Is it? I think it was Feits from Barstool who said it best, but there is nothing he could do that would be funnier to me.I mean, it's pretty embarrassing to root for a guy that does that. Cut the shit.
If Barstool thinks it's the funniest thing ever, there probably isn't a place for it in the game.Is it? I think it was Feits from Barstool who said it best, but there is nothing he could do that would be funnier to me.
But you would give a shit if he spit on somebody?Yeah on the spectrum of shit I give a fuck about, this is pretty low. It doesn’t hurt anyone and at worst embarrasses a couple people. The shame. The NHL reaction makes it even better. Big whoop.
If Marchand wasn't a Bruin, what's the O/U on the number of posts here calling him scum/lowlife/tool/dirtbag/douchebag/someone needs to take him out? 50? 100?Fellas, come the fuck on. It's pretty fucking gross, and pretty fucking dumb.
I'm not going to guess at the total volume, but I can sure give you the right percentage.If Marchand wasn't a Bruin, what's the O/U on the number of posts here calling him scum/lowlife/tool/dirtbag/douchebag/someone needs to take him out? 50? 100?
17,572If Marchand wasn't a Bruin, what's the O/U on the number of posts here calling him scum/lowlife/tool/dirtbag/douchebag/someone needs to take him out? 50? 100?
It's funny in a Holy Shit that's disgusting kind of way (hello barstool!!!!) but come the fuck on... That behavior is reprehensible. I can't believe anyone can defend it. And given his history of dirty play.How can anyone look at this and not laugh?
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Marchand is a piece of shit and would be fair to consider dirty. This is dumb, but it’s very low on the scale of bad shit he’s done. The flying elbow to the head a couple month ago was 10,000 times worse, for example. This is like a wet willie, not spitting in someone’s face.
His history of dirty play speaks for itself. He is a complete asshole.It's funny in a Holy Shit that's disgusting kind of way (hello barstool!!!!) but come the fuck on... That behavior is reprehensible. I can't believe anyone can defend it. And given his history of dirty play.
Yes, in this instance, I think licking someone's face is literally the definition of reprehensible.His history of dirty play speaks for itself. He is a complete asshole.
But people calling the licking “reprehensible...” I mean whatever. Nobody’s getting CTE from his tongue. He’ll get suspended if he does it again and that will be that.
It's almost like physical harm isn't the end-all, be-all of reprehensibleness. Absolutely right, it's not on the level of giving a guy CTE with a high elbow. That ain't our societal go/no go barrier.Yes, in this instance, I think licking someone's face is literally the definition of reprehensible.
Exactly. It's so gross and intimate that the only reason he does it is that the victim punches him and gets a penalty.It’s gross as hell. When I bounced, the one thing I was always afraid of and told the manager I’d lose my shit over was getting someone’s saliva on me. Doesn’t matter if it’s launched or directly applied. It’s nasty and childish and if it was on a woman would be assault, so why is it different here.
Because everything that happens in hockey is assault. So that’s a stupid analogy.It’s gross as hell. When I bounced, the one thing I was always afraid of and told the manager I’d lose my shit over was getting someone’s saliva on me. Doesn’t matter if it’s launched or directly applied. It’s nasty and childish and if it was on a woman would be assault, so why is it different here.
Cup checks happen all the time. I don’t see hockey fans lose their shit on half the level as this. That’s whacking someone right in the dick and balls with a stick.Exactly. It's so gross and intimate that the only reason he does it is that the victim punches him and gets a penalty.
Is that not his reasoning? The next step is, during a face off, is to grad a crotch or taint.
Please show your work. It doesn't happen all the time, as blatantly as this. Also, when a cup check is that obvious, a penalty is called. I honestly don't know how people can defend him here.Cup checks happen all the time. I don’t see hockey fans lose their shit on half the level as this. That’s whacking someone right in the dick and balls with a stick.
You’re doing it wrongChrist, four days out of five I'd be pissed if my girlfriend tried to lick me, even in similarly adversarial circumstances.
Given it’s a few years old but Dan DeKeyser and Milan Lucic disagree. Hard to get more obvious than that one.Please show your work. It doesn't happen all the time, as blatantly as this. Also, when a cup check is that obvious, a penalty is called. I honestly don't know how people can defend him here.
Or you could just outplay your opponent.In soccer, I used to pick out the best player on the other team, and starting at the beginning of the game, every time I ran by him, I’d tug his shorts down a couple inches. Or maybe grab his ass quickly. It’s small enough that the refs don’t notice, but over the course of the game, I’d end up with people taking shots at me that left our team with some pretty good situations, or the guy would end up mentally out of it because he was trying to avoid me. I’d gladly squeeze every guy’s ass on that field if it gave us a chance at set pieces that could win the game.
When I was 17, we played against a team that had Charlie Davies on it. Davies ended up on the US national team for a few years before a terrible car accident nearly ended his career. In our league's 15 game season, he ended up scoring 30 goals that year, which I believe is still the league record, and had 101 goals in 60 career games in high school before scoring a bunch at BC before turning pro.Or you could just outplay your opponent.
This is what the rest of the planet refers to as being a jackass.
Just out of curiosity, where is the line for you? What type of stuff would you consider unacceptable?When I was 17, we played against a team that had Charlie Davies on it. Davies ended up on the US national team for a few years before a terrible car accident nearly ended his career. In our league's 15 game season, he ended up scoring 30 goals that year, which I believe is still the league record, and had 101 goals in 60 career games in high school before scoring a bunch at BC before turning pro.
I man-marked him the whole game and held him scoreless except for a free kick he put in on someone else's penalty. And yeah, I pulled his shorts pretty much the whole game, I told him he wasn't as fast as his tape looked, and I dropped a shoulder into his chest and put him on his ass for a yellow card when he tried to flip a rainbow over me in the second half because none of his other shit was working. So if you want to refer to it as being a jackass, you're more than welcome to. But I can hang my hat knowing that I defended someone who scored four goals at the international level and over 50 goals at the professional level, but he couldn't score on me, and I have no doubt that I took him somewhat out of his game by making him a little uncomfortable.