tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734334113234505630.post1656976898842260124..comments2023-08-24T07:40:28.849-04:00Comments on GoodPointJoe: Dave Steckel is not a dirty player.GoodPointJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711422631544860247noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734334113234505630.post-50531332914244502372011-01-07T09:38:07.038-05:002011-01-07T09:38:07.038-05:00incidental or not, youre getting a penalty for get...incidental or not, youre getting a penalty for getting your stick in someones grill. if the league wants to "crack down" on head shots they should adopt the same high stick rules for head shots, especially since head shots do a lot more damage. Steckel's hit was incidental....i agree with everyone one that. my beef here isnt with him....its with the NHLMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657159764794330619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734334113234505630.post-64032918084516151812011-01-06T13:59:58.078-05:002011-01-06T13:59:58.078-05:00The "Red Light" article that you linked ...The "Red Light" article that you linked to in your post got its Crosby quotes from the Tribune article, and in the Tribune article it doesnt say when Crosby said "It doesn't really matter now. There's no point really talking about it." The Trib article does lead off by saying "No one -- not even Sidney Crosby -- saw the hit, but after 48 hours of reflection and Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657159764794330619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734334113234505630.post-944469040671509232011-01-06T13:52:56.688-05:002011-01-06T13:52:56.688-05:00Mark, I think he said something like that right af...Mark, I think he said something like that right after the game, but then later (in the article I linked) implied that it was a dirty play. He may have cooled off on that stance, but he had it right to begin with. Why didn't he just stick with that line, rather than making some absurd and indecipherable comment about how tall Dave Steckel is?GoodPointJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711422631544860247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734334113234505630.post-46672817837610893772011-01-06T13:24:58.915-05:002011-01-06T13:24:58.915-05:00I read the article and it just fuels my hatred for...I read the article and it just fuels my hatred for Crosby. Sack up Cindy!Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706655702009595842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734334113234505630.post-70075049811867742622011-01-06T13:19:38.054-05:002011-01-06T13:19:38.054-05:00if i remember correctly the Tribune article later ...if i remember correctly the Tribune article later quoted Crosby as saying "It doesn't really matter now. There's no point really talking about it." I feel like thats in the same realm of what you wanted him to say: "Hockey is a physical game. I got hit, I'm over it. We're looking forward to our next game, and you can bet your ass we'll be ready for our next Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657159764794330619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734334113234505630.post-64723198316512561592011-01-05T12:54:49.515-05:002011-01-05T12:54:49.515-05:00But we all know it won't be 5'11" Cro...But we all know it won't be 5'11" Crosby tangling with 6'5" Steckel. It will be Orpik, or Rupp or one of the many other guys that do the dirty work for Crosby.Nicknoreply@blogger.com