Who’s gone? AA?
- Steven_Seagull

UG.

I feel like we should talk less about who used to be annoying and more about how much the Leafs need to keep Hyman on that first line for now.
- Scabeh

That young feller doing the diving ok on your team ??

At least Matthew's looked him in the eye when he cross checked him. Not in the back, over and over and over.. FFS
- bixll

It’s been that way for centuries, park your big ass in front of the net, pay the price.

lol nah
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Thank (frank), 'cause (frank) politics.
- GreatGigInTheSky

Political talk has its place....

A hockey forum is not one of them

It's a stupid take. And it's brought up way too often, but for me it's the approach. There's a (slightly) less arrogant approach in the way AA brings up his opinions than guys like UG and Max. Their inability to accept oppositional viewpoints is so terribly concrete and it frustrates people.
- UsernameUnknown

Ive stated a million times, i dont hate Willy.

He makes a lot, and i think its fair to ask alot out of him.

I praise him when he plays well.

UG.
- UsernameUnknown

Oh yeah. Permaban 😍

You can set it down... grab the popcorn for now... but keep the can close by
- Dozzer

good idea... Popcorn tastes way better anyway. Or... ummm...uhh... so, I've been told

I’ve addressed it. Now let’s see where it goes.
- Dozzer

Now do Joel's

And just because Wedgie gonna Wedgie, here's another thing about the NHL that drives me wild:

A defenceman cross-checks a guy so badly that the ref raises his arm.

Have you ever seen - at any level - a referee call two cross checks on the same play?

Once that arm goes up, that defenceman has the green light to knock the guy down another 47 times, with the most vicious cross checks imaginable. It's a free pass do to anything you want - because no way in hell the ref is giving you another 2 minutes.
- Atomic Wedgie

It's pretty baffling how the rulebook is applied in the NHL.

Then again, go watch a game from 1997, it's almost impossible to think we allowed that much hooking back in the day.

Maybe things will change about crosschecks to the back one day too.

It’s been that way for centuries, park your big ass in front of the net, pay the price.
- Garnie

I guess some have forgotten the rough stuff in hockey.
Like trying to break ribs and backs.

Political talk has its place....

A hockey forum is not one of them
- Dozzer

You been around much the past couple months?

That young feller doing the diving ok on your team ??
- bixll

I don't even know who you're talking about?

Vesey ain't on my team.

It's a stupid take. And it's brought up way too often, but for me it's the approach. There's a (slightly) less arrogant approach in the way AA brings up his opinions than guys like UG and Max. Their inability to accept oppositional viewpoints is so terribly concrete and it frustrates people.
- UsernameUnknown

yup to the N degree.

it getz me something also at times. if you approach a poster about it, they loose their poo on ya.

- Steven_Seagull

- Arctic_AARDVARK

Flagged. Go get ‘em, Dozzer.

Kirill Kaprizov will win ROY

It's pretty baffling how the rulebook is applied in the NHL.

Then again, go watch a game from 1997, it's almost impossible to think we allowed that much hooking back in the day.

Maybe things will change about crosschecks to the back one day too.
- Scabeh

Take a look at the winning goal for the '87 Canada Cup - Hawerchuk hauls down a Russian at the blue line like he's bringing on board a tuna he just harpooned.

I've heard Hawerchuk interviewed about it a few times, and he always chuckles and says that in that era, that poop was allowed.

Flagged. Go get ‘em, Dozzer.
- Steven_Seagull

Im sure his mailbox is full of people complaining about me.

Hopefully they get over their AA PSTD and get on with their lives.

Ive stated a million times, i dont hate Willy.

He makes a lot, and i think its fair to ask alot out of him.

I praise him when he plays well.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

And that's not an unreasonable approach. I do think he's better than you give him credit for but don't have a single care.
I dont think your opinion on willy is much different than The Gull on Marner or Aethsie on Matthews. All similar views, really.

Now do Joel's
- MaximusAurelius

I’ve addressed it

You been around much the past couple months?
- UsernameUnknown

No, and man I thought it was a poop show when I WAS here

Interesting to see Willy go to the Phil Kessel flex on his stick. Some extra mustard on that release last night.

I’ve addressed it
- Dozzer

Don't do Aethsie's.

Political talk has its place....

A hockey forum is not one of them
- Dozzer

Well to be honest...there was no hockey and the world...well the US has gone batsh!t crazy in the past 7 months. So it was inevitable to an extent.

Oh and you cant ban what you cant catch.