Keenan should talk
Flames coach Mike Keenan wants Adam Burish suspended for what happened near the end of Monday's game in the altercation with Rene Bourque.
"I'm disappointed they weren't given a match penalty for deliberate attempt to injure," Keenan said. "A cross-check to the face where Burish broke his stick over his face. He suffered an injury because of that cross-check to the face. I have no idea how the referees could miss it. It was blatant."
It's beautiful how poor Mike claims his player is a victim when the Flames have been allowed to get away with one cross-check after another after whistles when goalie Miikka Kiprusoff makes a save. Even when there isn't a Hawk near the goalie, it's Vandermeer, Aucoin, Pardy or Phaneuf cross-checking or giving a face wash to Havlat, Toews or Sharp.
Referees Chris Rooney and Brad Watson let it go time after time on Monday and should be blamed for letting the game get out of hand at the end. They were brutal.
Toews stood up and said enough was enough after the game. Maybe it's time Quenneville or Tallon went public with what they think instead or worrying about being fined. Keenan works the refs.
The Flames' tactics of cheap shots after whistles is working against a Hawks team more skilled than they are.
The question now is can the Hawks be nasty back?
What were seeing here boys is the reason fighting needs to stay . We all know that not to many guys are going to drop the gloves in a playoff game for fear of giving the other team an advantage so instead we get face washes,slashes,butt ends etc. In this type of game everyone is a tough guy. Bet me that if these guys knew there was a good chance they might have to drop the gloves that they just might think twice about all the stick work etc. For my money I would rather see two guys drop em and be done with it. We had Bourque here for awhile how many times did any of you guys see him play tough? Not to many right. I'm sure he did'nt because if he did he might have to fight. He knows he can get away with it now.
Maybe he can come out of his lovely post NHL profession of selling artificial necks and help recover the series.
FYI....the flames stay at the sutton place hotel on the Gold coast, usually have dinner at Gibsons. I think a big Iginla sucks sign driving down Rush street will work wonders. Everyone has to admit that the first 2 games were like watching the old "hack a shaq" tactics that other teams deployed against shaq daddy years ago only this time it involved kane and whoever they could throw at him. Luckily for him(kane) he was sick, I have to imagine he would have been slaughtered last night. The end of the game was wrong from both sides. Nobody should get am intentional stick up high or get chopped down by slashes all game. All that being said it was a very exciting game to watch, old school style in your face hockey that we need more of. Game 4 is gunna be great...... Go Hawks!!
Awesome. My auto dialer will be going nuts at 3 AM on Thursday night / Friday AM. Hotel # is 312.266.2100 if anyone else would like to represent a cop, league official, etc.
There is no out of bounds in hockey When the players are on the ice its time to man up or go home......Flames will be playing golf next week
"The Flames have never won a playoff series they've opened 0-2."
Thanks for your input - your season ends in 2 games. Thank you!!
Im just here for the gangbang!
The only cheapshots the Flames are taking are with the Hawks sticks, apparently the officiating crew you flew in from the Nanny City thought it was better to protect those, than the faces and backs of Flames players.
It all starts at the top. Crybaby Mike Keenan does this in every city he goes to. I like to call it the woe is me bait and switch act. Keenan sends out his goons early in a series to goon it up punching, shoving, and crosschecking feeling out the refs to see how much the refs will let them get away with and the more they get away with the more they try. The goal? to get a retaliation. After all they know that they are not skilled enough to beat the Hawks by just playing hockey! And then when the other team reaches the breaking point realizing that the Refs are not going to do anything to put a stop to the goonery, and realizing that they have no choice but to take things into their own hands, then he starts with the crying "my poor little girls are getting roughed up by the big bad Blackhawks"or my favorite "they are taking liberties with some of our girls". What a joke. If the Flames didn't want a fight perhaps they should not have started one. Don't get mad when the opposition sinks to the Flames pathetic level. Borque got what he's been deserving for 3 full games of cheap shots. And so now he's the victim of a cheap shot. Live by sword, die by the sword. Deal with it, and watch your back because it looks like the Hawks are not just going to sit back and take it any more.
>Coach Bowman knows Keenan and his antics very well
>This is one of the things the Hawks hired him for
>Would not be surprised to see the Hawks play their best game of the series in Game 4
Amazing, so far three snipes from the Great White North and none of them can spell or make complete sentences without grammatical errors. But at least you girls are playing the game. Welcome to the blog, wankers.
Hey reg, why are you starting trouble with these Canadians? Isn't that about as fair as kicking a cripple?
Reg, please apologize for your comment. It appears your frustration is getting the best of you, and insulting with "wankers" is very childish. I would like to take the pleasure to beat you up personally. Unfortunately, this is the net, and i will remain civil. Please, take caution next time and maybe re-word what you say in order to remain civil. Otherwise, we won't. Let us know if you ever venture up to the Great White North. Its sun-shiny and no snow here by the way.
Take it easy there Jerome, we all know you're very sensitive with all that sand in your va-j-j. And you'd like to take the pleasure to beat me up? Are you F-in kiddin me? Luckily for you, this is the net.
