Flames too weak

[Northendzone]

Two weeks, no,each team only gets a one week break.

Flames are off from Jan 27 to the 31st

[jayswin]

Great stuff, Northendzone.

[FaFaFlamey]

Originally Posted by MarkGio

Old school hockey watchers haven't quite realized the new NHL. Nobody fights to stick up for teammates anymore. This isn't just the Flames either. Besides the odd time across the league it's just something that has gone away and you'll have to accept it

YouTube the Jets response to the Patrick Laine hit (which was a legal hit too).

[RougeUnderoos]

I've been watching hockey for a while, and one thing I have noticed is that every good player gets hacked and whacked and hit and charged and high-sticked and generally mistreated. On every team, all the time, forever.

I think Don Cherry has created a myth that Wayne Gretzky was always "safe" because Dave Semenko was around. That's a, umm, myth.

Just an aside - Semenko was a dirty player who kicked, sucker punched, kneed, and jumped guys. And that's just Tim Hunter!

[Bezer]

This just in..

The Flames are weak like Ukraine!

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by Yoho

"The leads are weak"

More modern pic

[CroFlames]

The fairweather Flames fan thread touches on this subject. Hockey in general has lost a lot of toughness and intimidation and it doesn't sit well with a lot of fans.

Truthfully, I think even fans who proclaimed to "hate" all the rough stuff and fighting kind of miss it now.

[Flame19,289]

Flames too weak
Need a Pat Verbeek

Verbeek is in Tampa
Need a guy like Mantha

[sketchyt]

Originally Posted by Yoho

"The leads are weak"