elizium Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Isn't Suter on Kariya the dirtiest play of the last 25 or so years? That was life altering stuff. And as a kid, I really liked Suter because for whatever reason I enjoyed the Blackhawks as a second or third or fifth whatever favourite team behind the Canucks. But Kariya was the real deal, then that happened. This has me thinking about the the dirtiest plays in the modern NHL and it's not pretty. Claude Lemieux on Draper, stomps, Bure's flying elbow on Churla, Marchment/Samuelsson going after guys' knees, Bertuzzi's assault, Chris Simon's entire career, McSorley, etc. ANOTHER THING, I totally forgot Kariya came back and destroying the league the year after the Suter hit, putting up 101 points in the deadpuck era. Scored 86 the year after that. Seems like the start of his downfall came well after that cheapshot. FUCKING GARY SUTER! I'm sure having Kariya wouldn't have stopped Hasek from going ham at the 98 Olympics, but I don't care. Suter cost Canada the gold. And yeah, in my memories, Kariya was a ghost after that hit, but he was a point per game player four other times and had a handful of 30+ goal years. I guess our memories are clouded because before that, it looked like he was going to be on the level of guys like Jagr, as one of the top 5 players or so. The injury seemed to downgrade him from all-time great to merely a really good player in a pretty bad offensive era. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Dude! Suter's Wiki page says he played in the tournament and received death threats from a Canadian fan. How awesome and Canadian is that?! The one thing we flip out on is you injuring our chances of winning a gold medal in hockey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Dude! Suter's Wiki page says he played in the tournament and received death threats from a Canadian fan. How awesome and Canadian is that?! The one thing we flip out on is you injuring our chances of winning a gold medal in hockey. I plead the fifth. Canadians can do that, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Darius Bagfelt Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 What the same Gary Suter that nailed Gretzky from behind in the Canada Cup and gave him back issues for the rest of his career. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Suter trying to break Gretzky and Kariya confirms he's the fucking worst. Speaking of poor Paul Kariya, I would never actually say it was the "dirtiest play", merely "a very large person hitting a much smaller person very very hard", but I hadn't seen the Scott Stevens on Kariya hit in years and when I last saw it that was... very uncomfortable to watch. It's way worse than the Stevens/Lindros hit though of course that was has the drama of Eric laying there like some kind of crash test dummy. Of course because it was when it was Kariya came back from what must have been a horrific concussion and scored the game winning goal that night in OT, and was soon enough not the player he once had been. Stevens was a guy that was legit one of my favourite players when I was a teenager and now I'm really not sure what to think about him anymore. Times change. The Claude Lemieux/Draper thing was pretty terrible. There was that guy just last year (was it in the minors or in junior?) that just snapped in pre-game warmup and took a baseball swing at a guy's head that was one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen in sports too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Shocked to see that John Tavares announced his retirement today. Oh, you mean the OTHER John Tavares? Gotcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Suter trying to break Gretzky and Kariya confirms he's the fucking worst. Speaking of poor Paul Kariya, I would never actually say it was the "dirtiest play", merely "a very large person hitting a much smaller person very very hard", but I hadn't seen the Scott Stevens on Kariya hit in years and when I last saw it that was... very uncomfortable to watch. It's way worse than the Stevens/Lindros hit though of course that was has the drama of Eric laying there like some kind of crash test dummy. Of course because it was when it was Kariya came back from what must have been a horrific concussion and scored the game winning goal that night in OT, and was soon enough not the player he once had been. Stevens was a guy that was legit one of my favourite players when I was a teenager and now I'm really not sure what to think about him anymore. Times change. The Claude Lemieux/Draper thing was pretty terrible. There was that guy just last year (was it in the minors or in junior?) that just snapped in pre-game warmup and took a baseball swing at a guy's head that was one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen in sports too. A friend and I watched a youtube compilation of Scott Stevens hits and about 60 seconds in, I turned to him and said something along the lines of 'this isn't what it used to be. This feels kinda gross." He agreed, but for some perverse reason, we kept watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Yeah. I used to be a big hit/rock em sock em/bruise brothers guy. Not anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Blues have invited both Scott Gomez and Scottie Upshall to camp, with both Berglund & Lehtera hurt for a decent stretch. Gomez is about a 100% lock to make the team, and is actually a pretty good move. Not a good enough move I have any confidence about this team on the season, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 The Claude Lemieux/Draper thing was pretty terrible. There was that guy just last year (was it in the minors or in junior?) that just snapped in pre-game warmup and took a baseball swing at a guy's head that was one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen in sports too. Wasn't that Andre Deveaux in Sweden? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Cody Franson finally signs a deal - going for a $6.6m 2 year deal with the Sabres Dude needs to fire his agent. He should be kicking himself for turning down the $4.6m per year multi-year deal with Tarawna back in January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Not bad, kid. Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 The Chicago Blackhawks announced today they have acquired defensemen Dennis Robertson and Jake Massie and a fifth-round selection in the 2017 National Hockey League Draft from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forwards Kris Versteeg and Joakim Nordstrom and a third-round selection in the 2017 NHL Draft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 It's begun and it's already hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 The Leafs acquire Michael Grabner from the Islanders for 5 AHLers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 @ChrisKuc: John McDonough: "I can assure you I'm anything but tone deaf." #Blackhawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 The Leafs acquire Michael Grabner from the Islanders for 5 AHLers. If he was any good on breakaways he'd be a hall of fame candidate because it seems like he creates at least one every game. Unfortunately he is awful at converting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Here's a weird one... 2014 first round pick Josh Ho-Sang has been sent home from Islanders camp on day 1 for showing up late. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/josh-ho-sang-cut-from-islanders-camp-after-showing-up-late-on-day-1-191427073.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=tw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Darius Bagfelt Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Seems like one of those more than meets the eye stories. Hopefully his reputation isn't preceding him. Maybe when he matures a bit and learns what teamwork is he can stay for more than 1 day of training camp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Former NHLer Todd Ewen passed away, age 48. Dan might correct me, but i assume this is what he will be remembered for: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Ryan Whitney just announced he's retiring on social media a few minutes ago. I was surprised he's only 32 it seems like he's been around, but he says he's physically shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Jagr giving no fucks http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/jaromir-jagr-blackmailed-with-scandalous-model-selfie--doesn-t-care--report-172338281.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=tw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 This is like the worst blackmail attempt ever. "Yeah I slept with a model, lol, so?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 He and Ichiro are never allowed to retire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Holy shit the Leafs play tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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