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Cocky Stone meet Karma!
Stone and the team reacted out on the ice. That should have been enough. They started to take runs a Reign players and were hacking and whacking the rest of the game. Message sent, and the stupid refs let them get away with a lot of stuff. So, saying that stuff at the end of the game was just a childish play. I do not think Kopi would stoop to such lows....... Also, has Kopi ever thrown a cheap shot of his own? We all know Stone is a more physical player. Do not pretend like this is some high skilled guy who does not play with an edge or gets nasty at times. Screw that punk biatch.Realistically, if a perennial AHL'er did that to Kopi in pre-season I have to think our fanbase would not be very happy about it.
BUT.....keep your head up, man!!
I've seen the water in Crater Lake and it's as clean as it gets. Plus, Stone tried to pile on after two guys were already on Hodgson. He tried to jump over the top, which can be dangerous. So yeah, protect your Captain. I get that. But the hit was clean. I didn't know Stone to be a dirty player before this, so guessing this will probably pass.Truth
I wish we had signed Gudas, not the f***ing Ducks. Exactly the kind of grit we sure could use, a la Greene, Mitchell, Regehr, etc.Obviously I'm a Kings fan but my problem with the hit and I usually love those type of hits is that Stone never really possessed the puck. I could see both sides of the play as Stone is pissed with 2 back surgeries under his belt and Hodgson trying to make the team doing a hit that rarely happens in a pre season game. Either way it did spice up the game and to me I really hope if Clarke makes the team they pair him with a Gudas type as teams are going to go after him mark my words.
I mean I know we are tight up against the cap but Gudas would have been perfect to pair with Clarke. We are a pretty soft team so even a flyer on a guy like Kassian I would have been ok with. The last 2 playoff series we were bullied by Edmonton and although I understand why we had to get rid of Lemieux his presence was valuable when he played on the line and not over it. Teams will run Clarke all night if we don't have a deterrent and I don't even mean fighting necessarily but a guy who can stick up for incidents just like the Stone situation.I wish we had signed Gudas, not the f***ing Ducks. Exactly the kind of grit we sure could use, a la Greene, Mitchell, Regehr, etc.
I mean I know we are tight up against the cap but Gudas would have been perfect to pair with Clarke. We are a pretty soft team so even a flyer on a guy like Kassian I would have been ok with. The last 2 playoff series we were bullied by Edmonton and although I understand why we had to get rid of Lemieux his presence was valuable when he played on the line and not over it. Teams will run Clarke all night if we don't have a deterrent and I don't even mean fighting necessarily but a guy who can stick up for incidents just like the Stone situation.
Yep, but I think the fact that Stone grabbed his helmet strap and was pulling his helmet down and forcing Clarke's head into his shoulders made it look worse. It has been a while since I have played and worn a helmet, but I do not remember the padding being all the comfy in those helmets.The poor kid was a bit doe-eyed when Stone grabbed him by the collar.
Just read an article that even Brad Marchand didn't see a problem with it & more or less took Hodgsons side.
Can't seem to link it but it was on Boston Hockey Now with a video also.
I get being intimidated but trust me as you know there will be a lot tougher guys than Stone roughing him up so the Kings better get a Gudas type to ride shotgun with him or the kid will have a very long season. Can you imagine what Tom Wilson would have done?The poor kid was a bit doe-eyed when Stone grabbed him by the collar.
Here ya go....