Just ignore the fiesty Canadians and maybe they'll disappear.
it's funny how they wait until they actually won a game before invading our site. Not before, or when they got beat twice, but now.....
Shows the true colors of these guys. I wonder how they feel about the Jokinen deal that put them so far against the cap they couldn't even dress a full team? Or that they p-ssed down their leg and BLEW the division? Or that they have THREE Hawk reject defenseman in Eriksson, Aucoin, and Vandermeer.
The most alarming thing has to be that Toews has out captained Iginla so far. 3 goals for the next Captain Canada, while Iginla has one and has been awfully quiet for these 3 games.
Brent Seabrook has owned you......and he's from Vancouver which has to be even more painful......
Nice point Steve, it is amazing that the cow punchers don't find their boys until after win #1. Seabs and Toews both are playing incredible.
Check out:
www.calgaryherald.com
They have some hack job of blog on there. Or you can go to, www.tsn.ca, and enjoy the comments after one win by these brave internet tough guys.
God I hope the Hawks win game 4, so I can pepper the hell out of the calgary herald. I think Toews, Seabs, and Bulin are going to steal game 4.
I love checking out the other papers and what the tools are posting out there. It is comical. I think the best was the Detroit Free Press a couple of years ago. OMG, the whining when they got knocked out in the first round. Hilarious!
Indeed, I would take you. Show a little respect. For your fellow man. Your maturity is embarrassing to watch. When you jump ahead and make it personal, you've crossed the line. I take offense to that, as a Canadian. Please, try to understand before you act. Put yourself in another persons shoes. Common courtesy. Lucky for me? No, its realy not. Its quite unlucky actually. I would have preffered to never meet you.
Hey Tard-inski, you were the one to start threatening people with physical violence. And you'd take me? Where? There? I don't think so. My stick only swings one way.
I didn't realize the C of Red meant everyone was on their period up there in Calgary. Krynski go deal with your cramps and stop taking your time of the month out on us.
You made me laugh. That was quite whitty. Reminds me of the jokes in middleschool/ junior high.
Who you callin' whitty?
I'm surprised you made it that far in school. Good for you!
Ok Girls,
This is hockey and face washing when you are in the opponents crease happens in every NHL arena saying it's a cheap shot shows how little you watch the game outside Chicago. A crosscheck to the face, jumping when you hit and telling Iginla that your are going to end his career is completly unacceptable, and Burrish should be suspended for his actions last night. The Flames are a nasty team get used to it that is their style of play and they do it well WITHIN the rules. What the Hawks did last night was fall into the Flames trap and it cost them the game and perhaps more. The Flames are a Strong and physical team and they have more then a few skilled players as well they follow the same mold as the Ducks did a few seasons ago. The hit on Kane was clean and sorry he hurt him self but that is hockey quite crying about it and move forward. Bourque played with an edge last night and was penalized for his infraction and scored a huge goal, thanks for him too by the way.
We will see what the league does with the incident last night but in my opinion Burrish should be suspended and perhaps Quenneville should be fined for throwing his goons out there for the last minute of play. Campbell warned the league that headhunting in the last minute or so would not be tolerated and it seems the Hawks did not listen. The Hawks are playing right into the Flames hands and if the series turns physical it considerably favors Calgary. See ya in the Dome for game 4. It's the playoffs grow a pair and do not resort to complete and obvious attempts to injure or threatening a player that you are going to end his career.
For the record I think Cammy should have been punished for his punch to Havlat in game 1 as well.
Good Luck
Its wasn't at the end of the game. He apologized. He's not a repeat offender. It was up to Colin to make the call, and he showed where he stands.
I can apologize for pissing in your cornflakes. That doesn't make it right. Burish isn't a repeat offender either. So he shouldn't get a suspension since he didn't even get a penalty.
Topic. Using your stick as a weapon is a bit much, especially to the face. Also, just because he didn't get a penalty, it dosn't mean it shouldn't have been. If its late in the game as well, thats quite undisciplined. I would put it as 50/50 for a game suspension.
Another fan brainwashed by the Keenan Propaganda. Just because Keenan has said over and over again that Burish hit Renae Borque in the face doesn't mean that's what happened. If you actually look at the replay you will see that Burish hit him in the Chest/shoulder and was not even close to the head. Unlike that Pussy Camiferry who did clearly and with intent to injure cross check Havlat directly and squarley in the head.
For the hundredth time it wasn't the head. It was the shoulder. But I guess anything above the thighs is the head in Canada because that's where you seem to permanently keep yours.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIVzmaq2_iI
Multiple stick shattering slashes, Blood drawing high sticks (right in front of an apparently blind ref), Cross checks to the head, what you call "face washes" I call em cross checks to the back of the head after EVERY whistle.....These fall within the rules to you? How long did you think the Hawks would put up with the crap after every whistle? They finally stick up for themeselves and they become the bad guys? Borque was crosschecked (to the shoulder) should have been a penalty. But if the Refs had the stones to ignore Keenans continuous crying like a little girl, the Hawks would not feel the need to take matters into their own hands. Borque got what he deserved. Phanuef should be next. Watch your back.
