Game Thread: New York Rangers(2) vs. Philadelphia Flyers(3) | ECQF

[elocomotive]

Dude, all kinds of shit happens at the bottom of a football pile.

I daresay if the NHL starts REALLY punishing cheap shot behavior, fighting will go down. Fighting is happening because the refs and the NHL ARE NOT DOING their damned job.

30 years ago. Not so much now.

I agree with your second point, Bird. But it goes the other way, too.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

BTW - the reason Suh (Not Hsu, you Chinese pinko commie bastard!) stomped that guy was because the guy he stomped was told to get under Suh's skin by untying Suh's shoes. You can look that up. The other team was trying all kinds of cheap shit to frustrate and rattle a player they knew would eventually retaliate - and he eventually did.

 

[elocomotive]

BTW - the reason Suh (Not Hsu, you Chinese pinko commie bastard!) stomped that guy was because the guy he stomped was told to get under Suh's skin by untying Suh's shoes. You can look that up. The other team was trying all kinds of cheap shit to frustrate and rattle a player they knew would eventually retaliate - and he eventually did.

LOL.

So you're saying that cheap shit led to other cheap shit? I rest my case, your honor.

 

[IPostedWhat]

c l a s s y

I'll have you know that I put the "ass" in "classy".

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

LOL.

So you're saying that cheap shit led to other cheap shit? I rest my case, your honor.

It did not lead to a brawl, however, because just penalties were handed out. I'll kick my feet up, too. Crack me a beer, please!

 

[FlyerFinFan]

Dude, all kinds of shit happens at the bottom of a football pile.

I daresay if the NHL starts REALLY punishing cheap shot behavior, fighting will go down. Fighting is happening because the refs and the NHL ARE NOT DOING their damned job.

Agreed! And don't play favorites suspend guys for it and it will slowly disappear.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Also, I've never seen so much nut-whacking in the NHL ever before. This seems like something brand new but maybe I just never noticed it before?

If it's new, it's not because fighting was suddenly allowed to be legal.

 

[FlyerFinFan]

Crosby made it popular..problem is that he likes it....

 

[IPostedWhat]

Dude, all kinds of shit happens at the bottom of a football pile.

30 years ago. Not so much now.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Also, I've never seen so much nut-whacking in the NHL ever before. This seems like something brand new but maybe I just never noticed it before?

If it's new, it's not because fighting was suddenly allowed to be legal.

I may need to photoshop Ed Belfour's face onto the Joker and have "I'm just ahead of the curve" written underneath.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Yeah, I seriously, seriously doubt that claim.

 

[elocomotive]

It did not lead to a brawl, however, because just penalties were handed out. I'll kick my feet up, too. Crack me a beer, please!

Not this time. Sometimes it does. Does it carry over to the next game? Sometimes.

Do you disagree that violence begets other violence?

Do you not think that when you have a more extreme end of violence, that lesser forms of violence lose their absolute value and take on more of a relative value in relation to that extreme?

 

[elocomotive]

DEFINITELY less now. Bill Romanowski not playing alone cuts it down by 50%.

 

[IPostedWhat]

DEFINITELY less now. Bill Romanowski not playing alone cuts it down by 50%.

This was from 2010

Nothing off limits in scrum at the bottom of NFL pileup | NFL.com

I seriously doubt it was worse 30 years ago compared to today.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Not this time. Sometimes it does. Does it carry over to the next game? Sometimes.

Do you disagree that violence begets other violence?

Do you not think that when you have a more extreme end of violence, that lesser forms of violence lose their absolute value and take on more of a relative value in relation to that extreme?

I'll answer with your answer. Sometimes it does sometimes it doesn't.

If you're going to crack down on fighting, make sure to REALLY crack down on nutcracking (and the like) 'cause anger and frustration will always find an outlet. Ban fighting and allow the tons and tons of cheap shots to continue, and you will have an explosion of nutcracking. Hand out just punishments and if someone gets nutcracked, they won't retaliate because they'll know the other guy just lost $100,000+.

As an aside, I'd much rather get punched in the face than in the nuts. Do you disagree?

 

[IPostedWhat]

'cause anger and frustration will always find an outlet.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

^^ That's not anger...that's a true expression of love?

 

[pixburgher66]

The irony of this conversation/debate occurring in this thread is just lovely.

 

[IPostedWhat]

^^ That's not anger...that's a true expression of love?

Their expression clearly shows signs of frustration, and the mood between them is almost electric.

 

[elocomotive]

I'll answer with your answer. Sometimes it does sometimes it doesn't.

If you're going to crack down on fighting, make sure to REALLY crack down on nutcracking (and the like) 'cause anger and frustration will always find an outlet. Ban fighting and allow the tons and tons of cheap shots to continue, and you will have an explosion of nutcracking. Hand out just punishments and if someone gets nutcracked, they won't retaliate because they'll know the other guy just lost $100,000+.

As an aside, I'd much rather get punched in the face than in the nuts. Do you disagree?

I agree on having to have a serious policy on cheap shots that go along with it.

To the last question, without a cup, definitely rather be punched. With a cup, tough call. Still probably rather get punched, but it was 10 punches vs. a nut shot with a cup, you can smack my jimmies, WW.