Comments on: Defending Mike Green’s Fight Against Ilya Kovalchuk

By: Guinnessfan

Guinnessfan — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:50:59 +0000

Where’s Sugar Sugden when you need him ?

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 03:50:14 +0000

i think pat sajak should of stepped in for ole greeny.

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:42:11 +0000

Once again, mcawful lays waste to the comments thread.

By: mcawful

mcawful — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:20:08 +0000

Lulz. Around 0:16, after Kovy took off his earrings, he’s totally like “oooh GIRRRRL!”

What the hell was Kovalchuk doing, anyway? It looked like a crab fight. Obviously Mike Green was thrown off by the bizarre lobster claws Kovy was throwing. A sad-looking battle all around. What the announcer said was true – junior hockey on the prairies used to be a bloodbath back in the day, and those kids know how to throw down. This was not MG52′s first rodeo. It might, however, have been his first encounter with a spoiled, greedy crustacean.

By: RedArmyLine

RedArmyLine — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:44:31 +0000

“I’m sorry, I must have missed Kovy bleeding during the telecast as the refs quickly ushered him off the ice and into the locker room. Kovalchuk explained later to reporters that the cut on his chin occurred when he was hit by a puck, not from the fight.

::cough cough:: BULL$%@# ::cough cough::”

I agree with you. I don’t get why people hate on this fight. I wouldn’t want to fight Kovalchuk, that’s for sure. He’s built like a bull. But as for his cut, he was hit in the mouth area in the first when Schultz dumped the puck in–I think from Schultz’s stick. I honestly think it was that.

By: Cat

Cat — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:31:04 +0000

LOL Chris. Upon consultation with Urban Dictionary I will take your advice and refrain from using this word. Also, I’m going to go bleach my eyes now.

By: Chris (VaMedic)

Chris (VaMedic) — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:22:50 +0000

I think the key is that he fought, and how he stood up to do it..not how it went down. Good on Green.

And points to the author on Mollywhopped. (Cat it is a word, and you’ll want to check out what it means before you bust it out in some company. grin) In this case, it’s the perfect word for the night.

By: StreetHockey101

StreetHockey101 — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:58:46 +0000

Green definitely caught Kovalchuk on the way down which more than likely split his chin open. Check the 1:34 mark of the video, it happens literally right before they hit the ice.

By: Rana

Rana — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:32:12 +0000

As far as I’m concerned it was just a REAL fight compared to all this damn punch the living hell out of the other guy that we’ve gotten used to. This fight was, as the video commentary states, a traditional take your time lower league fight, where the fight is to break tension, not let out frustration which is what we’ve gotten used to in this league unfortunately. As for Green skating around a bit, I think he was doing two things, 1) get the fight in a better view for the audience to watch, that’s the point, give the crowd a show, and 2) dodging is part of fighting. He was merely playing with the kind of fight this developed into and was avoiding getting caught by Kovalchuk. Although it’s not as “entertaining” for some, this fight is of good taste to me and a refreshing reminder that not all fighters in the NHL fight to vent their crap on the ice. I love fights, don’t get me wrong, but too often it’s obvious that the fight has nothing to do with the game or really those involved, it’s just one of the fighters instigating so he can punch something. Kudos to both Green and Kovalchuk for bringing a real fight on the ice for us.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:20:22 +0000

The fight was pathetic, but on both sides. Those commenters on hockeyfights either didn’t see the fight or simply hate the Caps. Kudos to Green for standing up for the teammate who would usually stand up for him, especially against a star who spent the whole night acting like a punk.