On Saturday night, Don Cherry called out both the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers regarding their lack of toughness.
"Let me tell you something about Calgary," the Hockey Night in Canada analyst began. "They are last in the league in hits [at home]. Now if you can't score and you're not winning games, at least you can hit.
That tells me they're not trying, they're not going out on their shield or anything, they're playing it easy."
Cherry also criticized the Oilers, who are last in the NHL with 12 fights, according to hockeyfights.com.
"When you go into Edmonton, you dont worry about a thing," he said. "Youre not upset, you can have fun, you can do anything."
Cherry referenced a Canadian rival as an example of what having a few heavyweights can do for a squad.
"The Leafs have basically the same team as they had last year, only theyre playing their tough guys. You go into ACC now, its your life. You go into Edmontons place, you dont have to worry."
Canadians performing
Cherry also highlighted how well Canadians are faring in the league this season.
He noted that Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, Martin St. Louis, and Chris Kunintz lead the league in points, while the top four-of-five goal scorers and top nine players in plus/minus are also from this country.
He almost mentioned that several lead the league in other categories, including blocked shots (Andrew MacDonald), faceoff percentage (Patrice Bergeron), fights (B.J. Crombeen) and hits (Matt Martin).
"Dont ever forget kids, its our game. Were the best."
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Devils outshoot the Leafs and Senators a combined 65-24 and no goals to show for it. We lost 10 in a row while outplaying the opposition in the majority of the Ls. This fukking sucks.
