Rangers Recap: Blueshirts Destroy Ovie and the Caps, 7-0
by Nick Montemagno on Dec 12, 2010 10:36 PM EST
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I think the term "bounce back win" would be an understatement for tonight's performance against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden. Obliteration is more like it, because that is what the Blueshirts did to their opponents this evening; they destroyed them and destroyed them in every way possible. Saturday's loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets was thrown right out the window after the 7-0 defeat of the Caps, and now, with a couple days off, the Rangers will have time to appreciate their best effort of the season until they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins later in the week.
The Rangers controlled the game from the opening faceoff, which was very surprising. For a while the two teams were scoreless and both goalies made the saves they were forced to make. But that was broken when Brandon Prust's hard work paid off on his blue collar goal from the circle. He fought off a check and worked the puck out from behind the net and into a prime shooting position. This guy continues to impress, and it all starts in his chest with his heart. This goal would only get the party started for the Blueshirts.
New York began their domination just 59 seconds into the second period as Artem Anisimov took the puck all the way from center ice to the mid-slot, where he ripped a shot off the crossbar and in to make it 2-0. Shortly after, Marian Gaborik (finally) cashed in on the powerplay by tipping a Marc Staal shot to the back of the net, widening the margin to 3-0. At this point, Capitals' coach Bruce Boudreau took a timeout and lashed out on his team. Apparently it didn't do very much because immediately after Brandon Dubinsky netted his 14th goal of the season. The best part about this tally? It all started with an Alex Ovechkin turnover in the neutral zone.
Realizing Boudreau's little pep-talk had no effect on the team, Captain Ovechkin tried to turn things around himself by taking the body. This included taking a run at Dan Girardi and tossing him with a huge hip-check. Dubinsky skated over to Alex and said something, and Ovi did not hesitate to drop the gloves. After exchanging some meaningful blows, Dubinsky had the eventual takedown, outmuscling the Russian beast. And to pour salt in the wound, Marc Staal scored shorthanded on a nifty 2-on-1 with Brian Boyle before the stanza came to an end.
The third period was all about two players: Ryan Callahan and Henrik Lundqvist. Callahan first finished a great play made by Dubinsky to make it 6-0 early in the third. Then, several minutes later, he again would strike when he sent a wrister off the post and in on a 2-on-1 for his tenth of the season, second of the game. Washington turned it on late in the period, but Lundqvist had answers for all twelve of the shots that were put on goal. He made a pair of amazing glove snags and also a few kick saves to preserve the shutout.
Washington, obviously frustrated at that point, began to get physical and several minor scraps occurred. The main one was between Sean Avery and Matt Hendricks, which Avery won by a landslide by decking Hendricks in the face and throwing him to the ice. This was after he took a stick to the crotch from Brian Fahey, who apparently felt the need to use a weapon instead of handling Sean like a man. Also, Ovechkin was nailed in the knee with an Alex Semin shot late in the third, which kept him on the bench for the remainder of the game. I was a little disappointed in the Garden crowd for cheering while he was down in pain, but whatever, I am not going to harp on it.
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Lundqvist made a total of 30 saves in his fifth shutout of the season (29th of his career) to redeem himself after allowing a weak goal to Rick Nash just a night ago. I was hoping that head coach John Tortorella would let Hank play this game so he did not have to sit on the Columbus loss, and thankfully that is just what he did. Let's face it, Lundqvist could have been average and the Rangers still would have run away with this win. But that was not the case; he stood strong in net and completely shutdown the Caps' offense.
But that came with a little help from the defense in front of him. First and foremost, Marc Staal was completely lights out in this tilt. He was on Ovechkin like white on rice every time Ovi even came near the puck. Not many teams in this league have a defenseman that can defend a player like Ovechkin as well as Staal can. This is why Marc is invaluable to the Rangers on the blue-line.
Youngsters Michael Sauer and Michael Del Zotto also stood out to me on defense. Sauer ‘s aggressive style of play has me in love. The kid backs down to absolutely nothing and protects his teammates like fellow soldiers in an army. As for Del Zotto, he played a smart game. He's been guilty of some stupid decisions as of late that have been costly, but not tonight. Both of them played very well.
Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Callahan again ran the show on offense. The each picked up two points in the contest and Dubi even accomplished a ‘Gordie Howe hat trick' (goal, assist, and a fight). I have said it before and will say it again: those two are the Rangers' version of the Sedin twins of Vancouver. They bond like brothers and have chemistry that would lead you to believe that they have played together for all of their lives. The Blueshirts have something very special in that duo and they should appreciate it.
Marian Gaborik finally got on the board after struggling since his hat trick against the Islanders two weeks ago. Hopefully it will get his confidence up because the Rangers need him going. Speaking of confidence, Alex Frolov stepped up tonight. He did not score, but recorded an assist and had the puck quite often. The timing could not be any better if any of these rumors claiming that the Rangers are shopping him have any validity.
Let's sit back and celebrate this one while we can. It is not often the Rangers run over an opponent such as the Capitals, so it feels extremely good when it actually happens. Their next task will be the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Consol Energy Center on Wednesday. Let's pray that they still have some magic in them for that one.
