I know, but I wasn't aware Modano got booed every time he's in Nashville, or whenever he touches the puck, or whatever it is there. This is the first I've heard of it, and it HAPPENS to be on his record-breaking night.
Quite unfortunate.
I'm sure it bothers Dallas fans more than it bothers Mike Modano
Who cares how long ago it was. We don't like him. Get effing over it. I don't sit up at night worrying about it nor do I stalk the guy looking for ways to get back at him but I could care less about any accomplishment of his. Hell the team got rid of Scott Walker because of the same sentiment that he showed by the end of the lockout.
I have yet to like any team from Dallas and I doubt I ever will so effing what. That's part of the fun of sports "the people and teams you love to hate" but yet in the large scope of life it's just something to have fun with. At least Chelios thinks it funny that we chant at him EVERY SINGLE TIME he touches the ice in Nashville.
Whats sad is that instead of talking about this achievement or discussing Mike Modano's career, Dallas fans are too worried about whether or not we had a small ceremony for him.
Have a small ceremony honoring him in your own building and enjoy watching a player you like.
You're probably right, I don't think Modano cares what Preds fans think, he knows the record's his anyways.
Whatever the reason may be, it still came off looking classless on the part of Preds fans in attendance.
not really booing in and of itself isnt classless
and 95% of NHL fans and that includes Die hards wouldnt have known Modano was that close to the record anyway
Its not like its been talked about anywhere other than the Dallas Message boards
there was ZERO national talk about it, let alone anywhere where Nashville fans would see it
for all they knew it was simply the guy who wants Nashville contracted and who slashed Tootoo in the back (his ability to stop himself from doing what he started to do is admirable) scoring another goal against their team.......
To categorize all the fans that were booing as classless is not right although i'm sure a few of those who were booing acted and said things in a classless manner
I know, but I wasn't aware Modano got booed every time he's in Nashville, or whenever he touches the puck, or whatever it is there.
He doesn't ...only when the unknowledgeable Nashville hockey fans perceived to be what was at least a slash to the back of Tootoo went uncalled and Modano scored a goal on the following power play. This has been mentioned ad nauseam on this site...
His previous comments may give folks in Dallas a clue as to why tickets were not sold for a public fellating of Modano after his goal.
He doesn't ...only when the unknowledgeable Nashville hockey fans perceived to be what was at least a slash to the back of Tootoo went uncalled and Modano scored a goal on the following power play. This has been mentioned ad nauseam on this site...
His previous comments may give folks in Dallas a clue as to why tickets were not sold for a public fellating of Modano after his goal.
But were fans even made aware of Modano's accomplishment? Even if they weren't, you'd think they'd have known going in that he was close to it.
But were fans even made aware of Modano's accomplishment? Even if they weren't, you'd think they'd have known going in that he was close to it.
The NHL cant properly make the public aware that hockey is still on TV you think they can let the fans know a player is reaching a milestone?
Lets assume your average NHL fan even remembers Joey Mullen, you expect them to actively know how many goals Mike Modano has going into a game this late in the season when they have more important things to worry about?
The NHL cant properly make the public aware that hockey is still on TV you think they can let the fans know a player is reaching a milestone?
Lets assume your average NHL fan even remembers Joey Mullen, you expect them to actively know how many goals Mike Modano has going into a game this late in the season when they have more important things to worry about?
What's the difference between that and knowing an opposing player has 499 goals?
Had Modano not notched his 500th in Dallas, you can bet he'd have gotten some recognition. Maybe even in Nashville, who knows.
We should just agree that this whole ugly can of worms would never have been opened if Tootoo had found a more reasonable and less thuggish way to defend himself during the game.
You know, I don't think that he was booed....but that wasn't the point that I was making...by the way, it's not uncommon, especially between two teams who are building up a rivalry (and this Preds/Stars rivalry is what REALLY will sell hockey, because it produces great hockey).
My point was that I, as an impartial viewer of this particular incident, do not believe that it is up to the Predators to make any ceremony, especially in their own building, for one of their rivals' star players. While it's true that ceremonies will be put on with both teams (see LA and Colorado celebrating Adam Deadmarsh, and Colorado and Boston celebrating Ray Bourque).
While it is a tremendous feat that Mike Modano achieved (and for the record, I'm not a fan), I just don't see it as Nashville's responsibility to honor another team's player...again, see the Colorado/Calgary game where Sakic netted his 600th goal, there was no celebration, or even stoppage really, it was on with the rest of the game...which ended like 13 seconds later.
__________________ The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you, Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play? -The Beatles
As bad as the in house audio is we wouldn't have heard it if they had made an announcement.
And they probably wouldn't have announced it if a Preds player had passed the "most goals scored by an American born player", since when did that become such a big deal? What about the Swedish born players, or the Russian's or what about the players born in Michigan?
If Modano wanted a celebration he should have done like Gretzky did when he was one point away from a milestone when he played in Nashville, passed it off.
I was at the game and one of the few who knew Modano was at a milestone. Neither guy on either side of me (transplanted Yankee hockey fans) knew about the it. I was one off and told them about it. We wondered why there was no announcement, but then realized that he had tied the record. When he did score the second goal, just to be honest, no one really cared.
It may have been a huge milestone for Modano, but we had all just witnessed him hit Tootoo on the back with his stick. You can say it was retaliation for what Tootoo did, I won't argue. I won't even argue whether or not what Tootoo did was right or wrong, because I can't change your mind. But NO ONE, not one person in that arena cheered becuase Robidas went down. We have been accused of cheering because he was carried out, unless I'm mistaken, that's common practice to cheer someone who's down, let them know you hope they're all right. When a player is down, and gets up don't you cheer him?
If you think what Tootoo did was classless, then why wasn't Modano's action even more so?
Tootoo was defending himself (call it retaliation, whatever) but Modano is just as guilty as Tootoo.
As a Nashville fan I'm so sick of being called an ignorant, inbred, red neck, can't you all come up with something original? As for being classless, our fans learned most everything we know from the scores of Red Wings and Blues fans that have visited us in the last years.
I never knew hockey fans were such an elitist, arrogant, bigoted group as what I have seen since Nashville got the team.
We have been met with nothing but anger, ridicule and derision from every team in the NHL.
If we lost the team today I'd be sick, because I love hockey, have since the 60's , but I sure can't say that I'd miss the "hockey fans" from around the league.
The name of this website is Hockey's Future, if these fans are the future of hockey, then the NHL is in SERIOUS trouble.
Funny isn't it, that there are 92 replies to this article on the Preds board and only 26 on the Dallas board. Lots of shooting stars out there ya think?
To use an example another poster mentioned earlier in the thread...Joe Sakic.
If Joe Sakic scored a milestone goal, I'd cheer him like he did it in a Predator sweater.
Why? Joe Sakic is and always has been a classy player. If he felt the Preds should be contracted, he damn sure had the "class" to keep his mouth shut about it.
Preds fans have long memories about this stuff. Ask Reed Low. Ask SCOTT WALKER. We're not big into forgiving or forgetting when it comes to the already-tired subject of "why Nashville shouldn't be in the league."
I like the elite stars' fans that claim Nashville has no one that will ever have close to the career Modano has had...
I'm sure Forsberg is going to look back at his career and say "Gee, if only I could have played as well as Modano"
Or how about I'd rather have my team play better than everyone else and win Lord Stanley's Cup. I don't care how well one guy does, I care about how well the team does.
Your comparing a rental player this year on the preds roster to a guys who has been with one team his whole career?
How do you know he's just a rental? Where is your crystal ball? Forsberg himself hasn't said anything like that, and management here said he's one of the top priorities in the off season.
