Okay while I was watching the Griffs game tonight I was talking to some of the guys and I really noticed something and I was wondering if any fight haters noticed too.
Having an enforcer does really make the team play with more balls. Think about while May was playing. We had guys like Meech and CLeary fighting and we were just playing like we had overall a bigger pair of balls while May was in the lineup.
So I just wanted to say it does seem to me an enforcer does have an effect on the team more so then most ppl here on LGW care to admit. And no I'm not flame-baiting haha I'm just saying something I've noticed lately.
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 08:32 PM
Very true. It was noticable when Downey was with us as well, when (again) guys like Cleary and even Rafalski dropped the gloves sticking up for themselves and a teammate respectively.
Whether this has any effect on the scoreline is debatable, but it definately makes for more entertaining hockey.
Whether this has any effect on the scoreline is debatable, but it definately makes for more entertaining hockey.
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 08:33 PM
LGW hasn't had a good, long, pointless debate about this in awhile
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 08:38 PM
LGW hasn't had a good, long, pointless debate about this in awhile
On that note, the wrongly banned E_S_A_D says hi to all at LGW.
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 08:41 PM
Yeah its been too long since Ive seen one of these dumb arguments so I figured why not start one. Oh yeah you know what else makes these threads dumb... When ppl post without any input whatsoever.LGW hasn't had a good, long, pointless debate about this in awhile
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 08:53 PM
You mean when the Wings were losing they were playing with more balls, or when they were giving the puck away too many times they were playing with more balls?
The Wings are 12-2-1 since the Olympic break, all without any balls, apparently.
If you haven't noticed, I don't give a s*** about balls. I give a s*** about a winning hockey team. And this team is currently winning.
You want balls, watch a porno.
The Wings are 12-2-1 since the Olympic break, all without any balls, apparently.
If you haven't noticed, I don't give a s*** about balls. I give a s*** about a winning hockey team. And this team is currently winning.
You want balls, watch a porno.
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 08:57 PM
You mean when the Wings were losing they were playing with more balls, or when they were giving the puck away too many times they were playing with more balls?
The Wings are 12-2-1 since the Olympic break, all without any balls, apparently.
If you haven't noticed, I don't give a s*** about balls. I give a s*** about a winning hockey team. And this team is currently winning.
You want balls, watch a porno.
Rofl.
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 09:05 PM
I give a s*** about a winning hockey team. And this team is currently winning.
Where I come from thats called a glory supporter.
We give a s*** about watching proper hockey. And dont go down the "winning" road either, because Id love just love to point out we had Downey, Drake and McCarty when we won the 07-08 Stanley Cup. Oh look, I did.
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 09:10 PM
And here we go....
Enforcer debate #401256
Get involved. You know you want to. Its been a while.
Noones started a goalie thread in a while either...
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 09:11 PM
ESAD got banned? LOL.
Oh, and 9-0-1 and 12-2-1 with "no balls". I'll take that, thanks.
Oh, and 9-0-1 and 12-2-1 with "no balls". I'll take that, thanks.
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 09:11 PM
Getting involved is overrated. *shrugs*Get involved. You know you want to. Its been a while.
Noones started a goalie thread in a while either...
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 09:11 PM
Why do you think Maltby has been somewhat useless these past several years?...No Kocur/McCarty/Lapointe on his line = a non-agitating Maltby.Okay while I was watching the Griffs game tonight I was talking to some of the guys and I really noticed something and I was wondering if any fight haters noticed too.
Having an enforcer does really make the team play with more balls. Think about while May was playing. We had guys like Meech and CLeary fighting and we were just playing like we had overall a bigger pair of balls while May was in the lineup.
So I just wanted to say it does seem to me an enforcer does have an effect on the team more so then most ppl here on LGW care to admit. And no I'm not flame-baiting haha I'm just saying something I've noticed lately.
I've been saying this for years - having a true/legit tuff guy, or having a handful of guys who are capable of dropping their mitts will make everyone else on the team play alot bigger/meaner.
It's why I'd much - MUCH - MUCH rather have our beloved Detroit Red Wings circa 1997 over todays team any day of the week!
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 09:37 PM
Where I come from thats called a glory supporter.
The fact I want the team to win makes me a glory supporter? OK, then. I want the team to win more than I want them to needlessly fight, and apparently this is a completely f***ed up world view on your planet?
We give a s*** about watching proper hockey. And dont go down the "winning" road either, because Id love just love to point out we had Downey, Drake and McCarty when we won the 07-08 Stanley Cup. Oh look, I did.
Lolz. Drake and McCarty combined for five fights the ENTIRE SEASON, with McCarty having only one in the playoffs. In 07-08 the Wings had the FEWEST fighting majors (aka, balls) of any team in the league. And they won the Cup despite the lack of balls.
Now's not the time for "balls". Now's the time to win hockey games. Hockey is about having more skill, perseverance and determination to put the puck in the net more often than the opposition. It's not about hoping some 220-pound guy with no hands fights another 220-pound guy with no hands.
The Wings haven't fought since Feb. 11. They're 12-2-1 in 15 and 9-0-1 in 10. Why would we want to screw with that?
There's a time and a place for fighting, and a time when it's absolutely necessary. The 1997 and '98 Wings had to exercise some issues they had with Claude Lemieux. They wanted to pound him and I don't blame them. They used it as a rallying point IMO for those two years. But that's in another time and an era gone by.
If you fight guys want to watch Kocur and McCarty, I'm sure they're playing senior hockey somewhere in the greater Detroit Area. I'd love to shake their hands because those years were good times and both were proud Red Wings. But they're in the past and the reason this team is winning games.
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 09:44 PM
lol ESAD was banned
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 09:48 PM
I don't think this is a revelation, although some here will disagree.
I think the Wings euros played tougher in 2008 than they did in prior years, because it helped having guys like Mac, Downey and Drake in the lineup. It's just called leading by example. If your 4th line is out there hitting everything in sight and fighting from time to time, that'll spark the rest of the team to play tougher and more energetic as well. That's what the 4th line's job is. To stir the pot and spark the team.
I think the Wings euros played tougher in 2008 than they did in prior years, because it helped having guys like Mac, Downey and Drake in the lineup. It's just called leading by example. If your 4th line is out there hitting everything in sight and fighting from time to time, that'll spark the rest of the team to play tougher and more energetic as well. That's what the 4th line's job is. To stir the pot and spark the team.
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Posted 31 March 2010 - 09:52 PM
You guys do realize that just because we've gone on a winning streak here doesn't mean that enforcers are completely useless now in hockey.
That argument can go both ways.
That argument can go both ways.
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