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I for one don't want to see superstar players not playing because some 3rd or 4th liner who makes a living wearing a viser just dished out a dirty hit. A farm player will now replace that injured player which is effect waters down the league.
But isn't this what happened with Moore hit Naslund?
The NHL is so slow at responding to such things.
Another issue that has been brought up is the idea to switch to no touch icing.
Back to the original topic, TSN has some great articles on this incident and the whole headshot thing. I didn't know, but Ovy's hit in the Olympics left Jagr with a concussion, much like the Mitchell hit on Towes.
Personally, I don't like the Richard's/Cooke hit as they took advantage of a player who was left vulnerable as the play developed, and players on the ice/bench need to do more to communicate so that they know guys are coming from the blind side.
__________________ Originally posted by Iceman_19 you should have tried to touch his penis. that really throws them off. Originally posted by The7even SumAznGuy > Billboa Originally posted by 1990TSI SumAznGuy> Internet > tinytrix
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and icing on the cake, lady driving a newer chrysler 200 infront of me... jumped out of her car, dropped her pants, did an immediate squat and did probably the longest public relief ever...... steam and all.
a electrictian for GM Place was standing by the netting when crosby scored he tossed them up in the air with one hitting the netting and falling down past the glass into the stands. The "person" said everyone was going crazy and never noticed and he picked it up and put it under his jacket.
He's didn't mean this to get out of hand this bad he just wants to give it back but it now worried of course.
are u kidding me, matt cooke is a little faggot bitch who tucks his tail and runs. im glad this fucking garbage player is off the canucks. if you are going to play this way then play with dignity and respect and stop fucking tucking your balls between your ass and answer the fuckign call if you get challanged. the league seriously needs to do something about this fucking shit or you wont have any superstars left.
The Cooke/Savard hit is exactly the same as the Richards/Booth hit. And the NHL completely fucked up by not suspending Richards for it. In both instances they were both headhunting and the league has to change the rules where they have to ban that kinda thing and have stronger suspensions.
imo the proper way to deal with head shots is to take past transgressions into consideration
ie. that cooke hit should be an automatic 20 games because he has a history
if a player like a hordichuck etc. did it, 5 games first off, then 20 afterwards
sometimes it is merely a reaction and good clean players can get caught doign a headshot, but players with a past history of dirty hits should be given no leeway
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Booth was admiring his pass when he got decked by Richards. Savard had already shot the puck on net when he got hit by Cooke. I think Cooke will be made an example of, especially since the GM's are meeting at this time about head shots. Actually, I don't know what will happen, Colin Campbell has no set criteria it seems.
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CANUCKS FORWARD KESLER TO APPEAR ON COVER OF NHL 2K11
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Ryan Kesler has been on quite a roll of late.
At the recent Olympics, he scored in the men's hockey final and emerged with a silver medal as part of an impressive young U.S. team. Since returning to the Vancouver Canucks, he has three goals in four games -- with two of those goals coming in Detroit near where he grew up in Livonia.
And now the 25-year-old can celebrate being the cover athlete for the NHL 2K11 video game, following in the footsteps of Alexander Ovechkin, Rick Nash, Jason Spezza, Joe Thornton, Marty Turco, Martin St. Louis, Jeremy Roenick, Chris Drury and Brendan Shanahan.
Kesler calls it the "icing on the cake" after his Olympic experience.
"Everything just keeps getting better for me," he told The Canadian Press. "I'm very excited."
Kesler admits the only way he thought he'd ever be on a video game box was "if I put my own picture on there."
"It's a dream come true for me. ... I grew up playing and to be on the cover of 2K is unbelievable," he said.
Once known for his defensive skills -- he was a finalist last year for the Selke Trophy -- Kesler is enjoying a career year on offence with 19 goals and 40 assists in 65 games this season.
"I expected to maybe crash after the Olympics a little bit," he said. "Playing in front of my friends and family the first couple of games helped with that. I'm still, I think, on that Olympic high. I've been feeling good out there, I've been skating and using my strengths."
Kesler was involved with the game last year, taking part in an outdoor Las Vegas motion capture session with Ovechkin, who was the face of NHL 2K10.
"Obviously he's the best of the best," Kesler said of the Washington Capitals sniper.
But the Canucks forward takes pride in his game.
"I'm not a flashy scorer like Ovechkin by any means but I think I'm exciting in my own right," he said. "I think my performance in the Olympics is why 2K picked me to be on the cover."
That was confirmed by 2K Sports, which is engaged in an annual battle with EA Sports' NHL title. The EA game is made in Burnaby, B.C.
"Ryan is one of the most talented and exciting players to watch in the NHL today and his popularity has grown exponentially since the recent success of Team USA at the Olympics," Greg Thomas, senior vice-president of sports development for 2K, said in a statement.
