Don Cherry tears a strip off Darnell Nurse
During a recent segment of Don Cherry's Grapevine podcast, the veteran hockey analyst sounds off on Darnell Nurse is response to the Ryan Reaves incident.
During last Saturday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Darnell Nurse was retrieving the puck in what appeared to be a routine play, but Toronto Maple Leafs enforcer came charging around the corner, deliberately clipping Darnell Nurse in the face.
A few days later, Darnell Nurse broke his silence about the hit, highlighting his personal feelings regarding the incident.
- Darnell Nurse
During the initial stages of the podcast, Don Cherry reminisced about the good ol' days when 30-40 years ago, a hit like that would be deemed acceptable.
On this podcast this Sunday, Cherry said he Reaves did not deserve five games, then read out the Nurse quote at length, ending with the Nurse's observation that some players are out every shift to inflict pain.
Cherry downplayed the impact on Nurse. «He got a goal the next game.»
Don Cherry explains that Darnell Nurse is ultimately at fault for putting himself in a vulnerable position.
Although that might be true, the NHL is far from the game Don Cherry grew up with.
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