UseTheSledgehammerUh Posted January 18, 2004 Report Posted January 18, 2004 So Roenick, last week, snapped at the refs after getting busted open, tossing sticks and water bottles all over the ice. He was ejected. He commented "they're blind" etc....I had blood all over me...I was bleeding like a stuck pig. 1 Game suspension. He then comments "the nhl comissioner doesnt realize that NHL merged with the WWE. Now we cut ourselves open with razor blades to draw blood so that we can get (penalty) calls. He throws suspensions around like the lies he threw around at the collective bargaining agreement". HOLY SHIT. So he came back last night, on his birthday. And after leaving his feet to check Mats Sundin, he MISSED, colliding with teammate Eric Desjardins, and BREAKING ERIC's ARM, out 6-8 weeks. If he unraveling before our eyes? I met JR Hockey at a bar last year, before the Eagles/Falcons playoff game. REALLY nice guy, took pictures with EVERYONE, signed autographs, hung out, talked. As a Flyers fan, I wanted to see the team get some personality. But not this way.
USC Wuz Robbed! Posted January 18, 2004 Report Posted January 18, 2004 He's not insane. He's wacky. It's a gimmick.
treble Posted January 18, 2004 Report Posted January 18, 2004 Some of what Roenick said was pretty funny and some of it was pretty much true, but he just came off as a pathetic whiner. Yeah, you got highsticked and the refs missed it, but you got off light with only a 1 game suspension for his water bottle tossing and subsequent tantrums. Like I said in the NHL thread, look at Owen Nolan. He gets clipped in the eye with a high stick (no penalty on that play, either) and he doesn't whine about it for days after the fact. Roenick's lucky he can still play and isn't sitting on the sideline like Nolan has been for the past few weeks and likely will be for AT LEAST another few weeks, if not longer.
Red Baron Posted January 18, 2004 Report Posted January 18, 2004 Some of what Roenick said was pretty funny and some of it was pretty much true, but he just came off as a pathetic whiner. Yeah, you got highsticked and the refs missed it, but you got off light with only a 1 game suspension for his water bottle tossing and subsequent tantrums. Like I said in the NHL thread, look at Owen Nolan. He gets clipped in the eye with a high stick (no penalty on that play, either) and he doesn't whine about it for days after the fact. Roenick's lucky he can still play and isn't sitting on the sideline like Nolan has been for the past few weeks and likely will be for AT LEAST another few weeks, if not longer. But one could say that, Roenick is looking out for the league on the using of High Stick's lately, making them weapons. Roenick first statement was a bit childish, but was truthful, and is completly right about Bettman tossing suspensions around.
The Ghost of bps21 Posted January 18, 2004 Report Posted January 18, 2004 You know...that one game suspension was BULLSHIT. Rob Ray once got 10 GAMES for throwing a stick on the ice....not at an official...just on the ice I wish Ray was still playing. I'd loved to have seen him throw a bottle at an official the next night and let the double standard that is the NHL show itself in simple bold print.
Lightning Flik Posted January 18, 2004 Report Posted January 18, 2004 I'd loved to have seen him throw a bottle at an official the next night and let the double standard that is the NHL show itself in simple bold print. Double standard? NHL? ...you couldn't mean... CONSIPERACY THEORY~! ...seriously though, I think JR's remarks are quite true. Sure, whiny, but they are really quite valid. As the NHL is full of double standards and bullshit. Hence why I don't watch it. I prefer watching football nowadays. At least it's "any team can win it" mentality and actually happenings.
The Ghost of bps21 Posted January 19, 2004 Report Posted January 19, 2004 I agree with what he said. I just think a one game suspension for the bottle incident is a joke.
DerangedHermit Posted January 19, 2004 Report Posted January 19, 2004 Double standard? NHL? ...you couldn't mean... CONSIPERACY THEORY~! *marks oot*
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