Esquire 324 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=264892&...s=topStory_main I guess when he said he was sitting out because his injury was "real" and others just needed "rest" it must have been a pretty serious injury eh? Guess a miracle happened in the 3 days since the ASG! Apologies if this is old and has been covered already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms_Hockey 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 .................. ^ That is all I could come up with for the swirl of anger pulsing through my veins at this precise moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legendary D In 03 50 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 He attended the ASG festivities, which was all that was required of either him, Datsyuk, Lidstrom, or anyone else that didn't want to actually play in the game. Word, LDi03 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms_Hockey 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 OMG, who cares? I wonder, what if people stopped paying attention to him and his world? You think he'd spontaneously combust? I like to hope. He'd call Bettman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 OMG, who cares? I wonder, what if people stopped paying attention to him and his world? You think he'd spontaneously combust? I like to hope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlakChamber 8 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 This should end up several pages of semi-coherent ranting. Goody. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Majsheppard 203 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 So what. Forget about it already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) He attended the ASG festivities, which was all that was required of either him, Datsyuk, Lidstrom, or anyone else that didn't want to actually play in the game. Word, LDi03 Someone hasn't been paying attention This has cemented Bettman and Crosby as steaming piles of manure, in my mind... I take back everything even remotely positive I have ever said about them. Other than that, I am pretty much over it -- this affects teams fighting Columbus and Pittsburgh for the playoffs a lot more than it does the Red Wings. Edited January 28, 2009 by egroen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electrophile 3,554 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 Oh who gives a rat's ass. Is this something to not only make a thread about, but get pissed about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legendary D In 03 50 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 Someone hasn't been paying attention This has cemented Bettman and Crosby as steaming piles of manure, in my mind... I take back everything even remotely positive I have ever said about them. Huh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayUp88 1 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 Last time I checked he went to the game, took pictures and signed autographs. So good for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Esquire 324 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 OMG, who cares? I wonder, what if people stopped paying attention to him and his world? You think he'd spontaneously combust? I like to hope. I'm not making a big deal about it because it's Crosby. Don't assume to know what I'm thinking. I'd be making the same comments regardless of the player. It just so happens to be Crosby in this position. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-TownWing 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 I'm not even sure which one fits here: a. He showed up in Montreal and is therefore allowed to play, or b. His injury, much like Dats and Lids, won't keep him from playing in a game that counts but wasn't worth aggravating in the ASG. Can one of the more "enlightened" among us explain the big deal here? I'm officially done caring about this issue until we lose home ice to San Jose by a point or on a tiebreaker. Back to NHL Network, and that commercial where the guy builds boards around his TV to watch the Penguins beat us for the Cup last year...on second thought, maybe I'll read a book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Esquire 324 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 I'm not even sure which one fits here: a. He showed up in Montreal and is therefore allowed to play, or b. His injury, much like Dats and Lids, won't keep him from playing in a game that counts but wasn't worth aggravating in the ASG. Can one of the more "enlightened" among us explain the big deal here? I'm officially done caring about this issue until we lose home ice to San Jose by a point or on a tiebreaker. Back to NHL Network, and that commercial where the guy builds boards around his TV to watch the Penguins beat us for the Cup last year...on second thought, maybe I'll read a book. The point of my post really, was to point out what he had said about his injury in comparison to Lids and Datsy's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 Thats fine. Their team is struggling for a playoff spot right now. They need all the help they can get. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stormboy 47 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 Someone hasn't been paying attention This has cemented Bettman and Crosby as steaming piles of manure, in my mind... I take back everything even remotely positive I have ever said about them. Other than that, I am pretty much over it -- this affects teams fighting Columbus and Pittsburgh for the playoffs a lot more than it does the Red Wings. is that a response to what Legendary said? Crosby went and jumped through the media hoops even though he "couldn't" play in the game. if dats or lids would have jumped through the media hoops as well and spent the weekend in montreal, they wouldn't have been suspended. Legendary is right. there wasn't a "special exemption" made for crosby...he followed the rules. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 Crosby gets to play because he does whatever Bettman tells him to do. If Bettman told Crosby to get down on his knees in front of him, he would. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 I really hope Pittsburgh wins tonight, just to see how bad it gets on here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 is that a response to what Legendary said? Crosby went and jumped through the media hoops even though he "couldn't" play in the game. if dats or lids would have jumped through the media hoops as well and spent the weekend in montreal, they wouldn't have been suspended. Legendary is right. there wasn't a "special exemption" made for crosby...he followed the rules. Alrighty then... http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/spo...1b8f2c6&p=1 Lidstrom said he knew he was risking a suspension, though the league refuses to call it that because the players won't be docked their pay. However, the Wings' captain said he was quite surprised to learn of what the Wings players were calling the 'Crosby Rule' of avoiding a ban for just showing up to mingle at the festivities. Team officials also said they were unaware that Pavel Datsyuk and Lidstrom had the option to avoid sitting out if they just showed up for the three days. "I heard it through (media reports of) Sidney Crosby going there and not playing," Lidstrom said. "I heard he wasn't going to be suspended, so that's how I heard. They never called me and told me that." Bettman made up an exception to the rule (that you must PLAY in the game) that just happened to favor a certain someone whose name rhymes with Bidney Gosby. He could have just as easily made an "exception" for anyone able to send over an autographd picture of themselves with the Cup. Granted, that would have been a lot of hoops for Crosby to jump through at the last second, but fair is fair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 Just one question: When, in the history of sports, has a player who was injured and had been replaced EVER been required to just show up for the event? Before Friday, I mean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted January 28, 2009 Dude, we knew this before the ASG. So what? Get over it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duck Guy 86 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 Ok this is getting very old very fast get over it stuff happens Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeytownRN 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) Crosby showed up for the media this weekend claiming he was injured, and IMPLYING that Dats and Lids were NOT injured. He definitely got an excemption from this rule, and further went on to make statements that he should have kept his mouth shut about, BECAUSE he is a captain and in my opinion should at least ACT like he has respect for other captains. I don't care if he was any other hockey player, could care less that it is Sidney Crosby, I think that b/c he is a captain he should have kept his mouth shut. Claiming he was injured and now playing tonight without a second thought is a bunch of crap. He should have been sitting out as PER THE RULE just like Dats and Lids did as he did not play in the ASG. I have no respect for him. Edited January 28, 2009 by HockeytownRN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esteef 2,679 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 Yay! I love him! esteef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted January 28, 2009 He's a shoe-in for the Masterton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
