European players that Cherry has given credit to?

[MaxV]

He gave Nikita Soshnikov some props last season, but also pointed out a play were he was too slow going to the bench for a change.

To be fair, that was a pretty accurate criticism.

 

[Sundinisagod]

Maclean basically forced him to say something good about him after the game last night.

It was kinda funny, he had to admit Nylander was a good player, I think he said he'd score 22 goals (or something like that). Maclean basically forced him admit that Nylander was good. You just knew Grapes would bring up the double flamingo though.

 

[znk]

I've come to think that half of what he says is to stay in character. Cause some times he'll randomly "fall in love" with some European player.

Anyway...just reminded me of the old commercial.

 

[amnesiac]

He said he needs to be more like Marner

said he needs to "block more shots" like Marner and not jump over them.... kinda agree

 

[amnesiac]

pretty sure he liked Forsberg too

 

[Price is Wright]

Don has also compared Bure to Bobby Orr.

He also publicly slandered him on hockey night in Canada claiming he held out when he didn't. When confronted he acted like he was being called out for criticizing the Canucks.

 

[amnesiac]

Don has also compared Bure to Bobby Orr.

He's been plenty complimentary to Ovi too, despite the fact people only mention his celebration complaints.

and yet one of his favourite players, Marc Savard, would jump in the boards after a goal, and never said anything about it.

Such a hypocrite on top of being a xenophobe and prejudiced.

 

[Hurt]

Has he said anything positive about W. Nylander, yet?

Not yet. Wanted him to play 'more like Marner', whatever that means. They're both extremely talented players but Willie is successful because he plays like Willie. Marner has an unreal engine while Willie is so cerebral that he knows where the puck is and will be all the time. They both have elite vision but in different ways and they need to play their own styles to be successful and help the team.

 

[Matti_A]

I remember him praising "Sacco Koivo" during his Montreal days.

He's also had good things to say about Miikka Kiprusoff several times.

 

[Era of Sanity]

Who are the Europeans who don't think Cherry is a comic relief?

same list

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

Sedins..

 

[Moncherry]

I think Cherry's reluctance to compliment Nylander might have less to do with him being Swedish and more to do with his insistence that they should have picked Ritchie, which is looking increasingly incorrect with each passing game.

 

[1specter]

I remember him raving about Kulemin on occasion... saying basically he did all the small things right was a Canadian born in Russia.

Tbf he does play like that!

He did before but then at the end of Kulemin's tenure with the Leafs he randomly called him out and said why is he on the team making 2M. It was so random and absurd.

 

[Stud Muffin]

Dreskull

 

[KPower]

Cherry still getting guys riled up after all these years.

He does his job well.

 

[Hackett]

Danny Markov.

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

It's literally his job to be outrageous. Maclean is the voice of reason. It's an act, plenty of people love it, I do. He reminds me of my favourite movie, Slapshot.

The guy is way calmer, nicer in person.

 

[Scrub*]

He liked Yashin, at least in one of his rockem sockem videos he did.

"You know I have to admit, I like this guy"

 

[CanadienShark]

He actually loved Kovalchuk before he burned him for going back to the KHL. Basically said he could do it all, score, throw big hits, fight. He gave him credit after knocking out Schenn, dropping them with Phanuef.

The thing he loved Kovy most for was going after Avery in the playoffs. He asked Avery to drop em and Avery coward and did his agitator thing. Cherry was all over that but I feel it was more intended to be a gut punch to Avery who had fired back at Cherry for criticism given on coaches corner.

Loved when Cherry gave Kovy credit for being a true leader. In his prime I dont see anyone being a more rounded guy than Kovy, could score 50, throw huge hits, kill penalties and he didnt pick numbers when going after someone to fight. He was as electrifying of a player we would ever see, speed to burn with an OV like shot.

Glad I'm not the only die-hard Kovy fan. He was my favourite player growing up, and is my 2nd favourite player of all time.

 

[Mc5RingsAndABeer]

[mod]

Wikipedia used to have literally 26 citations for a single sentence that said Cherry was a xenophobe because people like you kept disputing it.

He's a xenophobe, plain and simple. And I say this as a Canadian.

 

[12345678910]

Wikipedia used to have literally 26 citations for a single sentence that said Cherry was a xenophobe because people like you kept disputing it.

He's a xenophobe, plain and simple. And I say this as a Canadian.

You realize a phobia relates to a fear of something right? You think Don is fearful of foreign people? FEARFUL?

 

[MaxV]

You realize a phobia relates to a fear of something right? You think Don is fearful of foreign people? FEARFUL?

This isn't at all what xenophobia means. Around the world people of certain groups get attacked by the "nationalists" because of the xenophobia.

Xenophobia isn't a fear of a specific group, it is a fear of one's culture be impacted by the presence of that group.

It is a FACT that Cherry absolutely HATES what Europeans have done to NHL, as do other Canadian good ole boys. Europeans brought skill to roster spots that were once occupied by some dudes that could barely skate, but were great at throwing sucker punches.

 

[12345678910]

This isn't at all what xenophobia means. Around the world people of certain groups get attacked by the "nationalists" because of the xenophobia.

Xenophobia isn't a fear of a specific group, it is a fear of one's culture be impacted by the presence of that group.

It is a FACT that Cherry absolutely HATES what Europeans have done to NHL, as do other Canadian good ole boys. Europeans brought skill to roster spots that were once occupied by some dudes that could barely skate, but were great at throwing sucker punches.

Sorry, but Websters says otherwise.

"Fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners".

Don doesn't fear or hate other nationalities. Whatever mental gymnastics you want to do you are free to do.

 

[Daximus]

Who cares what old Cherry thinks. Don is basically like the Queen. He talks and does things but nobody cares outside of his core following which mostly consists of old people. He represents a bygone era and is the last thing the hockey traditionalists have to hold onto. He is entertaining sometimes and every once and awhile he draws attention to good things happening in smaller Canadian communities but outside of that mostly everything he says is useless.

 

[Daximus]

Sorry, but Websters says otherwise.

"Fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners".

Don doesn't fear or hate other nationalities. Whatever mental gymnastics you want to do you are free to do.

He doesn't fear them he just doesn't like them. The word has started to become synonymous with people who don't like and or hate foreigners as well.