sprig Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Looks like Hale got in a good one here. Anyone see this game? Martin scored one of the NJ goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farce poobah Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Goals are overrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagard Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 You do realize that is a former Gopher's chin, right? The funny thing was that the ESPN online article said Martin was the fighter, I couldn't believe it, so I check the box score and sure enough it was Hale. Goals are cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forecheck Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 You do realize that is a former Gopher's chin, right? The funny thing was that the ESPN online article said Martin was the fighter, I couldn't believe it, so I check the box score and sure enough it was Hale. Goals are cool. Right hooks are cooler. That he was an ex-Gopher is just icing on the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Hale already leads the Devils in PIM @ 7 so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoteauRinkRat Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 He still would look good in that #4 green and white jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux fan in phoenix Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 From that snapshot, it looks like a one-sided fight. With Hale's strength & Clymer's boxed-in positioning along the boards, Hale might have had the upper hand. Maybe that poster from NJ can give us her impressions; there's also a link to an online NJ newspaper somewhere on this board...Burns wanted more of this from his rookies & it looks like he got it...That Hale sure is a natural fighter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing77 Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I'm along the same lines as SFiP's opinion. From what I know about hockey fights, the worst position you want to be in is with your back against the boards. Then all the other guy has to do is to lean on you with one hand and go to town with the other. SFiP, thanks for telling me who the TB player was. BTW- It was in a losing effort. I just hope they don't give up on Hale like they did on Commodore (who may be turning into a bust ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux fan in phoenix Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 This from staff writer Richard Chere of The Star-Ledger: "Hale had his first NHL fight during the second period when he got the best of Tampa Bay's Ben Clymer...." That's all he mentioned of the fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwade Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Couldn't see it very well - noticed Gionta wanting to fight someone on the opposite side of the ice first. Hale ended up taking Clymer down, but I had forgotten that this year they've been leaving the fights on the jumbotron (in the past it went straight to a logo screen) so I had a pretty bad view. Got one (bad) picture - http://devsrule.com/2003_10/031018-61.jpg Hale actually started the game. A lot of articles seem to make it sound like he got in because Nieder went out, but I'm pretty sure he was playing and Martin was the one added as Martin left warmups earlier than normal. Hale still needs to get more physical (actually I'm not entirely sure his play deserves the "more" - I guess he had a couple of shifts that qualified as physical, plus the fight). I didn't see Hale in the halo on Thursday night so hopefully he got the opportunity to watch with Robinson (during pre-season I sat downstairs and got to see Martin get that opportunity). I try to get pictures up within a couple of days of the game - they aren't great, but will probably include some of Hale if he plays. still unhappy that Albelin was signed and even more unhappy that he wore an A, -Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnesotaNorthStar Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Martin was signed to be a Neidermayer type player...Hale a Stevens. Martin gets his first goal, Hale in his first fight. Glad to see them both doing well. BTW...Hale's first looks cooler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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