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Sabres' Campbell may be marked man
BUFFALO -- Brian Campbell's mother is scared for her son. So is his head coach. And most of the New York state area.
The Sabres defenceman, who became a minor celebrity on Saturday when he delivered the biggest hit of the playoffs, is well aware his notoriety might not be good for his health in a seven-game series against the Philadelphia Flyers.
"I'm sure they'll be gunning for me now," Campbell said yesterday. "My mom's a bit paranoid -- she worries."
It was in the first overtime of a 3-2 double-OT Sabres win that Campbell caught R.J. Umberger with his head down. Campbell, who is known more for his curly red locks than his penchant for punishing opponents, took full advantage of what he called a "sitting duck" by throwing his modest 6-foot, 190-pound frame into the Flyers rookie.
"That's us using our speed; we're able to make hits like that," said Campbell. "It was a clean hit and it sounds like he's going to be alright, so that's the main thing."
Campbell was not assessed a penalty, but several Flyers believed someone should be punished after the hit was looped on the Buffalo arena's JumboTron with Umberger lying motionless on the ice.
"I thought that was inappropriate," said Philadelphia defenceman Derian Hatcher, adding that payback could come -- if delivered cleanly. "The playoffs mean too much to take [unnecessary] penalties."
I love how Hatcher, one of the biggest dirtbags in the NHL, is talking about "inappropriate" hits. I always knew the Philly fans were big crybabies, I didn't know their players were too.
The Sabres defenceman, who became a minor celebrity on Saturday when he delivered the biggest hit of the playoffs, is well aware his notoriety might not be good for his health in a seven-game series against the Philadelphia Flyers.
"I'm sure they'll be gunning for me now," Campbell said yesterday. "My mom's a bit paranoid -- she worries."
It was in the first overtime of a 3-2 double-OT Sabres win that Campbell caught R.J. Umberger with his head down. Campbell, who is known more for his curly red locks than his penchant for punishing opponents, took full advantage of what he called a "sitting duck" by throwing his modest 6-foot, 190-pound frame into the Flyers rookie.
"That's us using our speed; we're able to make hits like that," said Campbell. "It was a clean hit and it sounds like he's going to be alright, so that's the main thing."
Campbell was not assessed a penalty, but several Flyers believed someone should be punished after the hit was looped on the Buffalo arena's JumboTron with Umberger lying motionless on the ice.
"I thought that was inappropriate," said Philadelphia defenceman Derian Hatcher, adding that payback could come -- if delivered cleanly. "The playoffs mean too much to take [unnecessary] penalties."
I love how Hatcher, one of the biggest dirtbags in the NHL, is talking about "inappropriate" hits. I always knew the Philly fans were big crybabies, I didn't know their players were too.
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