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Cherry won't apologize for ripping former enforcers

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09:42 AM ET 10.08 | Don Cherry is sorry. For using the words "pukes" on national television, that is. But when it comes to ripping into former NHL enforcers Chris Nilan, Jim Thomson and Stu Grimson during his Coach's Corner Segment on Hockey Night in Canada on Thursday night, Cherry says he has no regrets. In fact, in a phone interview with QMI Agency late Friday afternoon, Cherry said he will be making no apologies to any of the three retired players, even after Nilan called for the veteran analyst to do exactly that on HNIC.

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October 8, 2011  09:43 AM ET

He's a beauty...

October 8, 2011  09:54 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

He's a beauty...

Indeed! I can't wait for Coaches Corner tonight.

I wonder who's playing on HNIC at 7pm EDT?

October 8, 2011  10:05 AM ET
QUOTE(#2):

Indeed! I can't wait for Coaches Corner tonight.I wonder who's playing on HNIC at 7pm EDT?

Too bad I won't be watching. I'll be too busy at the game :)

October 8, 2011  10:09 AM ET
QUOTE(#3):

Too bad I won't be watching. I'll be too busy at the game :)

And spending the afternoon getting a second mortgage so you afford to buy a beer? ;-)

Hold up a sign that says "Hi Canuck eh?"

October 8, 2011  10:12 AM ET

For those of you that don't get Leafs TV....I mean the CBC.

October 8, 2011  10:16 AM ET
QUOTE(#5):

And spending the afternoon getting a second mortgage so you afford to buy a beer? ;-)Hold up a sign that says "Hi Canuck eh?"

This image will be on it as well, just for you:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielle_scott/5293539945/

(Sorry, image embedding is NOT in my repertoire)

October 8, 2011  10:16 AM ET
QUOTE(#6):

For those of you that don't get Leafs TV....I mean the CBC.

This was actually the greatest six and a half minutes in my life.

October 8, 2011  10:30 AM ET
QUOTE(#7):

This image will be on it as well, just for you:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielle_scott/5293539945/

(Sorry, image embedding is NOT in my repertoire)

I couldn't post your's so this will have to do.

Enjoy the game.

October 8, 2011  10:30 AM ET

And that's one of his tamer jackets, that one only slightly blinded me

October 8, 2011  10:31 AM ET
QUOTE(#10):

I couldn't post your's so this will have to do.Enjoy the game.

Great pic, ha ha ha ha ha!!!

October 8, 2011  11:04 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

He's a beauty...

Ohhh, yeah.

October 8, 2011  11:16 AM ET
QUOTE(#10):

I couldn't post your's so this will have to do.Enjoy the game.

LMAO Awesome

October 8, 2011  11:16 AM ET

Speaking of old coots, Al Davis died. Sad.

October 8, 2011  11:23 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

He's a beauty...

.... and .... he's never wrong ....

.... just growing senile.

October 8, 2011  12:19 PM ET

He should apologize for that jacket!

October 8, 2011  01:34 PM ET
QUOTE(#2):

Indeed! I can't wait for Coaches Corner tonight.I wonder who's playing on HNIC at 7pm EDT?

Some fighters of years past wouldn't have made it in any era of the sport without fighting. Several fighters past and present actually had some decent hockey skills, but these guys Cherry is calling out should shut up.

October 8, 2011  01:34 PM ET
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.... and .... he's never wrong ........ just growing senile.

He's wrong fairly often, IMO. But he's right here.

October 8, 2011  01:53 PM ET
QUOTE(#20):

He's wrong fairly often, IMO. But he's right here.

Nilan says he never said to take fighting out of the game...Cherry points out where he actually did...in the newpapers yet. Way to go Knuckles.

October 8, 2011  01:59 PM ET
QUOTE(#5):

And spending the afternoon getting a second mortgage so you afford to buy a beer? ;-)Hold up a sign that says "Hi Canuck eh?"

Hi Canuck eh?

 
October 8, 2011  02:12 PM ET
QUOTE(#16):

Speaking of old coots, Al Davis died. Sad.

Requiescat in pace, Al.

Although he had a lot of rough spots, especially of late, no-one can deny him impact on the AFL then the NFL.

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