Philadelphia at Tampa Bay 1/27/13

[Cat Smasher]

Win Schenn, oh Schenn, you should still be a Leaf

[Humpzilla]

via the TB times http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hocke...rs-5-1/1272579

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TAMPA — Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier said his fight Sunday night with Luke Schenn was "no big deal" and "it just kind of happened."

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"It charged up the whole rink," center Steven Stamkos said. "It charged up our whole team. Everyone sees Vinny as our leader, and for him to go out there and defend himself and not back down, the whole bench is on its feet."

Then came one of those bonding moments teams talk so much about. Two minutes later B.J. Crombeen challenged Flyers captain Claude Giroux.

Crombeen got six minutes in penalties, Philadelphia's Wayne Simmonds got two for helping Giroux, and the Flyers got a four-minute power play that Tampa Bay killed with one shot allowed to keep the Flyers' lead at 1-0.

Whether Lecavalier wants to admit it, it started with his fight. "I don't want to say that," said the center, who had seven hits. "It was a team effort."

But as Crombeen said, "To see your leader step up like that, it gets everyone engaged. A great move by a great leader."

As for going after Giroux, Crombeen said, "If they're going to challenge our leader, we're going to challenge their leader and see if they want to do it that way."

"Guys wanted to fight for Vinny and Crombeen," Boucher said. "To me it was guys sticking together. We're a very different team. We're big now. We're tough. We're committed to defense. It's something very positive."

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http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightn...rs-luke-schenn

[Flyers2001]

Originally Posted by Humpzilla

via the TB times http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hocke...rs-5-1/1272579

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http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightn...rs-luke-schenn

Crombeen is a joke, he should have answered the bell. Simmonds and Crombeen would have been a good even fight. Same weight class just as Schenn and Vinny are.

[gdameo]

Originally Posted by DARCY T

lecavalier's first fight since 08/09...lecavalier landed a couple solid rights at the beginning but schenn took over after lecavalier lost his helmet.edge schenn

yep and he lost to Hecht lol

[Svyatoslav]

[Orr4]

Win Schenn.
Vinny must have had a reason to go, he doesn't take stupid penalties or go looking for fights.

[Phillyfan11]

Originally Posted by Orr4

Win Schenn.
Vinny must have had a reason to go, he doesn't take stupid penalties or go looking for fights.

Schenn was sticking up for him knocking over Timmonen. (Wasn't anything dirty, just knocked him over.) Schenn's been itching for a scrap all year so far.

To call this a draw or anything but a win for Schenn is laughable. He controled 90 percent of the scrap and was landing. Win Schenn. Not a slaughter, not a Probert-Domi esque win, a simple win in a solid tilt.

I had no problmes with Crombeen and what he did. He did earn his penalties. Iwatched the whole shift he held Giroux off the faceoff for a few seconds, stalked him around the whole shift, then in his own zone knocked Giroux over away from the puck. They were penalties. Just doing his job though.

Where I do have problem with Crombeen is when Simmonds blatantly challenged him after the puck was dropped off a faceoff he pussed out. Then Simmonds shoved Hedman after a whistle trying to stir it up and got the unsportsmanlike penalty for nothing. Still, give Crombeen some credit, he stirred the pot, played to the wya the NHL goes now where you can get away with stuff.

Simmonds being tossed was a joke.

Laviolette in a back to back, where the score was settled still skips Sestito on shifts...why? He's not out of place out there and you're just tiring your team out. On another note, Sestito really didn't look interested in fighting yesterday either.

[thekidd21]

Originally Posted by Bruins29

Vinny L hasn't dropped the gloves in nearly 4 years...and Schenn still couldn't beat him. F for Failure.

Draw.

Shawn Thorton-Daniel Carcillo + interview -...

[Phila26Flyers]

Originally Posted by Phillyfan11

Schenn was sticking up for him knocking over Timmonen. (Wasn't anything dirty, just knocked him over.) Schenn's been itching for a scrap all year so far.

To call this a draw or anything but a win for Schenn is laughable. He controled 90 percent of the scrap and was landing. Win Schenn. Not a slaughter, not a Probert-Domi esque win, a simple win in a solid tilt.

I had no problmes with Crombeen and what he did. He did earn his penalties. Iwatched the whole shift he held Giroux off the faceoff for a few seconds, stalked him around the whole shift, then in his own zone knocked Giroux over away from the puck. They were penalties. Just doing his job though.

Where I do have problem with Crombeen is when Simmonds blatantly challenged him after the puck was dropped off a faceoff he pussed out. Then Simmonds shoved Hedman after a whistle trying to stir it up and got the unsportsmanlike penalty for nothing. Still, give Crombeen some credit, he stirred the pot, played to the wya the NHL goes now where you can get away with stuff.

Simmonds being tossed was a joke.

Laviolette in a back to back, where the score was settled still skips Sestito on shifts...why? He's not out of place out there and you're just tiring your team out. On another note, Sestito really didn't look interested in fighting yesterday either.

