tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post718571351492149566..comments2023-11-03T09:36:40.604-04:00Comments on Top Shelf: Why I Love Hockey, Part 27: GOALIE FIGHT!Heather B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06796852014625052317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-59245356314541899232009-03-19T20:56:00.000-04:002009-03-19T20:56:00.000-04:00I'm so thrilled that you posted these! I never get...I'm so thrilled that you posted these! I never get tired of "Shields wants Snow!" but they're all hilarious. It amuses me that Ray Emery just skates across the ice, grinning and taking his gloves off, like "Yeah! I finally get to fight!" And yeah, Marty was totally ready for him. :-Dwordnerd (Rebecca Carey Rohan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12252096155992752954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-67114358748306520272007-09-27T14:10:00.000-04:002007-09-27T14:10:00.000-04:00Kate, there have been instances where a goalie wil...Kate, there have been instances where a goalie will go after a non-goalie in retaliation to a hit. I remember last season when Nichol sucker-punched Spacek, Marty jumped on him immediately. He didn't drop his gloves or anything, but he was definitely in there roughing him up. (It annoyed me that Yo-Yo took some heat for standing right there and not messing with Nichol himself. Dude, if there's a goalie blocker flying about with wild abandon I'm not about to jump in there, either.) But yeah, usually a goalie picking a fight with a skater will just result in a total ass kicking.<BR/><BR/><I>But someone forgot to tell Andrew Peters this...</I><BR/><BR/>Luckily for Peters, they forgot to tell Emery's teammates, too.<BR/><BR/>Goalie fights are so hilarious and entertaining!Gamblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04689781483939487937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-26370629726536505732007-09-27T13:36:00.000-04:002007-09-27T13:36:00.000-04:00Awesome post, awesome videos. I can watch that vid...Awesome post, awesome videos. I can watch that video of Shields wailing on Snow over and over. It never gets old! <BR/><BR/>Great work Heather!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-42373312020449624112007-09-27T10:44:00.000-04:002007-09-27T10:44:00.000-04:00Yes, regular players should have a total advantage...Yes, regular players should have a total advantage vs goalies in fights.<BR/><BR/>But someone forgot to tell Andrew Peters this... Emery should have been knocked out. Yes, I know Emery is a tough guy, but come on! Once again, proving that Mr. Peters isn't really all that good at the one thing we have him on the team for.Mark Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495690715950782958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-67793066478602114782007-09-27T08:39:00.000-04:002007-09-27T08:39:00.000-04:00I see how the goalie would be at a disadvantage ag...I see how the goalie would be at a disadvantage against a non-goalie. I guess I just see this as the funniest of all the weird contrived "rules" of hockey fights. I mean, it's safe to assume that usually the goalies have no actual beef with <I>each other</I> since they have virtually no contact during a game. While I am a lover not a fighter, I can understand fighting in response to an ugly hit. That seems <I>somewhat</I> natural. But by the time the goalies are swinging punches the whole thing has taken on an air of pageantry, and you might as well be watching WWE. <BR/><BR/>I'm a new fan, and the hockey fight is still a crazy mystery to me, but I wholeheartedly agree that goalie fights=<I>hilarious</I>Katebitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364106843885805603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-70313182530913901182007-09-26T22:56:00.000-04:002007-09-26T22:56:00.000-04:00Notice how all the skaters, in the top video, sto...Notice how all the skaters, in the top video, stop their fights to watch the goalies?!?! That's how funny goalie fights are.c l blackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17124851610617829702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-83492615881665190512007-09-26T22:41:00.000-04:002007-09-26T22:41:00.000-04:00A goalie would have SUCH a disadvantage in a fight...A goalie would have SUCH a disadvantage in a fight against a player! Think of it - the player could probably get in two or three punches and have the goalie's sweater tangled up with his throat shield before the poor goalie could swing the blocker even once. Granted that the goalie is so heavily padded that even a wrecking ball would have trouble doing any damage...but still not a very fair pairing. I completely agree with Heather B. - goalie fights are the funniest thing in professional sports and a true contender for being the funniest thing ever!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015005627576368267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-22778077893178122862007-09-26T13:31:00.000-04:002007-09-26T13:31:00.000-04:00I find it hugely amusing how the goalies have to f...I find it hugely amusing how the goalies have to fight <I>each other</I>. The other guys don't have to fight their corresponding players, but the goalies can only fight goalies. I think that's such a random and hilarious line to draw.Katebitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364106843885805603noreply@blogger.com