Non hockey media will probably think the fights were contrived

[BLNY]

What do ppl think ? 3 fights to start the game ?

It's good for exposure to the sport. It will probably make national news. But there will be non hockey media who say it was contrived.

Contrived - artificial, forced, lacking spontaneity.

Given guys were going around asking in the warm up, I think that fits the definition.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

If a guy saw the start to that game and had negative opinions on it I would think something is wrong with him in all honesty. Best athletes in hockey deciding to throw punches for their country to start the match, that's awesome. It's peak entertainment, how can you not enjoy it?

Contrived - artificial, forced, lacking spontaneity.

Given guys were going around asking in the warm up, I think that fits the definition.

Are you willing to take one of those "contrived" punches they were throwing?

 

[ORRFForever]

TBH, I didn't like the fighting. I thought it was shameful.

Just play hockey.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Here is some non-hockey media:

Bill Simmons is a hockey fan.

 

[qc14]

Nugent-Bowman and Russo are going to have a staged fight themselves over who can be more of a contrarian about this tournament

 

[BLNY]

If a guy saw the start to that game and had negative opinions on it I would think something is wrong with him in all honesty. Best athletes in hockey deciding to throw punches for their country to start the match, that's awesome. It's peak entertainment, how can you not enjoy it?


Are you willing to take one of those "contrived" punches they were throwing?

I'm saying there was nothing spontaneous about them. Of course I'm going to defend myself, but that wasn't the topic proposed in the OP.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Bill Simmons is a hockey fan.

I don't think he dislikes it, I'll give you that. And he has admitted that he used to be a fairly big fan, but that was probably 40 years ago now. As a media guy, he is much, much, MUCH more NBA and NFL.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

I'm saying there was nothing spontaneous about them. Of course I'm going to defend myself, but that wasn't the topic proposed in the OP.

There's nothing spontaneous about UFC fights either, doesn't mean they aren't legit.

 

[BLNY]

I graduated High School and I've only ever heard the use of the word "contrive" in a couple of Seether songs.

(it means "pointless" btw)

It doesn't which is an indictment of your p-12 education.

I'll save you looking up "indictment", as I'm going for use case #2 from Oxford Dictionary. "a thing that serves to illustrate ..."

 

[CBJx614]

It 100% was preplanned. That's nothing new though.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

It 100% was preplanned. That's nothing new though.

Gronk vibes with Brady Tkachuk.

 

[Perfect Human]

Gronk vibes with Brady Tkachuk.

Baby Tkachuk. He looks like a man-baby.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Is there any non-hockey media member that has claimed as such? Only hockey fans claim fights are contrived as far as I know.

 

[Faterson]

Who uses the word contrive?

All the connivers.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

There's nothing spontaneous about UFC fights either, doesn't mean they aren't legit.

You're conflating "Concordant" with "Contrived"

Obviously those fights had more in common with UFC than WWE.

 

[Prettyisland]

A lot of people are turned off by violence and a lot people think it’s exciting.As far as non-hockey people go You’ll probably get some new fans and you’ll probably get some that never will take hockey seriously again. The way it’s always been

 

[Ezekial]

Who knew there were so many wordsmiths on hfboards?

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

You're conflating "Concordant" with "Contrived"

Obviously those fights had more in common with UFC than WWE.

No I'm not, I'm just not a nerd who cares whether or not the fights were planned. They were real punches, it was entertaining. If you find something to complain about with them then you're thinking too hard about them.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Who cares what the media thinks about anything?

This.

 

[Bizz]

I think that it's an indictment of our education system, actually.

As to the fights, well, they were utterly contrived and a complete embarrassment to the sport on an ostensibly "international" stage.

The only people that hated the fights hate hockey. period.

 

[Nakawick]

Well, the first two fights were planned obviously. The 3rd fight at least partially planned by Miller.

 

[ReimanSum1908]

The only people that hated the fights hate hockey. period.

I hate crappy wastes of time delaying the actual hockey game that I tuned in to watch.

Only people who hate actually watching hockey enjoyed the staged stupidity of the Tkachuk brothers.

 

[Ugene Magic]

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Who cares what the media thinks about anything?

People that are wrong, that's who.

 

[93gilmour93]

People can be butt hurt all they like about the fights but the fans love it. That crowd was going nuts last night in the opening few seconds as were fans all over watching it happen