Unthinkable
02-13-2004, 11:25 PM
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MacLean steamed at Sharpie Showmanship
TSN.ca Staff
2/13/2004
Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Doug MacLean has a message for Toronto Maple Leaf Tie Domi -- "This is the NHL," MacLean said, "not the WWF."
MacLean was steamed after Domi engaged in a little showmanship during the Leafs' 4-1 win over Columbus on Thursday night. After having a running battle all game with Columbus tough guy Jody Shelley, Domi pulled out a Sharpie pen while on the Leaf bench, autographed a stick and then flipped it over the glass partition between the benches and towards Shelley.
"I think it showed disrepect to Jody Shelley, who is a legitimate NHL tough guy," MacLean told TSN. "I think it showed disrespect to our hockey team and I think it showed disrespect to the game. This is the NHL, not the WWF."
<table width="266" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="right"> </table> MacLean said he was so bothered by Domi's stick-signing routine that he called NHL vice president Colin Campbell to voice his displeasure. He also put in a call into Maple Leaf general manager John Ferguson Jr.
"Some people might think it's funny," MacLean said, "but I am less than amused."
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MacLean steamed at Sharpie Showmanship
TSN.ca Staff
2/13/2004
Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Doug MacLean has a message for Toronto Maple Leaf Tie Domi -- "This is the NHL," MacLean said, "not the WWF."
MacLean was steamed after Domi engaged in a little showmanship during the Leafs' 4-1 win over Columbus on Thursday night. After having a running battle all game with Columbus tough guy Jody Shelley, Domi pulled out a Sharpie pen while on the Leaf bench, autographed a stick and then flipped it over the glass partition between the benches and towards Shelley.
"I think it showed disrepect to Jody Shelley, who is a legitimate NHL tough guy," MacLean told TSN. "I think it showed disrespect to our hockey team and I think it showed disrespect to the game. This is the NHL, not the WWF."
<table width="266" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="right"> </table> MacLean said he was so bothered by Domi's stick-signing routine that he called NHL vice president Colin Campbell to voice his displeasure. He also put in a call into Maple Leaf general manager John Ferguson Jr.
"Some people might think it's funny," MacLean said, "but I am less than amused."
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