Rumble on the Frozen Pond
Did anybody catch Saturday's Red Wings/Blues Game? Holy Shit... I haven't seen anything like that in years! Over 200 penalty minutes in the third period alone.
The funny thing is, the night before, we were watching Slap Shot. If you haven't seen it, you really must. First of all, it's hysterical.... just Paul Newman's clothes in the movie are spectacular (the movie came out in 1977, when leather leisure suits were always a stellar wardrobe choice). But second, and more important for this little anecdote, the whole movie is about violence in hockey, and how it denegrates (is that a word?) the game.
I've always been torn on the issue of fighting in hockey. On the one hand, it's pretty damn entertaining (Darren McCarty brawling on the ice without a shirt is a true pleasure), and I think it serves an important purpose. On the other hand, it cheapens the sport, and it turns a lot of people off from it.
Did anybody catch Saturday's Red Wings/Blues Game? Holy Shit... I haven't seen anything like that in years! Over 200 penalty minutes in the third period alone.
The funny thing is, the night before, we were watching Slap Shot. If you haven't seen it, you really must. First of all, it's hysterical.... just Paul Newman's clothes in the movie are spectacular (the movie came out in 1977, when leather leisure suits were always a stellar wardrobe choice). But second, and more important for this little anecdote, the whole movie is about violence in hockey, and how it denegrates (is that a word?) the game.
I've always been torn on the issue of fighting in hockey. On the one hand, it's pretty damn entertaining (Darren McCarty brawling on the ice without a shirt is a true pleasure), and I think it serves an important purpose. On the other hand, it cheapens the sport, and it turns a lot of people off from it.
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