MoneypuckOverlord Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Lol watch shannahan suspend Kessel for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 You have to laugh. As per usual Kessel never dropped the mitts, Booth did. In the Booth interview he said he hoped the energy from the scuffle translated into games. I took that as a shot toward Kessel who shows zero in most TOI. Kessel takes a two hander on Scott with almost no fallout. Should have got 10 games but heh, he plays for the Laffers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royals00 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 David Booth and 'Top-End' don't belong in the same sentence ....just wrong. I know its hard to believe but right now hes one of the leafs best players. Has more points than kessel. That just shows how bad the leafs are doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 6 goals, 6 assists, 12 points and -5 in 52 games for Booth. You might want to increase the sample size. Vey whom everyone seems to have a hate on for has 13 assists alone and is -4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dasein Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/phil-kessel-david-booth-fight-toronto-maple-leafs-practice/#__federated=1 I don't know how to quote articles on my iPad. Looks like kessel and the leafs are embarrassing themselves again. Though teammates were laughing about it later. Not really embarrassing Happens all the time In fact, Weber and Matthias went at it in practice this season so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Kessel takes a two hander on Scott with almost no fallout. Should have got 10 games but heh, he plays for the Laffers. Yeah but to be fair, John Scott shouldn't even be in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Any other team and we applaud them for showing their competitive spirit. Nothing to see here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Burnsey Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 As Booth said in a long season these things can happen. When it's the Leafs it's embarrassing, but when it's Canucks - I remember people saying it was good to see how much the players care (Mitchell/Kesler situation) Double standards on here or what? haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 The difference between kessel v booth and dorsett/matthias v weber is that kessel and booth are both top end guys for the leafs, and the canucks guys are bottom on the team. I cant quite remember who it was (i think it was pj stock maybe) said fights with the bottom level players happen more often because theyre battling for position on the team. Team fights dont usually create bad blood between players. I like it, shows they actually somewhat care still. Bottom of the team? You might want to check out the team stats and see where these guys are in goals....Last I checked, Matthias was #2 on the Canucks and Weber was #1 on the defense. As far as the "fight" goes, like many have already said, this is much ado about nothing. It's actually very common. There was a story circulating several years ago about a cocky young Jaromir Jagr, who after a practice run-in with Phil Bourque, started beaking off about how much more money he was making than Bourque. He was promptly fed a couple of knuckle sandwiches by Rick Tocchet, who told the young Czech in no uncertain terms, that NHL players do not bring up contracts in such situations. Another story centers around Keith Primeau, when he was still a young player for the Red Wings. One day at practice, he was heard complaining loudly and often about being shorted an assist in the previous night's game. At some point in the practice, one of the Wings' assistant coaches (Colin Campbell, according to most) came over the PA system and announced that a goal that someone had scored during the shoot-around was assisted by Keith Primeau.... Everyone on the ice thought it was funny. Everyone, that is, with the exception of Primeau, who proceeded to challenge Campbell to a fight. Primeau's challenge was accepted, but not by Campbell. Bob Probert stepped in for the Wings' assistant and when it was all said and done, Primeau had been taught a valuable lesson about acting like a baby at practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbal23 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I think the biggest thing here was the tweet where Booth called Kessel out for not trying usually. "It was actually good to see that," Booth says of the competitive fire in his joust with Kessel. — Jonas Siegel (@jonasTSN1050) March 27, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoman13 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Man I miss Booth. Not saying that I don't love the new guys here, just... Booth was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Man I miss Booth. Not saying that I don't love the new guys here, just... Booth was fun. People look at Booth's tenure in Vancouver as a failure, but if one indulges in a game of "what if", I wonder how it might be remembered if the Kevin Porter knee on knee doesn't happen.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skolozsy2 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Bottom of the team? You might want to check out the team stats and see where these guys are in goals....Last I checked, Matthias was #2 on the Canucks and Weber was #1 on the defense. As far as the "fight" goes, like many have already said, this is much ado about nothing. It's actually very common. There was a story circulating several years ago about a cocky young Jaromir Jagr, who after a practice run-in with Phil Bourque, started beaking off about how much more money he was making than Bourque. He was promptly fed a couple of knuckle sandwiches by Rick Tocchet, who told the young Czech in no uncertain terms, that NHL players do not bring up contracts in such situations. Another story centers around Keith Primeau, when he was still a young player for the Red Wings. One day at practice, he was heard complaining loudly and often about being shorted an assist in the previous night's game. At some point in the practice, one of the Wings' assistant coaches (Colin Campbell, according to most) came over the PA system and announced that a goal that someone had scored during the shoot-around was assisted by Keith Primeau.... Everyone on the ice thought it was funny. Everyone, that is, with the exception of Primeau, who proceeded to challenge Campbell to a fight. Primeau's challenge was accepted, but not by Campbell. Bob Probert stepped in for the Wings' assistant and when it was all said and done, Primeau had been taught a valuable lesson about acting like a baby at practice. Agree, much ado about nothing. Probably happens alot more than some people think. I recall when Martin Havlat was with the Hawks there was a practice where he was mouthing off at his teammates. The coach at the time, Denis Savard, told Havlat to shut his mouth, and then Havlat told Savard off. Hawks captain Marty Lapointe promptly skated over and kicked the ever living sh*t out of Havlat. So basically, the Hawks captain beat the crap out of the Hawks star player. It happens...no biggie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John.Tallhouse Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I love Booth's passion . Still miss seeing the guy around the team. I def don't miss his pot game interviews the guy was dumb as rocks and slower than molasses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Jeez that seems like a whole lot of nothing being made into a whole lot of something isn't that the truth.... http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2009/12/11/mitchell-kesler-tangle-in-practice/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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