Brad Marchand jumps Lars Eller

[puckpilot]

wait for it.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

Marchand should not have done that but....talk shit get hit.

 

[missingchicklet]

Don't act like a classless jackwagon when you are blowing someone out and you won't have to worry about getting beat down by a midget. Reading some of this nonsense makes it obvious some folks haven't watched much hockey before. Just standard operating procedure in the game tonight.

 

[Mully]

You learn in peewee that taunting an opponent in a lopsided game is going to have consequences. Not saying its right, but its just the way she goes.

 

[TD Charlie]

So why is what basically amounts as assault on an unwilling combatant kosher but Wilson making a bad play that was still in the context of a game worth 20 games.


This sport is ass backwards sometimes, sanctimonious about hits to the head that are arguably a risk of a fast game where fractions of a second determine legality and contact point. (Which just be clear I’m not saying doesn’t have merit, I understand stand the fear and reaction to plays like Wilson’s).

In the same breath of that outcry this sport celebrates the assault of a guy for celebration, a beat down that had several unblocked head blows. An assault that results in just being booted for the game.


Like I’ll believe the NHL’s Schtick about safety when these glaring oversights aren’t so apparent

I didn’t make the rules.

Score as much as you want. At some point you gotta act like you been there or show a shred of professionalism. It’s 7-0 and you’re celebrating in front of the other teams bench? You deserve the beating. You don’t show up the other guys like that.

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

Did that happen?

Not really how head trauma works, doesn’t onset immediately and often CTE isn’t apparent for years.


OPs point is if we’re making a safer leave than why is this still kosher? It’s a pretty evident example of blows to the head but the context of it being a fight vs hit makes it somehow acceptable.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

It could have.

Remember Savard? Remember how dangerous that was? That’s why Washington fans feel outraged, getting a concussion is something that happens when someone starts throwing, especially when their opponent doesn’t want to fight.

Just throwing it out there since you are wondering why people are outraged. People don’t like dangerous plays. We don’t need more Savard cases.

Had Marchand gone with the elbow he'd deserve the 10+. I hope he sticks to dirty trips and licks if he MUST do something. No headshots.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Pretty simple. If you're gonna taunt like a douchebag up 7-0, then you're gonna eat some punches.

Nothing new, just we have the pearl clutching brigade who look for things to faux outrage over

 

[easton117]

The game was 6-0 and Eller scored an easy goal on some bad goaltending by Halak. Eller celebrated by waving his hand and wrist almost in a mocking manner (a decent amount of players do it as a celebration) and did it again passing the bruins bench.

Marchand May get a call from the league... possibly a game or a fine.

If the league is trying to crack down on dirty plays... this is the exact play you look at. Eller clearly said no to the fight, Marchand then threw punches while Eller still had his gloves in and stick in hand.

I love fighting and that gritty play, but this is unacceptable. There’s no place for it.

The bruins lost 7-0... emotion got the best of Marchand, but his name is getting synonymous for dirty plays and this just adds to it.

Boston can’t be upset when something goes against them.

This is a good take to examine the down the line differences between the two types of hockey fans out there.

You say Eller said no to the fight so it should stop or not happen.

I say he said yes as soon as he ran his mouth after scoring a goal in a 7-0 game. Whether he decides to participate after that point is irrelevant.

Not sure there’s an in between with fans

 

[Budddy]

If you can't handle getting embarrassed then maybe try to stop being embarrassing. It's not Eller's fault that the Bruins played like ****. I hate the pathetic sore loser mentality.

what about the poor winner mentality then ? hot dog celebration after the goal and did it again in front of Bruins bench

complete douche move and he deserved what he got..

 

[Over the volcano]

Being a sore loser shouldn't be encouraged.

Well he sure lost that fight, hope he’s not sore about it.

Marchand instigated, they both dropped their gloves and threw punches. Not a whole lot more going on in this one other than the name Marchand. Should be good for 14 pages.

