In response to Crowls2424's comment:

Next faceoff, has Halpern jockying for position with Thornton, Rupp taking the draw.  Rupp gets waved out and away he and Thornton go.

http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/115061

It was a physical game and both sides were looking to get an edge, seems like hockey to me.  Thornton closed that emotional edge "door", Bickel opened it back up (opened Campbell up too).  Not sure the 13:35 mark is "near the end" of the period either.

Last night's CLB/NSH game has Shea Weber taking on Jared Boll in a similar game situation as Thornton; 2-1 lead with around 10 minutes left.  Weber also picks up a extra two minutes and the Preds are without there best player for 7 minutes.  CLB scores just after the end of their PP and go on to win 3-2 in a Shoot-out. 

http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/115064

It's a game of emotion and it's not always a skating clown or a 4th-line center that gets involved in the rough-stuff with a 1 goal lead in the 2nd period. 

That's a great story, Crowls.  Post it on your blog. 

It doesn't answer the question.

13:35 is closer to the end than the beginning.

In response to Not-A-Shot's comment:

Up 2-1 near the end of the second period, why would the skating clown agree to fight?

And why would the fourth line center follow in his footsteps?

To change the flow of the game, the Rags were gaining more puck posession and energy up to that point, and had gotten life from that goal. The 2 fights killed all the momentum NY had gained, it worked.

Do you miss out on the emotional aspect of the game with NHL13?

Don't have a problem with Thronton fighting.  If he's gonna be in the lineup, he might as well.  Campbell's fight made no sense and I'm tired of watching him lose.  He should stick to middleweights and/or pick his spots better.

- Hamilton kept it simple and played solid. Thank God ! I don't think I could have handled another overdramatic meltdown from .............. 

Watch how this kid keeps his shots low and gets the puck to the net this year. For the most part that his been a strength of his in past play.

- Bruins had a complete turnaround with their defensive coverages compared to when they played the powerhouse PBruins.

- Rask ? Good game. Whew ! Very important for the B's success to get steady play from him and Stanley's new found love this year.

- Very much a team win. I can't really think of one player that stood out from the rest. 

 

In response to Chowdahkid-'s comment:

- Hamilton kept it simple and played solid. Thank God ! I don't think I could have handled another overdramatic meltdown from .............. 

Watch how this kid keeps his shots low and gets the puck to the net this year. For the most part that his been a strength of his in past play.

- Bruins had a complete turnaround with their defensive coverages compared to when they played the powerhouse PBruins.

- Rask ? Good game. Whew ! Very important for the B's success to get steady play from him and Stanley's new found love this year.

- Very much a team win. I can't really think of one player that stood out from the rest. 

 

I can't believe I agree with everthing you wrote here LOL ; )

I remember (screaming at my TV) when Wideman and Corvo try to make holes in the net taking blasts from the point that either got blocked because of their wind-up or went wide of the net. Hamilton's shots are made to hit the net, good for trafffic and tips. Some will sneak through and almost did in the 3rd.

BUT I'm not trying to hoot his horn too much otherwise someone here will think he'll score 15 this year and be given rookie of the year honors

In response to BsLegion's comment:

I'm sure that's the case, so why would the B's clown agree to it?

In response to Crowls2424's comment:

Do you miss out on the emotional aspect of the game with NHL13?

I didn't buy NHL13.  I only buy them once every few years.  I dislike paying $60 for nothing much more than updated rosters.

Yes, the emotional aspect.  If the B's are up, and watching your clown beat up their clown leads to a spike in performance, why would Thornton give the Rangers the opportunity to get back into it?  This seems counter-productive to his role.

Is he like a dog and just doesn't know any better?

- Hamilton kept it simple and played solid. Thank God ! I don't think I could have handled another overdramatic meltdown from .............. 

Watch how this kid keeps his shots low and gets the puck to the net this year. For the most part that his been a strength of his in past play.

- Bruins had a complete turnaround with their defensive coverages compared to when they played the powerhouse PBruins.

- Rask ? Good game. Whew ! Very important for the B's success to get steady play from him and Stanley's new found love this year.

- Very much a team win. I can't really think of one player that stood out from the rest. 

 

Momentum is different than score.  Rangers just scored to cut it to 2-1, momentum on their side.

In response to Crowls2424's comment:

Momentum is different than score.  Rangers just scored to cut it to 2-1, momentum on their side.

Okay, so then why would Rupp agree to clown it up? 

In response to Crowls2424's comment:

Next faceoff, has Halpern jockying for position with Thornton, Rupp taking the draw.  Rupp gets waved out and away he and Thornton go.

http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/115061

It was a physical game and both sides were looking to get an edge, seems like hockey to me.  Thornton closed that emotional edge "door", Bickel opened it back up (opened Campbell up too).  Not sure the 13:35 mark is "near the end" of the period either.

Last night's CLB/NSH game has Shea Weber taking on Jared Boll in a similar game situation as Thornton; 2-1 lead with around 10 minutes left.  Weber also picks up a extra two minutes and the Preds are without there best player for 7 minutes.  CLB scores just after the end of their PP and go on to win 3-2 in a Shoot-out. 

http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/115064

It's a game of emotion and it's not always a skating clown or a 4th-line center that gets involved in the rough-stuff with a 1 goal lead in the 2nd period. 

That's a great story, Crowls.  Post it on your blog. 

It doesn't answer the question.

13:35 is closer to the end than the beginning.

In response to Not-A-Shot's comment:

In response to Crowls2424's comment:

Next faceoff, has Halpern jockying for position with Thornton, Rupp taking the draw.  Rupp gets waved out and away he and Thornton go.

http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/115061

It was a physical game and both sides were looking to get an edge, seems like hockey to me.  Thornton closed that emotional edge "door", Bickel opened it back up (opened Campbell up too).  Not sure the 13:35 mark is "near the end" of the period either.

Last night's CLB/NSH game has Shea Weber taking on Jared Boll in a similar game situation as Thornton; 2-1 lead with around 10 minutes left.  Weber also picks up a extra two minutes and the Preds are without there best player for 7 minutes.  CLB scores just after the end of their PP and go on to win 3-2 in a Shoot-out. 

http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/115064

It's a game of emotion and it's not always a skating clown or a 4th-line center that gets involved in the rough-stuff with a 1 goal lead in the 2nd period. 

That's a great story, Crowls.  Post it on your blog. 

It doesn't answer the question.

13:35 is closer to the end than the beginning.

Great news! NAS made up the term "skating clown" so now we have to put up with another season of stupid posts just so he can write it over and over again. Thornton played his role perfectly in that situation with Rupp. Save your whining for a real team issue. Don't just do it every time ST gets in a fight or has too many shifts late in a game. Crowls provided a more than solid answer to your question and as per your M.O., you've changed the question to something else. You don't like ST. We get that. I'm not a big fan of his either but I don't need to update everyone on my hatred after every game. You don't need to either. We all know it's there.

Up 2-1 near the end of the second period, why would the skating clown agree to fight?

And why would the fourth line center follow in his footsteps?