MacArthur figured nights like that emerge if the players don’t think the referees are meting out proper justice or even if the players think the league doesn’t do enough in terms of supplemental justice. "They probably felt nothing was done after the (Max) Talbot hit on (Blake) Comeau," said MacArthur. "In hockey, you always talk about discipline coming from the league. If there’s no discipline on that, teams take it into their own hands. It’s good those guys stuck up for each other."
http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl/article/937869--fighting-replaces-head-shots-as-the-nhl-s-talking-point#article
Awesome quote from Clarke MacArthur. Maybe Garth should trade for him. Sounds like he has a good head on his shoulders. Check out Damien Cox on Twitter. Even more of an idiot than usual.
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btw has anyone found the Comeau hit on You Tube?
Apparently there is a history. You may remember the LeTang hit earlier this year on BC. He was given a major and a game. It may have been unjust as the replay seemed to show a shoulder to shoulder hit. Not sure if LeTang’s elbow caught BC’s head on the follow through. A few years ago, Talbot made a brutal but apparently clean hit on BC at the Coliseum that is also on You Tube.
Awesome. And I guarantee you that a lot of the players around the league feel the exact same way.
Proud Islanders fan, the organization that iced the greatest team to ever play the game and won 4 straight cups. Best overall player in the nhl right now=Pavel Datsyuk.
And never forget "The Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take it Retribution Game" against the pens where we beat their ass on the scoreboard 9-3 and on the ice, getting retribution for their cheapshotting wussy asses!:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020823&navid=sb:recap
excellent.
glad that a player has sounded off like that.
Native LI'er living in the land of Black & Gold.
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