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Can’t Argue Much With That
Last week, I took Tom Benjamin to task for his commentary on the Nathan Horton hit. But he nails it when it comes to the Lapierre / Chara idiocity: 1) I don’t like the “embellishments” any more than anybody else. Not only are they bush, they are proving to be counter-productive costing far more calls…
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Getting Ready For The Blow
There is a remote possibility, a smidgen of a chance, that the Vancouver Canucks could win the Stanley Cup this year. It chills me to the bone, just to think about it. Which, you know, it probably shouldn’t. I’ll get into that tomorrow. Since the lockout ended, only one Stanley Cup has gone to the…
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Five Things the Canucks Talked to the League About
5) Zdeno Chara is too tall. How will our shorter players be able to punch him in the face while he is being held from behind? 4) Patrice Bergeron still has all his fingers. How is that possible? 3) Why are reporters allowed to ask so many questions after the game? If we aren’t going…
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Game 4: No Comment?
OK, early day at work this morning, so there weren’t any SCFblog links from yesterday. I’ll try to get some up today. I only got to see some of the game, so I only have a few things: – Someone needs to explain that tripping call on Marchand. A guy is coming in to clean…
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Seeing What You Want
Hockey fans, and especially those with access to the internet, seem to see things their way. Video evidence, laws of physics, and consensus from multiple sources can not divert some people from their cause. Penalties that never happened, injuries and hits that were completely innocent. Can you see where I’m going with this? Can you…