| The Code [message #588468] |
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 Magnum
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I thought that the response to the code was 42.
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g2k
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Registered: January 2003
Location: tracking mice
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Enjoyed the nostalgia!
In all fairness Chase was still shorter when Primeau was on his knees. Kidding aside, we see endings like this almost weekly in the NHL. It's different when the opponent is instantly limp after a punch though.
What Semenko did was really cheap. Said it back then too.
Lafleur in a helmet is so funny looking. Little did we know his helmetless flowing hair would be a Hab trademark for years.
In a bench clearing brawl the "code" means very little because you are about to get punched in the back of the head if you are winning anyway.
Limecat Logic
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Adam
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
GM Of A Dynasty
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I watched the Edmonton-Calgary game with that Semenko-Hunter fight in it about five years ago on a Classic Replay. Awesome game. Oilers got an extra major to Semenko on that fight and both he and Jackson were done for the night. Scored three short-handed goals during the major en route to a 10-1 win. Gretzky, Kurri, Messier! Anderson and Coffey just put on a clinic all night.
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Goose
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Registered: October 2006
Location: Vancouver
Rocket Richard Trophy Winner
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| g2k wrote on Thu, 07 February 2013 17:54 |
What Semenko did was really cheap. Said it back then too.
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Geez, was it ever. Then he kicks Peplinski when Pepliski takes exception and comes after him.
Dave Brown was a straight up lunatic.
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Dr. Oil
Messages: 1981
Registered: June 2003
Location: BC
Fading NHL Star
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| Goose wrote on Thu, 07 February 2013 23:48 |
| g2k wrote on Thu, 07 February 2013 17:54 |
What Semenko did was really cheap. Said it back then too.
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Geez, was it ever. Then he kicks Peplinski when Pepliski takes exception and comes after him.
Dave Brown was a straight up lunatic.
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Yeah, both those guys looked, and acted, like serial killers. Was glad they were playing for the good guys though!
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rukm01
Messages: 1826
Registered: December 2004
Location: Edmonton
Broke The 600 Goal Mark
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| Goose wrote on Fri, 08 February 2013 00:48 |
Dave Brown was a straight up lunatic.
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What's really funny is I saw him a few times away from the rink and with his glasses on he could have passed for a librarian. I guess it's true what they say about it always being the quiet ones. 
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KCrounder
Messages: 146
Registered: January 2006
Location: Edmonton
AHL Regular
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| rukm01 wrote on Sat, 09 February 2013 09:00 |
| Goose wrote on Fri, 08 February 2013 00:48 |
Dave Brown was a straight up lunatic.
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What's really funny is I saw him a few times away from the rink and with his glasses on he could have passed for a librarian. I guess it's true what they say about it always being the quiet ones.
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Remember what he did to The Grim Reaper, and Jim Kyte. I am not sure he could feed them anymore
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Skookum Jim
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Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
Conn Smythe Winner
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I saw Rinaldo's swings after Crombeen went down, no big deal, if you're in a scrap, and it isn't a staged fight, you probably genuinely don't like the guy, and jacked up, so you'll start swinging and there will be a delay before you can think clearly enough to stop.
I remember the time Dave Brown went off on Jim Kite, dropped him and kept punching him in the head like he was trying to start a Lawn-Boy! There was no "Code". This "Code" idea looks to be some new concoction invented by the sports "panels" so they have something to yap about.
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
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oobga
Messages: 1796
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
Conn Smythe Winner
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Fri, 08 February 2013 00:25 |
I saw Rinaldo's swings after Crombeen went down, no big deal, if you're in a scrap, and it isn't a staged fight, you probably genuinely don't like the guy, and jacked up, so you'll start swinging and there will be a delay before you can think clearly enough to stop.
I remember the time Dave Brown went off on Jim Kite, dropped him and kept punching him in the head like he was trying to start a Lawn-Boy! There was no "Code". This "Code" idea looks to be some new concoction invented by the sports "panels" so they have something to yap about.
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Rinaldo just seems like a loose cannon in general. He does everything like he's in kamikaze mode. I wasn't surprised at all that he was wildly throwing still after the apparent knockout blow. I'm doubting he registered in his mind that Crombeen was out of it before the fight was completely over.
As for the code. It seems to move along with public perception and what the league (including the media) seem to think fans want to hear/see. Like with anything else, people have short memories and the line can be moved back and forth at will by the people on TV. I'm sure the vast majority of Philly fans that watched that fight thought it was the coolest thing they've seen since Manny Pacquiao's last fight :)
MacT: Talk is cheap
Kevin Lowe: blah blah blah I won lots of cups so I know about winning blah blah blah I made the best oiler trade ever blah blah blah
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Magnum
Messages: 3231
Registered: June 2009
Location: Lost
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Leo Tolstoy would agree with your concern over "back in the day" glorification, but I thought that the TSN guys were talking more about a long running code that is alive and well today.
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