Neb00rs Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) Seems like the fight really is getting some attention - it was trending on Yahoo's main page and I am hearing about it everywhere. I think this is great for the rivalry and for hockey http://news.yahoo.co...22965--spt.html Rugged Montreal Canadiens winger Ryan White watched the brawl off the opening faceoff between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils on television Monday night and called it "awesome.""You don't see it very often. A lot of people don't really like it, but I bet the people at Madison Square Garden liked it. I liked it," White said. "I thought it was pretty cool. There were some big boys going at it, that's for sure." The National Hockey League also apparently liked it, with the video of the donnybrook getting feature billing on the league's website and no fines or suspensions issued. Actor and former wrestler Bill Goldberg gave his thumbs up with a link to the video on Twitter, writing: ''My favourite sport---) Devils vs. Rangers in bloody brawl off opening faceoff. Edited March 21, 2012 by ben00rs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Haha, that's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 It's gonna get beat pretty soon if this Jets-Tebow rumor comes to fruition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck the Duck Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Is Goldberg a Devils' fan? I thought I saw a picture of him years ago wearing Devils gear when they won the Stanley Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 and idiots think this is BAD for hockey? The only reason hockey is getting even a sliver of attention right now is because of the 3 fights off the faceoff. The NHL needs more blood and guts...then the media takes notice...then people take notice, then tickets are sold, rivalries are build (or renewed) and everybody wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) Is Goldberg a Devils' fan? I thought I saw a picture of him years ago wearing Devils gear when they won the Stanley Cup. Not sure if he is a Devils fan, but there were photos of him and Stevens (both shirtless I believe) in the locker room after the 2000 Cup win.... I'm sure Pepperkorn has a poster of it somewhere Look how young Rafalski looks in the background of this Edited March 21, 2012 by ThreeCups 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion15 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 yeah, but then there are those that keep saying it was an embarrassment and all that... I didn't see anything wrong with it other than it didn't lead to a win... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 and idiots think this is BAD for hockey? The only reason hockey is getting even a sliver of attention right now is because of the 3 fights off the faceoff. The NHL needs more blood and guts...then the media takes notice...then people take notice, then tickets are sold, rivalries are build (or renewed) and everybody wins. Problem being, the 'only' time the NHL gets mainstream attention is when it's either a dirty play and its aftermath (Bertuzzi/Moore, Chara/Pacioretty, Chris Simon) or when something like this happens that the media can use to parrot how much of a joke hockey is before going back to ignore us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aznjsn Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Not sure if he is a Devils fan, but there were photos of him and Stevens (both shirtless I believe) in the locker room after the 2000 Cup win.... I'm sure Pepperkorn has a poster of it somewhere Look how young Rafalski looks in the background of this Goldberg looks somewhat like Cam Janssen. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Problem being, the 'only' time the NHL gets mainstream attention is when it's either a dirty play and its aftermath (Bertuzzi/Moore, Chara/Pacioretty, Chris Simon) or when something like this happens that the media can use to parrot how much of a joke hockey is before going back to ignore us. Either that or a once-in-a-decade goal like Ovechkins a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 and idiots think this is BAD for hockey? The only reason hockey is getting even a sliver of attention right now is because of the 3 fights off the faceoff. The NHL needs more blood and guts...then the media takes notice...then people take notice, then tickets are sold, rivalries are build (or renewed) and everybody wins. If this had been something like the Sabres-Senators brawls a few years ago, yeah, I'd be behind you. But this is choreographed nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) The real problem is that when people see this and decide to turn on a hockey game, they are confused when they don't see any of this supposed "brawling" or even fight because it doesn't happen as much as non fans think, and they eventually tune out. Goldberg looks somewhat like Cam Janssen. haha haha yea I see it now. Edited March 21, 2012 by ben00rs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Not sure if he is a Devils fan, but there were photos of him and Stevens (both shirtless I believe) in the locker room after the 2000 Cup win.... I'm sure Pepperkorn has a poster of it somewhere Look how young Rafalski looks in the background of this That's pretty cool. I didn't know Jude Law was a Devils fan. He wasn't even famous back then was he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 That's pretty cool. I didn't know Jude Law was a Devils fan. He wasn't even famous back then was he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucifersDog Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 For the next Devils vs Rangers game lets have a "bounty" !!