If anyone on the Bruins had the passion that Jack Edwards has for the Bruins, Sidney Crosbys blood would have been on the ice after the Savard hit.
Bruins announcer Jack Edwards was on Felger and Maserati today and had some harsh words regarding what the Bruins should have done after the Savard hit.
When asked is the Bruins should have retaliated by drilling Matt Cooke, Edwards said, “you gotta go after Crosby or Malkin, you gotta take 9 teeth out of Crosbys face.”
When asked what he expected the Bruins to do next Thursday when the Bruins face the Penguins again, Edwards said, “you don’t go after Matt Cooke, you go after Sidney Crosby.”
The question is, will Claude Julien have the balls to order a hit on Sidney Crosby, aka the Golden Boy Of The NHL?
The unwritten rule in hockey when your star player gets knocked out (for up to 6 weeks like Savard) is to take out the other teams best player. But what do you do when their best player is Golden Boy Sidney Crosby?
Even if Julien does order the hit, will any Bruins player have the balls to take out Crosby and risk the suspension, fine and public backlash (we will surely see Barry Melroses mug on ESPN if "a hit" does happen)?
Well, the Bruins have to send a message. Their best player was taken out, for up to 6 weeks, with a cheap shot. They cant just stand pat and be the whimpy kid in class.
Next Thursdays game will be epic.
It will be epic for the Bruins because it will determine whether or not the Bruins have the heart to make a final push for a playoff spot. It will be epic for the NHL because it will tell us where the league stands right now.
Has the NHL become a league of wussies? Or will the Bruins do the right thing and make the forefathers of the NHL proud?
