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Gloves come off in Cherry vs. Burke
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08:29 AM ET 03.05 | Don Cherry has his bullhorn, and he wasn't afraid to use it on Brian Burke Saturday night. Dressed in funereal velvet inside Canada's hockey pulpit, [Cherry] lashed Burke as a hypocrite, a weasel and, most damagingly of all, an American. "Every team in the National Hockey League has a guy from Ontario. Except one. Guess who it is," Cherry bellowed, slapping the desk for emphasis. "It's Ontario's Toronto Maple Leafs. If you want American college guys, if you want Americans, you got the team. It's the only organization in the world in Toronto, in Canada, that cheers when Canada loses." ... [Cherry] is reaching back to something elemental in our civic memory. He's appealing to base instincts and national animosity.
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Cherry also has long been on record against any hockey players not from Canada. Nothing new here.
Spaceman Spiff
Richmond , VA
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Cherry's right on this one. I just hope the nationalistic spin doesn't get blown out of proportion and we all start booing each others anthems again.
cromster
New London, By Way Of Philly, CT
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One of the best Cherry interviews I've ever seen. He's cutting down Americans to make his point, but it's a valid point. Even got a little emotional at the end.
DurkDiggler
Iron City, PA
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Cherry making inflammatory statements??? Despicable...!!!
THE BISHOP!
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I cant say he is wrong here......I mean he is off his rocker some times but he makes a valid point.
NY Rangers
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It won't. That's a playoff thing in T.O (and only retaliatory in nature), and for all intents and purposes that ain't happening.
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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Why does Burke always look so red in the face in interviews???? Even on Deadline day he looked like he just rolled out of the bar in the NHL.com interview
NY Rangers
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As an American I see nothing wrong with the message, only with the person carrying the message. I do recall that he coached one time for a team in the states.
THE BISHOP!
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The Irk vs. The Jerk...
Spiny Norman
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It's always a lot easier when you ask questions you already have the answer to. I would given the same one
Spiny Norman
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So, if the Leafs miss the playoffs again this year, does Burke get fired? And if so, who replaces him?
cromster
New London, By Way Of Philly, CT
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Nope. He has one more year to drown us in his misery.
As for a replacement...I haven't the slightest idea.
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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They should make it more interesting.
If the Leafs don't make it into the playoffs, His Irkness faces Grapes in a 3 round match.
"The War to Settle the Score".
Schad - Notorious…
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My cat is available, I'm sure he'd do a better job.
Schad - Notorious…
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Is the cat Canadian? Don't wanna piss off Grapes some more..
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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I'll let everyone draw their own conclusions from it.
Not sure about The Star trying to make it a Canada vs US thing, everyone knows that Cherry loves Boston, which, last I checked, was in the US.
Schad - Notorious…
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I can have the certificate altered properly if you think it will be a problem.
Schad - Notorious…
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I didn't really see it so much as cutting down Americans as blasting The Irk for having no Ontario players on "the franchise" of Ontario. He may have come across as cutting down US players, but I doubt he meant it that way. Good segment.
bruins6988
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Thanks Schad. Now what's the over/under on posts before a birther reference comes in?
bruins6988
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