Capulets Down the Montague’s Again.

Written by FRE

Monday, 25 January 2010 20:17

Philadelphia, PA. (HO). Shakespeare would be proud. In another epic showdown that pitted the House of Montague against the House of Capulet, the Penguins beat up on the tragic Flyers in another controversial confrontation. The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins is quick turning into a parallel of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays and the feuding between the two franchises is reaching a blockbuster level.

Romeo, played by Flyers captain, Mike Richards is the classic hero. Besieged by the press (read his family) and even his own teammates is the lynchpin in his team’s success. Mercutio, played by newly acquired Flyer, Chris Pronger, is on hand to criticize Romeo Richards for not being passionate enough about the feud and the desire to win. Juliet, played most auspiciously, by Penguins captain, Sidney Crosby (come on the parallels are endless) is also central to the feud. However, much like the Shakespeare work, these Canadian brethren are teammates and "best" friends off the ice. However, in the rink, they are sworn enemies. They are surrounded on both sides by willing and even passionate combatants, oftentimes the deeds of their respective families overshadowing their own brilliant play. Juliet Crosby has had her teeth knocked out by the brutal Montague’s. Benvolio, played by Flyer Kimmo Timmonen, has been targeted several times by the dirty Capulets, most notably by Tybalt, represented by Chris Kunitz in years past.

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Fast forward to this season, Act 1, scene one, Romeo's teammate, Scott Hartnell precipitates a brawl by biting the thumb of Juliet’s teammate, Kris Letang. In the scene it appears that biting one's thumb is a non-verbal equivalent of fighting words or gestures. In medieval times, this gesture was seen as an insult and it implied cowardice. See that how you want, it was clearly, only a sign of things to come. The Montague’s were incest and took their case to the ruling house of Verona (aka the NHL). The NHL did nothing now (as the House of Verona did essentially nothing then) except for mandate that no further breach of peace would be tolerated.

Now comes Act 5, when the roles are reversed, and this time it’s the dastardly Capulet’s and Juliet Crosby’s teammate, Matt Cooke, who “bites the thumb” of Romeo Richard’s teammate, Aaron Asham.

Said Asham after the game; “There was a scrum, I grabbed him. There were two guys on Harts and my glove got tangled in his mouth and he bit me, so I lost it. It’s not bad, but he’s a gutless guy. I have no respect for him at all. I lined up against him and asked him to fight and he didn’t want to. If you go and bite someone … I just have no use for him. He does his job well. He’s an agitator. He’s garbage to me and I have no respect for him at all. You should have a little more honor than that. Usually if you bite somebody you stick up for yourself and you fight the guy. Not this guy, he’s chicken and I have no respect for him. He plays the game hard and I respect him for that, but he yaps, he’s a dirty player. At least a guy like (Sean) Avery fights. This guy is just chicken (bleep) and I hate him. It would have been better if he dropped the gloves with me, but he’s got no stones.”

And so goes the tale of the Montague’s and the Capulet’s, a modern day tragedy with two star-crossed hockey players, acted out in the NHL rinks of the Penguins and the Flyers. Every plot twist and turn is present, even the biting.

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