Does anyone else hate when people talk about Gordie Howe hattricks?

[SnowblindNYR]

Who says it's pointless, you?

I'm sorry that hearing about Gordie Howe hattricks trigger you so much.

I'm sorry that hearing someone thinking #toffness is pointless triggers you so much. Thankfully the NHL is moving away from your neanderthal mindset.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

The game has always been about skill. But it’s the balance of skill and physicality which make it such a beautiful sport to watch.

But physicality as in hits not fighting. No other sport has fighting and it's going instinct in the NHL and the NHL is fine. Most NHL fights are a dog and pony show anyway. Or at least used to be. Two guys with no talent and not particularly great at fighting stage a fight where it's mostly hugging each other.

 

[McDonald19]

Did you know that there are entire "outdated" sports dedicated to fighting?

Yup, UFC is insanely popular. I don’t watch UFC or Boxing, but I do think fighting serves a purpose in hockey.

 

[raymond23]

But physicality as in hits not fighting. No other sport has fighting and it's going instinct in the NHL and the NHL is fine. Most NHL fights are a dog and pony show anyway. Or at least used to be. Two guys with no talent and not particularly great at fighting stage a fight where it's mostly hugging each other.

Okay? So it sounds like it’s organically going away but it still has its place in hockey and I’m sure the majority of professional players would agree

 

[LTIR]

What a terrible take...but I’m not surprised this thread has brought out the anti-fighters.

I am an anti fighter but have no issues with the term Gordie Howe Hatty.

It is an accomplishment.

 

[McDonald19]

But physicality as in hits not fighting. No other sport has fighting and it's going instinct in the NHL and the NHL is fine. Most NHL fights are a dog and pony show anyway. Or at least used to be. Two guys with no talent and not particularly great at fighting stage a fight where it's mostly hugging each other.

Actually a lot of the fighting this season is being done by top 9 forwards and top 4 D. The days of the 4th line face puncher fighting 4th line face puncher is mostly over. The players want fighting in the game, leave it alone.

 

[BlackFrancis]

it's going instinct

Example #22781 reminding you you're on HFBoards.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

But physicality as in hits not fighting. No other sport has fighting and it's going instinct in the NHL and the NHL is fine. Most NHL fights are a dog and pony show anyway. Or at least used to be. Two guys with no talent and not particularly great at fighting stage a fight where it's mostly hugging each other.

Most sports aren't as dangerous as hockey, and two grown men throwing down the gloves is a better way to vent steam than slashing someone in the neck with their stick. Its part of what makes hockey unique.

Every time they poll players about it, an overwhelming majority of them want to keep fighting in the game.

So yeah. Love me some Gordie Howe hat tricks and love me some Brady Tkachuk style old time hockey.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Actually a lot of the fighting this season is being done by top 9 forwards and top 4 D. The days of the 4th line face puncher fighting 4th line face puncher is mostly over. The players want fighting in the game, leave it alone.

The staged fighting by guys like Brian McGratten was never all that exciting. Glad to be done with that. But the day they ban fighting from the NHL is the day I stop watching it. It won't be the same game anymore.

 

[sufferer]

It's the current year.

 

[JoVel]

Have you ever seen people praise players for getting the Gordie Howe hat trick? I certainly haven't. Most people just think it's kinda cool and then forget it the next day.

 

[McDonald19]

This is a non-sequitur.

Depends what the reasoning for removing fight is. Checking is a violent activity that causes injury. If the goal is to remove violent actions and injury from the sport, body checking eventually has to be looked at.

 

[DonM]

There are people who won't be happy until every bit of tradition and intensity are stripped from the game. In their place will be advertisements for Doritos and players kneeling in deference to some cause or another. Ah progress...

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

It's 2021, I feel like glorifying these is outdated. It's basically a goal and an assist.

If you're tired of hearing about it, good news is that it'll be called the Brady Tkachuk hat trick soon enough.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

I don't think anyone is saying Gordie Howe Hattrick is any form of accomplishment that warrants All Star votes, let alone HOF.

Its just fun thing to talk about. chill out boss man.

 

[T REX]

Part of hockey. Embrace it don't hate it

 

[Martin Skoula]

The only disappointing thing is that players don't try to bait the other team into a fight to get their teammate the hat trick they're sitting on a goal and assist the same way they try to get their teammate the empty net goal when they're sitting on 2 goals.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Hockey is stuck in the 70s. There are a lot of "ok boomer" moments. I really hope we can change that soon as it's gotten tired. The game has changed to skill.

“my team’s stars get bullied”

 

[North Cole]

It's not important enough that it should generate any hate. It's just a little quirky colloquialism, don't see why it would cause hate. What's different about glorifying them in 2021 as opposed to in 2000? Goal, assists, and fights are earned the same way they have been for the last 50+ years.

 

[Makaveli]

Who has the most Gordie Howe hattricks?

 

[cowboy82nd]

If you're tired of hearing about it, good news is that it'll be called the Brady Tkachuk hat trick soon enough.

I don't think so.

 

[pcruz]

"I hate these goons who can't do anything but fight. Why not just dress pro boxers and have them skate (poorly) for a shift or two and engage in fights? Honestly, things were so much better when the players could score, create and protect themselves without the need of enforcers".


Followed by:

"It's so stupid that we appreciate players who can score, create and fight when need be".

In reality, there is no purer hockey thing than a player who can score, create goals and also lay down some Knuckle sandwiches.

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

Ultimately it's because it's about folklore. Gordie Howe was the stereotypical Power Forward. A guy with hands and ability and a nasty nasty edge. Nice way to lightheartedly encapsulate a good productive day at the office. Buried one. Dished one off to Linsday for a nice goal for him. Beat the shit out of that punk Richard. Job done.

Ironically there was a thread here the other day about modern day Power Forwards. Guess what? They basically don't exist anymore. It's why I'm all for calling out a Gordie special and recognizing it when it happens. Enjoy it now. In a few years you will see it fewer and fewer and fewer times. One day you'll be an old codger telling your grandkids what a Gordie Howe Hatrick was. He or she will look at you like you're a lunatic. "Bullshit grandpa, you crazy old coot. You can't fight in hockey. "

Because its pretty rare and it means the player is making a difference in three aspects of the game. Its rare that a guy can fight and have the skill to do that

I'm aware of all what you guys are saying and as I've said, whatever makes people happy. There is absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying a Gordie Howe hat trick. Keep enjoying it.
But in answer to the OP, I'm apathetic towards it, no hate, no love. I don't care about it and never use the term. For all I know, a player scored a goal off his butt, got a secondary assist and had a wrestling match, which are what many fights are nowadays (yes I'm slightly exaggerating).
I don't even often use the term "hat trick", I just usually say a player scored 3 goals.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

I'm sorry that hearing someone thinking #toffness is pointless triggers you so much. Thankfully the NHL is moving away from your neanderthal mindset.

Neanderthal mindset? You've officially lost the plot, mate.

Not surprising I suppose when someone simply talking about Gordie Howe Hattricks will apparently send you into a rage.

 

[MikeyMike01]

I'm not a fan of that phrase but when someone takes a shot at you and sounds like an old fart while doing it I'll use it.

When you’re in a hole, stop digging.