Player Discussion Zdeno Chara IV

[Sheppy]

So like... when it happens we will know.

 

[DominicT]

For whatever it's worth

Have you figured out who NRD is yet?

 

[Bruinaura]

Have you figured out who NRD is yet?

No but if you tell me I won't tell anybody

..... It's you, isn't it.

 

[DominicT]

No but if you tell me I won't tell anybody

..... It's you, isn't it.

Even the sun hides behind a cloud once in a while.

But it still sheds light.

 

[Bruinaura]

Even the sun hides behind a cloud once in a while.

But it still sheds light.

 

[DominicT]

No. It's not me.

 

[Mick Riddleton]

I just seen this speculation article

Boston Bruins Rumors: Zdeno Chara may retire

 

[Alicat]

Even the sun hides behind a cloud once in a while.

But it still sheds light.

Initials JH or JM?

 

[Bruinaura]

Initials JH or JM?

I doubt it, believe that account has some pretty accurate reports

 

[DominicT]

Twitter is so much fun today. I am so entertained lol

 

[GahdenRinkRat]

I just seen this speculation article

Boston Bruins Rumors: Zdeno Chara may retire

I would welcome him back on a one year deal, but would rather he retire than play elsewhere in the NHL, that would just be too sad

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Even the sun hides behind a cloud once in a while.

But it still sheds light.

Caine?

 

[Maine Fan]

I just seen this speculation article

Boston Bruins Rumors: Zdeno Chara may retire

I have thought it might be better for Chara to retire than go another season in a limited role. Better for the Bruins this coming season.

 

[alko]

I think, when he will plans, when to retire, he will then make a statement BEFORE his last season.
He should retire with fanfare in his last game, with standing ovations.

 

[Blinny]

Have you figured out who NRD is yet?

It’s good old Bobby Mac. The man can’t ACTUALLY retire. He’s out here just be little more discreet about his identity!

 

[Bruinaura]

What’s it like to fight Zdeno Chara? ‘I felt like a little boy’

Jake's dad:
“He had me in the most vulnerable position I’ve ever been in during a hockey fight. And I’ve been in a few hundred fights in my life,” DeBrusk said. “I couldn’t reach him. I tried to throw one punch, and it was a foot and a half short. I was like, ‘Wow. This is bad.’ He had a real good grip on me.

Worrell:

During one of their fights, Worrell was at risk of a bad outcome. By his recollection, he was puffing through a two-minute shift when the puck got to him along the wall. Worrell wanted to get the puck out of the Florida zone and retreat to the bench. Chara had other intentions.
“As soon as it did, I breathed a sigh of relief,” Worrell said of advancing the puck. “But he thought I was trying to fight him. So the gloves drop. I was like, ‘Oh, Lord.’ I just tried to hold on. He got me with a real clean one real quick. So we’re sitting in the penalty box. I just remember saying, ‘Z, I don’t understand. Why’d you want to fight me? I was literally trying to climb up you to get off the ice.’ I was dead tired. I wanted nothing to do with him.”



Somebody needs to write a book about Zee someday.

 

[hrdpuk]

Z and the Bruins had a good run ,It's time to move on

 

[Over the volcano]

What’s it like to fight Zdeno Chara? ‘I felt like a little boy’

Jake's dad:
“He had me in the most vulnerable position I’ve ever been in during a hockey fight. And I’ve been in a few hundred fights in my life,” DeBrusk said. “I couldn’t reach him. I tried to throw one punch, and it was a foot and a half short. I was like, ‘Wow. This is bad.’ He had a real good grip on me.

Worrell:

During one of their fights, Worrell was at risk of a bad outcome. By his recollection, he was puffing through a two-minute shift when the puck got to him along the wall. Worrell wanted to get the puck out of the Florida zone and retreat to the bench. Chara had other intentions.
“As soon as it did, I breathed a sigh of relief,” Worrell said of advancing the puck. “But he thought I was trying to fight him. So the gloves drop. I was like, ‘Oh, Lord.’ I just tried to hold on. He got me with a real clean one real quick. So we’re sitting in the penalty box. I just remember saying, ‘Z, I don’t understand. Why’d you want to fight me? I was literally trying to climb up you to get off the ice.’ I was dead tired. I wanted nothing to do with him.”



Somebody needs to write a book about Zee someday.

GREAT stuff from Fluto - best read of 2020

He couldn’t move him. DeBrusk realized he was in a jam.
“I pretty much shit my pants,” DeBrusk said. “I knew I was in big, big trouble. I was like, ‘I need to get the hell out of this right away.’ ....


...”When he wanted the fight to be over, he just folded me up like a lawn chair,” Shelley said. “I felt like a little boy.”
Shelley was bleeding after the fight. Chara had pressed his helmet so far into Shelley’s head that it cut him behind his ear.
But Shelley was satisfied. His home crowd was roaring. He had gotten Chara off the ice for five minutes.

 

[Dr Hook]

From Fluto:

"Louie DeBrusk, Peter Worrell, Hal Gill and Jody Shelley are four of the men brave enough to engage in gloves-off combat with Chara."

One of these things is not like the others . . .

 

[BMC]

From Fluto:

"Louie DeBrusk, Peter Worrell, Hal Gill and Jody Shelley are four of the men brave enough to engage in gloves-off combat with Chara."

One of these things is not like the other . . .

That would be Hal Gill.

I will have to read it, I can't believe Gill took him on.

 

[Bruinaura]

GREAT stuff from Fluto - best read of 2020

His two best stories this year have been recent, and both about Chara.

I think the subject has more to do with the quality than the writer though lol

 

[Bruinaura]

From Fluto:

"Louie DeBrusk, Peter Worrell, Hal Gill and Jody Shelley are four of the men brave enough to engage in gloves-off combat with Chara."

One of these things is not like the others . . .

And here is where Fluto shows up:

"For eight seasons, Hal Gill was Boston’s version of Chara."

..........

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[Over the volcano]

His two best stories this year have been recent, and both about Chara.

I think the subject has more to do with the quality than the writer though lol

He gets too much flak in general and this piece was a real gem. His story on Smith yesterday was great as well

 

[Dr Hook]

And here is where Fluto shows up:

"For eight seasons, Hal Gill was Boston’s version of Chara."

..........

.....................................

God love him . . .

 

[Bruinaura]

He gets too much flak in general and this piece was a real gem. His story on Smith yesterday was great as well

Probably, but he's not one of my favorites.

Then again I'm not sure I really have any favorites right now.

I liked the Smith article.