Today's goaltending was terrible from what I've seen, I always feel bad for the offence when they get 4 goals and still can't win a game. Edmonton sucks bad this year, being in Alberta they're always a hot topic for how bad their doing.
Yeah they have to address the respect factor, that's the big issue, that's why these cheap shots into the boards are happening, they happened back in the day yes, but they seem to be happening more and more these days, there's been two in the last two days, hell Don Cherry almost said bullshit on Coach's Corner last night trying to talk about the one that happened to Keith Aulie, nothing but disrespect and Aulie's out for the year now, Cherry is 100% correct, it's bullshit the lack of respect players have today.
And when things like this happen, the fans deserve everything they get.
Marlies game turns ugly after racial comments and Aulie injury
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The Toronto Marlies 5-1 loss to the Manitoba Moose on Friday hurt the team a lot more than just in the standings.
Things turned really ugly when Marlies tough-guy Andre Deveaux threw a roll of tape into the crowd at a fan. Deveaux had been taunted by the fan throughout the game with a slew of racial slurs and comments. He was allegedly called an "ape" and a "gorilla" among other names. The frustration of the 5-1 score and the combination of the racial slurs were apparently too much for Deveaux to handle sparking the retaliation. The league is looking into disciplinary action for Deveaux's reaction. It was noted in the referee's report that there were racial comments directed at Andre.
Deveaux racked up 27 minutes in penalties in the game, all on the same play with under 4 minutes to play. He received 2 minutes for hooking, 5 for fighting, 10 for a supplementary altercation, and 10 for a game misconduct. Deveaux is 9th in the American Hockey League with 155 penalty minutes.
As if that wasn't enough drama for one game, the Marlies also lost one of their most exciting players due to injury. Newest Marlie, Keith Aulie was injured in a race for the puck on a signaled icing call. Moose player, Mike Grabner, accidentally got his stick under Aulie's blade, tripping him, and sending Aulie crashing into the boards. The 6'6" defenseman separated his shoulder on the play and is expected to miss the rest of the season. Aulie was the prospect included in the trade with the Calgary Flames that sent Dion Phaneuf to the Maple Leafs.
The Marlies currently sit in last place in the Western Conference with a record of 20-26-10.
Toronto will square off against the Manitoba Moose on Wednesday at 7 PM at the Ricoh Coliseum in what is sure to be a spirited affair. It's almost certain that Andre Deveaux will not be in the line-up due to his inevitable suspension for his actions in Friday's loss.
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I punched a fan in the mouth for heckling me all game once, no racial slurs though I'm white, so I can only imagine how Deveaux feels, had he got his hands on the fan and pounded him, in my opinion he did the right thing.