You people can’t even begin to understand how much I miss Don cherry

I love how Grapes and Hull agree with almost everything. They disagreed for a second and still seemed like best buds with respect for each other. Love it, keep fighting in and make it strong.

"Owns"? Sounds like a good, civil discussion to me. Love Don Cherry.

Cherry owns Hull? They agreed on almost everything they talked about.

OMFG soooooo hilarious, "You should know, foot in the crease!" hahahahahaha

Standing ovation for Don Cherry. What a great speech about the decline of the NHL from Don Cherry!

“You should talk with your foot in the crease!” NO GOAL!!!!!

lol calling him out on the foot in the crease playoff goal was hilarious. I wonder how many times he has gotten into drunken fights over that one.

Gotta love Hull reminding everyone that he scored 86 goals in one year, @ 2:00.

lol I just love how Grapes brought that up with Bret's goal. Priceless

Thank you Grapes for telling him off. Foot in the crease.

Don cherry is pure entertainment. Gotta love him.

I love Don Cherry man. I laughed when he asked Clement if he could go on about the fighting rule .. asking for permission just like he does with Ron Maclean. lol great stuff.

Every player who makes a million dollars a year or more should thank Bobby Hull. Don Cherry makes sense and Brett's idea of getting rid of those oversized shoulder pads is great.

admit it...you love to see a good fight...... damn straight! speak the truth,grapes!

Best part of cherry.....he spoke about canadian troops whom perished and showed respect and pride

Fighting actually has a purpose in hockey. Its not like they fight for fighting's sake. Hull straight up admitted that cupcakes like him were able to score goals because of enforcers on their teams. You have your skill players who are usually not the toughest guys on the ice and you have enforcers who will beat the shit out of you if you take a run at their skill player. It would be no holds bared on someone like Crosby without others protecting him. He would get injured every season. Its part of the game and yes, Americans love to see fights. Its also a way to put some spunk back in your team when they need a lift. You send out your bruiser to wreak havok. Its fucking awesome, God I love hockey. On a side note I hate how the NHL tries to lift popularity of the sport in the States. I believe they should try of course but the manner in which they try is bullshit like talk of getting rid of fights. Hockey will never be as big as football or baseball except for in select cities like Buffalo, St. Paul, Detroit, ect. Hockey will always take a back seat in cities like Dallas, L.A, Miami, and pretty much anywhere south of the mason dixon. Yet for cities like Buffalo and St. Paul the prospect of their teams getting moved to larger markets is always looming and they move them to places like Atlanta where no one has ever even seen ice in their sun soaked lives. I'm from Western NY where we live and breathe hockey, not just Sabres hockey. I have been to Sabres games that were nearly full when the team was completely out of contention. It may be a small market but the fans are there and aren't going anywhere. Canada has lost how many fucking teams? And where do those teams get moved? To some bullshit city that never heard of hockey. The NHL needs to build on its strengths. Its a Northern game with Northern fans. Quit shoving it down the throats of cities who don't give a shit while you take it away from cities who love it above all other sports.

0:25 "...you recognize Don Cherry". Seriously, I can't, with that video quality.

lol I didn't think he would mention the elephant in the room with the foot in the crease.

"You got Nascar where there's crashes, NFL: kill the quarterback, Ultimate Fighting, who's kidding who?" Well said Uncle Don! If Don Cherry was on every NBC broadcast, ratings would go through the roof! Thanks for adding this video, long live Don Cherry!

Don Cherry looks like Master Roshi from Dragon Ball Z.

Live in Michigan, you can get CBC

this was a great exchange. i remember watching it live last season.

If this is what Cherry said about hockey in 2007, wonder how he thinks now? The games even worse, no passion left

I was a goalie back in the day - I always thought fighting was stupid.

The toughest game and with the best athletes. There's no running out of bounds.

Love the replay with the guy right against the glass wearing a Maple Leafs sweater.

"I didn't think the US crowd was ready for my good suits" COLD.

Brett Hull is not an asshole. For all the goals and excellent commentary he has provided, that is farthest from the truth. I met him when he was younger, Bobby taught his kids pretty darn good, they were always polite and outspoken, just like Dad, but always spoke what they believed to be the truth, like Don Cherry, and, of course, they are most often right!...I think that is sooooo funny...bring Brett back to TV more!!! :-) (and Bobby Hull, while you're at it!)

