Friday, October 12, 2007
Kesler Lucky; Boulerice Shouldn't Be
Sometime today, we should hear about Jesse Boulerice's suspension for his cross-check on Ryan Kesler's face (if you haven't seen the video yet, it's here). The good thing is, Kesler seems okay and will be back on the ice tonight (Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun):
I hope the NHL and Colin Campbell comes down on Boulerice. If we use Chris Simon's chop on Ryan Hollweg last season as a benchmark, he should get suspended about 25 games. With the NHL's emphasis on dealing with head shots, he could get more. If he gets more than 25 games, no one will bat an eyelash. As every hockey fan knows, there's no place for that sh*t in this game.
More from the MSM:
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All things considered, Ryan Kesler felt good. Lucky, too.Yup, extremely lucky. However, that Kesler is fine should have no bearing on Boulerice's suspension. It was a reckless, dangerous and stupid move by a goon and Kesler easily could have been hurt far worse. If Boulerice had hit him a little higher, he could've broken his nose; a little lower and he would've got him in the throat.
Kesler was back at practice Thursday morning, about 12 hours after taking a vicious cross-check to the face courtesy of Philadelphia winger Jesse Boulerice.
"I feel good," Kesler said after practice. "A little sore, but I feel like I can play tomorrow."
I hope the NHL and Colin Campbell comes down on Boulerice. If we use Chris Simon's chop on Ryan Hollweg last season as a benchmark, he should get suspended about 25 games. With the NHL's emphasis on dealing with head shots, he could get more. If he gets more than 25 games, no one will bat an eyelash. As every hockey fan knows, there's no place for that sh*t in this game.
More from the MSM:
- Boulerice hearing today. (Ed Moran, Philly Inquirer)
- What penalty will NHL ponder for fatality? (Ed Willes, Vancouver Province)
- Kesler not the first to suffer. (Jason Botchford, Vancouver Province)
- NHL trying to stop violence? Awesome results, guys. (Randy Turner, Winnipeg Free Press)
- Call on Boulerice should be easy. (Bob Mackenzie, TSN.ca)
- Boulerice picks bad time to act stupidly. (Eric Duhatschek, Globe and Mail)
- Flyers' Boulerice ripped for hit. (George Sipple, Detroit Free Press)
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
Flyers 8 Canucks 2
Ugly. Just ugly.
First, the game.
The Canucks were awful. Poor defensive coverage, odd-man rushes, giveaways - you name it, there were lots of it.
They couldn't get anything going but that's because they hardly had the puck. And when they did have it, they gave it up. Case in point was on the late 5-on-3 opportunity when Henrik Sedin slipped on a piece of ice and gave the puck away to Mike Richards. With his team two men short, Richards scored on a breakaway.
Next, the Jesse Boulerice cheapshot.
(Note: In an effort to keep this blog PG-rated, I used the word "duck" in lieu of... well, whatever you want to put in its place.)
What the duck was he thinking? His team was already up by five goals when he decided to break his stick on Ryan Kesler's face. Was he trying to send a duckin' message? Was he trying to finish his check like Steve Downie? Or was he duckin' expecting candy to come out of Kesler's head? Never mind that Kesler was nowhere near the duckin' play.
This ducker should be suspended. Duck, even his coach says so, which says how duckin' stupid of a move this was.
From hockeyfights.com (via Alanah), here is the video of Bouler-ass' cheapshot:
As good as the Canucks were on Saturday, they were just as horrible last night. It's been a while since I've watched them sleepwalk through a game like that, playing with absolutely no emotion. (Though I suppose in some weird, twisted way, we can thank Jesse Bouler-ass for lighting a fire in the Canucks' behinds near the end.) It's not the Alain Vigneault way.
About the game around the blogosphere:
Next game: Friday night vs. the Edmonton Oilers
First, the game.
The Canucks were awful. Poor defensive coverage, odd-man rushes, giveaways - you name it, there were lots of it.
They couldn't get anything going but that's because they hardly had the puck. And when they did have it, they gave it up. Case in point was on the late 5-on-3 opportunity when Henrik Sedin slipped on a piece of ice and gave the puck away to Mike Richards. With his team two men short, Richards scored on a breakaway.
Next, the Jesse Boulerice cheapshot.
(Note: In an effort to keep this blog PG-rated, I used the word "duck" in lieu of... well, whatever you want to put in its place.)
What the duck was he thinking? His team was already up by five goals when he decided to break his stick on Ryan Kesler's face. Was he trying to send a duckin' message? Was he trying to finish his check like Steve Downie? Or was he duckin' expecting candy to come out of Kesler's head? Never mind that Kesler was nowhere near the duckin' play.
This ducker should be suspended. Duck, even his coach says so, which says how duckin' stupid of a move this was.
From hockeyfights.com (via Alanah), here is the video of Bouler-ass' cheapshot:
As good as the Canucks were on Saturday, they were just as horrible last night. It's been a while since I've watched them sleepwalk through a game like that, playing with absolutely no emotion. (Though I suppose in some weird, twisted way, we can thank Jesse Bouler-ass for lighting a fire in the Canucks' behinds near the end.) It's not the Alain Vigneault way.
About the game around the blogosphere:
- Alanah weighs in on the hit and the pay-per-view thing.
- Orland Kurtenblog liveblogged the game. I personally would have kept the tube on Family Guy after a while. Brian in love with Lois is classic.
- Hannah and Isabella sum up the game.
- Not worst ever, but close. (Tony Gallagher, Vancouver Province)
- Press box isn't big enough. (Jason Botchford, Vancouver Province)
- Umberger wows in Vancouver debut. (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- Pair scratched for lack of grit. (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- New-look Flyers search for brotherly love. (Ed Willes, Vancouver Province)
- Philly's High Flyers. (Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun)
- Ritchie watches from the press box. (Elliott Pap, Vancouver Sun)
- Library books help the memory. (Iain MacIntyre, Vancouver Sun)
- Flyers score eight in rout of Canucks. (Tim Panaccio, Philly Inquirer)
Next game: Friday night vs. the Edmonton Oilers
Labels: Boulerice, game recap, Kesler, Ritchie, video clip
