tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906875144542272320.post6820683634252489102..comments2024-03-08T23:13:42.780-06:00Comments on Hockey Blog In Canada: Dégueulasse!Teebzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00538474727022437837noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906875144542272320.post-67985609543965955662012-05-08T05:56:04.683-05:002012-05-08T05:56:04.683-05:00Alright, Anonymous. Let's discuss the glaring ...Alright, Anonymous. Let's discuss the glaring problems with your statement.<br /><br />Starchenko is not Treille's man (as I pointed out), and he comes from the blind side to throw the hit on a player who is looking at his defender for the puck. <b>STRIKE ONE</b>.<br /><br />Treille could have slowed up Starchenko by simply defending against him. The pokecheck would have worked beautifully here, and would have created a 2-on-1 for France the other way. Even if the pokechecke hadn't worked, there were enough defenders back to prevent any advantage for Kazakhstan to develop. Instead, Treille wanted a SportsCenter moment. <b>STRIKE TWO</b><br /><br />The result - a severe concussion - is a result from the hit. There is still responsibility on the player throwing the hit to ensure that he is doing it safely. To toss that notion aside is to open Pandora's Box. If you want injuries to players and concussion stats to rise, stick to your guns, Anonymous. Treille endangered a player's life and livelihood with this hit. <b>STRIKE THREE</b><br /><br />Had the hit never been thrown, Treille and Starchenko would both still be playing in the Worlds. Now? Neither will.<br /><br />As for this being "an obvious attempt to get readers", thanks for helping out. The only problem? I have no readership quota I have to meet. If you like it, keep reading. If you don't so be it.<br /><br />But thanks for helping out my reader numbers while hiding behind the curtain of anonymity.Teebzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538474727022437837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906875144542272320.post-2116185442081046542012-05-08T01:06:05.799-05:002012-05-08T01:06:05.799-05:00What I saw was a great hockey hit... what you witn...What I saw was a great hockey hit... what you witnessed was a suicide pass from the defender to his forward. The hit looks especially brutal because of the size differential but the player recognized a pass in the middle of the ice that was behind a player (causing them to look down) and he made the player pay for the two mistakes which were made 1) the pass 2) lack of awareness by the player skating up the middle of the ice with his head down. It looks horrific I agree but please save your indignation and obvious attempt to get readers. (going with the mainstream opinion currently on big hits) We need to throw the book at people trying to turn hockey into a fast paced footballAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906875144542272320.post-61863599088900999362012-05-07T16:36:57.699-05:002012-05-07T16:36:57.699-05:00I was watching the FRA-KAZ game with my dad and wh...I was watching the FRA-KAZ game with my dad and when Starchenko fell on the ice, we both were shocked. I was sure he was death for a few seconds as he was not moving at all and didn´t move until like 15 seconds later? Seriously, when doctors and teammates came to him and he still has not moved, I had hard times catching my breath.. it was a huge relief when his legs finally moved a bit. Nowadays, you can read articles about athletes dying every other day and oh my dear, that was not a good idea to test my heart, Sacha.<br /><br />Seeing that live is even more intense than seeing it later on YouTube with a title that says it was ´a hit´ not ´Treille killed Starchenko´.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003239201536381952noreply@blogger.com