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bubbsy · 12-09-2013, 09:24 AM

i thought the Eriksson hit was more or less fine (we loved when sarich dished out the same exact hit).

The neal hit was dumb and he should sit a few games.

everyone understands thornton's role and what he was trying to do, but if the other player isn't willing to engage, you gotta sit back and take a number and wait for your opportunity. Everyone talks about a hockey code, and it gets more and more blurred with clean hits resulting in players wanting to fight. Just a few games ago, stempniak gets ference good with a clean hit, and ference gets up and starts throwing them. Stempniak is old school enough to engage, take his shots and move on. if stempniak didn't engage, got dropped/hurt, is it not the same situation?

i think the code has been, and will remain, if you go for a big hit on a team's skilled players, you better be prepared to answer for it. I thought orpik not doing so was a bit cowardly.... maybe that's the decades of coach's corner talking.

12-09-2013, 09:24 AM	#237
bubbsy Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Exp:	i thought the Eriksson hit was more or less fine (we loved when sarich dished out the same exact hit). The neal hit was dumb and he should sit a few games. everyone understands thornton's role and what he was trying to do, but if the other player isn't willing to engage, you gotta sit back and take a number and wait for your opportunity. Everyone talks about a hockey code, and it gets more and more blurred with clean hits resulting in players wanting to fight. Just a few games ago, stempniak gets ference good with a clean hit, and ference gets up and starts throwing them. Stempniak is old school enough to engage, take his shots and move on. if stempniak didn't engage, got dropped/hurt, is it not the same situation? i think the code has been, and will remain, if you go for a big hit on a team's skilled players, you better be prepared to answer for it. I thought orpik not doing so was a bit cowardly.... maybe that's the decades of coach's corner talking.