It seems Montreal fans aren’t content with the game misconduct Zdeno Chara received Tuesday night, or the lack of a suspension for the Bruins captain.
In the aftermath of the hit on Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty, who suffered a fractured vertebrae and a severe concussion, Habs rooters have inundated their local police stations demanding Chara’s head.
The Canadian Press writes:
Police say their emergency call center started getting flooded around 4 p.m. — after the NHL announced its decision.
A spokesman said police suspected the calls were inspired by a local media outlet that suggested the idea.
The police spokesman described the gesture as “irresponsible” — and he urged Montrealers to keep the emergency line free for actual life-and-death matters.
There’s a precedent for players getting criminally charged for on-ice actions, including incidents involving Dino Ciccarelli, Todd Bertuzzi and one-time Bruins tough guy Marty McSorley. But those incidents all involved an intent to injure outside of an actual hockey action.
Chara’s hit might’ve been vicious, but as the league defined it, it was a hockey play. If they put this case on Law & Order: Montreal, they’d never be able to prove intent.
•The two teams have met in the Stanley Cup Finals 7 times: (1930, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1977, 1978; Montreal has won all 7 times
•From 1946 to 1987 the two teams met in the playoffs 18 times, with Montreal winning every one of those series
•In 2004, Boston had a commanding 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals but lost three straight to lose the series
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Eric, explain to me how I got shot down in a argument or shut the fuk up.
Funny the Canadians never got upset when there was no punishment doled out to Cooke for the Savard hit. Both are of course Canadians.
As a habs fan, I have to say it’s people like Mr. hockey that are calling the cops and making us look bad, these are the same people that live in the past and say: 24 cups whenever they get shot down in an argument. That being said, I think, I at least hope that they are a minority among habs fans so please don’t hold him against us and I will not hold your fans saying: “I’ve watched hockey for 60 years and max should have been looking where he was going” against you.
Regarding the hit, I have to say I think it was very dirty and after watching and re-watching it, I would say there’s a better than 50% chance that it was his intent to slam him into that, to almost kill him? Probably not, but definetly to make a statement. Should he have known better? Yes. It was completely reckless and dangerous, like a piss drunk driver on the road. He’s a veteran, he knew what he was doing.
For that, I think he should be out for the rest of the season. And I say the same for every player committing that kind of hit. Hell, the hit that Pacioretty made on Eaton should have cost him a fairly lengthy suspension.
Mr. Hockey, that’s such a petty argument. You’ve just entirely ignored the conversation at hand to make a generalized, backhanded attack at Bruins fans as a whole. Use the comments section to discuss the issue addressed in the article.
You’re not enlightening anyone with the Cup count. We know when we won it last, and we know how many, etc etc. We also know how to structure a conversation, which apparently you do not.
If you’re out of material to support your argument you’ve either lost it or have made your point. You’ve not achieved the latter, evidenced by your ignoring the matter at hand to instead zoom out and use this as an opportunity to attack an entire fanbase. There are few things I enjoy more than educated, expereinced hockey-talk, so if you’d like to go point-counter point, I’d love to do so. Or you can instead cover your ears, close your eyes and stick out your tongue by stooping to an “I’m better than you” argument.
This is absolutely pathetic.
I thought (as a Bruins fan) Chara would at least get two games, however because he didnt, Habs fans are calling the police? WOW.
Just pathetic behavior, we all feel sorry for Paccioretty and no Bruins fan is thumping their chest over the hit, but cmon, we didnt call the police when Savard got hit by Cooke, or when Bergeron got crushed by Randy Jones, both uglier hits than the Chara hit.
Unfortunately for habs fans, the league penalizes the intent and the hit itself, not the result. It was a play that happens literally all the time, with a freak result. No need to get the mounties involved.
Joe, I can understand you frustrations and that of other Bruin fans. Heck I would feel the same way if my team had been in the league for 86 years and only won 5 Stanley Cups. Wow, even the Maple Leafs have won 11Cups, truly pathetic.
Mr Hockey, not sure if you realize this, but after a fight, you’re sent off the ice for five minutes (gasp!) and when you’re on pace for 35 goals and skating on your team’s first line, that’s time better used mucking in corners and trying to pot goals. Rewind 2 years, Lucic would pound the hell out of anyone he fought. Brashear, LaRoque, Komisarek (hahahaha), the list goes on.
And us Bruins fans are goons? 17,000 in the Bell Centre erupted in cheers when McQuaid took a slapshot of the shin and fell to the ice in the 3rd period. Thanks for contributing to the conversation, though!
lucic is a hockey player .. laraque has never even come close to having that term pinned on him.. he was just a goon.. your own franchise said that about him.. plus im pretty sure that in a poll of nhl’ers that everyone voted that laraque was the person they least wanted to fight.. it was pretty hilarious when they would put laraque on the ice. he didnt even care about the puck just tried to keep his legs moving fast enough to get to the guy he wanted to fight so he could grab hold just to stay up.. it was guys like him that were making the nhl look bad.. and it was teams like yours that made it happen by employing him.. but hey great posts im sure you spent majority of your day thinking of things to write on this blog to scrutinize bruins fan.. your’e a joke
Thanks Bernard, can you think of any other Francophone bruins? Leave. thanks.
Ray Bourque had class. So did Norm Léveillé,
Obviously mr hockey doesnt know that much about hockey.
Because first line 30 goal scorers NEVER fight goons who get under 5 minutes of ice a game, IF they are even dressed. And you ridicule other people for their lack of hockey knowledge… I would understand your argument if shawn thornton turned down laraque; it;s thorntons role to fight and play small minutes on the fourth line. Does that make sense Mr. Hockey?
John, great come back. another intelligent comment by a Bruin fan. The truth about your beloveded team really hurts doesn’t it. Still waiting to hear from a Bruin fan as to why Lucic was so scared to fight Laraque?
Mr. Hockey….shut up you ignorant prick.
You Bruin fans are just like the players on your team – complete and utter morons. The last classy person to ever play for the Bruins was Bobby Orr.
Funny, After the game, I didn’t see Marchand mouthing off how the Habs are a dirty team. Then again it’s hard to put down another team after your team mate possibly ended another players career with the cheapest play of the year.
Two things amaze me about the Bruins these days. Firstly, every player on the team has gotten a little tougher and a lot more mouthy since George Laraque left the Habs. Secondly, anyone ever notice how selective Lucic is when picking someone to fight and how his helment never comes off during a fight
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http://tinyurl.com/46z3jh9
Explain me why his head is holding and aiming Max head and tell me there no intention…
TSN talked to Max. Says he feels surprisingly well concussion wise. He also thinks Chara should have received something 2, 3 games just something. He’s understandably pissed. His goal is to play again. When you hear those words you can’t help but feel sick. He’s a young guy that was taking advantage of his ice time and really contributing. Best wishes Max.
The one thing I hope for is a full recovery for Max. I’d like to see him back out there being his tenacious hard to play against self. I know that many readers of this blog are from the area and they feel a kinship to Max and other local players. I think many of us have that same affinity towards our home town kids. I can understand the confliction many readers must have. On a lighter note a friend told me he heard that the calls to Montreal Police were from people wanting to surrender. I told him that’s not true and to stay off the interweb.
Certainly an interesting day on the blog. Eh Matt?
“Prove intent”? There’s such a thing as criminal negligence – call it a reckless and wanton disregard for the consequences of your actions.
takes one to know one. you were calling for chara’s head last night, matt.
@Adam: well, we had that too…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Boston_bomb_scare
I’m glad I don’t live in Montreal. Imagine people with real emergencies calling but can’t get through because of others stupidity.