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) If this had been something like the Sabres-Senators brawls a few years ago, yeah, I'd be behind you. But this is choreographed nonsense. At least when its 'choreographed' its in-control. Fans are happy, tone is set, fighters have respect for each other. A Sabres-Sens type brawl is very dangerous and out of control. Btw, the 3 fights werent 'choreographed' or staged anyway. The players spontaneously decided to go at it. Edited March 22, 2012 by devlman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 At least when its 'choreographed' its in-control. Fans are happy, tone is set, fighters have respect for each other. A Sabres-Sens type brawl is very dangerous and out of control. Btw, the 3 fights werent 'choreographed' or staged anyway. The players spontaneously decided to go at it. I don't know.. i clearly saw Carter say "drive me to the ice, I'm going to blade." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 At least when its 'choreographed' its in-control. Fans are happy, tone is set, fighters have respect for each other. A Sabres-Sens type brawl is very dangerous and out of control. Btw, the 3 fights werent 'choreographed' or staged anyway. The players spontaneously decided to go at it. You get a game misconduct if you start a fight after a fight is already in progress. That means that all 3 fights had to begin at the same time, which means someone was talking before the game or during the faceoff. The players could not have spontaneously all 6 of them decided to fight, that's completely absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 You get a game misconduct if you start a fight after a fight is already in progress. That means that all 3 fights had to begin at the same time, which means someone was talking before the game or during the faceoff. The players could not have spontaneously all 6 of them decided to fight, that's completely absurd. So they decided to fight as adults and professionals. The fans loved it, the players loved it, they got some highlights on TV and it lead to an entertaining game which our team unfortunately lost. I still don't see why it's such a big issue. It's gone on in this sport for a 100 years. Just because they decided to do it BEFORE anyone got cheapshotted doesn't make it a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 So they decided to fight as adults and professionals. The fans loved it, the players loved it, they got some highlights on TV and it lead to an entertaining game which our team unfortunately lost. I still don't see why it's such a big issue. It's gone on in this sport for a 100 years. Just because they decided to do it BEFORE anyone got cheapshotted doesn't make it a bad thing. It's a big issue because it's a joke. It makes a mockery out of a wonderful sport, a sport that's ghettoized for many reasons, but one of which is quite possibly because it allows fighting of those sort. Try to explain to someone who doesn't understand hockey why a pre-arranged fight is happening and you will sound like an idiot. 'Well, they're trying to fire their teams up, I guess, plus that's what they're paid to do. No, it's not like Blades of Steel where only the loser of the fight gets a penalty. I guess they hate the other team. Yeah, when the blood gets scraped off the ice, we'll see the actual competition begin.' Just as the league rightly decided that guys instigating fights when games are well out of hand in the final 5 minutes just makes everyone's life more difficult, so too does this sort of fighting. I don't think it has any place in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 It makes a mockery out of a wonderful sport, a sport that's ghettoized I've heard other sports be called that but that's a first for hockey lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 You get a game misconduct if you start a fight after a fight is already in progress. That means that all 3 fights had to begin at the same time, which means someone was talking before the game or during the faceoff. The players could not have spontaneously all 6 of them decided to fight, that's completely absurd. Not that it matters or changes anything but all 3 pairs could certainly have decided to fight individually not knowing that the other pair was going to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 You get a game misconduct if you start a fight after a fight is already in progress. That means that all 3 fights had to begin at the same time, which means someone was talking before the game or during the faceoff. The players could not have spontaneously all 6 of them decided to fight, that's completely absurd. Of course three pairs could have each decided to fight at the same time. Why is that impossible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 It's a big issue because it's a joke. It makes a mockery out of a wonderful sport, a sport that's ghettoized for many reasons, but one of which is quite possibly because it allows fighting of those sort. Try to explain to someone who doesn't understand hockey why a pre-arranged fight is happening and you will sound like an idiot. 'Well, they're trying to fire their teams up, I guess, plus that's what they're paid to do. No, it's not like Blades of Steel where only the loser of the fight gets a penalty. I guess they hate the other team. Yeah, when the blood gets scraped off the ice, we'll see the actual competition begin.' Just as the league rightly decided that guys instigating fights when games are well out of hand in the final 5 minutes just makes everyone's life more difficult, so too does this sort of fighting. I don't think it has any place in the game. People who don't understand hockey find fighting one of the most intriguing parts of the sport. A standard reaction is "wait, they're gonna let them fight? No way!" It's exciting and is unique to hockey. It doesn't make a mockery of it. It's a huge part of it. Just because you don't want to understand the reasoning or approve of it doesn't mean it's a joke. In the end it most likely made that game safer than it would have been. Again, there were no additional fights, and there were very few penalties, 2 of which were for tripping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Must be fustrating when Fenwick and Corsi doesn't apply to fighting and vice versa. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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