What’s your obsession with some supposed “answering of the bell”? Big, legal hits and chirps (of all things, come on) don’t demand retribution. Bottom line. If you jump someone from behind and try to punch them when they’re defenseless on the ice because they chirped you, then you’re a real *****ebag of a hockey player.
The only person that needs to “answer the bell” next game is Tkachuk for acting like a moron.
Laughton was a real douchebag all game. The code goes out the window if a guy isn't going to follow it. Even then, Tkachuk didn't really do much to him.
As for my obsession, I see good, tight-knit teams sticking up for each other and not taking shit from anybody rolling by their bench and talking shit. I see bad teams just bend over and take it in the ass, like your Los Angeles Kings. Ottawa is building towards something just like the Kings are supposed to be doing except they are showing spark and fight (the Tkachuk incident was not the only thing from this game) while the Kings are just punching the clock.
I never said what Tkachuk did was honorable but rather that he was sticking up for his teams honor. Laughton ran around all night, refused to answer for it and then topped it off by rubbing Ottawa's face in it with the bench chirp after scoring. Tkachuk had already challenged earlier in the game and Laughton wouldn't go so the idea of "having all game" to do something is a moot point. Laughton played stupid games and won a stupid prize.
Back to my obsession:
Why do I feel someone taking runs and talking shit all night should be targeted?
Why do I feel someone shooting the puck after the whistle should be beat?
Why do I feel that someone skating over the center ice line during warm ups should be targeted?
Why do I feel someone hacking at the goalie after the whistle or giving one a snow shower should be beat?
Why do I feel that someone putting a big hit on a star player--clean or not--should be beat?
Answer: Because it is still f***ing hockey out there no matter how hard everyone is trying to change it. I might be a dinosaur living in the Cretaceous Period but the god damn meteor hasn't hit just yet.
The Kings have been so f***ing "honorable" for years now that I actually think it is a problem. They have no edge to their game. Easy to play against and teams know that if they want to start pushing them around, they most certainly can. I mean, Tkachuk lowbridges Doughty and then tries to claw his face off while Giordano nearly kills Clifford. Next time they play, nobody does a damn thing except for Clifford waiting an hour after the hit on Porky to get retribution and he does it so f***ing honorably that he never throws one god damn punch and gets thrown out of the game. Embarassing. Go back to last season with the Wagner and Clifford concussions: nothing. More than nothing, players are laughing with Karlsson after the Wagner hit.
I'm not advocating just jumping guys all of the time, but I'm perfectly fine with what Tkachuk did under the circumstances. I'd love if a Kings player did that in the same situation at this point. If you guys have been having fun cheering for this team the last few years then I don't know what to tell you but I'm dying to have the feeling that the team I follow and spend money on gives a shit and has some pride.
