Comments on: Sutton, Bergeron, and NYI Training Camp

By: Some Early Postseason Playoff Thoughts : Wild Nation

Some Early Postseason Playoff Thoughts : Wild Nation — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:55:38 +0000

[...] This next topic is going to be contentious, and I know it. I’m going to throw myself out there as a piñata for all of the Pittsburgh faithful, but it needs to be said. HOLY ANDY SUTTON! Look. I’ve always felt that Sutton is a great player to have on the roster……………….Of the other team, but that hit on Jordan Leopold was spec-freaking-tacular. I feel bad for Leopold, because I truly like him as a player and I hope that he’s going to recover fully from it, but my GOD. I think Sutton may have momentarily detached his brain stem from the rest of his body. Keeping that in mind, the thing I liked most about this hit? IT WAS CLEAN. Yes, Mike Rupp, I’m looking directly at you. I can understand where people can think that Sutton got his elbow up, but I stand by my assertion that it was a clean hit. His elbow, while it may have been high, never actually made contact with Leopold. This was entirely a case of Jordan just having his head down at the wrong time and getting hit by a lumbering defenseman with an entire zone’s worth of built up speed heading at him. And, if you want a firsthand account by an expert of exactly how that feels, check this out. [...]

By: Beer:30

Beer:30 — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:34:48 +0000

Do you want to write about the Coyotes or be their friend? You’re either going to have to tell it how you see it and maybe make people mad or write something watered down. I don’t know what sort of politics are involved with what you’ve got going on. Unfortunately life doesn’t come with instructions.

By: Will77

Will77 — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:39:41 +0000

Ever since that playoff game when the flyers player got utterly rocked (Hartnell I believe) and could barely stand on his feet to make it to the bench and had to be ‘roped in’ by another guys stick, I coined the term “Bambi Legs” for moments like that. If I had any video editing skills whatsoever I’d put something together with that hit and the scene from Bambi where he can’t work his legs for a while

By: Pete L

Pete L — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:25:02 +0000

LMAO over that training camp story. I guess you learned that you don’t need to think out there, just react–not that you could think with the concussion.

Good move with the writing career. Stinging comments hurt a lot less than a slap shot off the wrist.

By: zyllyx

zyllyx — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:16:29 +0000

I think I’m not alone when I ask, very politely, for the whole Bourne vs. the Coyotes thing.

And I have to admit, I ROFLMAO imagining you trying to convince your dead ancestors that you weren’t quite ready for the Big Family Reunion In The Sky after Sutton laid you out. I’m just sad that nobody came to your defense with a stickfight like in “Youngblood.”

By: A

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:13:29 +0000

Pissing people off to the point that they really, really dislike you? You’ve made it. Congrats. Keep it up, kid.

By: AkAcesFan

AkAcesFan — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:45:52 +0000

I expect to see you first in line for Shane Doan bobble head night on Saturday.

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:45:36 +0000

I personally think it’s less about pack-mentality and more about only giving interviews/access/stories to people who write positive things that make management smile, a pattern that exists in many places outside of hockey and the Coyotes.
What confuses me though… wasn’t your preseason article about how the Coyotes shouldn’t be considered a failure in AZ because they hadn’t been good enough to warrant significant fan support? In other words, wasn’t the point of your article “It’s not fair to give up now because the team hasn’t been competitive in the West yet”? Not to mention, didn’t Shane Doan come out and say EXACTLY THE SAME THING a few weeks later? Sheesh, talk about shooting the messenger (assuming the messenger isn’t your team’s captain).
Welcome to the world of journalism! In a way, I guess you just got creamed by Andy Sutton again

By: vipersfan23

vipersfan23 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:36:21 +0000

Hey Justin, just thought i’d drop a line saying this blog is awesome! Was also just wondering if the “hockey Hitler” you refer to, happens to be your former coach in Vernon?

By: karlooch

karlooch — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:06:35 +0000

In a way I kinda dig the Coyotes ‘pack mentality’ where its them against the world. Every hockey writer on the planet predicted a disaster season for the Yotes….not just you. All this has made them bond even closer. I still say Gretz was in AZ on a long golf vacation and Tippett showed up with his hard hat on.