The Shield

Y'all know my feelings on this. I don't mind NHL players wearing shields, provided they play the game straight up. Players like that shit bag Scott Hartnell, who always has his elbows up trying to clip everything that moves, should not be allowed to wear a shield. Alex Ovechkin, who's known for taking cheapish runs at players, should not be allowed to wear a shield. I'll even display my non-bias here, and say Matt Cooke (a Penguin) should not be allowed to wear a shield.

Jarkko Ruutu, another instigator in the mold of Cookie, never wore a shield. Despite what you may think of him, kudos for that. The respectable goons of today's NHL don't wear shields. It's a simple code. The stars of the league, however (minus the dirty Ovechkin), get a pass in my book: Crosby, Malkin, Datsyuk, Hossa, etc.

I guess Marc Savard feels the same way I do. Him and Crosby go at it every game. But Savard's true colors were shown Sunday, as he was revealed for simply being a yappy mouthed, skirt wearing, girly man.

Second period, Savard starts shooting his mouth off at Sir Sid, telling him to lose the visor (Savard doesn't wear one) so that they can supposedly go at it. On Crosby's next trip to the bench, he has the trainer remove the visor. Sid's next shift, visor-less, he approaches Savard. Savard backs down. All talky, no walky for Sally Savy.

And btw...the Bruins are cooked.



Thanks to the PensBurgh blog for the above photo.