Comments on: What More can You Say? http://www.broadstreetbully.com/blog/archives/51 :: BroadStreetBully.com - All hockey. All fights. All the time. :: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 12:10:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: JNacci http://www.broadstreetbully.com/blog/archives/51#comment-36 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 06:41:01 +0000 http://www.broadstreetbully.com/blog/archives/51#comment-36 I'll be honest, the ONLY new rule that I think blows is the misconduct and fine for a fight in the last 5 minutes of a game. (I consider it a "foot-in-the-door" type rule that will lead to them practically eliminating fighting from the game.) As for Stephen Walkom's Obstruction Crackdown of '05, all the extra powerplays that occur each game don't bother me at all. Even if the PPs did bother me, I know that players will eventually adapt and the powerplays will go down after a while. But I will say this ... I heard that when Brashear fought Boogaard a few days ago that it was Philly's 5th fight major of the season. What?! Teams out west like Vancouver and Edmonton will sometimes have 5 fights in two games! Even New York pacifist hockey writer Kevin Greenstein has told me how much he has looked forward to the games when Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver come out to New York because of the rougher, more exciting brand of hockey they bring. Maybe it's just a case of some of us have been watching differently coached teams than others. Maybe the problem isn't the NHL, maybe the problem is Hitchcock ... and the fact that the whole league is scared to fight Brashear. I’ll be honest, the ONLY new rule that I think blows is the misconduct and fine for a fight in the last 5 minutes of a game. (I consider it a “foot-in-the-door” type rule that will lead to them practically eliminating fighting from the game.) As for Stephen Walkom’s Obstruction Crackdown of ‘05, all the extra powerplays that occur each game don’t bother me at all. Even if the PPs did bother me, I know that players will eventually adapt and the powerplays will go down after a while.

But I will say this … I heard that when Brashear fought Boogaard a few days ago that it was Philly’s 5th fight major of the season. What?! Teams out west like Vancouver and Edmonton will sometimes have 5 fights in two games! Even New York pacifist hockey writer Kevin Greenstein has told me how much he has looked forward to the games when Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver come out to New York because of the rougher, more exciting brand of hockey they bring.

Maybe it’s just a case of some of us have been watching differently coached teams than others. Maybe the problem isn’t the NHL, maybe the problem is Hitchcock … and the fact that the whole league is scared to fight Brashear.

]]> by: Administrator http://www.broadstreetbully.com/blog/archives/51#comment-35 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:01:41 +0000 http://www.broadstreetbully.com/blog/archives/51#comment-35 Some times you just get your wires crossed and then things click. Leave it to a pro. Thanks Some times you just get your wires crossed and then things click. Leave it to a pro. Thanks

]]> by: Dche. M. Bag http://www.broadstreetbully.com/blog/archives/51#comment-34 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:37:01 +0000 http://www.broadstreetbully.com/blog/archives/51#comment-34 I feel the same way that you do, but I'm willing to give the players this season to learn the new rules, and then learn to exploit them. If, at this time next season, we're still seeing the hockey that we're seeing now, i'll be very upset. I think it'll be better though. The ceiling fan of life goes round and round, and doesn't really get fucked up permanently... minor setbacks are merely that... I feel the same way that you do, but I’m willing to give the players this season to learn the new rules, and then learn to exploit them. If, at this time next season, we’re still seeing the hockey that we’re seeing now, i’ll be very upset. I think it’ll be better though.
The ceiling fan of life goes round and round, and doesn’t really get fucked up permanently… minor setbacks are merely that…

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