O'Byrne Arrested

[oceanst41]

Regardless of what O'Bryne may or may not have done to facilitate his exit from the hill, he could've used that one extra year to learn things not to do when you become an NHLer.

I mean the all-star game things where the first year player has a mysteriously high room service charge at the end of the weekend - that's kind of funny. Stealing a purse at a Tampa bar? ::screwy::

[RichH]

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote RichH]So Hynes actually left later in a summer than O'Byrne did.  Does that mean there's some sort of curious behavior his current team should be concerned about as well?[/quote]
Not just "curious," Rich, but "troubled."  Maybe O'Byrne was seen with Oswald?[/quote]

Well, to be sure we're not putting words in Ari's mouth (since that's who I quoted), "troubled" was only used by bandit1.  Ari described O'Byrne's action as "curious," that's all.

[ugarte]

[quote RichH][quote Al DeFlorio][quote RichH]So Hynes actually left later in a summer than O'Byrne did.  Does that mean there's some sort of curious behavior his current team should be concerned about as well?[/quote]
Not just "curious," Rich, but "troubled."  Maybe O'Byrne was seen with Oswald?[/quote]

Well, to be sure we're not putting words in Ari's mouth (since that's who I quoted), "troubled" was only used by bandit1.  Ari described O'Byrne's action as "curious," that's all.[/quote]
Actually, when Keith asked what bandit1 meant by "troubled," Ari responded by insinuating that it was true without using any qualifier. Then he decided that his keyboard probably wrote a check that his ass is unable or unwilling to cash.

In any event, I haven't read any article in a publication with a masthead that O'Byrne swiped the purse as part of a hazing ritual, but people are writing here as if it is true. All I know is that he is accused of swiping a purse. I don't know if it was hazing, the act of a drunk guy, an accident because he thought it was his girlfriend's purse (his explanation, IIRC), or an obnoxious thing done by a young guy with a false sense of entitlement who was being a bully.

[calgARI '07]

[quote ugarte]
Actually, when Keith asked what bandit1 meant by "troubled," Ari responded by insinuating that it was true without using any qualifier. Then he decided that his keyboard probably wrote a check that his ass is unable or unwilling to cash.
[/quote]

Or maybe my keyboard decided that it was not in the mood to deal with a flame war by people unwilling to acknowledge that anything associated with Cornell hockey could ever be bad or wrong.

[KeithK]

[quote calgARI '07][quote ugarte]
Actually, when Keith asked what bandit1 meant by "troubled," Ari responded by insinuating that it was true without using any qualifier. Then he decided that his keyboard probably wrote a check that his ass is unable or unwilling to cash.
[/quote]

Or maybe my keyboard decided that it was not in the mood to deal with a flame war by people unwilling to acknowledge that anything associated with Cornell hockey could ever be bad or wrong.[/quote]
I have no trouble imagining that at least some Cornell hockey players are jackasses.  O'Byrne could well be a total asshole.  But give me some facts before you ask me to believe that he is.

[ugarte]

[quote calgARI '07][quote ugarte]
Actually, when Keith asked what bandit1 meant by "troubled," Ari responded by insinuating that it was true without using any qualifier. Then he decided that his keyboard probably wrote a check that his ass is unable or unwilling to cash.
[/quote]
Or maybe my keyboard decided that it was not in the mood to deal with a flame war by people unwilling to acknowledge that anything associated with Cornell hockey could ever be bad or wrong.[/quote]
I don't know who those people are. I do know that most of eLynah's readers will circle the wagons if all that is thrown around is innuendo, but don't jump to the same defense of people who've actually made mistakes. I don't see anyone here defending Devin's hit on Ross, for example (I haven't seen it, so I have no opinion on it).

If you know something, say something - hell, even say that you know something but aren't at liberty to divulge the details. On the other hand, if you know nothing, please, STFU.

[calgARI '07]

[quote ugarte]

If you know something, say something - hell, even say that you know something but aren't at liberty to divulge the details. On the other hand, if you know nothing, please, STFU.[/quote]

Therein lies the issue.  I can't say I know something and not divulge the details because it hurts some peoples' feelings as we have seen in the past and in this thread so some have to walk a fine line as it comes to these situations.

[Beeeej]

[quote calgARI '07][quote ugarte]

If you know something, say something - hell, even say that you know something but aren't at liberty to divulge the details. On the other hand, if you know nothing, please, STFU.[/quote]

Therein lies the issue.  I can't say I know something and not divulge the details because it hurts some peoples' feelings as we have seen in the past and in this thread so some have to walk a fine line as it comes to these situations.[/quote]

It doesn't hurt anybody's feelings - it annoys the crap out of some of us because it's an obvious attempt to be seen as more in-the-loop and privy to secret information that the rest of us are not.  There is no credible reason for stating that you know something that you can't share, other than self-aggrandizement.

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote calgARI '07][quote ugarte]
Actually, when Keith asked what bandit1 meant by "troubled," Ari responded by insinuating that it was true without using any qualifier. Then he decided that his keyboard probably wrote a check that his ass is unable or unwilling to cash.
[/quote]

Or maybe my keyboard decided that it was not in the mood to deal with a flame war by people unwilling to acknowledge that anything associated with Cornell hockey could ever be bad or wrong.[/quote]
When you've already dug yourself into a deep hole, isn't it usually suggested that you stop digging?

[Dpperk29]

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote calgARI '07][quote ugarte]
Actually, when Keith asked what bandit1 meant by "troubled," Ari responded by insinuating that it was true without using any qualifier. Then he decided that his keyboard probably wrote a check that his ass is unable or unwilling to cash.
[/quote]

Or maybe my keyboard decided that it was not in the mood to deal with a flame war by people unwilling to acknowledge that anything associated with Cornell hockey could ever be bad or wrong.[/quote]
When you've already dug yourself into a deep hole, isn't it usually suggested that you stop digging?[/quote]

he could stop digging if people stopped throwing the dirt back into the hole...

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote Dpperk29][quote Al DeFlorio][quote calgARI '07][quote ugarte]
Actually, when Keith asked what bandit1 meant by "troubled," Ari responded by insinuating that it was true without using any qualifier. Then he decided that his keyboard probably wrote a check that his ass is unable or unwilling to cash.
[/quote]

Or maybe my keyboard decided that it was not in the mood to deal with a flame war by people unwilling to acknowledge that anything associated with Cornell hockey could ever be bad or wrong.[/quote]
When you've already dug yourself into a deep hole, isn't it usually suggested that you stop digging?[/quote]

he could stop digging if people stopped throwing the dirt back into the hole...[/quote]
Perhaps that's where the dirt belongs.

[billhoward]

Besides, "PM me for details" is out of date and should be left alone. This season it's, "Cornell played last weekend. See my blog for details."

If this was hazing and reports say this was the day of the rookie dinner, then the NHL needs to do more of the rookie training most other sports have - money management, not harrassing women, working with the media, your image, your team's image - to insure this doesn't tarnish the league or the sport (or the player). If they did the training, then they need to make it sink in better. The 1950s Yankees could get away with lifting purses or skirts but nobody'd arrest them for it, if they were the charges would be quashed, and nobody would likely report it if it happened.

At least nobody on this thread has wondered what the woman should expect, being in a bar at 2 a.m.

[bandit1]

He went pro late in the summer for a reason and it was not cause he's a good guy.

[RatushnyFan]

[quote ugarte].........or an obnoxious thing done by a young guy with a false sense of entitlement who was being a bully.[/quote] He's huge, he's in Montreal, he's an NHL hockey player.  Come on, he's entitled.

[calgARI '07]

Thanks guys - you sure put me in my place.