BobbyOrrsBastard

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Posted Wednesday November 19, 2008, About: Roush wants gentleman's test agreement
Begging for votes Cereal? Whats the matter... can't beat me through the strength of your argument so gotta rely on bush-league tactics?
Posted Wednesday November 19, 2008, About: Latest NASCAR layoffs
Begging for votes Cereal? Whats the matter... can't beat me through the strength of your argument so gotta rely on bush-league tactics?
Posted Thursday November 06, 2008, About: Stars' pests test team's patience
I didn't say I wanted him gone, I said I think there is a good chance he will be.
I have no problem with him being at the game so long as he is actually willing to be a man and answer the bell. Also, how else could Lucic check him through the glass if he's not at the game?
Posted Thursday November 06, 2008, About: Stars' pests test team's patience
Seeing as we won't meet again this year (with the exception of the exceedingly slim possibility of a Boston-Dallas Cup finals) my guess is that you will have completely forgotten by that time.

At the rate Ott is going, there is also the distinct possibility that he will have been banned from the league by the time they face one another next season...
Posted Thursday November 06, 2008, About: Murray has beef with Boston
Personally, I would rather have his buyout overturned. That way, we could just put him on LTIR (he needs season ending surgery anyways) and get his money of the books for this year and next. Removing $1.3M from the cap each of the next two years giving us cap relief while possibly even having the salary covered by insurance.

Unfortunately, I don't see it being reversed based on the fact that he claimed to be healthy to other teams and the latest problem was diagnosed after the buyout, therefore the buyout was done in good faith by the Boston front office.
Posted Wednesday November 05, 2008, About: Stars' pests test team's patience
I don't qualify as ink... I am not a reporter, merely a fan. It was mentioned in an article, maybe two in the Boston Globe... nothing more.

Would rather die before listening to Boston sports talk shows but highly doubt there has been any mention as all conversation would be on the other three teams in town. My point still stands in that there has been nothing written at ESPN or SI about it (besides here) not at TSN when I have looked... if its not making news at those outlets then there is very little ink on a sports subject.

I clearly do feel free to disagree... I already have! They are closer to being in the running for Tavarez than they are to being in the running for the Cup and Ott/Avery will be one of the main reasons. I even predict that Ott will be suspended at least once this season (more likely twice) and will take out an opposing player for a minimum of ten games this season.
Posted Wednesday November 05, 2008, About: Stars' pests test team's patience
When did they get rid of Hartnell and Jones?
Posted Wednesday November 05, 2008, About: Stars' pests test team's patience
Really, where is this ink of which you speak? I have been looking to see something written about their illegal and dangerous play and have only found two T+Rs, one of which is the team leader blasting the idiots. Seems to me there has been very little ink dedicated to it after all.

Oh, and the Ott and Avery connection is only going to lead Dallas straight out of the playoffs...
Posted Wednesday November 05, 2008, About: Stars' pests test team's patience
Nice to see you again Hank.
So who do you want the twins (Ott and Avery) to try to take out next? How bout Hemsky? Or maybe Moreau? Hmmm... Horcoff is always a good option as well...
Posted Wednesday November 05, 2008, About: Stars' pests test team's patience
Ott just plain won't fight... he ran away from Shane Hnidy!

Avery will fight but only a select few people... Saturday he fought Andrew Ference... the same Andrew Ference who LOST to Crosby in his first bout. Did I mention that Ference was easily beating Avery before Avery called it quits and pulled out Ference's leg.

What a couple of jokes!
Posted Tuesday November 04, 2008, About: NHL's most despised duo
So in other words, you use no logic, are a hypocrite and full of $hit? Okay... you could have just told me that at the start and saved us both time.
Posted Tuesday November 04, 2008, About: NHL's most despised duo
"In 2000, while playing for the Senators, Hossa accidentally clipped Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Bryan Berard in the eye while following through on a slapshot and almost ended Berard's career. Though Berard would recover and resume his playing career, Hossa was deeply anguished over the incident"

So Berard came too close to his slapper and gets clipped, seriously derailing but not ending his career. Hossa is deeply concerned by the play and feels remorse over an innocent act but continues to play without any further incident or dirty play in his career.

Meanwhile, Ulf high-sticks a talent player Mondou (194-262-456 in 548 games) and completely ends his career. He shows no remorse over this play, nor does he show remorse over delivering the blow that effectively ends Neely's career (only 9 games played in 91-92 following dirty play in 91 playoffs).

Yet Hossa is the dirty player and Ulf is not? Please explain to me how that makes ANY sense?!
Posted Tuesday November 04, 2008, About: NHL's most despised duo
And if you just can't resist sticking that leg or elbow out, how is it that there are thousands of hits a year by hundreds of players with no illegal elbows or knees sticking out? Shouldn't these illegal hits be given by more than just a handful of players if it were inevitable as you say? The answer is that it is not inevitable but that it is a choice... players like Claude, Ulf and Ott CHOOSE to play dirty and outside the rules... they know what they are doing and the consequences of their actions but they continue to do them regardless. That makes for a dishonorable and dangerous player. Period.
Posted Tuesday November 04, 2008, About: NHL's most despised duo
Yet you say Ulf wasn't a dirty player?

