Comments on: Backstrom Given Match Penalty, Faces Possible Suspension

By: PezDOY

PezDOY — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:32:00 +0000

Right, Boston is so dirty. Boston is so dirty that your boy Alan May put together some shitty video and used Patrice Bergeron as an example of being dirty. Patrice Bergeron!

Oh whoops, Ovechkin has done this for 3 games now. Not one penalty call.

By: SO_CAL_Brat

SO_CAL_Brat — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:18:00 +0000

The hit was nearly TWENTY years ago. TWENTY. Hunter served his 21 game suspension in addition to a lifetime of harassment over a stupid poor sport split-second decision.

He has spent the better half of this season eating crow now that he daily deals with the effect and danger of head shots. He has personally watched how those type of shots can ruin his beloved sport as one of hockey’s greatest (NB19) is one cheap shot away from hanging up the skates forever.

The hits aren’t even comparable. Point invalid.

By: Goosegoose35

Goosegoose35 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:56:00 +0000

I’m not insulting you here. I love Marchand (or as he has been known Marshmont) but yea lately he has been a little bitch and needs to cut that shit out. And yes the officiating has been inconsistent, but no worries the Bruins cannot score on a 5 minute 5 on 3 so your team is fine for any cheap call. We have freaking Rich Peverly as our Point man…nuff said. I am a huge caps fan BTW, just got to root for my home team here. If the Caps win i hope they win it all. I give the DC fans credit, I have been to 3 caps games in DC, and their regular season atmosphere is like a Bruins playoff game every time. Freaking crazy. and I love the National Anthem…with the RED!!!!! and Oh!!!!!! good stuff.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:04:00 +0000

Yeah, but at least he’s not a Canes fan.

By: Canes fan

Canes fan — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:56:00 +0000

Hunter says Backstrom’s hit on Peverley “wasn’t that bad”. He is right. If you compare it to Hunter’s hit on Turgeon in the early 1990′s. Hunter got a 21 game suspension. Backstrom will get one game. Hunter is a disgrace and should have been banned from the NHL.

By: KareeLyn

KareeLyn — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:52:00 +0000

Unfortunately it was kind of a stupid thing for Nicky to do and I really hope it doesn’t get blown out of proportion. It’s very clear that he has been the target of a lot of aggression in the head and I think there’s only so much of that a person (even a sweet, soft-spoken Swedish one) can take. I wish he wouldn’t have done it, but I also wish that people would get the bullseye off of his head. Let’s all hope we see him on Thursday!

By: KwayZeeyT

KwayZeeyT — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:14:00 +0000

Maybe Backstrom should have just grabbed Peverley’s visor and shaken the $h!t outta him, since that seems to be perfectly acceptable. /sarcasm

By: LionGirl

LionGirl — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:17:00 +0000

You’re right. You ARE a homer. Don’t come here to spew your ‘Poor Beleaguered Boston’ rhetoric. If I use your justification, the Washington has received at least as many or more b*s penalties and worse, seen a lot of blatant non-calls that should have been. Washington’s problem is they’re stooping to play the Bruins at their own dirty game. That’s what needs to stop.

By: SO_CAL_Brat

SO_CAL_Brat — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:55:00 +0000

OK OK….calm down. There is no need to insult me here. Hell yes I’ve watched every other series. Not recaps…games. I’m well aware of what’s going on in those. The Pens/Flyers series is out of control on both sides (not complaining because it’s amazing to watch).

Obviously we will both see different things through our foggles (Fan Goggles). It’s one thing to put up a fight when frustrated & another to start one. I don’t see the Capitals starting a lot of these. They are more aggressive than usual but that’s what playoff hockey is all about. It’s badass, it is the truest test of sportsmanship & grit and I wouldn’t change anything but the confusing officiating.

We will always agree on one thing: Marchand = Bitch

By: Philip

Philip — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:49:00 +0000

not making excuses here, but that was an inordinate amount of 4×4 hockey with some pretty stupid matching minors to the caps (Laich comes to mind), and on the game winning goal drive the bruins were blantantly offsides…. Horrible officiating on both sides. I agree with Peter.