First things first. Where the heck is everybody? Chris? Hammer? Has the New NHL put you guys to sleep or what? We have a damn blog to run here. I know you’ve expressed disdain and disgust for the Bruins thus far, but there’s a few other teams, eh? I can’t really talk, and I won’t make lame excuses. Let’s get the momentum going, boys. This is embarassing.
I’ve recently wondered if we picked the wrong year to start a site dedicated to hockey enforcers. If it weren’t for bad timing, I’d have no timing at all, it seems. It would appear that Todd Simpson of the Blackhawks is having similar inklings:
"Hockey players used to be warriors. Now you don’t have to be a warrior.”
What, praytell, do you have to be then? A gazelle? A giraffe on skates? Perhaps past-sell-date Olympic speed skaters will have a new lease on life in the NHL. I’ll tell you though, I’m not too worried. Every NHL and AHL game I’ve been to this year has had a dust up of some sort. It’s not like the boys are playing with bow ties and teacups. I went to the BC/BU contest 2 weeks ago, and even there I saw plenty of hooking and slashing. There’s no reason to panic, and I won’t be lining up for Red Sox Tickets anytime soon.
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“I went to the BC/BU contest 2 weeks ago, and even there I saw plenty of hooking and slashing. Let’s not panic.”
If you like chippy hockey, then college hockey is awesome. Ironically enough, I think the full face masks and the ban on fighting only make the college players even more reckless with their sticks.
Great point Brushback. I think the College Kids have little to no respect for their sticks, and in turn, it makes for a chippy game. I like the AHL more this year for two reasons. 1. The A has a one officail system, and as such, a lot more gets let go. 2. They fight in the A still.
Dave, sorry for the lack of posts. The whole state of hockey these days has me depressed. Oh, and I had a wicked virus on my home PC. I fixed it, and I am back yo.
How does a guy become a bloger on this site?
thanks
Mike
Hi Mike,
We’re a group of friends who go to games together here in Boston and try to maintain a reasonably consistent and entertaining blog. If you’d like to help us out, send an example entry to dave@goonblog.com and we’ll take it from there.
To be a blogger here?
For one, answer this question correctly:
Who is the worst player in the NHL?
HAL GOD DAMN GIL
In this photo, Todd Simpson is the Anaheim player, not the Blackhawks fighter. Simpson played in Anaheim during the 2003-04 Season before being traded to Ottawa.
Rick, Thanks for the heads up. I appreciate you going through the archives!