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Fight Instigation: Fight Highlights
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: DC_1908 on Thursday October 04, 2018, 09:05:24 AM Eastern ---Now this is just humiliating. . . Marchant has 8 career fights, in seven years. Is a rat, diver, embellisher, and agitator who hides behind Cara, Millar and others. He does THIS to our "3rd line center". Its utterly embarrassing and humiliating that veteran on this team gets that done to him by Marchant, participatory after taunting them.
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I don't think Eller was taunting Boston. They might have seen it that way (and I don't believe so), but Eller was looking at the CAPS bench and celebrating with them. The bullshit about "taking" a line by our bench is just that...bullshit. Eller skated from the o-zone directly to the Caps bench. Just so happens the Boston bench is between the two. He did not taunt the bench or even look their way.
Sure, you don't rub a team's nose in it when you're up 7-0, but I don't think Eller did. Eller was celebrating HIS 1st goal of the year and why the fuck not? Why not go after us on goal 4 or 5 or 6 for celebrating after a goal - no different at that point? Are we supposed to let up and just stop shooting the puck? Fuck em. Try playing some D.
Also don't think Eller really thought it was going to be a fight. He just sort of grabbed on. Marchand is a piece of shit and always has been. Not that Eller is a fighter but Marchand did kind of jump him. I don't think Eller was expecting any punches.
What's the difference if Eller is our 3rd line center? I don't understand the relevance of that? Meaning our 3rd line guys should be tougher? I'll grant you that, but not on this team. We all new that coming in this year. But that is no different from last year's STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS. I don't think anyone can complain about the performance of our 3rd line center last year. I'd love to have more toughness on this team, but I'll take another Cup over a hard nosed 3rd line center any year.
Yes this team is too soft. Yes we need more toughness. Don't think anyone was/is ever expecting it comes from Eller.
Boston should be embarrassed and humiliated by their performance (and by Marchant), not the other way around.
Maacoshark:
I think what DC is getting at is that 3rd line players are usually known for more checking and physical play. Not our team though. We have had some soft teams over the years but this is the softest team yet. Without Wilson in the lineup we are a joke physically.
richkrt99:
I'd instigate something if I had my Big Willy
I'm BORED :wackysmile:
DC_1908:
looks like it was a fun night in Nashville
alta:
--- Quote from: DC_1908 on Monday October 15, 2018, 04:36:58 PM Eastern ---looks like it was a fun night in Nashville
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When dad finally passes I'm relocating. Too many people in one place here, traffic is a nightmare because public transport sucks ass and real estate is way over priced because the federal workforce is far too big. Im really considering Nashville just because they have hockey, and good hockey too. Last time I was there was late April of 2017, the town was definately excited about their team
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