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by Nick Montemagno on Dec 12, 2010 11:17 PM EST up reply actions
it was such a destruction Nick took away Ovie’s e, lol.
great game for the club
by Michael Gleich on Dec 12, 2010 10:39 PM EST reply actions
Added the “e” just for you Mike :D
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by Nick Montemagno on Dec 12, 2010 11:17 PM EST up reply actions
in regards to the cheering after Ovechkin’s injury, you should harp on it. What an embarrassing display. If another team cheered when Gabby got hurt I would think bush-league for sure, and thats what the Ranger’s fans were today
by Ahmad Bradshaw on Dec 12, 2010 10:57 PM EST reply actions 15 recs
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by George E. Ays on Dec 12, 2010 11:08 PM EST up reply actions
Rangers fans were in the moment. They deserve to cheer as they please this game. The Rangers really haven’t been performing well on home ice.
And yes, I think cheering for an opponent being injured isn’t respectable, but I was in the moment too and I’m glad Rangers fans had lots of fun during the game. Honestly, the display wasn’t great, but I don’t care whatever other teams may think, they’d do the same thing. And the fact that their fanbases hate us, I take it as a sign of respect.
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ok so next time gaborik gets injured and philly cheers dont complain. thats all.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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Ovie was hurt, not injured.
Huge difference.
Philly fans have no class regardless.
by GAThingy on Dec 12, 2010 11:48 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I’ll say this:
I’m glad the fans cheered.
Every fanbase would do the same. In a 7-0 rout, that was the icing on the cake.
I’m glad the Caps fans got angry. Who honestly cares? Make them angry. They’re team is in the midst of a 6 game slide, so as fans of the opposing team we should be happy their team is performing badly.
The fans booed every time he touched the puck after he fought Dubi. So after he got he got hit with the shot, everyone cheered. I’m happy they did.
Let the other fanbases think we’re classless. It really makes no difference on the scoreboard. And honestly, no one cares what other fanbases’ opinions on other fanbases are.
If they hate us, we’ve done something right.
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not necessarily. they could hate us for being classless without doing anything right. if they won 7-0 and ovechkin won the fight we still would have cheered. than they would hate us. what did we do “right” in that scenario.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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what is your definition of “right”?
Moshe, they weren’t cheering because they thought he got injured. They were cheering because he went down.
And again, as fans, we’d cheer for that no matter the circumstance. The opponent’s best player goes down? Who wouldn’t cheer for that?
If Ovi stayed down, and was injured, I know for a fact the fans would clap to the fact he’s ok.
We are doing something right, as in they don’t like us. If we make them mad, for whatever reason, we’ve done our job.
We aren’t intentionally trying to make people hate us. THAT would be classless. This is fans, responding as fans, during a celebration of a terrific performance. What isn’t right about that?
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when philly fans cheered when gaborik got punched (which isnt nearly as bad as someone potentially being injured) this whole site was in an uproar about how classless it was.
you mentioned that if they hate us were doing something “right”. not true at all. how about that khl team that runs around beating people up?
how about what mcsorely did to brashear? people hated him for it, and not because he did something “right”. it was because he was an asshole, and it was an asshole move to cheer.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
by Moshe52792 on Dec 13, 2010 4:16 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
and if this makes no sense and im incoherently babbling i apologize. ive been studying for finals and its 4am.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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I’m siding with Moshe on this one.
You dont cheer when a player is hurt/injured. plain and simple.
It’s one thing to boo when he is touching the puck or cheering when he falls or gets hit. But when he is down on the ice and hurting then we fans should keep our mouths shut.
but thats just my opinion. Everyone is entitled to their own.
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by SweNYRfan on Dec 13, 2010 6:24 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
lmao how come he gets all the +1’s??
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
Only reason I think they cheered is because if you were there and didnt have a great view or replay of the hit on girardi you would think it was a dirty hit aiming for the knee and then he lunges at duby in a fight. Then he gets blanked and goes down after blocking his own players shot to a roar of applause. Just seems funny to me.
by Pballer505 on Dec 13, 2010 6:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
your point is moot. at the time of the play no one knew whether he was hurt or injured. there was no way of knowing.
what if he ended up being out for 30 games. fans had no idea what the extent of his injury was when he went down.
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LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
Ovie was hurt, not injured.
that’s hindsight…at the time he got hit you didn’t know if Ovie had a fracture in his leg or any other kind of injury…you just dont cheer when an opponent gets hurt like that…its disrespectful and makes the fans, the team, and the city look bad and we dont need to give anyone anymore ammo to say that we’re classless and Neanderthal fans
by Kevin Power on Dec 13, 2010 9:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So I guess it is disrepectful to cheer when 2 players fight, because they are hurting each other. Especially if there is a knockout. Probably wrong to cheer a big hit too, because the player getting hit might get hurt.
Quit worrying what other teams fans think of you. Outside of the game it is meaningless.
by GAThingy on Dec 13, 2010 3:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
theres a difference. if theres a hit you cheer, but what if the guy stays down?
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Philly Fans
Would have thrown batteries at Ovie while he limped to the bench.
by BuckarooClub on Dec 13, 2010 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
well im happy were not philly fans.
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Would evry other fan base cheer if avery toolk a puck and limped off?
