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  1. There's always been dirty plays, will always be dirty plays. The 70's and 80's are the "glory days" of the enforcer, yet hockey was 100x dirtier than it is now........all those goons did nothing to stop it. This is the least dirty hockey has ever been, by a country mile
  2. They should play with an edge, but not out of revenge because that's the same as chasing the play.......the other team is dictating the terms. Additionally, you feel a whole lot worse when a team scores when you're in the box than you do thinking that you might to answer the bell.......in fact, that makes you feel pretty good because most players/teams don't think about winning with revenge on their minds. It rarely works out for the team "stepping" up.........remember Torts?
  3. It was a bad hit, thus the pp. It was also, definitely, a hockey play. Canucks players make that hit all the time, as do many players on many nights.
  4. It was absolutely a penalty and a penalty was called. However, every players knows two feet from the boards is the most dangerous spot on the ice........you don't turn your back to play the puck. His safety is his responsibility.
  5. At least it's in the realm of realistic. I didn't see any interviews, did Green or Benning comment on it?
  6. That's just not the way the league is anymore. All your going to end up with is penalties, suspensions and losses. If Petey and Co can turn the PP around, that's the best way to push back. That said, I want them to be a team who plays teams hard and physical, but not out of revenge, which never accomplishes the intended effect
  7. And what's going to deter that? An arms race of tit for tat on each other's stars is a one way ticket to nowhere and ends up with just as many injuries and likely suspensions on top of that. I'm not against playing the other team hard and physical, but what people are salivating for is just ridiculous and completely unrealistic in the modern NHL. The game simply does not go down that path anymore.
  8. Well, a part of that is on some of the Canuck players. Boeser should never have put himself in that position........he's got a responsibility to keep himself safe
  9. What's worse for a team, losing a fight or losing a game?
  10. Sending the message that if you cheap shot us and end up in the box, were going to make you pay and leave the rink with two points is a far, far louder message. Do you really think players, especially in today's NHL, skate around in fear of reprisal?
  11. And you were ok with that Hansen punishment?
  12. He continued playing, but did he take any runs?
  13. If it doesn't matter, why are you beating the war drums?
  14. I don't disagree about playing hard against the other teams stars, but you don't put a W in jeopardy by making intentionally dirty plays......that could cost you a season
  15. You realize it's not 1986 anymore, right? How well did that approach work out for Vancouver last time?
  16. And he was penalized for it. It's not like he got away with it. If the Canucks go after Tierney, his teammates will love him for getting Van off their game and will rally around that. He feels emboldened and continues on. But he takes a dumb penalty, the Canucks score and he has to make the long, lonely skate back to the bench, his teammates are deflated no one says a word to him. That's a much more effective punishment and deterrent.
  17. I'm not saying there aren't benefits or that it should never happen. But that hit was barely anything and they scored on the pp.......score settled.
  18. Of course there is, scoring on the pp being the most at effective, which they did.
  19. That was hardly a targetted hit, it was a 2 min penalty. If the positions were reversed you'd be saying the same thing........"why would that player put himself in that position?"
  20. Again, no response will stop a guy from targetting skilled guys. Make sure the kids play with some awareness of who is on the ice and where they are so they can minimize risk and when the opposition makes a hit and gets a penalty, you burn them on the pp. Two points is the difference between playoffs and no playoffs for several teams every year.
  21. No argument here, as long as you do it clean and understand that it will also put a bigger target on the Canucks skilled guys.
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