 

[Foppberg]

What a little punk. Bruins fans defending the rat doesn't look good either.

 

[Robert Kentwood]

Marchand lost all respect from anyone with half a brain when he licked Callahan. This just shows he hasn't changed from being the little bitch. 7-0 or is it 15-0?

 

[DFC]

Would have to watch the whole thing

There are a good 3-5 punches landed before Eller drops the gloves. Eller clearly didn't want to fight. Marchand punched him until his choices were fight or turtle.

 

[LouJersey]

Washington fans whining about head shots/cheap shots is like Jenna Jameson whining about STDs

 

[Chips]

Whats stopping him?

And marchand ellers not a fair fight.. how the hell mot?

I mean would fans be able to come in here an brush that hit off without being called disgusting, since assuming here that Marchand jumped Eller that same game. Seems about the same pace of reasoning


Size isn’t the only thing about a fair fight... I’ve never heard Eller described as a fighter, tough guy, or even physical player... and he clearly wasn’t ready to fight there.

I’m quickly turning on Wilson as a Caps fan, but shot like Marchand just did makes this game seem more gratuitous than WWE to casual fans and outsiders. And the head damage... I mean come on, how do you hate “headshots” but support fights in general, let alone against players not ready to protect themselves


Some hypocrites in this thread for sure

 

[Commander Clueless]

and what if you concuss the guy with your first punch giving him severe brain damage?

Supplementary discipline, I'd imagine. On the extreme side, what happened to Todd Bertuzzi.

I dunno. Fighting and instigating fights are both illegal, hence the penalties.


Marchand is probably my most hated player in the league, but on the scale of Marchand-isms, this one is pretty low on said scale and IMO seems to have been punished appropriately, including a game misconduct.

Do you think it should be more?

 

[DFC]

I saw everything. Eller taunted the Bruins team and bench after scoring a 7-0 goal, and the first chance he got Marchand responded. Respect.

So yeah. Getting mugged is the appropriate response apparently.

 

[TD Charlie]

Not really how head trauma works, doesn’t onset immediately and often CTE isn’t apparent for years.


OPs point is if we’re making a safer leave than why is this still kosher? It’s a pretty evident example of blows to the head but the context of it being a fight vs hit makes it somehow acceptable.

Then i expect to see you leading the charge every time there’s a fight. Every time.

 

[rynryn]

sore winner is far worse than a sore loser. honestly if you're going to taunt someone after crushing them you're TRYING to get punched.

if that's what happened, anyway.

 

[Robert Kentwood]

So yeah. Getting mugged is the appropriate response apparently.

"Ow my feelings are hurt... I think I'll jump him."

 

[TK 421]

Marchand is definitely a rat, shame someone didn't press sexual assault charges on that creepy pos with his licking antics.

I look forward to the day he gets Wilsond.

It just occurred to me there's still time to get Wilson and Marchand into a rocket and set coordinates for the Sun. Maybe NASA could do some pro bono work for the good of mankind.

 

[Wayland]

I thought DoPS was serious about blows to the head? That was assault, I expect a lengthy suspension.

Oh wait. DoPS is a joke.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

There are a good 3-5 punches landed before Eller drops the gloves. Eller clearly didn't want to fight. Marchand punched him until his choices were fight or turtle.

He earned it. It may be 2018 hockey but it is still hockey. What purpose did it serve to mock the Bruins bench then trash talk as he entered his bench?

 

[BBB24]

Just a note. That bleeding from the side of Eller's head. You can punch a guy onto IR but cant check someone there. Its an interesting dynamic. Yes, yes a player knows what he is getting into when he agrees to fight, but then we have this where Eller is neither a fighter nor consenting to fight.

He took his own gloves off, tell the whole story instead of making shit up. He scores and makes it 7-0 then make motions towards the Bruins bench and start yapping, if you are going to talk the talk, better be ready to back it up. He knew what he was doing and you can be sure he won’t do it again, he is a puke and just got schooled, got what he derserved, looked good on him.