If the finals were called that way, I still think it goes 7. Maybe, I'm wrong, but I don't think there was any call in game 7 that would've changed the outcome of that game.
I'm not sure what game in Boston you think Van was going to win. They would've had to have done that for your statement be true.
If the finals had been called that way the Nucks wouldn't have been so beat up is all I'm saying. The Finals were hardly good hockey with Vancouver basically dead on its feet after a brutal series with San Jose.
To be honest I think Nucks were lucky to beat San Jose and combination of San Jose softening them up and the refs not calling anything in the finals led to Vancouver being just a banged up mess in the finals. Sure some people like their hockey that way but to me its just a brawl IMO and if thats what you want to see you might as well go to a MMA event.
Still think San Jose is the best team in the league.
To be honest I think Nucks were lucky to beat San Jose and combination of San Jose softening them up and the refs not calling anything in the finals led to Vancouver being just a banged up mess in the finals. Sure some people like their hockey that way but to me its just a brawl IMO and if thats what you want to see you might as well go to a MMA event.
Still think San Jose is the best team in the league.
If the finals had been called that way the Nucks wouldn't have been so beat up is all I'm saying. The Finals were hardly good hockey with Vancouver basically dead on its feet after a brutal series with San Jose.
To be honest I think Nucks were lucky to beat San Jose and combination of San Jose softening them up and the refs not calling anything in the finals led to Vancouver being just a banged up mess in the finals. Sure some people like their hockey that way but to me its just a brawl IMO and if thats what you want to see you might as well go to a MMA event.
Still think San Jose is the best team in the league.
To be honest I think Nucks were lucky to beat San Jose and combination of San Jose softening them up and the refs not calling anything in the finals led to Vancouver being just a banged up mess in the finals. Sure some people like their hockey that way but to me its just a brawl IMO and if thats what you want to see you might as well go to a MMA event.
Still think San Jose is the best team in the league.
SJ is the best team in the league? Not even in the top 5 imo
Average at best PP , PK is horrible .
They do score but they take a shit load of shots , and in return also have a lot of shots against.
I would say they are exactly the team where they sit in the standings. A top 10 team in the league that plays hard every night and has a chance to win every game.
Average at best PP , PK is horrible .
They do score but they take a shit load of shots , and in return also have a lot of shots against.
I would say they are exactly the team where they sit in the standings. A top 10 team in the league that plays hard every night and has a chance to win every game.
i read an article in the herald today marshmont saw him coming towards him hard thats why he went low....he said b/c of the intensity of the game he wasnt sure what salo was gonna do so he wanted to protect himself. that salo is a big guy and he's one of the smaller guys he didnt want to get hurt. said the play was called correctly and he'll probably get a game or 2 but he wasnt trying to injure him or anything he just didnt wanna get hurt....
i love the guy saw this commercial the other day and loved it!
i love the guy saw this commercial the other day and loved it!
http://bostonherald.com/sports/hockey/bruins/view.bg?articleid=1394395&srvc=sports&position=2
For Brad Marchand, it was about self-preservation.
That was the instantaneous thought process for the Bruins [team stats] winger Saturday during the 4-3 loss to Vancouver when he saw 6-foot-3, 212-pound Canucks defenseman Sami Salo charging at him. He ducked.
“You look up and you see a guy 6-foot-4, 6-foot-5 coming in on you, your instincts are to protect yourself,” said Marchand, who was on hand for a charity event at the Garden benefiting the Bruins Foundation and the Genesis Fund.
Marchand drew a five-minute major penalty for clipping, a game misconduct and, pending an NHL hearing tomorrow, a possible suspension. On the play, Marchand had the puck along the boards, saw Salo coming and ducked down low to avoid the hit. Salo flipped up over Marchand, hit the ice hard and suffered a concussion.
“The puck was going around the boards and I went to pick it up,” Marchand said. “I was looking over my shoulder and saw Salo coming. I just kind of went down. It was very unfortunate that he was hurt on the play.
“In a game like (Saturday) night, where there was a lot of emotions and guys were running around a bit, you’re definitely watching over your shoulder a little bit more. You want to try to protect yourself. When you have a guy coming in on you, you have no idea what his intentions are or what the outcome is going to be, so you’re trying to look out for yourself.”
Numerous comparable hits in the past haven’t even drawn minor penalties.
