Thread: Bench Richards.

Kopitar is relevant in this thread as much as Richards was in Kopitar-criticizing threads last year. Let's not have double merits.

But I'm willing to give Kopitar the benefit of doubt because of the knee. In 2 weeks, I expect him to be much, MUCH better.

Originally Posted by mjarvie

Okay, I was at tonight's game and Richards was not bad at all. Stop with the stupid posting people. You're falling down to Duck fan level. If Richards was so bad then why does he have only a -1 in the plus minus. If you want to talk terrible, let's look at the biggest culprits: Fraser (-3), Nolan (-3), Clifford (-3). On the back end Doughty was on the ice for 3 of the goals (two on the PK) and Martinez was on for 3 also. It was a bad game all around. Kopitar took a couple of bad penalties, but was playing well, Gagne looked great, and well Penner looked lost and like utter crap. It's one thing to call for Penner's benching, a guy who shows up every once in a while and has been knoGretzky? the past. It's another thing to call out Richards. No one, except for unknowledgeable fans would call out Richards. Knowledgeable fans know that he's not a goal scorer, but an all around player and the Richards? does aren't going to be seen on the scoreboard. Maybe he's not playing his best, and maybe the whole situation is that fans expected the team to pick up right where they left off last year in June. Well reality check, Penner was great in June, but isn't now. The team was great in June, but isn't now. The questions that really needs to be asked is these, "Is this team as good as we think they are?" and "Would you go through another season of squeaking into the playoffs, struggling in scoring, to win the Cup again?" Get off Mike Richards. Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and every player has bad stretches. Calling for a top player's benching is just straight out stupid!

HOLY...SHEEE.....Gretzky? Lemieux and Richards? Jeff Carter, it this you??

Originally Posted by nocturn

HOLY...SHEEE.....Gretzky? Lemieux and Richards? Jeff Carter, it this you??

You read that whole mess?

Originally Posted by mjarvie

Okay, I was at tonight's game and Richards was not bad at all. Stop with the stupid posting people. You're falling down to Duck fan level. If Richards was so bad then why does he have only a -1 in the plus minus. If you want to talk terrible, let's look at the biggest culprits: Fraser (-3), Nolan (-3), Clifford (-3). On the back end Doughty was on the ice for 3 of the goals (two on the PK) and Martinez was on for 3 also. It was a bad game all around. Kopitar took a couple of bad penalties, but was playing well, Gagne looked great, and well Penner looked lost and like utter crap. It's one thing to call for Penner's benching, a guy who shows up every once in a while and has been known to in the past. It's another thing to call out Richards. No one, except for unknowledgeable fans would call out Richards. Knowledgeable fans know that he's not a goal scorer, but an all around player and the things he does aren't going to be seen on the scoreboard. Maybe he's not playing his best, and maybe the whole situation is that fans expected the team to pick up right where they left off last year in June. Well reality check, Penner was great in June, but isn't now. The team was great in June, but isn't now. The questions that really needs to be asked is these, "Is this team as good as we think they are?" and "Would you go through another season of squeaking into the playoffs, struggling in scoring, to win the Cup again?" Get off Mike Richards. Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and every player has bad stretches. Calling for a top player's benching is just straight out stupid!

Jesus Christ I need more coffee. I've read this 5 times and I'm still corn fused.

Originally Posted by x-wingcamewest

Jesus Christ I need more coffee. I've read this 5 times and I'm still corn fused.

I could read Braille easier than that mess...the coffee won't help.

No...lmao. I pretty much stopped at "Okay, I was at tonights game..." because we all know people that are physically at the game know hockey better than everybody else....

<feels shame>

Oh yeah, I read the end part too.

I'd like to nominate it for post of the week nocturn

Yeah mickey & donald could beat the kings last nite....

Originally Posted by nocturn

Which means tonight's game was the "last straw" in my minds eye. Get it?
Guess next time I'll post a thread the day between games as to remove confusion of wether or not I'm talking about just now....or over a larger sample.

No, I got it the first time. But I could see why some people might think you we're referring only to or specifically referencing the last game.