I regretfully agree with Cherry on one thing. As I have posted earlier this week, Colin Campbell is out of his mind. He says fighters are bigger and stronger and would basically get destroyed by today's fighters. I posted that they could hold their own. Cherry ranted about that tonight.
Also, he showed that old clip where he wore the earring and I had forgot all about that clip. How politically incorrect is that these days?? I can hear the gay pride now. Heck, if they thought that snickers Super Bowl ad was bad.
Also loved the clip of a Sabre and Sen fighting and Campbell and Preissing are standing arm in arm watching the fight. Wasan't that special!
2007-03-24 13:08:28 · 3 answers · asked by Bob Loblaw 7 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Also, while I know the AVERAGE NHL player is bigger and training has improved, because we are further along does not mean better. I also know that it is hard/impossible to compare sport's eras but if you look at some sports, the athletes seemed better in certain eras
without a doubt. Heavyweight boxing comes to mind incidentally, how far down has that gone?? I'll take Ali over anyone in today's class. Just like I'd take Probert against anyone from today's NHL.
2007-03-24 13:14:34 · update #1
Don Cherry while amusing at tmes is a dinosaur when it comes to anything about hockey...don't get me wrong I do love to listen to him but hsi role is to agitate....
2007-03-24 15:51:44 · answer #1 · answered by al_batros59 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I loved that clip!! What a hoot!
I disagree with Don when he says the fighters are no bigger now than back then. The guys he named are all over 6 foot but that's it. The players from back then even admit they were not always in the best of shape. They didn't work out like the players do now. So as far as bigger, they should say more muscular. I think the players are stronger now than they were back in the day so someone could possibly get hurt throught brute strength.
That said, I still don't think they should take fighting out of hockey. I personally don't like the fighting but it is part of the game. It would change for the worse without it.
2007-03-24 14:16:43 · answer #2 · answered by lidstromnumber1fan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I believe all the talk of banning fighting is just an overblown knee-jerk reaction to recent events, that does not change the fact that Don Cherry is a side-show and a relic.
Cherry does not help promote an intelligent debate on the issue. In fact, he makes himself the story and plays into the ant-fighting camp's arguments.
2007-03-24 16:42:03 · answer #3 · answered by zapcity29 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