Arguments start on here because people add their own words to someone else's post. Please show me where the person you posted said it was acceptable? I believe he called it an accident and that is exactly what it was. Doesn't mean it was acceptable, but again, the poster never said it was.
He is defending a knee on knee hit by saying the player is just not good at hitting. To me that equates to saying that there is an acceptable margin of error here because Jack doesn't know how to throw a proper hockey hit. If he stops defending the dirty hit then others will have no room to mischaracterize his reasoning or his opinion of the hit.
For starters, as mentioned a couple of times in the thread, I laugh at myself for engaging in this, but this pissing match is about all we have for now.
Since we are here anyhow, I have to ask: If your re-build is going so smoothly, why did you fire the GM in the middle of the season?
Our excuse?
Most (not all) fans didn't care about the playoff streak, but it was apparently important to Mr. Illitch. It is no coincidence that the true rebuild did not begin until after he passed.
I am constantly amazed that so many people are surprised by how far the Wings have fallen (even some Wings fans themselves), this season was always going to be bottom 2 or 3 in the league. Who cares if it is last by a mile, as long as there is a solid plan in place, and there is.
I am also surprised by how many Wings fans don't seem to realize how long this rebuild will take, just look at what Yzerman did in Tampa. He, of course, had a headstart with Hedman and Stamkos as far as young guns go, but he slowly and methodically acquired picks and prospects, which allowed him to make acquisitions down the road and/or let players like Bishop move on with lower-cost replacements.
SFY is going to so the same in Detroit, he is not just looking get a few young studs to build around and take a shot at a Cup. He is going to acquire enough picks and prospects to build a strong enough pipeline of young talent that can open up a window to contend for 5-10 years. The downside is this project is going to take a really long time, I fully expect to be a lottery team for a minimum of two more years.
By that time, Jack should have fully passed through puberty, and the rivalry will really be ON.
You seem really fired up about what by all accounts looks to be an accident. For me to consider something dirty there needs to be some kind of pre-meditated decision made. This really doesn't look like that. It's a missed hit from a guy who usually doesn't hit with an unfortunate result. It doesn't mean he can't or shouldn't receive supplementary discipline, but it's still not dirty.
So Fabbri hits Jack high and Jack goes to do the same and gets him with knee and you are all up in arms. Jack has been getting hit the whole year and he finally tried to do something. But guess what, had Fabbri not hit him, guess what nothing happens, get it, Fabbri started it...
Well you mistakenly saw it one way, and the NHL saw it another way, no call or any discipline after the game.
Im positive management and coaches saw Jack almost hurt HIS knee and so theyll get him to work on it for that reason alone
