Early in the 3rd period of the Bruins 2-1 OT victory on Saturday night, Max Pacioretty aka @MaxPacioretty67 had a few choice words for Brad Marchand on Twitter.
Pacioretty tweeted, "This game is longer than Marchand's nose." Besides being unfunny, the tweet instantly hit the airwaves, as NESN commented on it during the broadcast, as did many journalists on Twitter.
As soon as I heard about it, I tried to see if Pacioretty had truly made that remark. I mean, there is no way that a guy who is at home watching hockey on TV like the rest of us would comment on a player, you know, playing in the game right?
I failed to find the tweet, then later read that he deleted it (which is something I have yet to figure out how to do) mere minutes after posting it for the world to see.
Bruins fans reacted as anyone would expect them to, mocking Pacioretty for his awful attempt at humor, as well as pointing out how ironic it was that Marchand scored the first goal of the game. This was the same guy who was classless in his response to Chara's apology and then tweeted about a movie he went to see, just days after suffering a "severe concussion."
Was this really a big deal though? I personally didn't have a huge problem with it, save for the fact that it wasn funny and that it came from a player whose team was currently on the ice. Most players root for their team rather than throw shots at an opposing players physical features. I'd like to think that most B's fans feel the same way, but if not, they should look in the mirror because what happened in game 4 probably crossed a line, although it was an awesome line.
Of course I am referring to Andrew Ference's self described, "accidental bird" that didn't tweet as much as it did taunt the Montreal fans.
After his blistering slap shot found the back of the net to tie the game, Ference turned towards the hostile crowd and appered to pump his fist. Montreal television found something entirely different however. With a defiant look in his face, Ference appeared to give the fans the old one finger salute, albeit briefly.
This prompted Montreal fans to once again storm the NHL towers, torches lit, and demand a suspension. Wisniewski got suspended earlier in the year for an obscene gesture, and Ference should get the same right? Not exactly.
Wisniewski made a blowjob gesture, which is as hilarious to type as it was to watch, so most Habs fans cried foul and wanted similar action to be taken.
The NHL gave Ference a pass, fining him 2,500 dollars which wasn't enough for Habs fans. Ference's absurd explanation of his "glove getting stuck up there" only made it worse, but there was little the NHL could do, or should've done, about it. Should Ference have done that? Of course not. Was it absolutely hilarious and a moment that any self-respecting Bruins fan will never forget? Yes.
All in all, both the Pacioretty tweet and the Ference bird had little to do with the actual games, they were just more prime examples of how absurd this rivalry can become, as the storylines often supercede the on-ice action.
All I know is that if the Bruins win tomorrow night and advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, covering the series will be nowhere near as entertaining. If they lose in 7 games, let's just say that Ference wont be the only Bruin flipping the bird.
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