“I’ve seen the replay,” Marchand said. “I did go under him, but I felt that the base contact was about at the hip point. That’s usually a pretty legal hit, from what I’ve seen in the past. I have no idea how the league feels about it, but we’ll see. There were other hits in the game (Saturday) that were similar. It’s a hit in the game. Guys on our team use it, guys on other teams use it. It’s just very unfortunate that someone was hurt on the play. Guys get hurt on different plays all the time. That’s just part of hockey.”
Yes, but Marchand, after watching replays, agreed that the major call was proper. And it seems likely he will draw a suspension for a game or two.
“I hope (not),” he said. “I had no intention of hurting Salo on the play. I was just trying to protect myself. He’s a very big body coming in on me and I’m not the biggest guy. In a situation like that I don’t know what he’s going to do. I’m just trying to protect myself from getting hurt. I’ve done that a lot in the past. I’ve done it a few times this year. I did it a couple of times in the playoffs last year. I’ve never been punished for it before.”
He felt the Bruins were punished enough when the Canucks scored twice during the lengthy power play.
“It is a five-minute major; that’s the right call,” Marchand said. “He was hurt and I was ejected. They scored two goals on that power play. That’s a pretty big punishment. I felt really bad about it. You want to be a part of a game like that. That’s a big game for us and for our city, a very close game. The five-minute penalty ended up costing us the game. It was tough.”
It could get a lot tougher if NHL disciplinary czar Brendan Shanahan hits him with a suspension, as expected.
For Brad Marchand, it was about self-preservation.
That was the instantaneous thought process for the Bruins [team stats] winger Saturday during the 4-3 loss to Vancouver when he saw 6-foot-3, 212-pound Canucks defenseman Sami Salo charging at him. He ducked.
“You look up and you see a guy 6-foot-4, 6-foot-5 coming in on you, your instincts are to protect yourself,” said Marchand, who was on hand for a charity event at the Garden benefiting the Bruins Foundation and the Genesis Fund.
Marchand drew a five-minute major penalty for clipping, a game misconduct and, pending an NHL hearing tomorrow, a possible suspension. On the play, Marchand had the puck along the boards, saw Salo coming and ducked down low to avoid the hit. Salo flipped up over Marchand, hit the ice hard and suffered a concussion.
“The puck was going around the boards and I went to pick it up,” Marchand said. “I was looking over my shoulder and saw Salo coming. I just kind of went down. It was very unfortunate that he was hurt on the play.
“In a game like (Saturday) night, where there was a lot of emotions and guys were running around a bit, you’re definitely watching over your shoulder a little bit more. You want to try to protect yourself. When you have a guy coming in on you, you have no idea what his intentions are or what the outcome is going to be, so you’re trying to look out for yourself.”
Numerous comparable hits in the past haven’t even drawn minor penalties.
“I’ve seen the replay,” Marchand said. “I did go under him, but I felt that the base contact was about at the hip point. That’s usually a pretty legal hit, from what I’ve seen in the past. I have no idea how the league feels about it, but we’ll see. There were other hits in the game (Saturday) that were similar. It’s a hit in the game. Guys on our team use it, guys on other teams use it. It’s just very unfortunate that someone was hurt on the play. Guys get hurt on different plays all the time. That’s just part of hockey.”
Yes, but Marchand, after watching replays, agreed that the major call was proper. And it seems likely he will draw a suspension for a game or two.
“I hope (not),” he said. “I had no intention of hurting Salo on the play. I was just trying to protect myself. He’s a very big body coming in on me and I’m not the biggest guy. In a situation like that I don’t know what he’s going to do. I’m just trying to protect myself from getting hurt. I’ve done that a lot in the past. I’ve done it a few times this year. I did it a couple of times in the playoffs last year. I’ve never been punished for it before.”
He felt the Bruins were punished enough when the Canucks scored twice during the lengthy power play.
“It is a five-minute major; that’s the right call,” Marchand said. “He was hurt and I was ejected. They scored two goals on that power play. That’s a pretty big punishment. I felt really bad about it. You want to be a part of a game like that. That’s a big game for us and for our city, a very close game. The five-minute penalty ended up costing us the game. It was tough.”
It could get a lot tougher if NHL disciplinary czar Brendan Shanahan hits him with a suspension, as expected.
