Coach calls timeout to tell his team to f*** off, a breakdown
What Happened
The Columbus Blue Jackets are leading the Dallas Stars 2-0 in the second period of their NHL matchup. The Blue Jackets are relentlessly attacking the Stars' net, with a flurry of shots. Suddenly, the puck trickles past the Stars' goaltender Anton Khudobin and into the net, but the goal is immediately waved off as the officials determine the puck did not fully cross the goal line in time. The Blue Jackets continue to pressure the Stars, and moments later, they are rewarded with another scoring chance. This time, the puck gets past Khudobin and the Cannon sound effects erupt, signaling a legitimate Blue Jackets goal. The team and the home crowd at Nationwide Arena are elated by the tally, which puts Columbus up by a pair. Frustrated by his team's lackluster play, Dallas head coach Rick Bowness calls a timeout. As his players gather around him, Bowness unleashes an impassioned tirade, yelling, "Where's the f***ing fight? There's no passion in that game. Everybody's just going through the motions. F*** off. What play is that? F*** off!" He pauses briefly, then repeats, "Where's the f***ing fight? Jesus Christ." Bowness's fiery words do not have the desired effect, as the Blue Jackets proceed to score two more unanswered goals, extending their lead to 4-0. The Stars' comeback efforts fall short, and they ultimately suffer a decisive defeat at the hands of their Metropolitan Division rivals. Throughout the intense sequence, the cameras capture the raw emotion and frustration expressed by the Stars' coaching staff and players, as they struggle to match the intensity and execution of the dominant Blue Jackets. The decisive victory solidifies Columbus's position in the playoff race, while Dallas is left to regroup and find a way to reignite the "f***ing fight" that their coach demanded.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthe Columbus Blue Jackets are up one
nothing on the stars in the second
period and they are pouring the puck on
net there's a shot on net save do they
clear it no back into the corner toss it
in front bounces around for a while bam
through the legs over the line that's a
goal Columbus is up two nothing and
they're celebrating and these two dudes
have a slow steady but very solid high
five goalie looks up says huh what
happened did that really go in the
replay shows that oh wow it didn't just
in the nick of time it did not clear the
red no goal Stars catch a break but
Columbus continues to Port it on they
get this opportunity they're down a man
they're down a man and they get this
opportunity and Chimes no goal no goal
Stars catch another nice break Columbus
porn it on a minute or so later another
shot on that into the corner stars get
the puck they try to clear it they pass
it backwards it's poke checked away
Columbus picks it up bam there you go
they finally got it they're up to the
Cannons go off the girl goes crazy the
goalie looks up says what happened here
he says well poke checked away this dude
got it caught you on the near side goal
two no they're excited the Stars coach
isn't he calls timeout and he just
starts berting his team he's screaming
at him he's yelling at him I couldn't
read his lips right here but I get the
second half of this and it's a lot of
fun he says where's the [ __ ] fight
there's no passion in that game
everybody's just going through the
motions [ __ ] off what play is that [ __ ]
off lets his message sit for a little
see if they hears it posts up got the
leg up posing Looking Good Feeling sexy
he's going to say it again where's the
[ __ ]
fight Jesus
Christ all right let's see how that
lands let's see if that turns things
around didn't Columbus scored two more
goals Dallas Stars lost the
speech didn't really work didn't really
work