Bad Hockey

So there was no Bruins game last night (there was a Patriots game and they got slaughtered by New Orleans) but there were a couple of interesting moments in the NHL.

First, there was Alex Ovechkin playing like an out of control lunatic… again. On at least one occasion this year there has been talk about suspending him. Of course he wasn’t because the NHL does not suspend it’s stars, never mind the game’s best player.

Last night though, he initiated a knee on knee hit on Tim Gleason of the Hurricanes. (was Gleason a Lock Monster? I don’t think so. I think he was a Monarch which is an unforgivable sin in my book) Cam Neely fans see hits like this and get really mad. Cam might still be on the ice (that’s a humongous stretch of the imagination, I know) instead of in the front office if not for a hit similar to this.

Take a look:

I don’t know what else to say about this one. How stupid can you get? The league has said that Ballard won’t be suspended… but something has to happen to him. If I were the Panther’s coach I’d bench him for… for… ever. If I were the GM I’d cut him. How can you keep a schmuck like this on your team? How?? The good news here is that Vokoun seems to be all right. He was taken from the ice on a stretcher and brought to a hospital, but it looks like the extent of his injury is a cut on his face. I hope he beats the living shit out of Ballard. I don’t like to condone violence or anything… but… but… Ballard totally has it coming.

Damn hockey is a fun game, isn’t it??