Carter Hart to wear mask honoring Emery, features Holtby assault

[Neil Racki]

I hate the Caps but this is a bit over the top. There’s a way to pay tribute to Emery without disrespecting a player from another team. And I bet 99% of all the people that’ll say I’m soft for saying this would lose their &@&! if a player from their team was being disrespected like this. Can you imagine the outrage from Philly if a goalie from Jersey paid “tribute” to Scott Stevens by showing him laying out a concussed Lindros?

This.

This is how I view a lot of things when it comes to fan bases.

If youre cool with this helmet? Dont complain when an opponent makes fun of an incident or injury to one of your guys.

If youre cool with your player just attacking another player for no reason and then not letting up? Dont complain when a player rag dolls one of your stars and doesnt let up.

Dont be a hypocrite. Next time a player initiates and then rag dolls one of your non-fighters ... dont complain about it. But you will. We all do it, we all know it and we all deny we do it. lol.

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Saddest part - this is one of the biggest moments in Emery's career? A guy with mental health problems and you want to show case his lowest mental health moment on the ice? Is it really celebrating the guys career ... seems it highlighting his lack of character, mental issues and zero good play.

 

[4thTierSport]

Players have literally been suspended for this type of action.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Goalie fights and goalie goals are things to celebrate. Usually something memorable in sports has someone on the losing end. I’m sure devils still celebrate Scott Stevens ending eric Lindros’s career. Ugly scene but it was part of the sport at the time.

The Stevens hit on Lindros was 20 years ago, and occurred during game play.

The Emery beating was what, 5 years ago? And as I said earlier he skated the length of the rink to fight a goalie who wanted no part of it. And he did it very early in melee. It's not like he was waiting around. He immediately seized the opportunity to put a beating on someone.

Under current rules he would've been suspended for fighting an unwilling combatant.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

Pretty sick helmet.

 

[Blueboy]

Boo hoo

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

A goalie fight where, and I think this bears repeating, one of the participants is dead.

I definitely wouldn't call it a goalie fight either.

 

[ChurchOfAlfie]

I remember in his early days in Ottawa there was controversy because Emery had a mask featuring Mike Tyson. Now there's controversy (a least in one person's opinion) featuring Emery on a mask himself. We've come full circle.

RIP Razor.

 

[Reality Czech]

I hate the Caps but this is a bit over the top. There’s a way to pay tribute to Emery without disrespecting a player from another team. And I bet 99% of all the people that’ll say I’m soft for saying this would lose their &@&! if a player from their team was being disrespected like this. Can you imagine the outrage from Philly if a goalie from Jersey paid “tribute” to Scott Stevens by showing him laying out a concussed Lindros?

Exactly what I was going to say. Not like I care that much, but I think it's in bad taste to put that on the mask. Honor the guy all you want, but it doesn't have to be at another guys expense. I liked Emery overall, but my opinion of him dropped after his attack on Holtby. Wouldn't call it one of his finest moments.

 

[NextYear67]

I hate the Caps but this is a bit over the top. There’s a way to pay tribute to Emery without disrespecting a player from another team. And I bet 99% of all the people that’ll say I’m soft for saying this would lose their &@&! if a player from their team was being disrespected like this. Can you imagine the outrage from Philly if a goalie from Jersey paid “tribute” to Scott Stevens by showing him laying out a concussed Lindros?

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

Almost every player does something in bad taste:

Mario Lemieux - attacking an NHL referee
Sidney Crosby - punching a player in the balls

Players make mistakes , no big deal...

Exactly what I was going to say. Not like I care that much, but I think it's in bad taste to put that on the mask. Honor the guy all you want, but it doesn't have to be at another guys expense. I liked Emery overall, but my opinion of him dropped after his attack on Holtby. Wouldn't call it one of his finest moments.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

The Emery beating was what, 5 years ago? And as I said earlier he skated the length of the rink to fight a goalie who wanted no part of it. And he did it very early in melee. It's not like he was waiting around. He immediately seized the opportunity to put a beating on someone.

And then he had the gall to say that he (Emery) "had no choice" lmao.

 

[Reality Czech]

Almost every player does something in bad taste:

Mario Lemieux - attacking an NHL referee
Sidney Crosby - punching a player in the balls

Players make mistakes , no big deal...

Absolutely, but nobody would include those moments in their career highlights.

 

[romba]

Ok with the mask even if the moment is a poor choice.

Hated watching that fight. Holtby didn't do shit on the play so why attack him? Animosity and beat downs after questionable but mostly clean hits annoy me less than this. If someone who was not involved in the 'offending' play doesn't want to fight you respect that and keep the gloves on .If they messed with your team in some way, then fair game. Otherwise you can push, shove, face wash, etc. but keep the damn gloves on and def no damned rabbit punches.

 

[Butch 19]

lame. really lame.

 

[pbgoalie]

Absolutely, but nobody would include those moments in their career highlights.

In fairness. Emery is remembered almost as much for that fight as about anything else in his career

 

[BobColesNasalCavity]

Love it. I want more of this.

 

[iame]

This sounds like Hart wants to stir up some shit. And we will be getting back to this topic every time a capitals player touches him.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Who cares? Animosity is good for the league. More like this. Hart should wear it next time they play Caps and skate past Holtby while pointing towards his mask.

What happens then when Holtby flashes his stanley cup ring at Hart? Entire flyers bench breaks into tears?

 

[Vikke]

This sounds like Hart wants to stir up some ****. And we will be getting back to this topic every time a capitals player touches him.

Sounds like you need to read up on Hart if you think that.

 

[pooch]

Ok with the mask even if the moment is a poor choice.

Hated watching that fight. Holtby didn't do **** on the play so why attack him? Animosity and beat downs after questionable but mostly clean hits annoy me less than this. If someone who was not involved in the 'offending' play doesn't want to fight you respect that and keep the gloves on .If they messed with your team in some way, then fair game. Otherwise you can push, shove, face wash, etc. but keep the damn gloves on and def no damned rabbit punches.

I seem to recall he pointed at the scoreboard or something which made Emery mad. I could be wrong about that.

 

[Pay Carl]

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Emery was a crap goalie who had no other career highlights and the flyers haven't had anything to celebrate in 40 years so let them enjoy themselves.

 

[Frank Drebin]

I'll always remember Emery as a goalie for the Senators.

I remember going by their board after they lost to the Ducks in the SCF in 07, a poster said something along the lines of "thats the last game I want to see a boxer play goal for us".

 

[tntkid]

I would have liked to see Ovechkin fight Emery instead of Holtby.

 

[CapsJunkie]

lol Wilson should beat up their goalie. and Holtby can make a mask about it