Showing posts with label Mike Richards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mike Richards. Show all posts
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Mike Richards Does What Every Hockey Fan Dreams Of
And that is beating the carcass of renowned dirty player Matt Cooke.
This was just the start of a stretch of 3 minutes and 59 seconds that saw 11 penalties called, only 4 of which were for fighting, including the two here to Richards and Cooke. Granted the shots at the end that Richards got in were while Cooke was on a knee and thus not the cleanest beatdowns you'll see, it must be considered that the player getting beaten down is Matt Cooke, therefore, some leeway will be provided. Following the last meeting between the Flyers and the Penguins this season, Mike Richards made some rather unflattering comments about the Pens that probably drew some ire. It is good to see that unlike some people probably would, Mike Richards did not hide from his words and the captain of the Flyers fought the Penguins biggest goon. Now if only we could have gotten Sidney Crosby to fight Dan Carcillo.....
This was just the start of a stretch of 3 minutes and 59 seconds that saw 11 penalties called, only 4 of which were for fighting, including the two here to Richards and Cooke. Granted the shots at the end that Richards got in were while Cooke was on a knee and thus not the cleanest beatdowns you'll see, it must be considered that the player getting beaten down is Matt Cooke, therefore, some leeway will be provided. Following the last meeting between the Flyers and the Penguins this season, Mike Richards made some rather unflattering comments about the Pens that probably drew some ire. It is good to see that unlike some people probably would, Mike Richards did not hide from his words and the captain of the Flyers fought the Penguins biggest goon. Now if only we could have gotten Sidney Crosby to fight Dan Carcillo.....
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Mike Richards Touched The Prince Of Wales Trophy......Oh Noes?
OMG HE TOUCHED THE TROPHY SUPERSTITION SAYS WE ARE LOSING THE TROPHY BECAUSE RICHIE TOUCHED IT AND TOEWS DID NOT!!!!!!!!, right?
Maybe not so right.
Out of the past 8 Stanley Cup winners, 4 of them have touched their respective conference championship trophies. You see, that, superstitious people? 4 of 8. That's 50-50. The superstition does not work either way. He took a well-earned trophy, saluted the fans, and skated it into the locker room. There ain't nothing wrong with that.
Sticking specifically to the Prince of Wales trophy, the following is a list of people that touched that trophy and went on to win the Stanley Cup that same year.
1991: Mario Lemieux
1992: Mario Lemieux
1994: Mark Messier
2003: Scott Stevens
2009: Sidney Crosby
That's some pretty exclusive company. Now I am not saying that the fact that he touched the trophy means the Flyers are winning the Stanley Cup, but it does not guarantee a loss either. Unless you are the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have went on to win the Stanley Cup every year they touched the Prince of Wales trophy.
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