms (countless) I have a lot of difficulty accepting. I hate to start the have some respect for your opponent McGuire rant but there's just no need for this in hockey.
At the end of the 3rd, when Picard hit Stewart from behind when he was a few feet away from the board and that Stewart got up and speared him, I surprisingly found myself applauding Stewart's gut buster move. At last, one of the nics player got tired of that crap and gave some love back.
If this keeps up, by the time this series is over the nics won't be in any shape to play London. It would be a shame if Halifax made it impossible for Rimouski to win the memorial cup because of their dirty plays and cheapshots.
E = CH² said:Personally, I have no problem with what Stewart did when placed in context. It's not like he did that out of the blue, Picard brought this on himself. Maybe next time he sees someone near the boards without the puck and in a vulnerable position he'll think twice before crosschecking him into the boards. You say it wasn't dangerous ? I say it was. If Stewart lose his balance and falls head first into the boards instead of on his knees, you've got a completely different outcome. I've seen many harmless hits like that turn out very ugly, and this certainly could have happened there too. Stewart was just lucky to fall the way he did, or he was probably expecting it, seeing how the mooseheads did it all night long.
Btw he didn't spear him in the balls..
paxtang said:There was a reason Picard didnt' get a penalty right in front of the ref. It's because it wasn't a penalty. It was the same play that happens in front of the goal, or along the boards. It wasn't a big deal. Definetly not worth a spear in the balls (and from what I saw, it looked like he brought it up straight into the groin, if not it was damn near close).
Crosbyfan said:It should have been 2 minutes for the crosscheck, and 5 and a game for the spear.
But that would be calling it by the rules of the game so obviously I am wrong.
paxtang said:It should have been 5 and a game and that's it. If they start calling that crosscheck, there'd be 25 of them a game. But that's not the point. The point is that it's insane to complain about Halifax being dirty, and to use a play where a Rimouski player spears a Halifax player as an example. Just not very solid logic there.
La-La-Laprise said:Great logic. I guess what Bertuzzi did to Moore was ok because he elbowed Naslund. Picard cross checked Stewart, standing still, enough to knock Stewart down, not into the boards. You see that play 20 times in a game. But I guess Stewart was allowed to Spear him in that instance.
La-La-Laprise said:Its playoff hockey. Do you want Ballet on ice? Why no mention of the Spear that Stewart gave to Picard??
billabong55 said:This is playoff hockey. There are going to be players getting hit (although the aforementioned Picard "Cross-check" wasn't nearly as bad as some seem to think it was). As for the spear, it was gutless. It should have been 5 and a game, and there should be a suspension. End of story. There is no way to excuse it.
As for the slash on Scalzo, it should have been called too. And I can almost guarantee that Brine (I think) who slashed him will get suspended if Halifax sends in the tape on Stewart. A two handed slash should be called. But, that also applies to the two handed slash Crosby gave to (McAuley or Picard I think) to the back of the legs. It should have been called too and wasn't. I guess the ref wanted to be consistant.
As for Crosby. I will not deny he is a talented young man and will have a successful career. But he has to grow up if he wants to be a respected hockey player. That temper tantrum he threw TWICE in the first game was absolutely ridiculous, and his crying to the ref everytime a Halifax player looked at him was laughable. If he makes it to the Mem Cup it will be pretty funny to watch his reaction when the OHL or WHL refs just skate away and don't call a penalty everytime someone touches him.
The last two games have been high emotion and there have been questionable hits/calls between both teams. It's the Presidents Cup. It's the playoffs. Get over it.
La-La-Laprise said:Why no mention of the Spear that Stewart gave to Picard??
paxtang said:It should have been 5 and a game and that's it. If they start calling that crosscheck, there'd be 25 of them a game. But that's not the point. The point is that it's insane to complain about Halifax being dirty, and to use a play where a Rimouski player spears a Halifax player as an example. Just not very solid logic there.
E = CH² said:And btw I suggest if you didn't watch the game you abstain from talking about it, and that goes for everyone else in this thread who didn't.
E = CH² said:I have nothing against good clean hits but checking your opponent from behind into the boards head first (which happened at least 3-4 times) and the slashes on the forearms (countless) I have a lot of difficulty accepting. I hate to start the have some respect for your opponent McGuire rant but there's just no need for this in hockey.
At the end of the 3rd, when Picard hit Stewart from behind when he was a few feet away from the board and that Stewart got up and speared him, I surprisingly found myself applauding Stewart's gut buster move. At last, one of the nics player got tired of that crap and gave some love back.
paxtang said:This is what you posted. First you say that Halifax was dirty because of hits from behind. Then, as a specific example, you bring up the Picard hit. You SPECIFICALLY used the Picard hit to demonstrate your point that the Moose played a dirty game.
Rahan said:I thought he was pretty much missing in action.
E = CH² said:See this is what you still don't get. It's very simple, now read carefully.
I was simply writing a post about the game. I talked about the dirtyness of the mooseheads in the first part of the post thinking we all knew what I was talking about. And then I talked about the Picard-Stewart incident saying I was surprised that I wasn't offended by what Stewart did because of all the crap that took place before. I wasn't trying to demonstrate anything by saying that.
Anyway I'm done here, this is not very constructive.
Bryanbryoil said:Yeah he's had 4 assists on like 15 goals scored by Rimouski and has been -2. Someone mentioned that he may have an injury, his stats haven't exactly been great considering the fireworks from Rimouski. That said 2ppg. while being invisible, not too bad!!!
La-La-Laprise said:He has an upper body injury. He isnt taking faceoffs. He was the top faceoff guy in RIM during the reg season but Roussin and Crosby are taking turns on the draws.
Do you mean a recent one?Crosby has beenLa-La-Laprise said:He has an upper body injury. He isnt taking faceoffs. He was the top faceoff guy in RIM during the reg season but Roussin and Crosby are taking turns on the draws.
pei fan said:Do you mean a recent one?Crosby has been
taking the faceoffs since shortly after the WJC.
Bryanbryoil said:Is this now fact??? I've heard this once before, have you read it in the papers or anything??? Thanks, Bryan