Award Season Is Upon Us
by J.P. on Jun 4, 2009 1:00 PM EDT
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The NHL will hand out it's awards in Vegas in a couple of weeks, and while there's a decent range of individual achievement that will be celebrated on that night, the League won't be doling out any hardware for "Best Punching Power/Most Destructive Fighter."
But fear not, fight fans. As always, hockeyfights.com has the collective back of the pugilism purists, and voting is already underway for the 2008-09 hockeyfights.com Awards. As was the case a year ago, Donald Brashear is a finalist in several categories, including Fight of the Year (for the win below and his loss to Wade Belak), the Kocur Award (for TKO or KO of the Year... for that Belak loss), the Probert Award (for fighter of the year), and the People's Choice Award (for the fan's fave fighter).
So go vote - it's the least you can do to support a guy who gets punched in the face for your entertainment.
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I do love watching hockey fights, especially ones without too much hugging. However, I did notice that the Red Wings are absolutely running away with the award for worst enforcing team. As has been noted many times before on the rink, even without cap considerations, it is time to part ways with Brash. I will definitely miss him but it is a great sign that there is no room for him on our roster.
by CaliCapsFan on Jun 4, 2009 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was at that game. One of the worst games the Caps played all year. Even that fight didn’t add much to it.
Best fight Brashear had all year, and it didn’t do a damned thing to help the Caps win the game. Fighting is entertaining, but I don’t believe for a second that enforcers make any positive difference in Ws and Ls.
by Gould Old Days on Jun 4, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
but I don’t believe for a second that enforcers make any positive difference in Ws and Ls.
It definitely isn’t a 100% thing that if you fight your team gets a huge pickup and will win. That’s for sure.
But a well timed fight can bring the fans into the game more and fire up the boys on the bench…Ironically a guy like Matt Bradley or Max Talbot who just catch fists with their face seem to inspire more than a legit heavyweight who’s actually a good fighter.
I also think enforcers have a lot to do with how much post-whistle activity that your skilled players get. Frustratingly, a true enforcer is probably more of a deterrent than anything else.
by Hooks Orpik on Jun 4, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Goodnight, Riley Cote"
The Donald drinks Cote’s milkshake. This fight should have been up for TKO of the year. Pathetic.
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by turnituptoeleven on Jun 4, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The hardest job in hockey. If you win, your hands hurt like hell; if you lose, your hands (and probably other body parts) hurt like hell. And every time you go, 18,000 eyes are trained on you with all the potential for humiliation that suggests.
I don’t know if this is a line of work that has much of a future in this NHL, but the guys who work it don’t get enough respect for how hard a job it is.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Jun 4, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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