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Any facts to back this up?Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:19 am I see Blobbee still thinks the way to win in today’s NHL is the Broad Street Bullies.
Getting into a fight in his very first game of his team's first playoffs in years, under pain staking, unprecedented circumstances by the league just to getMegaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:47 pm However you want to characterize it, it's disappointing. To me at least. I guess I was hoping sanity would prevail after multiple setbacks last season. Ferland seems like a rare case of a player who does not care about being able to enjoy his family and the money he has earned in reasonable health post playing career. The first thing he does upon return is seemingly to look for a good fighter on the the other team to challenge.
Contrast this with Antoine Roussel's ultra cautious approach. He makes no pretense about being able to play the way he did in his pre concussion days. He has flatly ruled it out, and good for him. Ferland, I do not understand. It's a lose/lose situation for Ferland, and for the Canucks.
While you have to admire Ferland's will to compete and desire to play, someone really needs to step up and talk to him about his health. Morally I am not sure if the Canucks should even let him come back to 'give it one more go.' For the sake of his long term health, there really needs to be an open discussion between him, his doctor's and the team.Micky wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:24 amGetting into a fight in his very first game of his team's first playoffs in years, under pain staking, unprecedented circumstances by the league just to getMegaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:47 pm However you want to characterize it, it's disappointing. To me at least. I guess I was hoping sanity would prevail after multiple setbacks last season. Ferland seems like a rare case of a player who does not care about being able to enjoy his family and the money he has earned in reasonable health post playing career. The first thing he does upon return is seemingly to look for a good fighter on the the other team to challenge.
Contrast this with Antoine Roussel's ultra cautious approach. He makes no pretense about being able to play the way he did in his pre concussion days. He has flatly ruled it out, and good for him. Ferland, I do not understand. It's a lose/lose situation for Ferland, and for the Canucks.
to game one was just plain goofy. What was he thinking and if he was trying to prove something, to who?
There were comments earlier in the season by Ferland, that he didn't think he needed to fight to be an effective player.
This is the problem - if they tell him NOT to fight (which I would assume they did after his last come-back took 6 months and many setbacks), but he does anyway, the team is screwed by having the cap space not LTIRed to start the season.Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 11:12 am All of that will happen. In the end, if he is medically cleared, its his choice. Now the Canucks can ask him not to fight, tell him actually. But he will play the way he plays best. After all, one hard hit can cause just as much damage as we have already seen with him. Lets hope this long delay will really help him.
Termination?ESQ wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:15 pmThis is the problem - if they tell him NOT to fight (which I would assume they did after his last come-back took 6 months and many setbacks), but he does anyway, the team is screwed by having the cap space not LTIRed to start the season.Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 11:12 am All of that will happen. In the end, if he is medically cleared, its his choice. Now the Canucks can ask him not to fight, tell him actually. But he will play the way he plays best. After all, one hard hit can cause just as much damage as we have already seen with him. Lets hope this long delay will really help him.
If he won't agree to play in a reasonably less-risky manner, or if he agrees and is put back in the roster but fights ...again..., that may be grounds for termination.
whomMicky wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:24 am Getting into a fight in his very first game of his team's first playoffs in years, under pain staking, unprecedented circumstances by the league just to get
to game one was just plain goofy. What was he thinking and if he was trying to prove something, to who?
For the record, he said he needs to "pick and choose" when to fight.
I had to google tummysticks.Madcombinepilot wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 3:02 pm Holy fuck. When did this sport turn into tummysticks???
Strangelove wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 3:33 pmI had to google tummysticks.Madcombinepilot wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 3:02 pm Holy fuck. When did this sport turn into tummysticks???
Thanks for that.
