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April 22, 2011
Bruins-Canadiens Series Tied at 2: The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in overtime Thursday to tie their first-round NHL playoff series at two games apiece. Michael Ryder scored the winner 1:59 into extra time. All four games in the series have been won by the visiting team. The Bruins "looked helpless in the losses on Garden ice," writes Kevin Paul Dupont in the Boston Globe. After scoring a goal, Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference flipped off the Habs crowd, a gesture he attributed to a glove accident. "I was just pumping my fist," he said.
Ference fined for making obscene gesture to Habs fans
posted by tommybiden at 01:03 PM on April 22, 2011
Ference makes $2.25m/yr - if he made $60k/yr, that'd be a $67 fine. Sounds about right.
posted by kokaku at 01:58 PM on April 22, 2011
Never understood why giving someone "the finger" was so offensive. If you make a gesture at someone, and they either need prior knowledge of its meaning, or need an explanation, then it isn't that clear a message...
posted by MeatSaber at 02:18 PM on April 22, 2011
I dunno about that. When I used to flip people off in traffic in my youth they got the message with clarity.
posted by rcade at 03:02 PM on April 22, 2011
Ference's biggest fine was levied during conception.
Sad that he doesn't concentrate on a better way to funnel his energy ... would help his game.
posted by cixelsyd at 03:04 PM on April 22, 2011
Sad that he doesn't concentrate on a better way to funnel his energy
He scored a goal in a game that wound up as an overtime win and he was arguably the best Bruins defenseman on the ice (faint praise, I know). What else are you looking for?
posted by yerfatma at 03:09 PM on April 22, 2011
I like the " my finger was stuck in my glove excuse"
posted by Debo270 at 03:17 PM on April 22, 2011
When I used to flip people off in traffic in my youth they got the message with clarity.
Maybe you helped define its meaning. I mean, you did say in *your* youth... =D
posted by MeatSaber at 04:19 PM on April 22, 2011
Ference's Fickle Finger Follies:
1. It was worth the $2,500. There are Boston fans lining up to chip in to pay it.
2. My finger got stuck in my glove? I suppose that's the best you can do on short notice.
3. It wasn't a bare finger, so you can call it "protected obscenity". He wouldn't want to spread an STD*.
* Small Telegraphic Digit
posted by Howard_T at 04:26 PM on April 22, 2011
One surprise middle finger: $2500.
Becoming a Boston legend and free drinks for life: priceless.
posted by wfrazerjr at 08:34 PM on April 22, 2011
After tonight Tim Thomas will never have to buy a drink in Boston again.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:05 PM on April 23, 2011
Also, the game winner was the first lead change in the series