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Thuggery

Do you honestly think that hit was intentional? It was unfortunate The Montreal player got hurt but I don't think for a minute Chara ran his head into that stantion on purpose. It's a game played at high speed by big men. I don't know what the NHL and NFL can do to eliminate head hits-both intended and unintended.
 
He is a "Professional Thug" and knew exactly what he was doing, but maybe didn't take in to account the stanchion being there, which he should/might have.

That last push with his left arm leaves his entire intent up to interpretation.

There is a difference in a clean hit and the not so clean.
 
He's a big tough defenceman-no different than a big tough middle linebacker-have you ever played or watched a game live? Have any concept of how fast it's played at the NHL level. I doubt it but once again you've hopped up on the bandwagon.
 
I fully understand these guys aren't choirboys, but don't understand the ineptitude of those trying to defend thuggery.

Until the fans quit condoning it and excusing it away, it will continue.

The whole of society has become numb to violent acts. You are one example.

It is not necessarily manhood to hurt someone.
 
So you've never played or watched a game live. I've coached and played for 40 plus years-don't think I never worried about my players getting hurt. Try and grasp the concept of a big man skating close to 30 mph and another huge man pivoting to stop him-now look up momentum in a dictionary-now try and grasp that you don't have time to make a conscious decision to hurt somebody. The speed, size and equipment of pro football and hockey players has surpassed the human bodies ability to absorb some of the hits that result. The hit that put Crosby out was dirty-the Chara hit was an action/reaction that happened on in an unfortunate area of the ice is all. The most cowardly play in pro sports is throwing at a batter or running down a catcher but nobody is beating their breast about that.
 
Northern Rancher said:
So you've never played or watched a game live. I've coached and played for 40 plus years-don't think I never worried about my players getting hurt. Try and grasp the concept of a big man skating close to 30 mph and another huge man pivoting to stop him-now look up momentum in a dictionary-now try and grasp that you don't have time to make a conscious decision to hurt somebody. The speed, size and equipment of pro football and hockey players has surpassed the human bodies ability to absorb some of the hits that result. The hit that put Crosby out was dirty-the Chara hit was an action/reaction that happened on in an unfortunate area of the ice is all. The most cowardly play in pro sports is throwing at a batter or running down a catcher but nobody is beating their breast about that.
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WHAT! Throwing inside and protecting the plate is a huge part of baseball! Make Barry Bonds take of his armor and stand in there against Bob Gibson or Nolan Ryan! He'd pee his steroid infated self! And when a runner is heading for home and a catcher cuts off the path to home base, what should the runner do? Stop and offer an apology? If you hit a home run off of me (Which would be rally, really easy by the way) :lol: , and then posed and pranced around the bases with a look at me attitude, I'd thump you right in the ribs next time up. You'd charge the mound and we'd wrastle til we were both tired or our team mates resuced us. :lol: :lol: I have played hockey on a frozen pond about half a dozen times. It was all I could do to stand up, much less turn or stop. While NHL players are some of the best atheletes on the planet, I thought the hit was too hard. But that's just me. When we playin' baseball? :lol: :wink:
 
Baseball brawls are right up there with girl fights-at least Nolan Ryan could throw a pitch and a punch. Part of surviving in hockey is being aware of who your up against-the montreal guy thought he was fast enough to board climb past Chara-he had alot of options on that play he tried to beat and stud d-man inside and didn't. No different than catching a ball over the middle in the NFL sometimes you get hammered.
 
seems i have watched ONE hockey game on TV and have been to ONE in person, i'm about ready to give my expert opinion on this matter. :wink:
 
Just got home from the hockey game in Rapid City(great win by the Rush)Hockey is a tough mans sport,hard hits, and injuries are part of the game.Any of you guys from Canada ever seen or heard of Konrad Reeder from Vanderhoof,B.C?He is wearing a Rush sweater now, pretty exciting to watch.I would still rather watch a hockey game than any other sport.
 
Well I guess I'm late weighing in here but I agree with Mike, looked like Chara did it on purpose to me. On the replay if you watch Chara's head he's watching the stanchion coming up and timed his shove perfectly. And given how he blew up at Patches the last time they played over that cheap shove Patches gave him after the game winning goal, I think Chara was looking for some measure of revenge. Add to that the fact that Chara knew it was an illegal hit (interference), it makes him appear all the more guilty. If that had been Mat Cook I bet I know what the call would have been.
 
The game is like watching a bunch of Transformers in a movie. They are so big and are wearing armor akin to the chariot drivers in the Roman Empire. Take the Football equipment out of the game would be a good place to get the game back for me. Having said that everyone shoots 100mph now so maybe the sticks need to go back to wood.

It could be just me wanting to relive the past but watching hockey used to be funner at the professional level than it is today. Even at the live game it is more an entertainment spectacle than a hockey game. That is what people have come to expect I suppose but it takes away from the game.

Some of the best watching hockey is a Midget Girls game. Fast skating and skill. Pretty good hockey.
 
Watched a good old Tier Two PeeWee tilt in Bassano last night-they were down to 3 on 3 in overtime before a kid put a slapper high glove from the top of the circles. Well coached teams both of them the kids were seeing the ice and moving the puck well.
 

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