Dave Bolland, a pesky little NHL player for the Chicago Blackhawks made a name for himself during the Canucks, Chicago playoff series last season. Bolland played many minutes against the Sedin duo and to a degree was successful in shutting them down with his non-stop pestering and bad mouthing. If you are a Canucks fan, then you know that the rivalry between the Vancouver Canucks and the Chicago Blackhawks is one of the biggest in the league. If it wasn't a heated enough rivalry already, then the heat was recently turned up due to comments made by Dave Bolland at a Blackhawks live event at Harry Caray's in Chicago. Bolland referred to the talented Sedin brothers as the "Sisters", and said that "They'll never be Hawks...We'd be sure not to let them on our team." These comments stirred the pot in Vancouver with responses heard from head coach of the Canucks, Alain Vigneault, and defenceman, Kevin Bieksa. The Sedins, as usual, decided not to comment on Dave Bolland's words, and chose the classier route. Shockingly, coach Vigneault told media that they would call him "Bird Brain" Bolland but that would be giving him too much credit. He also added that Bolland "has a face that only a mother could look at". Kevin Bieksa also said that "if it weren't for the twins, I don't think anyone would hear about dave Bolland." and as a response to Bollands comment about him not wanting the Sedins on his team, Bieksa said that, "It's probably because he'd be out of a roster spot."The rivalry is only getting more intense, be sure to tune in for any upcoming face offs between these two teams.
I think that Dave Bolland should just play the game of hockey as he gets paid to do, and forget about all of the chirping. All it does is cause unnecessary hatred between clubs and players, but in a way i guess that is what can make hockey interesting. The more heated the rivalry becomes, the more fans want to watch, but I still think that if he needs to bad mouth any players, he, and all the players in the league should keep it on the ice. I think what coach Alain Vigneault said about Bolland may have been going too far, but I think that it showed character and that he is caring coach for him to step up and defend his top players as he did. I personally love watching these two teams play and hope that we get paired up against them again in the playoffs this year.
The Province, " Bolland Vs. the Canucks", December 15, 2011, By: Jason Botchford
Sources: http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Bolland+Canucks+gets+nasty/5864025/story.html
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