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skinsfan_nn · 11-04-2009, 01:35 PM

Can't wait until we face the Blue Jackets team again. There will be revenge!

I wish the CAPS would have found a way to keep the BRASH! IMO with this star studded lineup you need at least one true enforcer!

Posted at 10:48 AM ET, 11/ 4/2009
Poll: Does targeting stars go too far?

Yesterday, Blue Jackets Coach Ken Hitchcock told reporters that he did indeed tell his players to target Alex Ovechkin -- "Run, chase, hunt down, hit, whatever word you want to use that would be correct," he said -- in their game against the Caps on Sunday.

"That's the name of the game," Hitchcock said. "Why, is that against the rules now?"

Is it? Not exactly, but Ed Frankovic argues that one specific incident did cross the line:

Well yes Ken, jumping a guy by your bench during a stoppage in play is against the rules and using the words "hunt down" to describe it is even more despicable and is a disgrace to sports and the NHL. In fact, this whole incident, from the punch by Jason Chimera to the mugging by Jared Boll to Hitchcock's comments, has no place in the league and Gary Bettman and Colin Campbell need to come down hard on the Blue Jackets for this incident IMMEDIATELY, because if they don't then their game is going to become a joke very quickly.

Commenters have gone both ways, from being outraged to agreeing with Hitchcock and expressing desire for the Caps to do the same (against, say, Sidney Crosby and the Pens). So here's an extremely unscientific poll:

11-04-2009, 01:35 PM	#58
skinsfan_nn Playmaker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Newport News,Virginia Age: 61 Posts: 4,495	Re: Washington Capitals 2009-2010 ongoing thread Can't wait until we face the Blue Jackets team again. There will be revenge! I wish the CAPS would have found a way to keep the BRASH! IMO with this star studded lineup you need at least one true enforcer! Posted at 10:48 AM ET, 11/ 4/2009 Poll: Does targeting stars go too far? Yesterday, Blue Jackets Coach Ken Hitchcock told reporters that he did indeed tell his players to target Alex Ovechkin -- "Run, chase, hunt down, hit, whatever word you want to use that would be correct," he said -- in their game against the Caps on Sunday. "That's the name of the game," Hitchcock said. "Why, is that against the rules now?" Is it? Not exactly, but Ed Frankovic argues that one specific incident did cross the line: Well yes Ken, jumping a guy by your bench during a stoppage in play is against the rules and using the words "hunt down" to describe it is even more despicable and is a disgrace to sports and the NHL. In fact, this whole incident, from the punch by Jason Chimera to the mugging by Jared Boll to Hitchcock's comments, has no place in the league and Gary Bettman and Colin Campbell need to come down hard on the Blue Jackets for this incident IMMEDIATELY, because if they don't then their game is going to become a joke very quickly. Commenters have gone both ways, from being outraged to agreeing with Hitchcock and expressing desire for the Caps to do the same (against, say, Sidney Crosby and the Pens). So here's an extremely unscientific poll: __________________ "There's no greater feeling than moving a man from Point A to Point B, against his will." #68 THANKS COACH GIBBS FOR EVERYTHING! YOUR THE MAN AND ALWAYS WILL BE!