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Leafs/Canucks was pretty wild the other night :whoa:

The young gawd Mitch Marner starting to add goals to his all-round great play this season :wow:
 
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Former NHL forward Steve Downie went on a lengthy Twitter rant Friday night, taking aim at hockey commentator Don Cherry and the Arizona Coyotes.

Downie, who played parts of eight seasons in the NHL, criticized the culture of violence that he believes Cherry perpetuates through his "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em" series of videos.

In response to some of his tweets, a fan tweeted an animated GIF of Downie bodychecking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Dean McAmmond in 2007, a play that left McAmmond concussed and Downie suspended for 20 games. Downie retweeted the GIF and then spoke about his regrets from the play.

"That hit is what happens when you watch don cherry rock em sock em videos from age 5 to 18. Nothing good comes from those vids," Downie said from his verified account. "I just did what I had to do to play. I still think about what I did to Dean macomond and what I caused him to go through with his family.

"But again, I did what don cherry said to do every Saturday night. Just ... disgusted when I look back. Wish I never played."

Downie then added another tweet, criticizing Cherry for his stance against visors.

"Sorry Don, but you called me a p---y for wearing a visor and trying to protect my eyes. Sad thing is I listened to you," Downie said.

Downie, 29, was drafted 29th overall by Philadelphia in 2005. He played for the Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Colorado Avalanche and Penguins, as well as 26 games with the Coyotes last season. He had 76 goals, 120 assists and 1,057 penalty minutes.

Downie started with a series of tweets about the Coyotes' handling of various players' injuries and the treatment of John Scott, the veteran enforcer who was voted into the NHL All-Star tournament last season by fans but was traded by Arizona to Montreal and was briefly left out of the showcase by the NHL.

Downie also said the Ontario Hockey League's Peterborough Petes are a better-run organization than the Coyotes.

On Saturday morning, he compared Arizona's organization to the Philadelphia Flyers.

"I got a concussion with Arizona they don't call or check up. They actually sent me to a knee doctor haha," Downie write. "When I got a concussion in Philly i spent 3 days in the hospital bed. [Former Flyers chairman] Ed Snider came and sat next to me just to make sure I was doing OK."
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P.K. Subban won’t face Canadiens, might miss rest of season with back injury

Posted by Dave Peters


NASHVILLE — Defenceman P.K. Subban will be not be in the lineup when the Nashville Predators play the Canadiens Tuesday (8 p.m., RSE, RDS, TSN 690 Radio).

Subban, who has missed the past seven games with an upper-body injury, was placed on the injured reserve list Sunday. The Predators said Subban’s condition will be evaluated over the next 2-3 weeks.

The Predators have been playing it close to the vest when it comes to the exact nature of Subban’s injury, but there has been speculation that the former Canadien has a herniated disc in his back.

Subban last played on Dec. 15 when he logged more than 25 minutes of ice time. He has been listed as day-to-day, but there has been no improvement in his condition. He skated twice on the weekend, but had to stop on both occasions.

The Predators are hoping that his condition will improve with rest but, if that doesn’t work, he could be facing season-ending surgery.

There was anticipation surrounding Tuesday’s game because it would have been the first meeting between the teams since the Canadiens traded Subban to Nashville for Shea Weber.

Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said Sunday that the decision to place Subban on the injured reserved list hasn’t changed anything.

“It’s not like he just got hurt,” said Laviolette. “We haven’t had him for a while and that’s given other guys a chance to step up.”

Weber has averaged 26 minutes a game and has nine goals, 12 assists and a plus-16 rating. He leads NHL defencemen with eight power-play goals. Subban has averaged 25 minutes a game and has seven goals and 10 assists with a minus-11 rating.

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