Don Cherry collides with Mario Lemieux

I am not a big fan of what Don Cherry usually says, but I liked what he said during the latest edition of Hockey Night in Canada.

This is the full transcript of what was said:

“You know, it’s a funny thing: Here is  Mario, he is a millionaire, and all he does , every time he comes out, remember, he said it was a ‘garage league’? NHL made him a millionaire, and all he does is kick it all the time.

(the footage of all the guys getting hit by Penguins players)

“Here’s what I don’t understand:

First of all, he didn’t think this was bad; we’ll show Johnson breaking DiPietro’s head. Crushing him. Thought that was great. Never said a word there. Lots of fun. Now here’s Cooke now. Doing a little number. Here he is on Ovechkin. Mario never said a word here. That’s OK.

“Here we have Savard here, getting his head ripped off, he is never been the same. Mario never said a word there. Here’s the worst one: there is Malkin, going in. Mario never said anything on Mitchell (hit on Mitchell).  He had to get traded off the club, and never played for the rest of the year. Funny, Mario never said a word.

“He said the National Hockey League doesn’t do enough. A $100,000 fine? A 9-game suspension, 10-game suspension, and now he says it doesn’t do enough. You can’t have a guy like Cooke do the things he does, you keep your mouth shut, and then you have a little donnybrook, where nobody gets hurt, and now you’re going to get out of the League.

“But you do that, you’re a hypocrite, and speak two sides out of your mouth. You shouldn’t do that. If you’re going to keep your mouth shut on other things, keep your mouth shut.

Cherry’s rant  followed the complains by Mario Lemieux after the Pittsburgh Penguins game against the New York Islanders. The game itself was very interested to watch actually, because it was filled with fights. If you missed it, here are the highlights: