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Empty Netters: Jeff Finger beware - 1-7-09
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Movable Type System Activity: A Bizarre Night in the NHL - One-Punch Fights, Blood and Biting
Jeff Finger beware - 1-7-09
Empty Netters —
... know that happened. The refs
didn’t see it. That’s unfortunate. I saw a replay of it and it’s pretty
evident that he did bite me and I have a lot of confidence that the
league will take the proper procedures and go about it the right way.
I’m not going to say anything that’s going to get me in any trouble.
Like I said, I’m going to let the league deal with it."
Ruutu had a very Clintonian response as pointed out by Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo!:
"He had his finger in my mouth, but I didn’t bite ...
Daily Dump: Rob Parker Is Now Unemployed, NHLer Is A Biter, Alyssa Milano To Marry Non-Athlete, WAG Cheryl Cole To The States?, Robotic Sexual Revolution And Clay Aiken Grabs Boob
Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football —
... and Ball State to be playing on Jan. 6.
To those sending in link submissions.
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It’s pretty much getting out of control so be patient and only send your best work.
Today’s Dump:
Goodbye, Rob Parker. Hello, ESPN First Take [World of Isaac]
This NHLer doesn’t even get two minutes for biting [Puck Daddy]
Tim Tebow to QB Bears? Fans want it [Rumors and Rants ...
A Bizarre Night in the NHL - One-Punch Fights, Blood and Biting
Movable Type System Activity —
You're already seen it on The Pensblog, Empty Netters and Puck Daddy, and probably other places, but it was definitely a bizarre night in the NHL.
First we'll start with Ruslan Fedotenko's one-punch fight against Colby Armstrong:
The strangest part isn't that the fight was only one punch long, or that Ruslan Fedotenko dominated a fight, but that Fedotenko apparently injured or even broke his hand on Colby's giant nose.
But it got much weirder ...
Jarkko Ruutu Bites Andrew Peters, Video
NESW Sports, Sports Videos —
... Ruutu bit Andrew Peters. His Senator teammates are probably as stunned as anyone. I could see biting someone or something as a means of survival only. This is a reprehensible and senseless act by old Darkko Jarkko. Hopefully his team and the league both suspend him for his actions.
Somewhere Evander Holyfield is sweating!
Hat Tip The Program and Puck Daddy
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While your favourite blogger was out: On biting
Snapshots —
... of the most hated guys playing back then." Chelios didn't get suspended, fined or even receive an extra penalty for biting Sandstrom's finger. Sandstrom was with the Rangers at the time. "Broke skin, blood, the whole works," Chelios recalled. "The referee hated him so much, he just told (Sandstrom) to get out of there and go to the box. He (Sandstrom) tried to show the ref (the bloody finger) and the referee just said, 'Get out of here.' " Kirk Maltby said that he had received a Jarkko Ruutu-style bite at one point in his career, too: "On the forearm," Maltby said. "It ...
