2011-2012 NHL Thread
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Bullfrog
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Saint Nik said:
As a fan? No, no need. As another athlete who just got scored on? Not so cool. And please don't give me the "if he doesn't want to be shot by an imaginary bullet he shouldn't let in goals" reply.
Classy wasn't the right word. But, there's a difference between taunting and celebrating, and it's fairly clear to me.
Saint Nik said:
Entertaining or not, it's just classless, and something 95% of the league would never do, and there's a reason for that.
It's just not a part of the culture of hockey, and becoming less and less a part of the culture of pro sports, rightly or wrongly. You are right though, as a fan, who really cares? But having been on the other end of those types of celebrations growing up playing hockey, it's pretty hard to let go. So I can totally understand how grown, adult men, can take offense to childish over-the-top, rub it in type celebrations.
And not only that, he looks like a moron doing that.
Kin
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Newbury said:
Again, to the extent that it was sufficiently "classy" is going to be up to everyone on their own. Part of the culture of hockey? Maybe not but so much of that culture is effin' stupid that it doesn't really sway me much.
Again, I like those celebrations. I don't think everyone will but I don't think there's a right or wrong there.
GhostofPotvin29
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Looks like Terry Murray may become the next coaching casualty this season:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-1212-kings-murray-20111212,0,3653815.story
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-1212-kings-murray-20111212,0,3653815.story
Mikhail Bloodnovsky
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Clean check - you get beaten up
Celebrate after a goal - you get beaten up
This game is turning into a joke.
Celebrate after a goal - you get beaten up
This game is turning into a joke.
GhostofPotvin29
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Chazz-Micheal Liles said:
Players celebrate after every goal without being beaten up.
It's not a hockey specific thing - look at the Terrell Owens stuff from a few years back in the NFL.
Chev-boyar-sky
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Madferret said:
You're obviously referring to Neil's clip on Grabovski, right?
I mean, I guess what goes around comes around, and you shouldn't b@#$* and complain when it does.
Mikhail Bloodnovsky
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Madferret said:
The league is heading more and more into the NBA territory of reputation calls. This is prolly as a result of declining quality of refereeing.
bustaheims
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Real_ESPNLeBrun: Terry Murray relieved of his coaching duties in LA. John Stevens interim head coach
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Dean Lombardi scorched the players in a meeting a short while ago. Very upset he had to fire Murray.
Kings fire Murray, name Stevens interim coach
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=606089
Read a report somewhere today that there was no way the Kings would consider Carlyle as a replacement. Didn't say why. Maybe from their rivalry ..?
Dean Lombardi scorched the players in a meeting a short while ago. Very upset he had to fire Murray.
Kings fire Murray, name Stevens interim coach
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=606089
Read a report somewhere today that there was no way the Kings would consider Carlyle as a replacement. Didn't say why. Maybe from their rivalry ..?
cw said:
Funny, I was just going to suggest that Carlyle could be a good replacement. There seems to be some similarities between his successful Anaheim teams and this LA one.
Bullfrog
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Newbury said:
That's the part I actually disagree with. I thought it was kinda funny and appreciate the pose. I still don't agree with him doing it. To me the difference between a good, entertaining celebration and a taunt is whether you're doing it AT the opponent or not. That's why Selanne's duck shot is hilarious and Anisimov's snipe is iffy.
maplesyrup
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Sounds like Darryl Sutter is going to be the King's next coach.