Saturday afternoon was a lovely day in Massachusetts, which I spent with a wicked hangover trying to start my lawnmower. The little bastard never did turn over, so the grass will have to wait. In between pulls on the mower, I went into the house and watched a little TV. While perusing the channel guide I noticed the Bruins vs. Rangers game would be televised on NESN. This was the best news I had heard in days. I decided the mower wasn’t going to start, and took it to the shop, for you see, I am as mechanically inclined as a tree stump. After returning from the repair shop I settled in to watch the Sox get killed, and strategize on beer, and food for the Bruins. It was decided Dominos for pizza and wings was the way to go, and a case of Bud Select could be found at the liquor store right next door.
With nourishment taken care of, I was set to watch the beloved Bruins do battle with the lowly Rangers. I must say, I was as happy as a little girl to be watching NHL hockey on TV again. It really was awesome, and the game was pretty entertaining. The B’s really took it to the Blue Shirts, going up 3-0 after one.
When Boston scored the 4th goal of the game early in the second, I looked over at MOL and said, "Good time for a fight eh?" She agreed, and no sooner had the words come out of my mouth, there was Joe Rullier, and Boston’s Colton Orr tangled up on my TV screen. Rullier, I feel, is one of the most under rated fighters out there. He has very quick hands, and will go with anyone, but on this night, it was all Orr. Colton broke Rullier’s nose pretty badly, and while it looked to me like Joe did land a couple of shots, the fight was a clear decision in Colton Orr’s favor. The rest of the second period was more of the same. There was sloppy play by the Rangers, and the Bruins controlled the game. I realize it is pre season, but they sure looked good to me.
As the game progressed, Ranger forward, and general pest Ryan Hollweg ran around banging bodies more and more. He wasn’t hitting dirty or anything; he was just banging bodies, and trying to impress Rangers brass to be able to stay on Broadway. Just over 2 minutes into the third, Colton Orr had Hollweg lined up, and checked him pretty hard on the boards. Hollweg’s team mate, and general scum bag, Dale Purinton took exception and speared Orr in the side. Orrsie says, "Ok, let’s go", and gets the gloves off, as does Purinton. The boys locked up right away, and Purinton took the opportunity while they were in close to stick his hand right in Orr’s right eye, and push his head back, eventually toppling the young enforcer. The boys fell to the ice, and it looked like Dale was trying to hit Orr after he had been eye gouged and defenseless on the ice. The linesman took Orr off to the box, and less than a minute after he had been gouged, his eye was almost closed. I could hear Viper yelling at Purinton, "YOU BROKE A MAJOR RULE OF ENGAGEMENT!"
There is a code among the enforcers in hockey, and they hold it close. Dale Purinton is a scum bag for breaking that code. You just don’t pull that kind of shit with another man. He should have stood in there and fought him fair and square, instead of pulling that wrestling shit. Dale was suspended twice in the ECHL last year for pulling similar stuff, and I kind of always defended him, because I thought he was just a little bit crazy. Now that I have seen his tactics first hand, I have lost all respect for him. I hope Orrsie is still up with Boston when they travel to New York next month, because I am sure he will be looking for number 5 right from the get go. If he isn’t, someone in a Bruins uniform had better do something about it. Orr is willing to stick up for them, and even though he’s a rookie, they should be willing to stick for him right back. That’s just how the code works.