I think it ok to chear when a player is hurt by a pay, not when they are injured. There is a difference. In football fans go wild when a d layer levels a receiver or qb on a clean hit, even though the other player may be slow getting up. If he is injured, he gets his ovation when he is helped off.
Same deal here I think.
by GAThingy on Dec 12, 2010 11:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
avery’s different. hes got a rep, and for a reason. i love him tho :)
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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agreed 100%. very disappointed with the garden faithful.
if it was crosby it would be ok tho :)
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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I was upset about that as well, I also felt bad for them, they are really struggling and Ovie looked like he just lost it.
by CrazyRangerFan on Dec 13, 2010 12:21 AM EST up reply actions
long time reader have not commented before but this is making me do it. absolutely it should be mentioned. leetch brought it up in his and it should be talked about. classless act.
by nyrangershope on Dec 13, 2010 12:38 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
welcome to bsb!!
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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When Gabby got beat senseless by Carcillo the whole nation got up and cheered. So we did a little golf clap after someone who has given us sleepless nights goes down, thats just part of the game
by The Last Shall Become First on Dec 13, 2010 1:38 AM EST up reply actions
and what did we say about philly fans after that happened?
classless, scumbags, filth.. etc etc etc.
sorry if i dont like to be looked upon that way. us ranger fans are better than that
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LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
Guys, make a representative comparison... PLEASE...
Ovie, tried to “hurt”(based on definitions above) MDZ and then grabbed Dubinski by the head and started to throw punches. Sometime thereafter he got “hurt” by his own teammate. I thought it was comically ironic and enjoyed watching him limp off. If it was Semin and the Garden clapped I would have been disappointed but not when it’s Ovie and he tried to inflict pain on 2 of our boys.
You can’t compare this to Gabby getting hurt. Gabby doesn’t even throw a hard check much less a punch. It would be much more comparable to Avery… and Ovie has a reputation as well. Aside from his worldclass playmaking and shooting he is a physical, rough player that enjoys punishing his opponents.
I usually am the 1st to stand up and cheer a player helped off the ice, but in this case I had no problem with the mild cheering and jeering from the stands.
no way, He put a solid hip check on Girardi, yeah it was low and uncommon to throw a hip check but it was clean. In no way did Ovie have intention of hurting him, then when Dubi came over to say somthing he felt he was going to have to fight so he dropped the gloves. He is a frustrated superstar trying to get his team going, much like Crosby and the Pens earlier in the season. There is absolutely no justification in cheering when he got hurt, it was disgusting and classless.
by CrazyRangerFan on Dec 13, 2010 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
oh please
“disgusting and classless”? Honestly, my opinion is that the crowd cheered because of the way Ovechkin decided to fight Dubinksy. He didn’t challenge him, he dropped the gloves and jumped on Dubi while Dubi still had his gloves on and his stick in his hand. I understand that Ovechkin isn’t used to fighting but that was a wuss move. But nobody’s perfect and everyone might handle that situation differently. He didn’t lose an eye, or bleed on the ice. He grabbed his leg and went down. The fans cheered cuz Ovechkin acted like a *ick when he attacked Dubi and karma can be a *itch. He’s a strong leader and a remarkable hockey player. I love watchng him but he too often goes for the highlight reel and forgets that it takes a team to win.;..and sometimes he plays like a *ick. He did last night and when his teammate hit him with the puck the fans wanted to let him know he was acting like a *ick. It’s hockey and fans are passionate.
For jumping Dubi, he got his when he was beat in that fight. There is no right to cheer the guy if he possibly gotten injured. You have no clue what happened to him he could have broken a bone or fractured something, thats the first thing that went through my mind because its seldom you see him fall to the ice like that. Im not going to change my position of it was wrong. There is absolutely no honor in cheering an injured player.
by CrazyRangerFan on Dec 13, 2010 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
Your crazy if you think Ovie was defending himself. Michelleti says “Ovechkin took a run at Girardi” and you can clearly see Ovie turn and look for someone. He skated directly at Dubie who at the last moment held his arm up to fend of Ovie who was determined to find someone to fight. Again Michelletti says “I’m not sure Dubinsky was ready to fight, this was all Ovechkin”. If your going to run our player, attack our player and think we’re not going to snicker when and show a little pleasure in seeing your own teammate inflict a little pain your crazy. Call me classless, call me disgusting, I couldn’t care less. I don’t want to see anyone get injured but when certain players like Ovie, Brashear, Ruttu… go down I do get a little enjoyment.
First off, classifying Ovie with Goons like Brashear and Ruttu is rediculous. Second, Ovie knew he made a big hit, a questionable one at that, and saw Dubi coming toward him he probably knew that Dubi was going to confront him, and instead wasted no time dropping the gloves. Im not changing my stance, that it was wrong to cheer when he could have very possibly have been injured.
by CrazyRangerFan on Dec 14, 2010 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
First you said it was “clean”, now you call it “questionable”. A hit intended to inflict pain can be clean, and it was clean and it meant to inflict pain. Regardless of why he jumped Dubie, he jumped him again with the intent to punish Dubie and spark his team.
Ovie’s been known to throw slew foots, check from behind, take boarding penalties and play on the edge. The only difference between him and the others is he has elite hockey talent so he can absolutely be compared to them.
We’ll agree to disagree, this thread is getting old.
