2007-08 Best Player Feud

[Merlin401]

Nominees

Brad May vs. Krys Barch
Incredible series of 4 fights between these guys who just seemed to fight every time they saw each other, in 4 separate games. The fights were rated 4.8, 8.0, 9.0, and 8.1 on HF.com giving them 3 possible fight of the year candidates which is even more amazing.
Round 1: Nov 05, 2007
Round 2: Nov 21, 2007
Round 3: Jan 15, 2008
Round 4: Mar 19, 2008

Riley Cote vs. Andre Roy
Another four fight rivalry, including a great slugfest and a TKO win for Riley Cote. Cote and the Flyer's scoreboard manager got Andre so enraged that he went into a throat-slitting tantrum that would cost him the rest of the season. Look for this rivalry to continue next year.
Round 1: Oct 25, 2007
Round 2: Dec 29, 2007
Round 3: Mar 06, 2008
Round 4: Mar 06, 2008

Scott Parker vs. Eric Godard
Scott Parker seemed to be brought in just to face Minnesota and Calgary to neutralize Boogaard and Lapointe. Most of his fun, though, came against Eric Godard in a tough fought three game set in which he went 2-0-1. Godard though gets marks for enforcing against some nasty Parker cheap shots in the team's games.
Round 1: Oct 16, 2007
Round 2: Nov 24, 2007
Round 3: Feb 26, 2008

D.J. King vs. George Parros
These two teams fought 8 times in 4 meetings with the heavyweights going in three of those. Parros was frustrated by the young slugger, unable to beat him in a set of three very good fights.
Round 1: Oct 23, 2007
Round 2: Feb 01, 2008
Round 3: Feb 22, 2008

Zack Stortini vs. Martin Lapointe
Here's a weird one. Since Zack Stortini came into the NHL last January Martin Lapointe has seven total fights. FOUR of them are against Zack Stortini, including two more this year. I'm not aware what gets Lapointe so upset about Zack but they have developed quite a mini-rivalry in a year and a half. It will be interesting to see if it continues next year if Lapointe moves back to the West.
Round 1: Dec 23, 2007
Round 2: Feb 06, 2008
Bonus Coverage: Two meetings last year:
Round 1: Feb 09, 2007
Round 2: Apr 01, 2007


My Pick

In an ordinary year, the quantity and quality of the Cote-Roy confrontations would garner it a victory. But the Barch-May fights were so good that there is little doubt they will walk away with the award. It reminded me of the Ray-Vial battles a decade ago.

Previous Winners

2003-04: Eric Cairns – Dale Purinton
2005-06: Andrew Peters – Brian McGrattan
2006-07: Donald Brashear - Colton Orr

[skacore]

May and Barch put forth some incredible fights and I'm sure they'll be recognized for it, definitely my 2nd choice but my #1 choice has got to be Cote and Roy. Not really the quality of their fights but just the way the series ended and the hatred between the two... that's what seperates them. To me, I may be completely wrong I don't know, but I see May and Barch as two honest fighters who have a huge amount of respect for each other, which is great, but for entertainment purposes I like the grudge matches between Cote and Roy.

[gazza51]

It has to be Cote for me. Roy was made to look an idiot it was so funny!

[bupz91]

Cote vs Roy because of Roy's flipout

[goaliefighter]

I give it to May vs Barch just for the quality of those fights. Roy vs Cote was really good too and I cant fault anyone for picking either. A lil video of Roy flipping out would be nice too, haha.

[Isles4life]

May and Barch had outstanding tilts every time they went. That gets my vote.

[NJDevils17]

May and Barch get my vote.

[VodkaFish]

Barch and May didn't have a literal "feud", but going at it like they did four times gets my vote. Those bouts need to be recognized.

[Phillyfan11]

I know they fought twice, but if you look at their fight cards, Thornton vs. Cote is common on each respective card. And most of those battles are entertaining. I would have added that to the list myself.

my vote went to May-Barch though.

[R.Middleton]

Barch vs. may

[Snipes19]

Barch vs. May in a landslide.

The other "feuds" weren't as entertaining as this one.

These two had four VERY good, toe-to-toe fights.

This feud was awesome. Great fights, and hopefully it carries over into next season, because it's fun for the fans to watch!

[IceDog44]

Can't really call May/Barch a feud merely because of the fact that both guys had a mutual respect for one another and their fights were staged in their entirety.

With that being said, I loved the Riley Cote/Andre Roy rivalry that seemed to spark this season. Their fights were even for the most part and were pretty spirited. You could also tell that there was a general dislike between the two, and that's why this feud gets my vote.

[BStreetBullies]

I love to actually see hate seething from an opponent's mouth, that is what makes a feud. Granted, Barch/May fights usually were quite a show, but the Roy/Cote feud went out of control in their last game against each other. I nearly crapped myself watching Roy flipping out from my couch.

[steve49684]

May - Barch, they look like they really enjoy their tilts which makes it more fun to watch. When they're scheduled to play you just know they're thinking about getting together.

[BGDDYKWL]

Originally Posted by VodkaFish

Barch and May didn't have a literal "feud", but going at it like they did four times gets my vote. Those bouts need to be recognized.

Funny you mention that because that was my first thought when reading through the nominees. That factors into the equation in my book. When I think "feud", I want to sense some genuine dislike from the two combatants. Roy/Cote gets the nod here because of that IMO.