Agree with all of this and yeah, Laviolette skipping Sestito, even after Simmonds was tossed was a JOKE. I don't know what he has against Sestito. He hits hard than anyone on the team, back checks, moves the puck, and create scoring chances. Put him in front of the net on the PP and he's guaranteed to score 10 goals. As far as him fighting goes, he's not really a Boll/Dorsett 20 fights a season player, and there's no one on the Lighting worth fighting anyway. I think he's a poor man's Lucic honestly.

[mikebflorida]

Originally Posted by Phila26Flyers

Agree with all of this and yeah, Laviolette skipping Sestito, even after Simmonds was tossed was a JOKE. I don't know what he has against Sestito. He hits hard than anyone on the team, back checks, moves the puck, and create scoring chances. Put him in front of the net on the PP and he's guaranteed to score 10 goals. As far as him fighting goes, he's not really a Boll/Dorsett 20 fights a season player, and there's no one on the Lighting worth fighting anyway. I think he's a poor man's Lucic honestly.

Really??

Sestito is a poor man's Lucic? Are you drunk?

He's a 4th line scrub who can't fight well at all, he can't score, he can't skate, and he's scratched 8 games out of 10.

Where in the world do you even think he can even remotely compare to Lucic, even in a poor man's version?

You guy's kill me, you really do. Schenn and Vinny had a scrap, no big deal, but you see what the scrap did for TB, it fired up the whole team, the whole arena, except for those guys in orange and white who proceeded to sh1t the bed and lose 5-1. Simmonds got tossed because he was trying to do what Vinny did and failed, the Lightning, not Lighting, wouldn't bite and give the momentum back, it's the SMART move but I can understand you not getting that, I realize it can be a complicated concept.

I have been a Flyers fan for a long, long time and don't remember seeing them look so incredibly inept in almost every way. I said it last year, that stupid coach needs to get run out of town and maybe it will turn around, there is a lot of wasted talent there.

Oh well, whatever.

Onward

[RetardedChimp]

Originally Posted by mikebflorida

You guy's kill me, you really do. Schenn and Vinny had a scrap, no big deal, but you see what the scrap did for TB, it fired up the whole team, the whole arena, except for those guys in orange and white who proceeded to sh1t the bed and lose 5-1. Simmonds got tossed because he was trying to do what Vinny did and failed, the Lightning, not Lighting, wouldn't bite and give the momentum back, it's the SMART move but I can understand you not getting that, I realize it can be a complicated concept.

Win L Schenn

It's a shame that teams (like Tampa Bay) are seemingly built to survive/take advantage of the 'softness' the NHL is trending towards year after year. The mindset of "if we ignore it enough the refs will handle it for us" is lame. Is it "SMART" for them to not fight, sure, for them. It certainly isn't a complicated or new concept.

This is hockeyfights.com, mikeb. The 'smartness by being vaginas' mindset doesn't deserve praise here. It's not complicated.

[mikebflorida]

Originally Posted by RetardedChimp

Win L Schenn

It's a shame that teams (like Tampa Bay) are seemingly built to survive/take advantage of the 'softness' the NHL is trending towards year after year. The mindset of "if we ignore it enough the refs will handle it for us" is lame. Is it "SMART" for them to not fight, sure, for them. It certainly isn't a complicated or new concept.

This is hockeyfights.com, mikeb. The 'smartness by being vaginas' mindset doesn't deserve praise here. It's not complicated.

I know, it is lame. Sometimes it's smart to turn the other cheek, that just didn't used to happen in the good old days when teams had 4 or 5 guys who would fight, you'd have to answer the bell.

The Lightning toughened up considerably with Crombeen, Labrie, and Aulie all on the roster but that's not exactly Brown, Stanley, and Tocchett.

[Bruins29]

Originally Posted by thekidd21

Shawn Thorton-Daniel Carcillo + interview - YouTube

Hurray. Carcillo knocked Thornton down with a punch 3 years ago. He's on Chicago now. And what does any of this have to do with visor boy Luke Schenn swinging his purse against Lecavalier? Zip.

[Philly Fan 27]

Originally Posted by Bruins29

Hurray. Carcillo knocked Thornton down with a punch 3 years ago. He's on Chicago now. And what does any of this have to do with visor boy Luke Schenn swinging his purse against Lecavalier? Zip.

that clip had more to do w/ you and your posts. its clear carcillo embarrassing thornton still upsets you that you have to troll flyers threads.

[Bruins29]

Originally Posted by Philly Fan 27

that clip had more to do w/ you and your posts. its clear carcillo embarrassing thornton still upsets you that you have to troll flyers threads.

I hate to break it to you, but I've been bashing the Flyers since they dealt their organization for Eric Lindros. Besides, what's wrong with a little button pushing? Be honest - you guys deserve it. Now stop being all butt-hurt and move on...