I totally agree
that was uncalled for. cheer for the win and the way the Rangers come out to play. (maybe they read my rant?)
but not when another player gets hurt.
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by feslenraster on Dec 13, 2010 9:01 AM EST up reply actions
-1
Every fan does that when a ref goes down like that, but its not ok when an opposing player goes down? Not really an embarrassing display just a reaction to the antagonist getting a little karma payback. He’s fine – move on.
bush league ovi is a crybaby douche bag cheap shot knee to knee dirt bag player tha gets calls overlooked because he and that other crybaby bitch crosby are the face of the n.h.l. trust me if lundqvist or avery got hurt in verizon center there would be a parade . he picked a fight with dubi because his team was getting there asses handed to them but dubi stood his ground and kicked his toothless ass ..
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by nyrangerfan521 on Dec 12, 2010 11:45 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
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by Rorschach44 on Dec 12, 2010 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
:)
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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Good job fans for cheering when Ovie went down.
-In my opinion, this should get rec’d too.
"Jaromir Jagr.... it's a POWER PLAY GOAL!"
- Sam Rosen
"Let me ask you, would you want to play for the Edmonton Oilers...? (laughter)"
-Evgeni Nabokov
IMO, thats pretty classless.
-1.
He could have been seriously hurt. If you gain joy from others being injured/hurt than you have a sad life.
And dont say “he was hurt, not injured” because when he went down no one knew the extent of his injury.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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by Moshe52792 on Dec 13, 2010 12:01 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Moshe, honestly, you’d be lying if you said if you were there you wouldn’t have cheered with everyone else.
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"Let me ask you, would you want to play for the Edmonton Oilers...? (laughter)"
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i honestly wouldnt. what if everyone cheers and the guy ends up being paralyzed?
how would you feel about yourself afterwards.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
I saw my first NFL game on TV when I was 4 years old, I think. Within five minutes a player (Redskins?) got hit, hit his neck on someone’s knee, and got paralyzed. (Yes, I’m that young)
I never cheer when anyone might have gotten hurt. I might dismiss it if it’s a known diver like Max Lapierre, though, at least at first.
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by red army line on Dec 13, 2010 8:33 AM EST up reply actions
I was at the game
and I DIDN’T cheer. I would like to think that if Ovechkin went down and needed treatment that it would have silenced the crowd, but I was not pleased with the cheering.
Sure it’s Ovechkin, but we’re classier than that.
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by Joe Fortunato on Dec 13, 2010 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
I was there too
My comment was “when did we become Pittsburgh?”
On the other hand, it was good to someone other than a Ranger get hurt on a fluke shot. I also laughed when he was skating back to the bench and got hit with another puck by his teammates.
by It may HAVE to Last a Lifetime on Dec 13, 2010 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
unlike cindy
ovie is not only the most talented player in the NHL, but also a guy that’s very easy to root for. he’s a great captain and the only leader that that sad memory of a team has….
on the other hand, i would’t mind if fans cheered when carcillo/pronger get hurt….
by #17ToTheRafters on Dec 13, 2010 1:25 AM EST up reply actions
I FELL ASLEEP
10 MINUTES INTO THE FIRST PERIOD FML
lmfao it happens
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
Ovie
The only reason the fans were cheering is because it happened a little while after the hard hit and the fight. He took a run, dropped the gloves, and then threw his arms up after the fight like he was trying to rally everyone up. If that didn’t all take place, I doubt we would have heard the cheers. It was more a cheer of, “ha, that’s what you get, moron” than it was cheering an injury.
Pierre McGuire needs to go away.
by MartyEqualsPansy on Dec 13, 2010 12:03 AM EST reply actions
thats exactly right… he took a cheap run, then throw his hands in the air after the fight, hence why he was booed everytime he took the ice after, the cheer was like a HA to you OV, and I have seen people say above that they didn’t cheer while being at the game, but I was there and it would have been hard not to cheer or laugh cause he was being a jerk. And honestly, it didn’t look like he was hurt that bad.
Man please let’s not have more than half the posts be about some coconuts who got caught up in the moment and cheered in a less-than-classy way. Everyone knows how people get at sports events.
I’d rather focus on the fact that – we KICKED THEIR ASS. In every possible way.
This season has had some ups and downs and will have plenty of downs to come so enjoy this one. Let’s keep it rolling in Shitsburgh.
What a game!
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So glad to see Brandon Prust get a goal tonight. He deserves recognition on being the most consistent Ranger this season. He battles every night and is always willing to sacrifice his body to make a play or stick up for his teammates!
BTW… I hate the argument that other fan bases would cheer one of our players getting hurt. We are the best fans in the world when it comes to rooting for our teams… But there is no class in cheering for a player who’s injured by an errant puck. I mean I could see it if he was taken out by a clean “legal” hit or went down blocking a shot from the point from our “D”, but neither was the case. The Rangers had no part in his injury so why cheer? Cause even at his worst he’s still the best player on his team? My applause goes to our defense for shutting down Ovechkin. The fourth line for grinding it out and getting tonights rout started. And (clap clap) Henrik for bouncing back with a great performance. We expect our team to play with heart and honor for the game… Shouldn’t we as the “Best” fans have some honor too?
