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JackIsBack · 11-12-2019, 06:40 AM

I often disagreed with Cherry, even his hockey comments (some examples):

1) Use of visors - he often criticized "European" plays for wearing them and that good old Canadians boys never did (or should) - I thought it was just smart to protect ones eyes if the one could stand wearing them - good on them.

2) During a Calgary Flames vs. Detroit game.... Yzerman pretended his stick was broken... took it over to the bench and handed it to the equipment guy who took his stick to the stick rack and pretended to grab a new one and handed back Yzerman the original stick. They did this to give the players on the ice more time to rest - Cherry pointed out how this was a good veteran move. I think it's cheating.

3) Dominik Hasek put his glove hand over puck, clearly over the line, and slowly pulled his hand towards his body and the puck out of the net - Cherry thought this was a good move... I think the goal should count and Hasek should get 2 minutes for unsportsman like conduct.

These are just a few examples.... but... who cares... why would I get upset about his comments, I take his comments with a grain a salt and I just let the ones I disagree with slide off my back. We are living in a victim culture and we are searching to be offended.... and often the ones pretending to be offended are ones that are not part of the group supposedly offended - it's crazy. Don Cherry could have said his comments about a group I belong to... and I wouldn't ask him to be fired or punished in some way, I just wouldn't listen to him or wouldn't believe in his statement(s)... I can make up my own mind and judgement... and I would simply choose NOT TO BE A VICTIM.

I now the people complaining are perfect - but just in case their not, I think we should all just relax and have a little understanding and forgiveness in our hearts and not jump all over some stupid comment someone else made - I for one am not perfect and I often say things that come out sounding foolish.... but they are just words - you can choose to rise about them and be a champion and not a victim.

11-12-2019, 06:40 AM	#724
JackIsBack Scoring Winger Join Date: Mar 2017 Exp:	I often disagreed with Cherry, even his hockey comments (some examples): 1) Use of visors - he often criticized "European" plays for wearing them and that good old Canadians boys never did (or should) - I thought it was just smart to protect ones eyes if the one could stand wearing them - good on them. 2) During a Calgary Flames vs. Detroit game.... Yzerman pretended his stick was broken... took it over to the bench and handed it to the equipment guy who took his stick to the stick rack and pretended to grab a new one and handed back Yzerman the original stick. They did this to give the players on the ice more time to rest - Cherry pointed out how this was a good veteran move. I think it's cheating. 3) Dominik Hasek put his glove hand over puck, clearly over the line, and slowly pulled his hand towards his body and the puck out of the net - Cherry thought this was a good move... I think the goal should count and Hasek should get 2 minutes for unsportsman like conduct. These are just a few examples.... but... who cares... why would I get upset about his comments, I take his comments with a grain a salt and I just let the ones I disagree with slide off my back. We are living in a victim culture and we are searching to be offended.... and often the ones pretending to be offended are ones that are not part of the group supposedly offended - it's crazy. Don Cherry could have said his comments about a group I belong to... and I wouldn't ask him to be fired or punished in some way, I just wouldn't listen to him or wouldn't believe in his statement(s)... I can make up my own mind and judgement... and I would simply choose NOT TO BE A VICTIM. I now the people complaining are perfect - but just in case their not, I think we should all just relax and have a little understanding and forgiveness in our hearts and not jump all over some stupid comment someone else made - I for one am not perfect and I often say things that come out sounding foolish.... but they are just words - you can choose to rise about them and be a champion and not a victim.