They agreed on everything until the end when Cherry absolutely scorched hull and brought up the foot in the crease.

those voice cracks are hilarious lol

Man I’m so glad he has a podcast. I’ll take 1+ Hours of grapes over just a 4 minute segment once a week on cbc

Don Cherry is a 100% right. NHL is down the toilet now.

The shoulder and elbow pads argument makes sense. But Hull's idea of making everyone not wear shields or visors is dumb. It should still be a player's choice but unfortunately, visors are grandfathered in and everyone will be wearing one within the next decade

This is great 😂

We need more of Don here in the states.

CLICKBAIT, DUMB TITLE, Cherry and Hull see hockey the same way.

he did kick it in, you can see his foot move up for a half second..

i dont even like hockey but these guys actually held my attention and intrest. nbc would be wise to keep this group together.

Cherry owns the NHL and NBC and if I remember correctly this was his NBC debut. A hero and a legend.

It’s a damn shame what happened to the world these were the days when men were men

Cherry remembers everyones history funny eh but its true hull your foot in the crease lol

I love the kicking discussion between Don and Brett. Awesome stuff, lol.

Cherry needs to be on NBC more often

Don Cherry's a hip old dude, I bet he's wearing spats with that suit.

RIP Emery

Me and my brother were watching this live and we lost it.

HAHA "You would know about a foot in the crease" take that.

Don needs a glass of water lol

God Bless Don Cherry. Tells it like it is. The instigator rule is horrible....Cherry nails it!

this video brought tears to my eyes

Haha love the chirp at hull about his foot in the crease goal in Dallas lol. It was a good goal, but because the rule was changed THAT DAY and hardly anyone knew. But you can tell Don and hull like and respect eachother. Old schoolers.

Don Cherry......LEGEND

Owns? Nope. It’s like grandpa was at the table and his presence commanded respect.

The NBC version of Coaches Corner LOL!!

hahahaaha DON owned hull lol that was great bringing up the foot in the crease! Go Sabres!

. Hoping I can finally hear Don down here in the states with Mr. Cherry being let go by sportsnet/rogers. Hockey down here sucks and I would love to hear him commenting on games rather than any of the national announcers. I was lucky to see HNIC when I did from 75-91. Haven't really seen Don since I moved down to VIrginia.

Don didnt own anyone here, thanks for wasting my time

Man. True words couldn't have been spoken. Way to go Don!!! Tell em what is hockey should be like!!!

Also, spotted an inconsistency with Hull's words, when he said "we're combining fighting with great hockey", when fighting is one of the more key parts of the sport, and he even said "hey, let's not remove it from the game". Man, where's Bobby?

Don Cherry is bad for hockey.

Old people have the worst ideas

Three great guys ...love it

I don't think anyone was gonna take out Anaheim that year. That Blue line was ridiculous. The only people that could of had a chance of beating them was Buffalo and San Jose that year and that was a long shot too.

Cherry 🍒and Hull ...2 legends of the game we love ❤

Fighting helps the players police themselves. Someone is less likely to make a dirty play that could really hurt someone when you have a bigger guy ready to punch your head off. Alot of respect in the fights too. Most say good fight to eachother afterwords. Laraque (spelling) was a good example of this. Would just ask, "hey, wanna go? Good fight brother!"

Here in Buffalo, we actually get Toronto's feed of CBC from here so I only watch Hockey Night In Canada!

Great chemistry between Grapes and Brett. You can tell that everyone on that panel is having a good time

Brett's dad Bobby was a friggin tank. Met him in a liquor store in Toronto and the he was built like the Hulk and moved like a dancer. Brett is much like him.

i was rolling on the ground laughing watching this!

These two are the coolest!

Gorgeous suit. I love it.

From a Buffalo Sabres fan, thank you Don Cherry (Slow Clap)

i watch hockey to hear outlandish remarks by cherry! love it! and the fighting too! :P

"Who's kidding who?" Thanks Don. You're the best.