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Prust and Boyle have been monsters and big reasons for the team’s success this year. Their respective work on Prust’s goal was superb. Great victory but let’s not get nuts. There were 4 clanks to the iron and Val on the Caps was a sieve. There were times the Caps dominated the Rangers but then the Ranger goals started coming and the Caps gave up hence Ovi’s fight which somehow didn’t draw an instigator and was mind-boggling to us fans at MSG.
The caps dominated for a small stretch in the 2nd period, and most of the 3rd when the game was long decided.
Yes, the dynamic of the game might’ve changed if they cut it to 4-1 or 4-2 in the 2nd period, but the Rangers were the best team for the majority of the time when the game was in question.
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by George E. Ays on Dec 13, 2010 8:35 AM EST up reply actions
Don’t disagree George. But if anyone expects this to carryover to the Pens game on Wed then they are kidding themselves. One game at a time which is how this team has approached the season so far. Gotta love this team. I haven’t been this excited to root for a Rangers’ team in years (although the playoff team after the lockout was special to break the non-playoff drought and end the “dark years.”).
i hope it carries over
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i hope it carries over
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Russian beast? the cold war is over, remember?
Wow. What a poorly-chosen phrase there to describe Ovechkin….there’s got to be a better way to write that, Nick….
Also—Sauer (or anybody else, for that matter) does not back down TO stuff, but rather FROM stuff…
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He’s Russian and he’s a beast…he didn’t say a soviet beast which is entirely different…i dont see it as a big deal
Wait, the Cold War ended so he isn’t Russian anymore?
greifi you’re reaching for something to bitch about.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 13, 2010 10:16 AM EST up reply actions
Could be—but I’ve never seen anybody called a Canadian beast or an American beast on this blog….you guys usually have higher standards with that stuff.
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by greifi griffie on Dec 13, 2010 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
Ok from now on we will. I didn’t realize it was a bad thing to call a Russian guy a Russian.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 13, 2010 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
u called it in the gameday thread jim…people will find SOMETHING to complain about
by Kevin Power on Dec 13, 2010 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
Sometimes it sucks to always be right :)
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 13, 2010 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
It’s a mistake, Jim—plain and simple. No Americans or Canadians are described using their nationality as a modifier. If you wish to give me crap for pointing it out, that’s fine—I’ll gladly accept it—but this is the type of thing that makes your blog look like it’s got a case of Don Cherry-itis, and you guys are normally way better than that.
Of course, that could be my own bias talking—I am an Irish American who usually reads and posts on this blog while drunk. ;)
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by greifi griffie on Dec 13, 2010 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
No Canadians or Americans are described IN THE NHL using their nationality as a modifier. All the NHL teams are Canadian and American based. I’ll bet you if Crosby played in the KHL he’d be called a “Canadian bitch” rather than just a bitch.
by Broheem NJ on Dec 13, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I would certainly hope so. I know a few folks who call him a Canadian bitch right now.
But as far as bias goes, to address your good point here—would Teemu Selanne be described then as a Finnish beast on this blog? Or Gaborik as a Slovakian beast? Or Jagr as a Czech beast? I doubt it. Only players who hail from the former Communist enemy #1 would be described in such terms. That’s all I’m sayin’.
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by greifi griffie on Dec 13, 2010 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
Teemu Selanne’s widely recognized nickname: The Finnish Flash
Pavel Bure’s nickname: The Russian Rocket
I’d also go as far to say this: certain nicknames like ‘Alexander the Great’ or ‘King Henrik’ are allusions to European history and also suggest the origin of a player.
I understand the point you are trying to make but I believe you are being much to cautious.
"I like a man who grins when he fights." -Sir Winston Churchill
"In Prust we Trust."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ice_hockey_nicknames
Great nickname: Sami Salo, the Finnish MacInnis
Another example: Alex Ponikarovski- The Ukraine Train
I think allusions in the nickname pay homage to where that player is from and the style of hockey they play. It is hard for me to see that as more of a negative connotation than a positive one.
"I like a man who grins when he fights." -Sir Winston Churchill
"In Prust we Trust."
The Flash and the Rocket are more positive terms, as are the other nicknames you offer in your comments above and below. I guess beast can be a positive description in a physical sport but there are definite negative connotations when a person is called a beast in conjunction with their nationality. “Russian beast” seems like a dicey term to me, but as you said I am very cautious with language that can be misinterpreted.
Coaches and players have been fined for this sort of thing in the past…just ask John Calipari…and usually writers and bloggers steer clear of this type of ambiguity.
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by greifi griffie on Dec 13, 2010 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
As I said before I respect that you are trying to be sensitive about the matter. I will boil it down to something as simple as this, if I said Dubinsky played like a ‘beast’ last night, you’d take that as a compliment to Dubinsky. It would suggest he was unstoppable, a force of nature, someone not to be trifled with. I understand that you are interpreting ‘beast’ as something perilously close to ‘savage’ or something that may rob humanity away from Ovechkin, but that was not at all what Jim was trying to say.
Ovechkin is a beast, he is a man amongst boys on the ice most nights. I am sure there are plenty of instances of nicknames that can’t be defended because of what they imply, but to me ‘beast’ is a compliment in a physical game like hockey. I would love to be described as a ‘beast’ or a ‘force of nature’.
Just thought I’d offer a counterpoint to what you were trying to say to give us a chance to find a happy middle ground.
