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Player Discussion Arber Xhekaj: The Sheriff
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I never advocate for hitting vulnerable players BUT if a guy like Ridley Greig in a pre season game blindsides a top 6 forward then sadly it becomes a game of an eye for an eye. One of the issues I see is how easily refs allow games to get out of hand.
Grate n Colorful Oz
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Some time ago, probably in a rumor period (july 1st or TDL), I added Hockey30 to my notifications by mistake. On my phone. Since then it's been a barrage of silly clickbait headlines completely based on an idiot's 'interpretation' of events. Mostly always trying to brew shit in habsland. It's like the Habs version of the National Inquire. Even worst, it's written in a very poor French.
Today was the day I finally decided to make the effort of scrolling the notification list to remove that bullshit forever.
The headline was something along the lines of "it's finally over between Xhekaj and Saint-Louis".
Today was the day I finally decided to make the effort of scrolling the notification list to remove that bullshit forever.
The headline was something along the lines of "it's finally over between Xhekaj and Saint-Louis".
TennisMenace
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Anyone who is upset with The Sheriff and would like to see him demoted clearly to me is lacking wisdom and can’t see the big picture. The Sheriff being on the team is a restrainer for opposing teams to take aggressive runs at our stars and smaller players. Someone has to be the enforcer to deter that kind of behavior. Today, The Sheriff is the Chosen One. Let him be…..I’m sure when it counts he will be more discreet. Celebrate The Sheriff….he’s a blessing, not a curse.
Gaylord Q Tinkledink
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You... you don't actually watch any games, do you?
You don't know how society works, do you?
Things happen and there's no supplemental punishment for it, so you need to do it yourself.
Sometimes, that's how life is, too.
Those same refs will be looking at Xhekaj to help diffuse situations as well.
Here's a dude that neutralizes two players in a scrum almost every time.
The misconception is that Arber goes out looking for trouble when in reality his job is preventing it.
There is absolutely no need for him to participate in staged fights any longer.
I've said it more than once the bullshit of us always being on the receiving end has to stop.
What I don't get is how so many of our fans don't realize what is going on out there
I watched an entire season of players running Guhle every f***ing game last year.
I watched a game where Guhle was shutting down Kucherov he didn't like it and he responded with a chicken shit fly by boarding from behind.
I watched numerous games where Suzuki was getting hacked and wacked between whistles and bumped and harassed after.
No playoffs no in the mix and another bottom finish if this shit isn't addressed...
Unfortunately I don't think we have enough munitions to prevent it.
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The thing people have to also consider is that he is a pretty good young player who has alot of Development left. I want him to not forget that he is a work in progress and has to balance his rugged play with improved play.
Opening night he will be in the line up and I will say right now that he will receive one of the top 3 loudest ovations.
Habano
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Nah bro, you make too much sense for the kumbaya crowd. Let them injure our top guys and we'll just bow, smile and shake their hands.
Habs 95% opponents 5%.
Dude I'm with you but once again the retaliation was The Montreal Canadiens sending a message they felt needed to be sent.
I'm just a fan and if I can suggest or even guess what was going/needed to happen before the fact as the only way to get that message across it says much.
If the Refs f*** up these calls going forward the temperature will go up there's just too much testosterone flying around out there.
The league needs to look long and hard at itself before trying to pin these incidents on the players.
Where is the hue and cry for a proper rule being put in place to protect the players.
There is more onus and penalty put on an accidental high stick drawing a drop of blood than on a blindside hit.
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Egresch
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Florida was 2nd in penalty minutes in the whole league. You need that toughness and other teams have to be affraid of you, if you want to win. Arber, Struble, Slaf, Dach, Pezzetta bring that. I think Guhle will bring that as well in upcoming seasons. Beck can be physical, along with Tuch, Florian and Thorpe when it comes to our prospect pool. Teams will hate to play against these guys.
We are a dynasty so whe should act like one...f*** the public opinión malouxxx malouxxx ......i AM done we Will never win a cup again
Grate n Colorful Oz
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I'd rather watch paint dry than watch the PWHL again.
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Obvious blindside? He's skating towards the offensive zone with two defenseman there. It's not like Xhekaj appeared out of thin air beside him. If any player can turn or look away before a hit then what's the answer? If you're skating towards the offensive zone, you should be expecting to get hit.
sampollock
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talk by media heads saying Arber may not be on the big team. ok if so, who protects are guys???
Gaylord Q Tinkledink
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So, the Montreal media that's too afraid to ask a tough question is stating this ?
Team_Spirit
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Lmao don't day drink kids.
Translation; we need 20 drunk motherf***ers on this team
You are misinterpreting what I wrote.
For me the blindside was Greig's hit not Xhekaj's.
That should have been the five and a game a late hit from the side and his hands were high the intent was evident.
Get that call right and everything that followed could have been avoided.
Lmao don't day drink kids.
Translation; we need 20 drunk motherf***ers on this team
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Really dude You are talking about mental health and You have 44 000 posts in a hockey forum, must be Nice to be healty like You are. Get a life brother i was only a drunk post.Lmao don't day drink kids.
Translation; we need 20 drunk motherf***ers on this team
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Ducks were 1st in penalty minutes in the whole league. Not sure how much we can draw from that stat alone
Frankenheimer
Sir, this is an Arber
There's definitely some differences of opinion on Xhekaj in the media, but I've noticed the following:
-- A lot of Habs reporters/journalists are in fact backing Xhekaj's actions. Not just one, but many.
-- Habs social media account has gone out of its way to feature Xhekaj in the last 48h (photo of him on the ice with "patrolling" caption, and today at Mont-Tremblant next to Dach).
-- Teammates and coach 100% have his back.
So, the divide is between quite a large segment of journalists + habs management + team, and some institutionalist journalists (bettman asslickers) and journalists who are "asking questions" without bothering to answer questions (tony, gallo, etc).
I would say Xhekaj is quite safe at the moment despite some supposed twitterati scrutiny.
-- A lot of Habs reporters/journalists are in fact backing Xhekaj's actions. Not just one, but many.
-- Habs social media account has gone out of its way to feature Xhekaj in the last 48h (photo of him on the ice with "patrolling" caption, and today at Mont-Tremblant next to Dach).
-- Teammates and coach 100% have his back.
So, the divide is between quite a large segment of journalists + habs management + team, and some institutionalist journalists (bettman asslickers) and journalists who are "asking questions" without bothering to answer questions (tony, gallo, etc).
I would say Xhekaj is quite safe at the moment despite some supposed twitterati scrutiny.
