NHL Discussion (Other than Jets)

[Jersey]

Watch how it happened. Fleury got zero support last night.

Fleury was also letting in some weak goals. 1st goal was rebound off boards he was not even at his post and boom banked in off him and in. 4th goal, Fluery was not even in the game, seemed rattled and just messed that time right up. The entire team was ****, Fluery had his role. 4 Goals on 9 shots... eek.

[Jersey]

poor ottawa not selling there home games out but still well over 18,500 for the games! Its big attendance for small market city. Besides one playoff game of 16,000 plus...they've been well over 18,000. Sens ahve played well on home ice they need to take care of it vs Pens.

Ott beat pens 2 outta 3 times this year!

[dd]

Getzlaf got fined $10,000 for saying something--what the heck did he say??

[GOLDMEMBER]

Getzlaf got fined $10,000 for saying something--what the heck did he say??

something about his mother

[dd]

I doubt that. I can't believe players can't even swear anymore in the heat of the battle in professional sports. I ve played and heard all sorts of language , it s the way it's been forever. Colin Campbell is a hypocrite for administering this fine as he had a trash mouth just like everyone else in his playing days.

[theaardvark]

Pretty sure it was a homophobic slur...

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/05/ryan-getzlaf-apology-homophobic-slur-not-nearly-enough

[dd]

I don't know what he said but I don't see why the over reaction over this . I ve played in sponge hockey games where the language is pretty blue --this is the NHL!!!--sometimes things get heated and things are said,  big deal. It's a hockey game not the opera!!

[ModAdmin]

....and there are some things that shouldn't be said...even in the heat of the moment.

[blue_gold_84]

I don't know what he said but I don't see why the over reaction over this . I ve played in sponge hockey games where the language is pretty blue --this is the NHL!!!--sometimes things get heated and things are said,  big deal. It's a hockey game not the opera!!

Exactly, it's the NHL, a professional league. Players are expected act in a professional manner.

[theaardvark]

I don't know what he said but I don't see why the over reaction over this . I ve played in sponge hockey games where the language is pretty blue --this is the NHL!!!--sometimes things get heated and things are said,  big deal. It's a hockey game not the opera!!

Getzlaf gets paid to play, this is not beer league or spongee.  He makes more in a game than most people make in a year.  And he has a responsibility (and probably moral clauses) that govern his behaviour.

There are plenty of expletives you can use to beak off to an opponent or a ref.  Racial or sexists slurs are not on that list.

[buckzumhoff]

You can see what type of person Getzlaff is on the ice and bench . When they were down 3-1 , with a few seconds to go,  they tried to start a fight 3 players on their team against one. A real  captain.   Too bad he just doesn't play the game , he might get his team playing hockey.

[dd]

Getzlaf gets paid to play, this is not beer league or spongee.  He makes more in a game than most people make in a year.  And he has a responsibility (and probably moral clauses) that govern his behaviour.

There are plenty of expletives you can use to beak off to an opponent or a ref.  Racial or sexists slurs are not on that list.

Let's not confuse being a professional athlete with conducting yourself professionally with a code of ethics like a doctor, lawyer, engineer etc. They are paid to play a sport, hence the term professional athlete, but they are far from professional in their conduct. Between the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLA we have fine examples of racists, wife beaters, drug dealers, convicted dog fighters, guys caught punching their girlfriends in the face knocking them out, guys associated with organized crime/games etc etc and the list goes on. To suggest they act more respectful than beer leaguers is a joke--they are the poster child for what goes wrong when someone gets too much money and fame for playing a stupid game.

I don't condone what Getzlaf said--I still don't know what he said, but the fact that he was fined and then came out later to apologize for being out of line was great. He said a few bad words, big deal--get over it. He didn't rape, assault, kill, deal drugs or partake in any federal offenses, which are crimes fellow 'professional athletes' do so often we ve become callous to it

[Old Rusty]

EDIT - none of these are my own - I'm just a messenger for this board, pulling them off the web.  There are some incredibly talented and imaginative people out there!

[Old Rusty]

[Old Rusty]

Last night's game provides a clear example of how important good goaltending is in the playoffs.

Bernier was awful,  Rinne was a beast.