Center Rod Pelley, who still has stitches across his broken nose after being hit by a deflected Jason Arnott shot on Saturday, planned to play without a shield against the Sharks.
He said he wasn’t worried about being hit.
“Not really,” Pelley said. “If it happens it happens.”
Anybody who tells you that hockey players aren't tough should read that. Rod Pelley gets the Don Cherry seal of approval for being a tough mother****er.
Somewhat but not really. The rest of the team can learn something from him.
I agree that he's shown a ton of heart and toughness... And especially through this rough start us Devils fans better appreciate his hard work. Saying give him the C is kinda disrespectful to guys like Stevens though. I do understand we have a rediculous amount of over exaggeration going on, on these boards these days.
not to be douchey, but i think the fact that we have an appreciation thread for a 4th liner that hasn't sucked a giant dong for the first ten games of the season is a clear indicator of just how bad the rest of the team is performing thus far. guy took a shot in the face and came back...he's tough. so are a lot of guys that know they can be replaced if they don't show some character. i'm not knocking the guy, but to compare him to mckay or even pando is a bit of a stretch right now.
I don't think it's disrespectful to Stevens at all. IMO, Pelley's heart and intensity is closer to Stevens than any other current Devil.
The key here is he's been playing with heart for a couple of weeks. To say... Let's make him our C is about as crazy as let's trade Parise or not resign him cause he's started slow.
not to be douchey, but i think the fact that we have an appreciation thread for a 4th liner that hasn't sucked a giant dong for the first ten games of the season is a clear indicator of just how bad the rest of the team is performing thus far. guy took a shot in the face and came back...he's tough. so are a lot of guys that know they can be replaced if they don't show some character. i'm not knocking the guy, but to compare him to mckay or even pando is a bit of a stretch right now.
I forgot we even had him. In all seriousness, Pelley deserves an A.
why not...but Zubrus as well FOR SURE.
anyway, i dont get the point why playing w/o a shield is good? i mean...the shields protect your eyes and they don't have a bad influence on your gameplay, do they?
in german icehockey you HAVE to wear a shield!
anyway, i dont get the point why playing w/o a shield is good? i mean...the shields protect your eyes and they don't have a bad influence on your gameplay, do they?
in german icehockey you HAVE to wear a shield!
Because he fights... lets of a pain in the butt if he doesnt have one. if he does, her has to take it off to fight.
But Friday night in Anaheim the gritty forward had teh cut on his nose re-opened. And it happened in the craziest way.
"It's kind of funny," Pelley said. "When Jamie (Langenbrunner) scored, we went to celebrate. Jamie's visor hammered me in the nose where the stitches were."
Pelley didn't require new stitches.
"Just a plug in my nose," he said. "I'll take a smack in the nose anytime to score more goals."
In all seriousness, Pelley deserves an A.
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