Pulled straight off wikipedia after a two minute search.
"Later in the 1991 playoffs, in the Stanley Cup Finals, against the Minnesota North Stars, he delivered a knee on knee hit to Brian Bellows. In addition, he ended the career of forward Pierre Mondou with a high stick to the eye while playing for Hartford in a game versus Montreal March 9, 1985.[2], as well, he is believed to have ended the career of Cam Neely"

So that is three careers ended or derailed right there, included a stick to the eye. But its Marian Hossa who is the dirty player and not Ulf Samuelsson.
Posted Monday November 03, 2008, About: NHL's most despised duo
wingsfan, glad I am not the only one who saw the irony there. Complains about a player who injured another player in one instance and has been clean ever since but glorifies players who seemingly made it their goal in life to injure and/or maim other players. Really makes sense... then again, what should I expect from an Ott/Dallas apologist...
Posted Monday November 03, 2008, About: NHL's most despised duo
So in other words, the ends justify the means. So long as your team wins, nothing else matters. Who needs honor, integrity, morals, ethics, legality or fair play? Winning is all that matters right? Even if you only win by taking out players on the other team, it is okay. That what you are trying to tell me?

I have no problem with the violence in the sport and understand that at times, things will go to far. However, there are rules in place for a reason... to protect the players and therefore the on-ice product. Players like Ulf and Claude who constantly broke the rules were disgraceful to the sport though at least they had some talent to justify their existence. Same cannot be said for the useless Steve Ott... his only job appears to be to take out the opposing players. How many careers need be ended by him before he is stopped? How many careers were ended or seriously derailed by illegal hits from Ulf and Claude? Anything more than one is inexcusable.
Posted Monday November 03, 2008, About: NHL's most despised duo
Kingsley, you do realize that by giving your approval for the players, you tacitly give your approval for their style of play and the injuries that could result from it? There is visual evidence that Ott broke the rules on two separate occasions, both of which could easily have left the opposing player injured.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG6wQRnnT8o

Accepting the man equates to accepting the tactics. You wanting the man on your team means you want a reckless player who attempts to injure the opponent on any given night. Pathetic.
Posted Monday November 03, 2008, About: NHL's most despised duo
Top_Jimmy,
I never once said there was knee-to-knee... I said that Ott went low on two separate occasions and left his feet on a third. There is irrefutable evidence of two of these on the video link I provided earlier... only the Lucic low hit is not visible. All three actions were patently illegal in the NHL and are suspendable offenses as they are clearly intent to injure. In fact, Ott was suspended last year for that very thing... leaving his feet to deliver a blow to Jordan Leopold of Colorado. Ott is quite clearly a dirty player and if you want him on your team, so be it and you should be ashamed. So please, go ahead justifying their actions and pretend everything is okay, just don't complain when Modano or Morrow or some other Star is taken out by questionable tactics. It would only be retribution for the dirty play of Steve Ott.... I only hope someone beats the everlasting out of him before he does any serious damage to an opposing player (as he easily could have done to Yelle Saturday).

I personally would never want a player like Ott or Avery on the Bruins and am glad to see that we have never had a player of that 'caliber' since I started watching the sport. Maybe it has to do with Boston being an Original Six club and valuing the inherent honor of the game, all I know is they would never be accepted in this town. We may have had our thugs or dirty hits before (McSorely, McLaren) but I was ashamed of each of them and was glad when they were banished from Boston.
Posted Monday November 03, 2008, About: NHL's most despised duo
Kingsley, i gotta ask, did you see the plays in question by Ott? How can you approve of a guy who went for the knees twice in one game? I have no problem with agitators, fighters or tough play but injurious play? That's just wrong and should be punished severely.
Posted Monday November 03, 2008, About: NHL's most despised duo
Definitely didn't see the Chara plays you are referring to... you would have to send me visual evidence before I believe any of that.

The Ference hit... just watched the replay for the tenth time to make sure... best I can tell, Ference had his elbow tucked in close to the body as you are supposed to. Oh, and Ott never repaid the favor... Ference was too busy pounding on Avery (before the cowardly ending) and then Ott asked the refs to be thrown out before Ference got back on the ice. See for yourself if you don't trust me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDJY_PCehN0

Hnidy was merely defending his teammate. He saw Niskanen going into the fray (a fray caused by yet another illegal Dallas hit) and pulled him out to defend his teammate. And before you go complaining, maybe you should check their sizes... is 6'2" 205 (Hnidy) vs 6'0" 199 (Niskanen) really that much of a difference? If that is the case, why not complain that Ference (5'10, 190) had to fight the 'bigger' Avery (5'10, 195). Fact of the matter is, you don't enter into a situation like that without expecting to be fought... hell, even Phil Kessel was grappling with someone! You can't blame Hnidy for coming to the defense of his teammate... the Bruins players had been attacked illegally too many times for them to simply let it stand, simple as that. The only reason Boston had more PIMs was because the obvious intents to injure on Ott were not called... why, only the refs know.
Posted Monday November 03, 2008, About: NHL's most despised duo
Kingsley,
Ah, but you condoned the actions of Ott and Avery the other night. Had you watched the game, you would have seen that Ott should have been called for intent to injure on at least two separate plays, if not a third. Avery could also have been called for that for his hit on Lucic. But I guess all is forgiven so long as the opposing teams skill players are removed from the games as well. But why just remove them for two minutes at a time? Why not just slewfoot them or do some knee-on-knee action a la Ulf? What is the difference?

I admit the knife comment was over the top but I was trying to make a point... if you justify their play for the fact that they remove opposing skill players from the ice with penalties, how do you not justify the same removal via injury?
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