@zparise123 when cherry brought up the foot in the crease at the end(talking about Hull's illegal goal in the cup finals against the sabres). It was a shot at Hull

@fsmetal yeah? but wasent thhe rule no player was aloud in the goalies crease?

I though would love to see a mixture of Great Hockey and Hockey Fights in the NHL from now on.

Just watching this....let's get these guys back on tonight!

Dude 9 times out of 10 cherry is right when it comes to hockey. Hes been around a long long time. Hull is just happy to be talking hockey with a guy like Don thats all shit I'd be fucking stoked!

@tom3999 This game was in Ottawa. It's also during intermission so people are getting concessions and doing other things.

....I love you....poetry to my eyes...

I haven't followed hockey since I was a kid and that's cause I was a Lindros fan more than a hockey fan. Since it's televised more now on nbc and nbc sports I started watching again this year and I am addicted. I will say as a casual fan from California that the fighting aspect is one of the big sellers of the sport me and my buddies in the oilfields were just talking about how cool is it that there is a non-combat sport where fighting is legal and serves a purpose. Keep it or lose a lot of fans

The 'own' comes at the end, for those of you not wanting to see 6 minutes of commentary. Hull complains Alfredsson shouldn't have scored because the puck deflected off his foot. Cherry countered with the infamous 'foot in the crease' that Hull scored to win the cup in '99. Brett was left speechless

does anyone know where to download the NHL on NBC Song?

It's my understanding that Don Cherry was also supposed to appear on NBC between-periods of the Winter Classic, some early-round playoff games next spring and the 2020 Finals, but after being fired by Sportsnet in Canada (the producers of "Hockey Night In Canada"), Cherry has also lost his NBC gig.

The biggest thing that's killed physicality is analytics. The numbers'll tell ya that there's no need for a big hitter if penalties are actually getting called. It'd be nice if the league changed a few rules so stuff like big, clean hits were allowed again. Maybe let strong wingers push guys off the puck carrier sorta like a reverse of the old clutch and grab.

Nothing but a good discussion. Loved it. I’m glad they shut up and let Cherry talk.

I'm a canadian, back to the 1800's on both sides. Cherry is great for hockey and great for us who have seen Canada disintegrate into a country that cares more about giving a free ride to immigrants who come here just for that reason, to take advantage of our system, and like nothing better than to give the middle finger to established Canadian Traditions and Vets roll in their graves dealing with the leftover mess from trudeaus charter. It is refreshing to get a dose of Don daily.

"Fucking Cavemen" HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!! GENIUS!!! LOL...

Yep, and Sudden Death OT in the Stanley cup Playoffs = Most intense drama in sports.

ya it does. Yahoo just doesn't allow proper linking from comments, so erase the watch part in your URL textbox, so only the youtube com is left, and paste in the rest of the link in front of it...

@Gaffhart77 "In 1994, Bill C-212 was introduced to officially declare hockey as Canada's national sport. Opposition came from supporters of lacrosse who wanted to recognize the traditional and cultural significance of this sport. Consequently, Bill C-212 was amended to recognize both sports. Thus, on May 12, 1994, Canada's National Sport Act (Bill C-212) became law, reading: "To recognize hockey as Canada's National Winter Sport and lacrosse as Canada's National Summer Sport"

I was in Cuba during the 2013 playoffs and they only had ESPN Miami. Even though it was the playoffs, they never showed a highlight or anything. Had to watch the bar at the bottom for 30 min to get the scores.

I agree with Brett, it was directed in with the foot. I love Don I hope when all the old timers are gone that the ones that take their place remember the history of the game respect it and keep the game the way it should be. As far as fighting goes it is part of the game you can't stop it from happening. Anyone who has ever played hockey at any level knows this is true.

lol ya cause we all dress like that. In fact I have that same suit in my closet right now. I can't find the volume knob though. We love this man in Canada. Legend.

@Gigantom820 what do you mean "looks like?"

I remember watching this as a kid holy shit times have changed Pronger would have had a Ten game suspension for that hit now

Don Cherry forever. Love the guy.

Like Don Cherry or not, I never had more respect for Don Cherry than after he went on NBC here. I thought he would just tame it down for the US viewers but he was just as, well, Don Cherry. Called like he saw it and didnt tame it down. Good for you Don.