Cheapshot artists you say? I don't seem to remember the Flames breaking someone's stick on a Blackhawks neck/face. Hmmm, But you're right if you can't handle physical hockey stay in regular season. Things get ratcheted up in the Playoffs. Maybe you should worry a little more about your classless players instead of just calling out Calgary. It is a was of attrition, battling after the whistle happens on both sides.
Does your socialized medicine cover brain transplants?
Atleast our medicine is cheap and effective. Available to everyone, as it should be.
I was waiting for the liberal to come out. Don't go there, buddy. Your medicine is FREE because you get your @SS raped in taxes!!!! Unreal.
Alright, I've been baited enough.
Go take a toonie and rent yourself an educational video and learn about your government before you start popping off at the mouth.
Dont forget they dont spend anything on a military either! Just like their kindred spirits the Europeans! Its easy to be compassionate when someone else guarantees your security!
Win tomorrow night and then its time to get even with Camalleri. It would violate the rules of hockey warfare for that to go unpunished.
Geez Steve, I hope that video includes spelling practice for them too.........
You know there is another name for that too.......it's called communism.....enjoy!
You get what you pay for when something is cheap.
Cheap just like your education system as we can all tell by your "1st grade" level spelling acumen.
You have been listening to the Keenan propaganda too long. The hit was to the shoulder. Couldn't have happened to a nice guy either. Keep crying like the little girl you play like Rene.
I got your cheap shot right here chump!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g_r0xcKVIY
Wasn't that Camalleri swinging his stick at Havlat's head in game 1? Wasn't that Rene Borque running around intentionally slashing Hawk forwards on 3 different occasions and then is shocked that he gets cross checked to the SHOULDER?
Please. Go back to the Calgary Herald and spin your own liberal Canadian crap. Burish is doing what he's supposed to do, and that's get Iginla off his game. Now if Iginla comes back and scores a bunch, then we'll deal with it.
Cammi didn't swing his stick at Havlat. Bourque got penalized on three occasions last game, one of them was a bad call. When someone is shooting it out of the zone and hits someone elses stick, somehow managing to break their own stick, no penalty should be called. Sure, Bourque is trying to get under their skin. Plus, he got penalized for his actions. Did Burrish? no. He broke his stick on Bourque's jaw/shoulder. Watch the replays, their is contact with his jaw. I don't care what excuses you may come up with, but a stick should never be near a mans face, in this case it was.
Liberal Canadian Crap? Im glad you know the name of our newspaper. How long did it take you to google? Work on your maturity, it seems you need a little refresher Steve.
Every newspaper in Canada is either the star or herald. Not that hard to figure out.
Go watch the replays again and tell me that Cammarelli's butt end of the stick didn't side swipe Havlat's jaw? Then go watch Burish's cross check and watch the stick crack in half at his SHOULDER, and then the force of the follow through hit Borque. I'm sure if he would have cross checked his head, Borque would have needed medical assistance ASAP, and not after his attempt at slapping Burish, like the woman Borque is.
Maybe I SHOULD go hang out at the Calgary hearld and dumb up your blog, like you and your fellow "c of red" friends have done here.
That says it all right there. It's not a war, which you misspelled by the way, it's a game. It has rules and regulations. Your team has been taking liberties that are outside of those rules. When the refs didn't enforce the rules the Hawks responded to let them know that they weren't gonna take it. If you want classless all you have to do is take a look at your coach. And your guy didn't break his stick because he was busy breaking all of our players sticks by slashing them. But hey that's physical hockey. Pull your head out of your ass and start posting on your own site the Cowpuncher's Gazette.
How's it goin', eh? First of all moron, the Hawks were short handed and Burish plays on the P.K. and what other "goons" were out there at the end? Second, we'll "quite crying" when the refs stop all the goon tactics that you claim are WITHIN THE RULES. Throwing a player into the boards is a penalty hoser. Third, "if the series turns physical"? What? Crawl out from under the cowpie eh, and get a clue. Lastly, tell I-ginila to grow his own pair. He's crying about verbal abuse? Please, tell him to pack his manpon a little tighter, ok? This is the playoffs after all.
work on your spelling. Its awful. I cant even understand what you wrote.
Iginla has a pair, he just knows he better things to do then lay the smack down on Burish. Which he still will probably do anyways. The Flames weren't the ones turtleing last night either. If anyone needs to back up their mouths, it is your collection of skilled 12 year olds.
I suppose Camiferry cross checking Havlat in the head (and it was the head unlike Burish's hit to the shoulder) was one of those physical plays "within the rules" that Calgary does soooo often. If he didn't get suspended, neither should Burish.
Cammalleri elbowed Havlat in the head. Not a crosscheck. I didn't like it. But if your going to mention, might as well get your facts straight.
Actually it's a cross check because he used the nub of his stick in his hand. Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g_r0xcKVIY