Comments on: Montreal police open investigation on Zdeno Chara’s hit on Max Pacioretty

By: joepags

joepags — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:53:28 +0000

this is a disgrace!!! the hit was legal, and not intended to hurt, it was unfortunate!!! if anything comes of this, it will start the sissification of the NHL, its a brutal sport that all involved know the chance of injuries. this will become like football, let me rephrase that national flag league(NFL)!

By: derpdederpdederp

derpdederpdederp — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:57:47 +0000

really? seriously? even max says he doesnt want the cops doing this. what a useless waste of resources

By: thebigolddog

thebigolddog — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:53:00 +0000

Where were these hypocrite reactionaries when Max Pacioretty Gruesomely Hit Mark Eaton from behind in December?

http://tinyurl.com/643whxe

The hypocrisy is nauseating.

By: stakex

stakex — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:26:08 +0000

I don’t know if there is more to say then ballistictrajectory’s great post.

What I can add is that its almost sickening to see police getting involved for what amounts to a clear hockey play. I understand the Montreal fans are harassing them… but the police should simply make a public statement that there is nothing illegal that happened, and nothing will be done. Coming out and saying they are investigating just makes it sound like there is a reason to call for Charas head… so really they are just throwing gas on the fire. The NHL should make a statement denouncing the Monstreal police. I mean the league has already reviewed the play and deemed it to not be dirty… and they have to do their best to keep the situation under control. Letting the police get involved for something thats CLEARLY just a standard hockey play can’t stand without a fight from the NHL. If the NHL does allow the investigation without a fight… every time someone is hurt in a hit, clean or not, fans will be demanding police action.

The funny thing about this is, I though Canadians were suppose to be so hockey educated? Anyone who has played any sort of contact hockey knows there was nothing wrong with the play from a dirty point of view… yet these supposedly hockey educated fans are acting like a bunch of uneducated children.

Get over yourself Montreal fans.

By: ballistictrajectory

ballistictrajectory — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:54:13 +0000

There is a reason the Habs’ GM has remained quiet. This was a routine play gone horribly wrong. I’ve seen this happen hundreds of time in rinks all over the country and the simple solution is to improve the quality of the protection on the stanchion, not jump all over a player because he finished his check. Yes, interference was evident and it got called. Five minutes due to player injury… OK I can see that but really now, come on. Montreal has again raised the level of reaction to the point of being ridiculous.

I’ll lay odds that the very play that injured Pacioretty unfolds several times in every game played in every hockey league above midget level. Defensemen are taught to angle rushing opponents into the boards and it’s expected, encouraged, and perfectly legit.

Yes, I’ve seen players leave games with shoulder injuries, back injuries, and now a broken neck because the stanchion is WAY less forgiving than the boards or the glass. Fix the real problem and let the spoiled Montreal crybabies go back to sneering at the rest of North America.