I'm not going to exaggerate the scumminess of this sequence, as I find it just as funny as I do foolish. Cam Atkinson isn't some beer leaguer who is going to have to go bargain basement with the diaper brand to able to afford an expensive and otherwise unnecessary stick replacement in order to keep passionately putting pucks on net at approximately 11:59PM every Wednesday night. Therefore, that douchey destruction of property is far from as big a deal as it was when a much younger Brad Marchand undoubtedly did it to someone who was paying their own way up through the sport. That being said, it was about time we were reminded that Brad Marchand is a loathsome prick, and I'm glad this particular reminder didn't come courtesy of a stabilized elbowing victim being stretchered off the ice or by way of suspect saliva being wiped from an unconsenting opponent's upper lip. As far as ways in which an entirely too literal rink rat has shown his...well...rodentry, intentionally splintering a stick with his skate during a draw is about as harmless as the come. There's just no way he was getting through a whole postseason without doing something preposterous that served as yet another sign that he's a petulant piece of shit, so - all things considered - I suppose I'm pretty happy he finally acted out in a way that incited an altercation that was actually appreciable. If his infamously idiotic history is any indication, being nice enough to offer up a complimentary crash test to his competition's equipment prior to the play starting back up in OT is far better than the alternatives.
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