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[egroen]

Are you guys actually suggesting he purposefully took that shot to the face?

Come on.

Props for sacrificing the body to block a shot, but yes - only an idiot is going to block an ice level shot from the point with his face.
It was just rotten luck he took it there; sheesh, that could have ended his career.

Edited by egroen, 23 April 2010 - 03:48 PM.

[Stinkyness]

That any redwing fan would like LaPerrier, the same asshat who took out Lids knee, maybe shortening his career, causing him to lose a step, anything.....is disgusting as hell.

Hope the SOB gets hit by a bus.

[sputman]

Also, he has to be a candidate for the "Mike Ricci Award".

also known as "The Brind'Amour."

[Bring Back The Bruise Bros]

He's always been a team guy, but I've never really liked him, even before the whole Lidstrom hit.

He's always been a boring fighter to watch and has a lot of non-fighters on his fight card. Also, he has to be a candidate for the "Mike Ricci Award".

He'll fight anyone.From Jiri Hudler to Chuck Norris.

[Probert#24]

Unless youre talking about a different play, Fisher got pushed into Orpik and shouldn't have even got a penalty let alone a suspension.

Oh, he was pushed I didn't look at it well enough as another board called it a head butt.

[newfy]

That any redwing fan would like LaPerrier, the same asshat who took out Lids knee, maybe shortening his career, causing him to lose a step, anything.....is disgusting as hell.

Hope the SOB gets hit by a bus.

Yeah a clean hit on a star player. I would love him here and I'm sure if he was a wing and did that clean hit to Crosby you would love it.

[eva unit zero]

Props to Lappy for blocking shots anywhere on his body. Still needs to learn to wear a visor or get his glove up there though; can't leave your face open like that. I know; I've had to replace my cage twice from blocking shots.

[Shaman464]

???

Shanahan? Drake? Hull?

Osgood?

Got me on one count. As for the rest, Ozzy, eh, Always was a Hasek fan, everyone knows my Opinion on May and Benedict Hull who keeps predicting the downfall of the wings can insert something very uncomfortable in an anatomically incorrect place in an impossible manor.

[Free_Candy]

He got his replacement teeth stolen in Louisiana en route to Philly just before he was supposed to do a commercial. He shot the commercial anyway, but with pretty funny results.

[MCleveland89]

Are you guys actually suggesting he purposefully took that shot to the face?

Come on.

Props for sacrificing the body to block a shot, but yes - only an idiot is going to block an ice level shot from the point with his face.
It was just rotten luck he took it there; sheesh, that could have ended his career.

Got to agree with you. I give props to all players who block shots like that, but he didn't block it with his face on purpose. It's just where the shot happened to go. Good idea to wear a face-shield from now on though.

[titanium2]

Are you guys actually suggesting he purposefully took that shot to the face?

We must get rid of that which is in the way of us truly feeling our pain.

Wait, no, I mean...

The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club.

[Nev]

Y'know, if I kept getting hit in the face whilst blocking shots, I might think about changing my shot blocking technique....

[cusimano_brothers]

From TSN :

The Philadelphia Flyers had a bit of a surprise at the morning skate on Sunday as injured forward Ian Laperriere skated with the team.

While he remains out indefinitely with a concussion and a brain bruise sustained in the Flyers opening round series with the New Jersey Devils, he was on the ice after Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette asked him to don a yellow jersey and skate with the fourth line.

Following practice, Laperriere said that he felt great however he realizes that he will not be cleared by team doctors until he undergoes another MRI next week.
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[cusimano_brothers]

From NHL

Flyers forward Ian Laperriere was all smiles Monday morning at the Flyers' practice facility in Voorhees, N.J.

The veteran forward, named the NHL's toughest player by The Hockey News, underwent an MRI in the morning and was given the green light by doctors to resume skating with contact.

It's the first step in Laperriere's comeback, which it appears might happen sooner rather than later.
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[Echolalia]

Are you guys actually suggesting he purposefully took that shot to the face?

Only Danny Markov would purposefully take a shot to the face.

Edit: speaking of Markov, he apparently tried taking on 4 police officers recently http://network.natio...-in-russia.aspx

Edited by Echolalia, 17 May 2010 - 05:17 PM.

[taxijim]

Isn't Laperriere the guy who took a dirty head shot on Helm & broke his nose on the first shift on Easter Sunday? Helmer came back & got a goal.....but after that it was he like his energy slowed & he wasn't the same guy thru most of the playoffs.

[Bring Back The Bruise Bros]

Only Danny Markov would purposefully take a shot to the face.

Edit: speaking of Markov, he apparently tried taking on 4 police officers recently http://network.natio...-in-russia.aspx

I miss Markov.He was and apparently still is badass.Didn't he used to smoke in the locker room during intermissions?

[Datsasuk]

The return of Laperriere would be great for the Flyers but probably won't happen until the Stanley Cup Finals if they make it that far. He showed a lot of heart battling for them and sacrificing himself.

[micah]

What can you say about a guy like Lappy that hasn't already been said? He's everything a hockey player should be. He's skilled enough to play the game, he's a pretty good family man from what I hear, he's great in the community, he's a fan favorite everywhere he plays and he's the toughest man on the ice night in and night out - he's willing to hit, block shots, muck it up in the corners and even at 35 years of age he fights with greater frequency than almost anybody else in the league. I sometimes don't like that he's a mouthy pest, but I guess I don't mind mouthy pests if they aren't afraid to back it up and give the recipient of the smacktalk an invite to try and shut him up.

[F.Michael]

What can you say about a guy like Lappy that hasn't already been said? He's everything a hockey player should be. He's skilled enough to play the game, he's a pretty good family man from what I hear, he's great in the community, he's a fan favorite everywhere he plays and he's the toughest man on the ice night in and night out - he's willing to hit, block shots, muck it up in the corners and even at 35 years of age he fights with greater frequency than almost anybody else in the league. I sometimes don't like that he's a mouthy pest, but I guess I don't mind mouthy pests if they aren't afraid to back it up and give the recipient of the smacktalk an invite to try and shut him up.

Spot on