Kaleta Takes Yet Another Cheap Shot

[cnshockey]

CNS Hockey - if you are going to make a statement in which you say "It's not funny whether its Crosby or Kaleta" than you have no right to point to Avery and say its ok for him to take the hit too.

I'm a Flyers fan and HATE playing Avery. But, he's doing his job and he loves the game. We need the antagonizers in the league to stay. We need the DIRTY dangerous hits to go, but I'm ok with some of the dirty cheap shots as long as it's not an injury threatenng hit. Head shots are a must, and I wish that on no one.

In Philly we've seen far too wrong happen with head injuries (Lindros and Premieau). No one deserves to have their LIFE outside of hockey taken from them for a dirty hit. Avery isn't even dirty he's just a great antagonizer. Everytime the flyers play avery he doesn't go out of his way to hit anyone, in fact he's always in solid posiiton.

Many poeple in this thread need to realize that this is a lose-lose conversation. Just agree to disagree and go on your way.

deal?

okay, okay. it really was a joke. my point was supposed to be that it doesnt matter who it is getting hit. polamalu said it "wasnt serious" because he was a 4th liner. it is serious no matter what situation or who it is

[Brodeur_fan666]

WOW , it will be the only time in Lapierre's career that people will talk about him !

He should be happy about it

[polamalu43favre04]

when a player takes a violent hit like that, it is always serious. i don't care who takes the hit, whether its kaleta or crosby, its not funny. the one exception to it being funny would be avery.

I know the hit itself is not funny... I was talking about the player not the hit.
and it's not like Kaleta never gave that kind of hit
when I see Avery, Ott, Kaleta, Kasparaitis, claude lemieux etc... I tell to myself.. well... they always give dirty hits.. it's just normal that people will want to hurt them back...

[geschrocks33]

I would say about 99% of Kaleta's hits are CLEAN. He just hammers people cleanly, and irritates people so they retaliate.

Show me a video of a dirty hit from Kaleta please.

[polamalu43favre04]

I would say about 99% of Kaleta's hits are CLEAN. He just hammers people cleanly, and irritates people so they retaliate.

Show me a video of a dirty hit from Kaleta please.

I know you'll say it was not dirty... hehe
well it wasn't very very dirty but still it deserved the 2 minutes for charging....



and this is the one that I will always remember and made me an official kaleta hater (I'd love him if he was a hab though )

[Lapierrecollecter]

no they shouldn't. its in the rules. checking from behind is illegal. how would you like him to protect the puck then?

I know it's illegal, but when a player's going for the puck and the other player just turn his back to it, it's not always easy to avoid hit like this. Game is pretty face. I really don't like to see things like this, but I think sometimes, players have to protect themselves, not just turn around and say, 'like this, you can't hit me'

[Lapierrecollecter]

WOW , it will be the only time in Lapierre's career that people will talk about him !

He should be happy about it

I guess you already said that he sucks somewhere, like you did with all the Habs players

[cnshockey]

I know it's illegal, but when a player's going for the puck and the other player just turn his back to it, it's not always easy to avoid hit like this. Game is pretty face. I really don't like to see things like this, but I think sometimes, players have to protect themselves, not just turn around and say, 'like this, you can't hit me'

its the EASIEST thing to avoid a hit like that. its called DON'T HIT THEM IF YOU SEE NUMBERS.

[geschrocks33]

Cnshockey is exactly right. If you see numbers, don't hit them. It's that simple. Think of someones career. Once someone you actually like gets hit like that, and gets seriously injured, I'll say I told you so. Then you'll agree. Until then, whatever, defend Lapierre for his dirty hit.

[cnshockey]

Cnshockey is exactly right. If you see numbers, don't hit them. It's that simple. Think of someones career. Once someone you actually like gets hit like that, and gets seriously injured, I'll say I told you so. Then you'll agree. Until then, whatever, defend Lapierre for his dirty hit.

In USA hockey, kids are required to wear stop signs on the back of their jerseys so they don't get hit from behind? Effective? yes. Should it be in the NHL? no. if players still need to learn to not hit from behind, they have no place in the league