I agree with this. It can be embarassing to be a Sens fan sometimes. This is one of them. Our owner is a moron and it trickles down to way too many fans.
I'm hoping Cooke sits out and we have a normal hockey game. I'm also hoping the best player on the planet returns to action soon. Good health Sidney.
Hoping for a good game, mind throwing us a bone? I know one poster here would rather throw us a bomb, but I think we have a good game in store for both teams.
Thanks for two classy posts, Ottawa fans.
Matt Cooke is a good hockey player. At his best, he's one of those annoying, get-under-your-skin, gritty, tough guys that can also burn you with some skill. At his worst (which he has -- to his credit -- largely eliminated), he is a player who has crossed the line from physicality and antagonism over to reckless/cheap/dirty.
As such, I can see why fans of other teams -- especially those who have not seen enough of his play the past two years to see that he took the organization's "scolding" seriously and has changed his ways -- would have strong dislike for him.
Having said that, I like to think that there are
very few folks who actually believe that Matt Cooke's
intent was to slice open the leg of another player with his skate blade. I would EXPECT anger from any Ottawa fan, or player, after the incident. I would even expect some silly things to be said, in the heat of the moment. But, what was said by Melnyk is over the top, and the fact that this rhetoric coming from some in Ottawa has NOT toned down after the "cooling off" period is what surprises me. A calm, rational mind should be able to see in the replays that Cooke was trying to pin Karlsson to the boards, NOT trying to slice his leg open...
Still, you two posting here shows that obviously, this ridiculousness is NOT shared by all or even most. Logically, that would be expected, but your posts confirm that this nonsense is coming from only a portion of the fan base; sadly, though, it's coming from the owner as well -- and as a "leader," he's a big part of the "cause" of this whole mess.
Thanks for posting, guys. Here's to a good game, and I am quite glad to see Karlsson back on the ice and getting ready to play. That's great to see.