Someone must have delivered a bucket of stupid to Carolina’s dressing room at intermission.  That was just dumb.

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 05/10/09 at 09:33 PM ET

Ward always was kinda dumb. Or maybe he just looked that way.

Posted by mrfluffy from Long Beach on 05/10/09 at 09:42 PM ET

Now there’s something I’d call suspension worthy.

Posted by Nate A from Detroit-ish on 05/10/09 at 09:47 PM ET

That deserves a suspension and Walker shouldn’t play the rest of the season.
There is no excuse for that.

Posted by goon from Grand Forks, ND on 05/10/09 at 10:00 PM ET

If Ward had the gloves off, I’d agree with the thought that Ward was being cocky and dumb.

He still had his gloves on though.  Walker was ready to fight, Ward wasn’t.  That was just a Jordin Tootoo-esque sucker punch by Walker.  Suspend him 4 games.

Posted by Primis on 05/10/09 at 10:05 PM ET

Ward should be suspended for starting it, and Chara should be suspended for diving.  Go Canes!!!1!!

Posted by Caneiac 4ever from yahoo.com on 05/11/09 at 12:12 AM ET

Nice punch. And enough with the suspensions already! Has the league really conditioned all of us to want people to sit every time a player gets a boo boo? Walker’s a grownup, he knows he’ll have to line up next to Thornton or, more likely, Lucic next game. He’ll do it, and since he’s not a dirty player, it will be over with - cheapshot settled.

But since they do suspend by games inverse to NHL commercials starred in, he’ll get 3-4 and that sucks.

Hey Ward, don’t keep your head up. Not like that at least. Sheesh…

Posted by JAMESinMI on 05/11/09 at 12:58 AM ET

Ward should be suspended for starting it, and Chara should be suspended for diving.  Go Canes!!!1!!

O.K. no more callers. We have a winner for for our most idiotic written response contest.

Hold the phone!!!! We have last minute contender.

Nice punch. And enough with the suspensions already! Has the league really conditioned all of us to want people to sit every time a player gets a boo boo?

I think you two should be at the Nascar website. here is the link : http://www.redneckyahoo.net

Posted by dbcooper from parts unknown on 05/11/09 at 01:11 AM ET

Um, db, that was sarcasm.  Thought I made it rather obvious….guess not….sorry.

Two real points:

*  Losing Walker will hurt the Karcinogenic Kids, but not quite as much as the loss of Ward hurts the Bruins.

*  Chara’s injury could be a major problem even though he kept playing….he was perceptably slower in the third, and the real damage would not have been evident until he removed his skate after the game. 

Not feeling optimistic about game six from a Boston viewpoint.

Posted by Caneiac 4ever from yahoo.com on 05/11/09 at 02:01 AM ET

Um, db, that was sarcasm.  Thought I made it rather obvious….guess not….sorry.

Unfortunately, I’ve seen far too many comments similar to that which weren’t sarcastic.  I can see why he made the error.  Don’t take any offense.

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 05/11/09 at 02:56 AM ET

For the record, my comment (which was also chortled at) was not sarcastic at all. And I do stand by it.

Posted by JAMESinMI on 05/11/09 at 04:08 AM ET

For the record, my comment (which was also chortled at) was not sarcastic at all. And I do stand by it.

Fighting is one thing.  Going up to a guy unawares and sucker punching him in the face is something different and cowardly.

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 05/11/09 at 05:56 AM ET

Yes Boroque, Walker’s action was a cowardly one. And that is exactly why he should and will stand up to another who will do to him what he himself did to Ward. That is how this game has settled its own scores long before Colin Campbell came along. That was the point I was trying to get across - let it play out on the ice. Forget the broadcasters, forget the bloggers, and forget us anonymous commentators, because the players will settle it. They always have and they always will, no matter what the league does.

Walker will settle this score, as long as Gary and Colin let him.

Posted by JAMESinMI on 05/11/09 at 06:19 AM ET

if anyone wants to compare this to Carcillo, this 5 times worst than what he did but ward should be embrassed for himself for just standing there and dont defend himself.

if you’re going to throw punches at someone with gloves on then expect some guys to actually drop the gloves and throw back.

Posted by FlyersFan on 05/11/09 at 06:31 AM ET

its now time for Colin Campbell to go. Very bad ruling that opens up the door to agresssion.

Posted by Pierre on 05/11/09 at 01:09 PM ET