I don't have any sympathy for the Rangers or Tortorella, he's a dirty coach who likes to whine about everything and the team plays dirty hockey.

Speaking of Tort b*tching. This is a classic example!

That **** looked rigged like almost every fight I have seen so far in this particular series. I swear this costs the NHL fans as with every OTHER SPORT... fights aren't tolerated at all... and get broken up fast. Hockey plays the lets wait and see angle and even lets them drop gloves before the refs get involved.

This whole situation by the Pens and Flyers was bogus... If the Flyers are going to send goons onto the ice right after the original conflict to chase Neil, why just not have a benchclear. Both teams had players on the ice that had 0 to do with the original fight. James Neil should've been sent to the penalty box to begin with. IMO... What a joke.

(04-15-2012 07:00 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  That **** looked rigged like almost every fight I have seen so far in this particular series. I swear this costs the NHL fans as with every OTHER SPORT... fights aren't tolerated at all... and get broken up fast. Hockey plays the lets wait and see angle and even lets them drop gloves before the refs get involved.

I disagree fighting is part of the game. Its the appointment fights at the beginning of games or the clear let's send 3 or 4 enforcers on the ice at once to take revenge **** that costs them fans. That's the fighting the NHL needs to get rid of. The two players get at each other enough and start throwing punches I endorse.

(04-15-2012 08:07 PM)brista21 Wrote:  

(04-15-2012 07:00 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  That **** looked rigged like almost every fight I have seen so far in this particular series. I swear this costs the NHL fans as with every OTHER SPORT... fights aren't tolerated at all... and get broken up fast. Hockey plays the lets wait and see angle and even lets them drop gloves before the refs get involved.

I disagree fighting is part of the game. Its the appointment fights at the beginning of games or the clear let's send 3 or 4 enforcers on the ice at once to take revenge **** that costs them fans. That's the fighting the NHL needs to get rid of. The two players get at each other enough and start throwing punches I endorse.

Don't get me wrong because I do enjoy the sport, but stuff like today's Pens game makes me dislike the NHL. I prefer Olympic Hockey.

Speaking of the refs botching calls. During the Devils - Panthers game tonight, at the end of the first hand two Devils players minors when the only penalty committed was by the Panthers. So as usual Bettman must have called a fix in and low and behold in the end ends up being the reason they lost. I think the two most hated people by Devils fans are Gretzky and Bettman. Not that Bettman has many fans to begin with. OTOH, Gretzky is beloved by most of hockey, but not in NJ.