HNIC - Order Is Restored
Oct 12, 2008 NHL
Now, THAT was the Leafs team we expected to see this year, am I right? Does this mean our PK is otherworldly (to keep Montreal off the board) or just that Toronto is so bad that they can’t stop anybody’s power play? We’ll find out.
Don Cherry was in mid-season form last night. He called out Ron Wilson for having his young defensemen keep two hands on the stick at all times, and showed a couple of times where skilled players in front of the net could spin off of that and get a point-blank shot. He also mentioned that Steve Bernier got 2, 5 and 10 for trying to protect one of the Sedin twins…what the fuck? I watched part of that game but missed all the extra penalties. Skilled players are getting slew-footed, punched and speared and the league is doing the discipline in the wrong direction. Think about everything the NFL does to try and protect QBs, and compare that with the beatdown Sid the Kid gets every game.
He finished up railing against John Tavares dropping out of the 1 spot for prospects, believing that he is being watched too critically after he got put in that spot. It went off in a tangent about the Leafs ignoring Ontario prospects. I love that Ron MacLean used the point against him, as the last all-North American team won the Cup, against his Bruins.
Tags: calgary, Canadiens, canucks, don cherry, flames, Hockey, maple leafs, Montreal, NFL, NHL, no the other sedin, sedin, Steve Bernier, toronto, vancouver, wilson
Bills, Edwards Concussed
Oct 6, 2008 NFL
We weren’t sure at the time, but the Bills game at the Buzzsaw was over just 3 plays in for Buffalo. Adrian Wilson came untouched on a blitz and drove Bills QB Trent Edwards into the ground. Edwards was KO’d despite the hit not looking all THAT bad, and even when he was being carted off the field, still looked dazed (did you notice the guy holding Edwards up in the seat of the cart?). From then on, the game was vintage JP Losman, with a big play to Lee Evans, a rushing TD from Losman, but also too many sacks taken, 2 lost fumbles and an interception. The Cardinals won 41-17, dropping the Bills to 4-1. Hopefully we’ll know more about Trent today.
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