OT- Partrice Courmier

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[caperguy]

Jan 21, 2010 7:32:36 GMT -4 moosefan1994 said:

thechronicleherald.ca/Sports/1163499.html

that was hard to read....scary stuff

And to hear Cormier's reaction - pathetic. Whether he intended it or not, have some feelings

excellent coverage by Palov.

[christopher]

That article made me sick.

I wonder what the suspension will be.

[Deer]

Jan 21, 2010 8:48:47 GMT -4 caperguy said:

Jan 21, 2010 7:32:36 GMT -4 moosefan1994 said:

thechronicleherald.ca/Sports/1163499.html

that was hard to read....scary stuff

And to hear Cormier's reaction - pathetic. Whether he intended it or not, have some feelings

excellent coverage by Palov.

Excellent article indeed, fantastic journalism by Palov, but as for some of the content......... it's Martin Laperriere being quoted. FAR from the biggest angel in the Q himself. I'd take some of what he says with a grain of salt. He talked about how little remorse Cormier apparently showed going off the ice, but then went on to say he wasn't really watching Cormier because he was focusing on Tam's condition. I was a bit confused by that.

[crawlman]

One thought I have been thinking about is, more than likely, Cormier will get the rest of the regular season and the playoffS, if so does anybody else think the New Jersey Devils are going to take Cormier up. Now this is just a prediction of course so any thoughts?

[catnut]

Jan 21, 2010 14:33:49 GMT -4 crawlman said:

One thought I have been thinking about is, more than likely, Cormier will get the rest of the regular season and the playoffS, if so does anybody else think the New Jersey Devils are going to take Cormier up. Now this is just a prediction of course so any thoughts?

He couldn't be called up until Rouyn is eliminated.

[Jack Bauer]

Jan 21, 2010 13:31:46 GMT -4 Deer said:

Jan 21, 2010 8:48:47 GMT -4 caperguy said:

that was hard to read....scary stuff

And to hear Cormier's reaction - pathetic. Whether he intended it or not, have some feelings

excellent coverage by Palov.

Excellent article indeed, fantastic journalism by Palov, but as for some of the content......... it's Martin Laperriere being quoted. FAR from the biggest angel in the Q himself. I'd take some of what he says with a grain of salt. He talked about how little remorse Cormier apparently showed going off the ice, but then went on to say he wasn't really watching Cormier because he was focusing on Tam's condition. I was a bit confused by that.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't get the outrage re: Cormier's reaction. I realize what happened was brutal to see, but this guy is still a competitor and that hit was in overtime so intensity was no doubt high.

But as you say, Laperriere doesn't exactly have great credibility and some of that is likely 3rd hand info from other coaches or his players.

The fact the Q is putting this decision off until Monday is a joke as it just shows the league is enjoying the spotlight of this thing from the national media and wants to milk it for all its worth. There's no need of this decision coming 8 days later when every other Q suspension comes within a few days and with no comments from the league(In accordance with the QMJHL policy in the matter of disciplinary sanctions, the Disciplinary Prefect will not be available for further comment.), yet this one needs a press conference that's 3 days after Tam will have a press conference.

Can't we just get it over with and get on with the rest of the season?

[sharrow]

It would appear that the "Q" is wanting for the media to die down a bit which indicates to me that the "Q" would like a milder suspention like 20 games, which I think would not satisfy the general public or David Branch who thru a press statement indicated where they should be on this one (SEVERE)

[MikeC]

Jan 21, 2010 14:48:41 GMT -4 Jack Bauer said:

The fact the Q is putting this decision off until Monday is a joke as it just shows the league is enjoying the spotlight of this thing from the national media and wants to milk it for all its worth. There's no need of this decision coming 8 days later when every other Q suspension comes within a few days and with no comments from the league(In accordance with the QMJHL policy in the matter of disciplinary sanctions, the Disciplinary Prefect will not be available for further comment.), yet this one needs a press conference that's 3 days after Tam will have a press conference.

I don't think the league is enjoying any part of this.
And in this case, they acted exactly the same as the OHL did. They suspended the player indefinitely within a day or 2 or the incident, and are rendering a final decision within 5 business days.

[fireball]

I was thinking the same thing Deer, why him and not Eberle for captain.

[t-dude]

For those of you who may have or have not seen the RDS interview with Cormier, I have translated it. It's not perfect but you'll get the gist of it.

Cormier: I think what happened is regrettable, my intentions were never to injure Mikael or any other player, you know, it's a hockey game and the intention was never to hurt anyone. I tried to get in contact with Mikael via the Huskies during the last few days and I think the Remparts didn't give us an answer, I wanted to talk to him to see how he was doing. The first thing for me is Mikael Tam's health. When it happened I saw him fall and like I said there was never any intention there to hurt anyone.

RDS: What would you of liked to said to him, to Mikael, if you could of spoken to him.

Cormier: Just to ask how he was doing, it's certain you see everywhere that he's ok, I was relieved to see that. It's like I said, I never intended to hurt him. When I was out (of the game) and I heard he was out and hurt, I just wanted to ask him how he was and that's it. We tried, maybe I'll talk to him and maybe I won't. I just want him to know that I thought of him alot and that's pretty much it.

RDS: There's a lot of people who don't know you Patrice, you know there's alot of people saying things about you, that you're a dirty player. Do you find that hard to hear?

Cormier: I think that as a person, you see who your true close friends are. I've gotten alot of messages from home, my parents have helped me alot. Alot of guys from Team Canada, I've spoken with my coach, alot of people have helped me. Even with everyone saying anything, I've seen some, I haven't seen alot too and I think it's better that way. I've had alot of help, even from the Huskies who have given me alot of support. It's helped me alot that the guys here have supported me through all this and we'll live with what's going to happen.

RDS: You're going to see Raymond Bolduc this afternoon, what are you going to say to him?

Cormier: The biggest thing is that there was no intent to injure, you can say there were others but for me it happened, it's done, the intent was never to injure and that's it, we'll live with the consequences. I won't say I didn't do it, you see it clearly on the video it was an elbow. It was a reflex, I did everything a hockey player should do, I cut the ice in the middle, when he came out my reflex was to take the player, to check him. I had no idea I hit him in the head as evidently was the case, but the intent was never to hit him in the head and injure him.