Don Cherry is like the bitter old man that holds court in the local bar, sitting on the corner stool reminiscing about the “good old days.” His never-ending caustic commentary runs on an endless loop that leaves those around him nodding their heads in agreement in the silent hope that he will, at some point, shut up.
As he rambles on, the words end up coming across as background noise. With that ceaseless drone drilling into your head, it’s easy to understand that when he actually comes up with a good idea it can be missed.
One of those moments occurred late last week when Cherry, the longtime host of CBC’s “Coach’s Corner,” said it was time the NHLPA took the NHL’s offer and vote in a secret ballot. As Cherry said, "I have been in that situation where you are sitting next to guy saying one thing but other guys may be thinking other things. The problem is when it’s a show of hands, it’s very difficult to stand up and say what you really believe." (via slam.canoe.ca).
Granted, from everything we have heard, the NHL pulled their offer off the table last week when talk ...
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NHL Lockout: Don Cherry Is Right, It’s Time to Put This to a Secret Ballot Vote
December 11th, 2012 by Trent Reinsmith Leave a reply »
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