


"But again, I did what Don Cherry said to do every Saturday night. I still think about what I did to (Dean McAmmond) and what I caused him to go through with his family. "That hit is what happens when you watch Don Cherry Rock 'em Sock 'em videos from age 5 to 18. 6EfEg8ZRnQ - Drayton van As December 24, 2016 "John gets mad at Colin and tells him off then AZ trades him ha ha who's the puppet."Īfter another Twitter user posted a short clip of an NHL player getting hit hard with his head down, Downie shifted his focus to Speaking of concussions. "Colin Campbell asked John Scott if his kids were going to be embarrassed that he's going to all star game.

Or tippets an idiot - Steve Downie December 23, 2016ĭownie then explained the situation involving the recently retired John Scott, the NHL all-star game MVP last season who was voted in overwhelmingly by fans through an online ballot even though he barely played with the Coyotes and was subsequently traded to the Montreal Canadiens and promptly sent to the minors. I've never played on a team when my best player broke his hand in a fight. This really put (me) over the edge last year and made me quit on (Arizona)," Downie wrote.Ĥth. "Another classless move done by (Tippett).
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17 and has not played in the NHL since, reeled off a series of tweets beginning late Thursday and into Friday in which he calls out his former head coach Dave Tippett, the NHL's Director of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell and hockey commentator Don Cherry.Īfter not tweeting in over a year, Downie began his rant by criticizing the Coyotes and Tippett for allowing forward Max Domi to break his hand during a fight. The former Arizona Coyotes player, who was waived Jan. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receiptįree agent forward Steve Downie woke up from his social media slumber just days before Christmas, but he wasn't bearing any gifts.(Former Flyers chairman) Ed Snider came and sat next to me just to make sure I was doing OK. "When I got a concussion in Philly i spent 3 days in the hospital bed. Yeezy 2 red october price, Yves cochet twitter, Sap meldungsnummer 00690, Maurienne mag. They actually sent me to a knee doctor haha," Downie write. Garage sale set up pictures, Calvinus blanche, Jacomuzzi luca. "I got a concussion with Arizona they don't call or check up. On Saturday morning, he compared Arizona's organization to the Philadelphia Flyers. The 29-year-old Downie started with a series of tweets about the Coyotes' handling of various players' injuries and the treatment of John Scott, the veteran enforcer who was voted into the NHL All-Star tournament last season by fans but was traded by Arizona to Montreal and was briefly left out of the showcase by the NHL.ĭownie also said the Ontario Hockey League's Peterborough Petes are a better-run organization than the Coyotes. He had 76 goals, 120 assists and 1,057 penalty minutes. He played for the Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Colorado Avalanche and Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as 26 games with the Coyotes last season. NASCAR in NH: Watch info, schedule, entry list, weather for Crayon 301 this weekendĭownie was drafted 29th overall by Philadelphia in 2005. Sad thing is I listened to you," Downie said. "Sorry Don, but you called me a (coward) for wearing a visor and trying to protect my eyes. Wish I never played."ĭownie then added another tweet, criticizing Cherry for his stance against visors. "But again, I did what don cherry said to do every Saturday night. I still think about what I did to Dean macomond and what I caused him to go through with his family. Nothing good comes from those vids," Downie said from his verified account. "That hit is what happens when you watch don cherry rock em sock em videos from age 5 to 18. Downie retweeted the gif and then spoke about his regrets from the play. In response to some of his tweets, a fan tweeted an animated gif of Downie bodychecking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Dean McAmmond in 2007, a play that left McAmmond concussed and Downie suspended for 20 games. Former NHL forward Steve Downie went on a lengthy Twitter rant Friday night, taking aim at hockey commentator Don Cherry and the Arizona Coyotes.ĭownie, who played parts of eight seasons in the NHL, criticized the culture of violence that he believes Cherry perpetuates through his "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em" series of videos.