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by Dig Deep on Dec 13, 2010 5:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I saw it in a crueler light; thanks for the debate on this though.
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by greifi griffie on Dec 13, 2010 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
that’s pretty strong stuff for a guy with “Swiss” in his screen name….I thought you guys were neutral!
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by greifi griffie on Dec 13, 2010 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
hes russian. and hes a beast.
we call lundqvist the king of sweden. cause hes a king, and hes swedish.
lets call gaborik the slovakian sniper, and can we find a damn czhekislovakian checker
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hes russian. and hes a beast.
we call lundqvist the king of sweden. cause hes a king, and hes swedish.
lets call gaborik the slovakian sniper, and can we find a damn czhekislovakian checker
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Being a king is a little more complimentary than being a beast, though?
But I’m probably being too sensitive.
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by greifi griffie on Dec 13, 2010 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
i dont personally see beast, especially in this instance, as a negative term
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yeah. what a dominating performance this was
enjoyed every moment of the game, let’s hope this carries through.
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i think christmas came early. i’m goin to have a smile on my face from this win for the rest of the month. i still haven’t forgotten about our epic playoff collapse to them 2 years ago. maybe this kind of game sparks a true rivalry if it doesn’t exist already?
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by SimpleManiac on Dec 13, 2010 5:07 PM EST up reply actions
who cares about ovechkin?
He got hit in the leg. I’m sure if he got it in the face and was leaking blood MSG wouldn’t have been cheering. Caps fans can cry me a river. He took a run at Girardi and ambushed Dubinsky. Boo hoo, he took a shot in the knee. That’s why God invented ice packs.
Did anyone see Girardi in the first? He took a shot on the inside of his foot, his knees buckled and he went down on one knee. Tries to limp to the bench but we don’t clear the zone and the puck ends up on the point. Then he gets down and blocks ANOTHER shot. Gets to the bench, takes a breather for ten seconds and gets right back out there. Amazing.
The Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award this year is gonna be a hell of a race.
I think the Extra Effort Award will hands down be Girardi
by CrazyRangerFan on Dec 13, 2010 12:36 PM EST up reply actions
dont forget prust and callahan, and even boyle and dubi.
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Oh Im not, but I definitely think Girardi wins at this point in the year hands down.
by CrazyRangerFan on Dec 13, 2010 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
I’d give it to Prust or Callahan by a mile.
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by SimpleManiac on Dec 14, 2010 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
As far as the game goes, the Caps were totally flat and played with no heart.
As for the cheering Ovechkin getting hurt/knocked down. I don’t think it really has to do with another player getting injured-I’ve seen it many times in the Garden, and in other arenas, where a player will get injured a receive a standing ovation (Roenick taking a slapshot that broke his jaw is a good example).
A lot of people see Ovie as a borderline ‘dirty’ player because of all of the knee-on-knee hits, hits from behind, and in this game, the hit on Girardi (legal IMO, but cheap since you can easily hurt somebody by hitting them like that) and then instigating (yes, he went after Dubi). So, yeah, people will cheer when they see a player like that get hurt; you can add people like Cooke, Neil, Avery, Carcillo etc. to that same list. If Backstrom took a shot to the back of the knee, or a stick to the face and got hurt, I seriously doubt the fans would cheer that. When players of ill repute or infamy get injured, people are going to cheer because they see it as karmic balance, because in their minds, that player deserves to get hurt.
Two Thoughts
One- You never cheer when an opposing player gets injured, or hurt, or whatever you want to call it. It’s a huge showing of poor sportsmanship. To say the crowd got caught up in the moment, or that another crowd would have done it is unacceptable. The announcers caught this right away, and they were right. Rangers fans are better than that, and I hope a lot of people that cheered went home and watched the replay, or went on the Banter, and realized what they did was stupid.
Two- Gotta love this win, but you’re only as good as your last game. What I mean is, I’m glad no one has called this win a ‘season changer’ or a ‘turnaround win’ because our next three (Pittsburgh, Philly, Phoenix) are going to be really tough. If the Rangers play like they did tonight, of course they’ll see the result, but with the level of consistency they’ve been playing at this season, that’s a big IF. Still, some nice things to take away from tonight’s game that could indicate they’re going in the right direction. The first thing that jumps out at me is Henrik’s performance. In the pre-game, they talked about wanting to get Henrik back to that level we’re used to seeing him at; thinking he’s pretty close to that right now after the third period. Also, Gaborik finally getting a tally on the PP, as well as Marc Staal continuing to show offensive maturation. Two other plays stuck out to me, for plays that are young guys DID NOT make. On Anisimov’s goal, and on Callahan’s second goal, both players elected to take the shot rather than pass. These guys would normally go the selfless route and give the puck up. Love the offensive confidence and shift in mindset. These are the plays we need to be making on a more consistent basis to get the offense going. Hopefully they ride this momentum through this tough stretch.
ohhh yeaahhh
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since probably 75% of the posts here are about ovechkin getting hurt....
while again its not cool to hope for someone to be injured after getting hit in the leg with a shot……..you know damn well if say staal had layed his ass out on that exact same play with a huge hit….and he ended up hurt/injured…….i would have been amazed if the entire crowd didnt go crazy about it……
now of course being a hypothetical situation…that didnt actually happen….really what would be the difference?
yeah, i would never cheer for someone to be hurt unless their name was carcillo….but the cheers were hardly the worst thing in the world given the way the game was going, esp in relation to ovie being a bit of a dick….
by Master Ov Brutality on Dec 13, 2010 11:36 AM EST reply actions
You gotta look at it like this...
there are certain codes of honor and respect that govern social behavior. Children, after all, go to sporting events. Although it is a simple thing, one of the most important rituals governing professional hockey is for the home team to applaud an injured player when they skate off the ice. Not to do so diminishes the integrity of the host team. Another ritual that I always find deeply moving is when two opposing teams who have been locked in competition to win four games of a seven game series line up to shake hands when the battle is done.
