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It is not the same thing. Not even close.pavel datsyuk said:are you that blind?
its the same thing!!!!!!!!!
Kovalchuk taunted the oilers bench. Malkin taunted the USA's bench.
Whats the difference?
It is not the same thing. Not even close.pavel datsyuk said:are you that blind?
its the same thing!!!!!!!!!
Kovalchuk taunted the oilers bench. Malkin taunted the USA's bench.
Whats the difference?
stocktrader said:Exactly. Calling him a kid is a poor excuse. He has been drafted into the NHL. I don't see him as the type of player who can lead a team to the Stanley Cup... I was actually a little dissapointed O'sullivan didn't lay a beating on him. He will learn in time...
stocktrader said:Kessel's weakness is his mental game. He plays dirty and shows poor leadership.
But don't forget the article says you can easily fluster him if you play him physical. This is certainly a weakness.rt said:Okay, so Kessel is a hockey player, and he plays a little dirty behind the referee's back, right? That's what this thread is about? I have just three words in response to that. They are; BIG, ****ING and DEAL!
I remember Doug Gilmour doing that in the NHL, but then it was called "leadership" not "poor sportsmanship."FLYLine4LIFE said:Its poor sportsmanship is what it is..and if he hasnt learned it yet then i feel for the kid because he going to get a beating in the NHL if he pulls any of that s***.
That would appear to be the key with him,you always want to see if these rocket wheeled pretty boy goal scorer types can stand up to consistent pounding and a guy or two who can skate with him and be able to bother him by engaging him in a game you know he has no desire to play and has'nt much if any experience with since he's probably been skating circles around the rest of the pack from his first or second year of minor hockey.stocktrader said:But don't forget the article says you can easily fluster him if you play him physical. This is certainly a weakness.
Now that would be sportsmanship. Answer with violence to a joke someone made. That's real sportmanship. So mature. Can't see another solution.snafu said:Okay, thanks. I remember thinking the same about Ovechkin's taunts- just try that in the NHL and someone will roll out a real nice "welcome" mat....
But don't forget the article says you can easily fluster him if you play him physical. This is certainly a weakness.
Wisent said:Now that would be sportsmanship. Answer with violence to a joke someone made. That's real sportmanship. So mature. Can't see another solution.
snafu said:What are you talking about? I don't write the laws of the jungle, nor do I get to edit "the Code"...
And what joke are you talking about? People were talking about the WJC's and that certain players enjoyed taunting the opposition. Is that representative of sportsmanship in your book?
sevenSteen said:I'm pretty sure that's a representative of a joke in the books of unbiased people.
stocktrader said:It is not the same thing. Not even close.
stocktrader said:That was funny when Kovalchuk checked his stick after scoring right after he was given a penalty for using an illegal stick. I give him credit.
However If Malkin pulled that stunt of going over and pretending to high five the opposing players bench, he will get his a... kicked.
snafu said:What are you talking about? I don't write the laws of the jungle, nor do I get to edit "the Code"...
And what joke are you talking about? People were talking about the WJC's and that certain players enjoyed taunting the opposition. Is that representative of sportsmanship in your book?
Levitate said:apparently ovechkin shares that weakness with him then i seem to remember canada playing him mighty physical during the WJC and neutralizing him at least somewhat
eh frankly just about any player doesn't perform as well when they're played physical, unless they're just bigger than anyone else.
pavel datsyuk said:usually, and please correct me if i am wrong, a player taunts when the other team has done something. Whether is be a joke on the ice, calling someone's mother a name, telling them they suck, or what have you.
Most players do not have the balls(especially europeans) to go over to the other teams bench and taunt. I say only europeans because usually they do not have players(or the talent themselves) to back it up in a fight. by the way, i dont see any other players besides Malkin and Ovechkin being called classless around here.
How come no one has mentioned Mr. Steve Ott as being a classless prospect? He runs people, learned other languages to taunt the other team, etc.
And as a final thought. Who gives a flying **** what either one of these players do on the ice. I'm willing to bet that if Ovechkin and Malkin want to run their mouths off to the other team and taunt them, they will either A) give the other team a fire under their asses or B) get cheap-shotted by the other team.
Either way, i'm betting these two outscore most of the players in the league in 3 years.
stocktrader said:Maybe more after all can be made for his decision not to play for the Spirit.
snafu said:I asked in an earlier reply if Malkin had done something because I did not see Malkin doing this, but I did remember one occasion against the US when Ovechkin "seemed" to be taunting the US team. I do not know if he started this...or if he was responding to something that had happened to him earlier.
pavel datsyuk said:usually, and please correct me if i am wrong, a player taunts when the other team has done something. Whether is be a joke on the ice, calling someone's mother a name, telling them they suck, or what have you.
Most players do not have the balls(especially europeans) to go over to the other teams bench and taunt. I say only europeans because usually they do not have players(or the talent themselves) to back it up in a fight.
by the way, i dont see any other players besides Malkin and Ovechkin being called classless around here.
How come no one has mentioned Mr. Steve Ott as being a classless prospect? He runs people, learned other languages to taunt the other team, etc.
And as a final thought. Who gives a flying **** what either one of these players do on the ice. I'm willing to bet that if Ovechkin and Malkin want to run their mouths off to the other team and taunt them, they will either A) give the other team a fire under their asses or B) get cheap-shotted by the other team.
Either way, i'm betting these two outscore most of the players in the league in 3 years.
cyclops said:...these rocket wheeled pretty boy goal scorer types...
rt said:I would not call Phil Kessel pretty. Unless, of course, ''pretty'' was immediately followed by ''damned'' and ''ugly''.