Kesler is also a keen gamer, playing everything from sports titles to first-person shooters. But there has been little time to settle down in front of a console recently.
As the cover boy for this year's game, available this fall for the Nintendo Wii, Kesler jokingly says he wouldn't mind having his player attributes bumped up a little bit.
"Usually they're true to form, they're very accurate -- their attributes," he said. "I expect no special treatment this time."
Kesler probably won't need any. He was a plus-8 last season, when he had 26 goals and 33 assists in 82 games. He won 54 per cent of his faceoffs and ranked seventh among league forwards with 70 blocked shots.
__________________ Originally posted by Iceman_19 you should have tried to touch his penis. that really throws them off. Originally posted by The7even SumAznGuy > Billboa Originally posted by 1990TSI SumAznGuy> Internet > tinytrix
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and icing on the cake, lady driving a newer chrysler 200 infront of me... jumped out of her car, dropped her pants, did an immediate squat and did probably the longest public relief ever...... steam and all.
The top 10 reasons why Crosby snubbed Letterman invite
In yet another "how the NHL should capitalize on the Olympic viewership column, Artie Gigantino of the San Francisco Chronicle Examiner makes a few salient suggestions (loved the newspaper ad) and a few awful ones (1. Ban fighting; 2. ???? 3. Get Olympic ratings). But this idea definitely resonated:
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Although the season resumed right away, allow two or three of them to appear on Leno or Letterman. That is worth its weight in gold, no pun intended. Drew Brees made the rounds after the Super Bowl, as did Derek Jeter after the World Series.
Worth its weight in gold ... provided the guy with the gold is up for it. Larry Brooks of the NY Post wrote on Sunday that David Letterman's show extended an invitation to Sidney Crosby(notes) when the Pittsburgh Penguins were in New York last week, and were denied.
What better way to examine this decision than with a Top 10 list, right?
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Upon learning of the snub, Slap Shots was told that this wasn't the first time Crosby, who last year declined to appear on NBC's "Today" show following Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup victory, had rejected a request from Letterman's "Late Show."
We only can imagine the demands on Crosby's time. Yet, in the days that hockey was front-page and back- page material after Canada gold, U.S. silver in overtime attracted more television viewers in the States than any game since the Lake Placid Miracle in 1980, it's difficult to understand why the NHL's most recognizable player and ambassador refused to spread the gospel.
Well, it's not that difficult. But it is a bummer. So, from the home office in Cole Harbour, here are The Top 10 Reasons Sidney Crosby Declined the Letterman Invitation:
10. Crosby and other high-profile Olympians for the U.S. and Canada went beyond the call with the media and appearances for a few weeks, and once the last beaver was deflated at the Closing Ceremonies it was back to NHL business -- especially for a guy with Crosby's focus. So it's understandable that he's turned the page on the Olympics and that he's probably exhausted by them, too.
9. Worried that Letterman would only leave him sloppy seconds on the cute staffers.
8. Crosby was worried about the bitter U.S. fans in a New York audience receiving him the same way the Ryan Miller loyalists did in Pittsburgh.
7. Took "how to grow the game" media relations advice from the Russian Olympic Team. That said: If we're going to kill the Russians for not speaking to the media during the Olympics and failing to promote hockey, then Crosby deserves the same rhetorical smack upside the head for declining a major crossover guest spot like Letterman.
6. Worried that Pierre McGuire will drug Paul Schaffer and replace him on stage, leading to uncomfortable leering during segment taping.
5. He doesn't believe a Letterman appearance is a way for the NHL to capitalize on the Olympic momentum in a smart, hip way, and without selling out by fundamentally changing the game for casual fans. He would be very, very wrong, of course.
4. He , or Reebok, found the content to be offensive. Or, after seeing what the New York Rangers had to do with Madonna in their last appearance on Letterman, was worried he'd have to be a human rickshaw for Lady Gaga.
3. Refuses to do any more late night television until Scott Gomez(notes) is invited for a guest spot on The George Lopez Show.
2. Doesn't understand that the most popular player in a given sport -- LeBron James, Peyton Manning -- has an obligation to that sport and its fans to capitalize on moments of ultimate success in order to attract more fans and raise the profile of the sport. Or, in the short form: Does anyone believe Ryan Miller(notes) wouldn't have been on Letterman last week if the U.S. had won gold?
And the No. 1 reason Sidney Crosby Declined the Letterman Invitation ...
^Note to Greg Wyshynski: Never, ever apply for a job on Letterman's writing staff. In fact, maybe sports writing isn't for you. Try something easier, like gluing the noses on the Quatchi keychains.
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