Roenick says Bedard “dropped the ball” in showing respect to Blackhawks legends at Winter Classic

[crazyhawk]

You saying the 19yo needs to become more mature and show respect for his elders is ironic considering your going up to bat for a 54yo JR who you admit says whatever he wants, no filters.

So you want the 19yo to act like the adult here? Not the guy who is nearly 3 times older? One of these guys does need to be more mature, but it's not who you think it is.

Well Shaft I imagine most all of us could use some maturation in some ways regardless of our age . I don't imagine CB or JR are losing any sleep over this nor am I. My only reason to post at all was to comment on the strong negative response of the Hawks fans on this board. I mean we all know JR can be a loose canon but as a hockey player he was an awesome Hawk and should have remained one much longer if not for $Bill.

 

[u2wojo]

I love the nickname of "the moth" JR acquired in his Philly days...because every time there was a camera light turned on in the lockerroom, he would migrate to it. Pretty much sums JR up and this whole nonstory is more JR's ego than any reality.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Wow I'm honestly surprised by the vitriol towards JR in this thread.
Love him or more frequently hate him ( apparently ) JR is an unabashed communicator of how he feels in the moment with no filters. I found his HOF acceptance speech to be quite honest and entertaining and here we have him expressing his honest opinion yet again. This just looks like the old guard mentality of the young need to show respect to the elders or those who have come before. Not such a biggy really. Bedard does need to mature and learn as any 19 year old does and our current generation of youth perhaps need this as much or maybe even more than any before them given the different world in which they are living in. How about we give JR and Bedard a little wiggle room to be who they are and let things find their way without adding any further negativity to an already overly saturated world of such. My 2 c.

If JR is old school you don't put this shit out for the world to see. He put Bedard in a spot where he's gotta answer questions about not approaching a guy who hasn't played for the team in thirty years while Bedard is focusing on trying to win a hockey game instead of playing grab ass politics.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Chelios got his number retired here because he’s spent the last 10 years drinking in Chicago and became an ambassador

Local boy and one of the very best to ever lace em up. Chelios was a far better player than JR.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Wow I'm honestly surprised by the vitriol towards JR in this thread.
Love him or more frequently hate him ( apparently ) JR is an unabashed communicator of how he feels in the moment with no filters. I found his HOF acceptance speech to be quite honest and entertaining and here we have him expressing his honest opinion yet again. This just looks like the old guard mentality of the young need to show respect to the elders or those who have come before. Not such a biggy really. Bedard does need to mature and learn as any 19 year old does and our current generation of youth perhaps need this as much or maybe even more than any before them given the different world in which they are living in. How about we give JR and Bedard a little wiggle room to be who they are and let things find their way without adding any further negativity to an already overly saturated world of such. My 2 c.

It wasn’t necessary to call him out in the media. With JR’s track record it comes off as another egotistical whining of his.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I think Roenick actually cares. I don't think it was malicious I just think JR is an idiot.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Let's be honest here:

Bedard should have acknowledged Denis Savard.

 

[Wally1112pac]

Slow news day when were talking about this...honestly.

 

[Pez68]

Let's be honest here:

Bedard should have acknowledged Denis Savard.

Savard is always around the team and I'm sure Bedard has "acknowledged" him twenty times at this point.

 

[bwana63]

Roenick should concentrate on threesomes

 

[ChiHawks10]

Wow I'm honestly surprised by the vitriol towards JR in this thread.
Love him or more frequently hate him ( apparently ) JR is an unabashed communicator of how he feels in the moment with no filters. I found his HOF acceptance speech to be quite honest and entertaining and here we have him expressing his honest opinion yet again. This just looks like the old guard mentality of the young need to show respect to the elders or those who have come before. Not such a biggy really. Bedard does need to mature and learn as any 19 year old does and our current generation of youth perhaps need this as much or maybe even more than any before them given the different world in which they are living in. How about we give JR and Bedard a little wiggle room to be who they are and let things find their way without adding any further negativity to an already overly saturated world of such. My 2 c.

Why? He's an asshole, and always has been an asshole.

 

[Behn Wilson]

Savard is always around the team and I'm sure Bedard has "acknowledged" him twenty times at this point.

Savard is one of the true nice guys in the sport and I wouldnt be surprised if he read this and approached Bedard and told him dont worry about it kid, your doing fine as you are.

 

[jaysoneil]

Dude's head outgrew his status.

The other night when they had JR on during the game and all he talked about was how he created rules in the game and his broken jaw.. - reminded me of a HS reunion where that one guy who peaked in high-school wouldn't shut the f*** up about his glory days.

 

[ColbyChaos]

Well - when you say stuff like this: "these are the things that have to change in Chicago in order for them to start winning" you deserve criticism. He has to kiss the ring if they want to start winning?....this guys ego is out of control.

Probably didn’t see a championship ring on JRs hand so he got confused