DisgruntledHawkFan
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It is though. Hit a good player clean you expect to fight for it. Show somebody up in the NHL? Be ready to fight.
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Nobody should expect to have to fight for throwing a clean hit. The same way nobody should expect to have to fight for shooting a puck into an empty net.
No Fun Shogun
34-38-61-10-13-15
I think the point here is that a load of people have said that what Greig did was a nothingburger and another load of people have said it's some grave sacrilege for some reason. I don't think it's unreasonable for him to have not even thought it was a big deal, or at worst thought it'd end with a Leaf getting in his face or wanting to drop gloves.
Rielly vastly overreacted, and that's not on Greig to have anticipated.
And holy cow, I've really learned that a load of NHLers are really mentally soft if the sight of an opponent shooting hard into an empty net is rage-inducing for them. He didn't intentionally injure an opponent or drop a deuce on the Leafs logo for crying out loud.
This whole thing is as asinine as a pitcher headhunting a batter for having the gall to admire a home run.
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TLEH
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Saw people fight over less during my FL high school baseball days. I think it deserves a response. In a sport that allows fighting I’d expect a different action to occur.
I can hear the argument about it being childish but I just view it as disrespectful and extra. It was done in emphasis. You rip a slap shot to say f*** you exclamation.
I can hear the argument about it being childish but I just view it as disrespectful and extra. It was done in emphasis. You rip a slap shot to say f*** you exclamation.
No Fun Shogun
34-38-61-10-13-15
And that's fine if you think that, but the point is that Rielly objectively overreacted. Who cares about if a response was warranted or not when before anyone could say anything the response was a crosscheck to a guy's face or neck?
Hawkaholic
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Agreed. You fight because someone gave a cheap shot to your teammate, or went to far with trash talking (bringing in families, race, etc).
I'd be more pissed if a guy wound up for a slapshot 3 feet in front of my net and the goalie was in net than on an empty net.
That's where I'm at too. It was such a harmless thing. It was akin to a player saying "f*** you" on the ice. Only snowflakes would take offense to what he did. Which is what makes a lot of takes in this thread pretty ironic.
TLEH
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I seen people get extremely fired up talking on the internet asking for addresses and talking about how much they bench. In that environment I understand getting angry.
I mean I said the cross check was bush league. Also if Reilly does nothing people are saying the Leafs are so soft and you can push them around and do whatever you want.
No Fun Shogun
34-38-61-10-13-15
I honestly and truthfully don't buy that. Most wouldn't even have noticed it, his overreaction amplified the supposed disrespect far more than the shot did.
And, again, a reaction =/= an overreaction. All Rielly did was show was that he was a raging douche. Oh yeah, that'll make other teams fear and/or respect them.
And hey, if that perceived slight is enough to make a Leaf dive off the deep end, opponents might as well go all out and really get them to shoot themselves in the foot if they're that easily triggered.
And, again, a reaction =/= an overreaction. All Rielly did was show was that he was a raging douche. Oh yeah, that'll make other teams fear and/or respect them.
And hey, if that perceived slight is enough to make a Leaf dive off the deep end, opponents might as well go all out and really get them to shoot themselves in the foot if they're that easily triggered.
He showed he has no mental toughness. That would be a guy I targeted every time I played against him to get under his skin.
TLEH
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It’s the center of the hockey universe. Everything is always amplified. I mean they already call the Leafs soft and say they’re overpaid and don’t care. I said it was an overreaction and Reilly was a moron to do what he did. But I push back on the fact that he should have skated back to the bench.
I respect MOST(LOL) people’s opinion on here and that’s mine.
I respect MOST(LOL) people’s opinion on here and that’s mine.
TLEH
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He’s been the #1D in the hardest market in the NHL his whole career. Guys have Leafs all over their NTC because they don’t have it. Agree to disagree I guess.
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ChiHawks10
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ChiHawks10
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It's not that shocking, though. Columbus is pretty well-known to be a shithole city, and a lot of Ohio is f***ing hillbilly trash. I mean... I hate to judge based upon appearances... but look at the collection of neckbeard potato brains on that podcast.
Blackhawkswincup
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By the logic from people defending Reilly then Bure was justified with taking out Churla because Churla hit him in vulnerable position with clear elbow
I don't recall anyone defending Bure for delivering the "Mother of all Elbows"
I don't recall anyone defending Bure for delivering the "Mother of all Elbows"
No Fun Shogun
34-38-61-10-13-15
Man, that's a yikes of a commentary by that nobody podcaster. What a dick.
And hey, Columbus is just dull, it's not awful, though.
And hey, Columbus is just dull, it's not awful, though.
ChiHawks10
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That's not what most the internet seems to think of Columbus. And most of Ohio, in general.
I know nothing about it, outside of the reputation it seems to have from the interwebs.
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Blackhawkswincup
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Blackhawkswincup
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Charlie Stramel looks awful from what I have seen of him (Albeit limited)
Wild reached grabbing him in 1st round
Wild reached grabbing him in 1st round
ChiHawks10
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I'm maybe being slightly misunderstood when I say shithole. I'm not talking about crime or anything specific. It may be a nice city, but it's a "rural" city, and I imagine it's pretty f***ing dull. It would be like saying I'd love to visit Springfield, IL or some shit lol. Just not appealing to me.
Which is kinda funny, considering I'd prefer to be further away from Chicago than I am. I want a smaller town life, more space/property, and less chaos, while still being close to a major city like Chicago. My biggest issues are generally the different views I have on just about everything in life in comparison to most "country" folks. Not trying to take this political, but it would be pretty tough for me to live somewhere where 90% of my neighbors were flying Trump flags in their yards. I mean, even in Columbus you had 1 in every 3 people voting that way...
Which is kinda funny, considering I'd prefer to be further away from Chicago than I am. I want a smaller town life, more space/property, and less chaos, while still being close to a major city like Chicago. My biggest issues are generally the different views I have on just about everything in life in comparison to most "country" folks. Not trying to take this political, but it would be pretty tough for me to live somewhere where 90% of my neighbors were flying Trump flags in their yards. I mean, even in Columbus you had 1 in every 3 people voting that way...
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BobbyJet
The accountability era?
ChiHawks10
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What? They all pretty much agree that the crosscheck to the head was really bad...
No one on here has really ever disagreed that the slapshot in the empty net was silly and unnecessary. The argument has been that Rielly was bush league with the crosscheck to the head/neck as his response. That he could have reacted in a different way, and he wouldn't be staring down a hearing with the DoPS and a multiple game suspension, and 99% of the hockey world would have supported his response.
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