Hopefully we have evolved somewhat since the days of the Roman Coliseum when Christians, debtors, slaves and foreigners were dismembered for entertainment.
Injury is one of those lines that separate SPORTS from WARFARE. This is a social contract which holds that no matter how fierce the competition between two opponents becomes, no matter how hated or dispised an opponent, neither side, nor any player on either team will try to intentionally injure (as oppossed to hurt or punish) another player. I know that this is not what happened to Ovi, but I’m sure many of us can remember when Gravy broke Lemiux’s wrist back in the day.
I’m glad the injury to Ovechkin wasn’t serious but I also hope he gets his ass kicked the next time he tries to bully one of our guys.
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wrong...
He wasn’t injured. He wasn’t bleeding. Play wasn’t stopped. Their trainer didn’t come onto the ice. He got hit with a shot and went down like a sack of potatoes and then got back up and skated to the bench all by himself. Big deal.
One of the things that separates HOCKEY from BASKETBALL is that players can get bruised up and no one thinks twice about it.
Now if it was like what happened to Duncan Keith and he takes a shot to the mouth there’s no chance in hell I’m cheering that. And you can bet your bottom dollar when he comes back onto the ice with more stitches than teeth I’ll cheer my head off. That was awesome.
Ovi leaves the game with a welt on his knee? Suck it up
No he could have fractured or even broken a bone in his knee, nobody could tell what happened to him. Its wrong to cheer when someone gets hurt like that no matter what he did earlier in the game, unless he seriously and purposely hurt one of our players, and he did neither. Ovie did nothing to warrant such a response from the crowd. It was wrong hands down, because at that moment nobody knew what happened to him.
by CrazyRangerFan on Dec 13, 2010 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
The fans that are worse than the Ovi "cheerers"
are the ones who decide its time to stand up in the middle of a row to get a “goddamn” snack right after the puck drops after a TV timeout.
If we’re going to complain about something, let’s get on these morons who seem to think they are in their living rooms. If one of them got hit with a puck on the way up the aisle, I’d cheer.
by It may HAVE to Last a Lifetime on Dec 13, 2010 2:02 PM EST reply actions
100% agreed. ONE HUNDRED EFFING PERCENT..
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You know the funny part about winning in dominating fashion like we did, the hockey media will eventually if they haven’t already be all over our fans and make a piece about how fans should behave. Rangers better get some f’ing love for this win.
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by It may HAVE to Last a Lifetime on Dec 13, 2010 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
I didn;t realize they cheered so I wanted to go back and watch it again when MSG reaired it. Agreed no excuse that was garbage. I think if the hit on Giradri or the Dubi fight they don’t cheer (which is no an excuse) I mean cmon people are we Cleveland Fans cheering for Derek Anderson getting injured?
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Hey Greifi
I am putting this here at the bottom so that you will see it:
In Jessie Spector’s recap of the game, he called Ovechkin…..gasp
A Russian winger.
Just wanted to let you know.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 13, 2010 3:32 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
In a league that currently has more Swedish players than Russian players I think it is a positive thing, if it is ‘anything’, to shed light on a player being Russian. Russians and Czechs are in decline in the NHL, especially Czech-born players.
To say that Ovechkin is a Russian sniper/tank/beast/star is anything but an insult or in anyway prejudiced (which I think Greifi might have been seeing it as). Can we go without saying ‘Russian Sniper Alex Ovechkin’? Of course we can, we can just call him ‘Ovechkin’, but that takes away some of the flavor of creative writing and the respect and admiration for Ovechkin.
Just thought I’d throw that out there.
"I like a man who grins when he fights." -Sir Winston Churchill
"In Prust we Trust."
SLOVAKIAN SNIPER MARIAN GABORIK
DANISH DANGLER FRANS NIELSEN
FINNISH FINISHER TEEMU SELANNE
CZECH CHECKER PETR NEDVED
KAZAKHSTANI KEEPER EVGENY NABAKOV
SWEDISH STOPPER HENRIK LUNDQVIST
SWISS STOPPER MARK STREIT
GERMAN GOALIE OLAF KOLZIG
CANADIAN CUNT CINDY CROSBY
RUSSIAN ROCKET PAVEL BURE (thats a real one)
AMERICAN AMAZINGLY AWESOME ASSASSIN DESMOND MILES (brotherhood <3)
btw, i think this gets post of the year :)
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CHANGE SWISS TO SWISS SCORER NINO NIEDERREITER
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I posted this above in response to Greifi
Teemu Selanne’s widely recognized nickname: The Finnish Flash
Pavel Bure’s nickname: The Russian Rocket
I’d also go as far to say this: certain nicknames like ‘Alexander the Great’ or ‘King Henrik’ are allusions to European history and also suggest the origin of a player.
