Come on,it's a stick,for crying out loud.If you need to fight,you don't have the guts to use your fists?
2007-02-23 01:38:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Hockey
ask mcsorley about that one, ever since he hit brashear in the head with his stick he hasn't played an nhl game and once in awhile he gets a pity announcing gig.
2007-02-23 02:32:49 · answer #1 · answered by sshueman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reality of stuff like this is simple.
Fighting is ALLOWED in hockey. Hitting a player with your stick is ALLOWED in hockey. Fairly serious offenses are ALLOWED. Not only that, they are tactics used as part of a team's strategy.
Now, when I say ALLOWED, I mean the NHL has decided that they are acceptible parts of the sport. Five minutes for fighting in exchange for the strategic benefit or intimidation factor acheived by the fighters? No problem. Fair trade as the Sabres and Sentators would attest to.
This is in stark contrast to football, which has all of the "physical contact" and then some. Do you know why you don't see more football fights? Because even a minor one gets you ejected immediately. Football does not tolerate it, while hockey does.
As for using your stick instead of your fists, the fact of the matter is that it is practically impossible to do any amount of harm with your fists with today's equipment. Visors are more common, and hitting someone in the helmet or visor with your fist is just not very effective. If you want to get their attention from an intimidation standpoint then the stick is about your only choice nowadays.
2007-02-26 13:43:20 · answer #2 · answered by Tim C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I seem to remember back in the late eighties, a stick used in any fashion other than hitting the puck drew penalties. IF there was any blood that was an automatic game misconduct. YEAH they're getting soft. This is people's livelyhood we are talking about. I know fans love blood and fighting and such, but when a persons wellbeing is put behind a good fight or check there's just no excuse.
2007-02-24 02:32:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree stick fouls need to be more seriously punished. What's worse is that there seems to be a lack of consistancy in the suspensions that go with them. What Sens goalie Emery did last week should have had him sitting out the rest of the season including playoffs. 3 games was a joke.
2007-02-23 15:03:54 · answer #4 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with sshueman. Mcsorley ended his career by wacking Brashear in the head. That is definitely a stiff penalty, NHL imposed or not. If you are speaking of Ray Emery's slashing incident. His three game game suspension seems reasonable. Goalies usually don't get caught up in that kind of thing & put up with a ton of harassment. He was clearly losing his temper with the harassment when the incident occurred.
2007-02-23 23:20:05 · answer #5 · answered by mdwildgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you intentionally hit someone in the head with the stick, whether they are looking or not, you should be gone for 40 games. The next time a season. 3rd strike you are done for good. That it a straight up chicken sh!t move!!!!!!
2007-02-23 17:02:30 · answer #6 · answered by kdogg1223 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's the brains that are too soft. If I were to fight brasheer I would bring a shotgun!
2007-02-23 11:29:21 · answer #7 · answered by Tim O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 minutes may be inadequate
but if they draw blood it's 4
BTW Tim
I think a shotgun would just make him mad
2007-02-23 14:13:02 · answer #8 · answered by Joe Crow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FOR SURE
SHOULD BE PUT OUT OF HOCKEY FOR A HOLE YEAR
2007-02-24 15:46:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