Coach's Corner CBC - Don Cherry March 22 2008

"Coach's Corner" on CBC television, originally broadcast March 22, 2008. Don Cherry and Ron MacLean. Don Cherry's comments on the dangers of icing in hockey, specifically related to the injury to Kurtis Foster this week. Plus other topics. Hockey Night in Canada.

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[mattymraz]

What the hell are you talkin about the best playesr in the NHL come from Europe?

Where do the most Captains come from?

Canada

Who have the top 5 in all time scoring?

Canadians

What is over half of the league composed of?

Canadians

Don't mistaken Ovechkin (a great player) as all the NHL. Canadians own the game. WE always have, we always will, you just wait and see. Folks have been sayin this for over 30 years, we're still the best.

[5valencia]

Of the Top 30 NHL All time scoring leaders, 27 are Canadian. I would say that is ownership.

[SonicXisnow2009]

@SonicXisnow2009 continue: It is a shame what happened to Foster and that he almost died because of complications during operation, but Foster even said in an interview that Mitchell had apologized "a bit too much". I don't see Cherry blasting Nystrom after Taylor Fedun broke his femur going into the boards. Nystrom's was accidental, too, but this was more to make a point than anything..

[SonicXisnow2009]

@Cascarino33 Dude, I actually agree with Cherry's stance on touch icing. It has no place in the game with how fast it has become. What I don't agree with is him saying Mitchell meant to hurt him. I've seen this type of play many times where a player puts his arms out in an effort to try and pin the player into the boards, but Foster slowed to the point where he was at the goal line and Mitchell expected him to be against the boards and lost his balance, so the end result was this.

[Cascarino33]

@SonicXisnow2009 Gotta love the homer opinion right there. I am not a Cherry fan at all, but on the whole issue of icing and on this particular event, he is on the money. Furthermore, I would agree with his opinion more than your homer one. Sans rancune!

[Cascarino33]

@BloggerMusicMan He isn't wrong, Mitchell wanted Foster to hit the boards. He had enough time and space to make sure not to put him in this situation. As far as Mitchell apologizing.. well it is the least he could do, don't you think?

[pinkalgebra]

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[SonicXisnow2009]

@BloggerMusicMan Exactly. As a Sharks fan, it infuriates me even more, especially because Mitchell is not that type of player. To say that he hurt him is bullshit. Foster just cut in front of his line of sight and slowed almost right away, and Mitchell was still skating hard. Afterwards, the apologies followed as you said.