Comments on: Brad Marchand missed Stanley Cup DVD interviews because he was hammered

By: pavelfitzgerald

pavelfitzgerald — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:32:44 +0000

Hate hate hate but keep coming back .. ..

I get that you may not always like an article so you voice your displeasure, but if your hating on every article & are always pissed off then why do you come? And then top it off by stopping on the way out to make a big scene when you “leave”. I don’t get it

By: atwatercrushesokoye

atwatercrushesokoye — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:14:50 +0000

Little ball of hate is even an original nickname! That was Pat Verbeek’s nickname back in the mid-90′s given to him by Glenn Healy, Verbeek’s teammate, Ray Ferraro, was known as the big ball of hate.

I know hockey players aren’t very creative when it comes to nicknames (shouldn’t he just be Marchy?) but come on! Maybe next we’ll be hearing about a new player called “Magnificent Mario” or we’ll get another goalie glossed the “Net Detective”

By: hockeyflow33

hockeyflow33 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:52:38 +0000

If your kid doesn’t understand that hockey players drink, please stop going to rinks immediately

By: Mike Halford

Mike Halford — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:40:56 +0000

Nobody asked you to leave. If you do, who’ll call us trolls?

By: drewsylvania

drewsylvania — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:24:33 +0000

Better yet, I’ll simply leave, which will help diminish your hits. And cause rejoicing.

Happy Valentine’s Day.

By: elvispocomo

elvispocomo — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:19:41 +0000

That’s why Matt Cooke wore out his welcome in Vancouver. We used to love his defensive play, occasional offensive contributions and aggravating style – then he just became annoying and we realized he was easily replaced, and we could dump his cheap shots along with him.

Marchand has more to offer offensively, but hasn’t been smart enough to realize he can’t play over the edge so much and still be effective for the Bruins.

By: sknut

sknut — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:55:55 +0000

Seems like a guy who if doesn’t mature might wear out his welcome especially if the team isn’t winning. He’s fun to watch but that act can get old and he could potentially not be the best influence on others on the team.

By: salmon90

salmon90 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:49:08 +0000

3 things are certain in life:
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. And Drewsylvania getting defensive whenever one of his beloved Bruins is talked about – going on about how he can’t stand this website yet probably being solely responsible for keeping it alive with the amount of ‘hits’ he earns it.

By: welkersstache83

welkersstache83 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:38:29 +0000

OMG who the hell cares! (Peter griffin voice)

By: Mike Halford

Mike Halford — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:30:38 +0000

Could you guys move this conversation to a different post? The hit counter doesn’t move if you stay on the same page.

By: solador78

solador78 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:19:34 +0000

I’m just waiting for NBC PHT to let Kurtenblog start blogging again.

By: drewsylvania

drewsylvania — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:17:13 +0000

I mean, do we really need aggregators? I guess if you don’t want to search everywhere for each article…

By: drewsylvania

drewsylvania — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:15:53 +0000

Which is exactly my point.

By: solador78

solador78 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:10:24 +0000

There are differences between news agencies who write articles (ie. Associated Press), publishers (ie. Sports Illustrated) and aggregators (ie. NBC Pro Hockey Talk).

Don’t expect aggregators to do anything but trawl publishers for articles to regurgitate.

By: elvispocomo

elvispocomo — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:02:10 +0000

Everyone knew pretty quickly that Marchand was a player that required a level of control by his teammates and coaches. That means they’re required to do more than just say, “this is how we’d like you to play,” and then let him play within those guidelines. They actually have to steer him on the straight and narrow, and when their support isn’t enough, we get the Brad Marchand that not many people like (perhaps even his teammates, think back to when he threw Thornton under the bus around the Weise fight/non-fight, saying Thornton knew Weise was trying to fight McQuaid and not him).

What this says is they don’t have as much control as they hoped, and the ‘Weapon of Mass Distraction’ nickname might be the one that’s most apropos – assuming he wins that coveted title back from Timmy T.

By: drewsylvania

drewsylvania — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:00:32 +0000

It’s an impressive amount of content for an NBSCP article.

By: solador78

solador78 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:59:10 +0000

What a great role model for kids everywhere.

By: hockeyflow33

hockeyflow33 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:44:05 +0000

way to dig deep Farber, hockey player drinks a lot after Cup victory.