Sunday, February 13, 2011

Mario Lemieux Right on In Calling Out NHL

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When Mario Lemieux attended his first NHL governors meeting as owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins, he was given a standing ovation when he walked into the room, and rightfully so. Lemieux saved a franchise and the NHL needed him.

And should Lemieux decide to attend the next governors meeting, the lords of the boards should be on their feet again, applauding him for pointing out the obvious, for putting the NHL on notice, for calling it like it is.

Lemieux didn't mince his words Sunday when he ripped into the NHL about the way it handled the discipline stemming from a fight-filled game between his Penguins and the New York Islanders.

"Hockey is a tough, physical game, and it always should be," Lemieux said. "But what happened Friday night on Long Island wasn't hockey. It was a travesty. It was painful to watch the game I love turn into a sideshow like that.

"The NHL had a chance to send a clear and strong message that those kinds of actions are unacceptable and embarrassing to the sport. It failed."

 

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Source: http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/13/mario-lemieux-right-on-in-calling-out-nhl/

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