Just wondering what the heck happened last night vs. Seattle, Anyone at the game that has a recap?
Just wondering what the heck happened last night vs. Seattle, Anyone at the game that has a recap?
RETIRED JERSEY: #32 CHAD SCHARFF
Here is a recap that is from the White that is not that bad.
In the Love dog pile, Love was being held to the ground and having 3 Birds over him talking trash. The refs saw this and didn't give any penalties. At the least, based on their lips, the things they were saying things that could warrent a Unsportsmanlike Conduct minor. Also after the game Fitz was in the autograph area of the EEC talking trash to some fans. Thats my take of the whole situation.Originally Posted by F7 on the White Board
I take pride in not owning a cowbell!
Thanks.
I read that too, just curious we're you at the game and if so is that recap your opinion as well, give or take?
I take everything I read on that whitebaord with a grain of salt.
RETIRED JERSEY: #32 CHAD SCHARFF
yes I was. I was at the end that happened on when I first read that, I was surprised how accurate it was for the White Board. It thought it was also amazing Wall got into it. He left the Crease and went after a guy and ripped his mask off. It will be intresting to see what comes out of this since there was some roughing at the end of the game. Also the Offical in the box with one our guys, was having him re-enact some of the fight. It was sorta funny to see the offical get into it. This will only make this rivalry tougher.
Last edited by ihlemic10; 02-06-2005 at 12:55 PM.
I take pride in not owning a cowbell!
why was wall allowed to stay in the game, when he threw a punch..just because he had a shut out going, should not be a reason for him to remain in the game....
anyway congrats tips on your win...and congrats on your big upcoming fire drill night..biggest thing to hit everett since....well i cant recall.
go t-birds
Ok I'm just curious about this punch that was thrown at the ref. Was it in the shoulder? I was under the impression that that kind of thing is an automatic misconduct, and how does the ref miss a punch to himself? I've seen players bump the ref accidently, but a punch?
Well if learning from history is anything nothing will become of this. They league will admit that the ref made a mistake and do nothing. blah blah blah.Originally Posted by ihlemic10
Then someone at a future date will get seriously hurt in a similar incident, and the league will come down with a sledgehammer saying how they wont tolerate this kind of thing blah blah blah.
RETIRED JERSEY: #32 CHAD SCHARFF
To be fair, though ... Love got the whole thing started.
Just prior to the fracas, Love and one of the Seattle guys (I forgot which one) tangled behind the net, and Mitch basically got him into a headlock and threw him to the ice, right in the crease. That's when all hell broke loose. I don't think Mitch ever got up off the ice. It was a complete cluster**** down there. Wall was in his crease and took exception to something and with his glove still on, punched Fitzgerald twice in the head. Then, the Seattle guy (#4) pulled him out of the crease, which is when they both dropped gloves and took off the hats and went at it.
We all (and the Tips, too) thought that Wall was out of the game for fighting, and they even put in Leland Irving into the game. When the penalties were all announced (all minors for roughing ????), they put Wall back in net. It was really odd. Basically 3 or 4 separate fights, and not one major.
As far as the ref that got punched, it happened right in front of us. Couture was coming off the ice, towards his bench, jawing with one of the tips. The ref was "escorting" him there, just skating next to him, making sure that he got on the bench instead of running down and starting a fight. He shoved him once, and the ref directed him harder (pushed him a bit) to the bench. Couture then basically punched him in the upper chest. Nobody could believe that there wasn't a penalty on that at the time.
All in all, though, the line brawl aside, this was a high quality win. Tips got up early (2 goals on 3 shots), got the goalie yanked from the game, and then played ferocious defense. The T-Birds gave it EVERYTHING they had, but we blocked shot after shot, kept them in the corners, and on every small breakdown, Wall was huge. Playoff atmosphere in the rink, playoff intensity on the ice, Quality win for the Tips. We're up on Seattle 3-2 in the season series, but even those 2 losses on Seattle's ice were games that the Tips probably could have (and should have) won. No contest, if these teams meet up in the post season, Seattle's chances of going to London are done.
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I thought the tips played a pretty good defensive game. This game reminded me a lot of last year's team. Very few shots, great defense and just score when the opportunity presents itself. This year it seems the boys have tried to generate a little more offense & it has hurt them in the way of giving up the puck & odd man rushes. If they stick to this type of game plan, they will have the opportunity to win a lot of games, it will just matter if the bounces go their way as they did last year.
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