I understand the point you are trying to make but I believe you are being much to cautious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ice_hockey_nicknames
Great nickname: Sami Salo, the Finnish MacInnis
Another example: Alex Ponikarovski- The Ukraine Train
I think allusions in the nickname pay homage to where that player is from and the style of hockey they play. It is hard for me to see that as more of a negative connotation than a positive one.
"I like a man who grins when he fights." -Sir Winston Churchill
"In Prust we Trust."
lmao u have one upped me sir, and i couldnt be happier :)
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Back to Jim S.
I answered Dig Deep’s thorough response above, but to get back to this humorous point you make here I’ll say it again—I have no problem identifying people by their ethnicity, but the use of the phrase “Russian beast” linked ethnicity to a sense of being less than human or lacking humanity the way I read it, and perhaps was an insensitive phrase. All of these characterizations that Moshe, Dig Deep, and you have brought up are far more positive in their implications than a term like “beast”….a king or a sniper or a winger are less pejorative terms.
I also said that I was often too cautious with this kind of stuff. No worries either way. I see your point; I hope that you can see mine as one of the main dudes behind this blog.
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by greifi griffie on Dec 13, 2010 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
I see where your coming from, but perhaps you are being too sensitive. I do see a problem tho with stereotypes of Russian players as being lazy or anything else of the sort.
by CrazyRangerFan on Dec 13, 2010 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
Beast in hockey is a positive term. Always has been, always will be.
by Dave Shapiro on Dec 14, 2010 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
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I am getting so pissed at this telecast. Yeah, they anal-yzed the dominating win, but 90 % of it was about the Capitals, and Ovie. Not the first time they talk about the other team more (i.e not even mentioning Gabby’s trick vs the Islanders) Do they hate the Rangers or something? I like watching those kind of shows, for the highlights, and analysis. But damn, be neutral, and talk about both teams.
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by BleedsRangerBlue on Dec 13, 2010 4:06 PM EST reply actions
Yeah they never talk or analyze the Rangers ever its annoying. But today on NHL LIVE they had Prust on and talked about our success as of late a little bit.
by CrazyRangerFan on Dec 13, 2010 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
It wasn’t anything special dont worry lol, the main thing they said was the Rangers now have an identity, and the Boyle and Prust are becoming integral parts of the team.
by CrazyRangerFan on Dec 13, 2010 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone catch Holik (Frankenstein) last week. I was surprised and thought he did a great job. Always had a strange angle to whatever story they were covering.
Let me know how that works out for you . . .
by SimpleManiac on Dec 14, 2010 1:09 AM EST up reply actions
BTW. IN THE GIANTS GAME TROY AIKMAN JUST CALLED JUSTIN TUCK A BEAST.
see. its not negative :)
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by BombersGmenBlueshirts25 on Dec 13, 2010 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
Where are all my Fighting Fanatics crowing about how Overchkin’s fight turned his team’s fortune’s around? I mean, they obviously got a huge lift after that, waiting an entire 71 seconds before giving up a shorthanded goal.
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Two observations from this game
What is up with Prust’s passing? That behind the back, tape to tape laser he fired to Boyle was unreal. Has he always been this good?
Did anyone else think the MSG response to Ovechkin after the fight sounded exactly like the “boo button” in bubble boys hockey? I couldn’t stop laughing . . .
Let me know how that works out for you . . .
Poor Sports!
Anyone that cheers when a player is Hurt or Injured is pathetic. All of you that did make me sick! Other teams’ fans do not cheer when another player is hurt\injured (except maybe Philly). That was completely in poor taste and frankly disgusting. We were already crushing them so what made it okay to do that? Really?
It’s a extremely tough game that results in plently of injuries. There’s just no need for it. I hope you are all ashamed of yourselves. You didn’t earn any respect from anyone. You lost a ton of it though.
To all those that agree…Nicely done! To the rest of you that keep making excuses for it being okay…Grow the eff up and learn to respect the game!
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Let me know how that works out for you . . .
by SimpleManiac on Dec 15, 2010 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
= dismissed
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by SimpleManiac on Dec 15, 2010 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
Poor Sports!
Anyone that cheers when a player is Hurt or Injured is pathetic. All of you that did make me sick! Other teams’ fans do not cheer when another player is hurt\injured (except maybe Philly). That was completely in poor taste and frankly disgusting. We were already crushing them so what made it okay to do that? Really?
It’s a extremely tough game that results in plently of injuries. There’s just no need for it. I hope you are all ashamed of yourselves. You didn’t earn any respect from anyone. You lost a ton of it though.
To all those that agree…Nicely done! To the rest of you that keep making excuses for it being okay…Grow the eff up and learn to respect the game!
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Fri 05/25 | TBA |
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Sun 05/27 | TBA |
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Wed 05/16 | L 2 - 3 |
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Mon 05/14 | W 3 - 0 |
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Sat 05/12 | W 2 - 1 |
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Wed 05/09 | L 1 - 2 |
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Mon 05/07 | OT - W 3 - 2 |
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