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Don Cherry Edwin Diaz Jersey is no stranger to making controversial statements, and Saturday was no different for the longtime TV personality. The 85-year-olddrew the ire of fans and media members alike after his latest on-air segment when the 85-year-old discu sed with fellow "Hockey Night in Canada" stalwart Ron MacLean. When reviewing the hit on Boston Bruins' David Backes that led to Sabourin appearing to lose consciousne s before falling head-first to the ice, Cherry said that the Senators forward "just got knocked out, that's all." MacLean then mentioned that Sabourin was reportedly moving his extremities and was responsive to treatment, at which Yoenis Cespedes Jersey point a bemused Cherry asked for clarificationbefore letting out a laugh. Reaction to the Cherry chuckle was swift. MORE: ESPN's Keith Olbermann registered his distaste for Cherry's apparent brushing off of the seriousne s of Sabourin's injury, tweeting a clip of the HNIC segment along with an explanation and the hashtag #JustRetire. After Scott Sabourin of drops unconscious after hitting David Backes of and it takes 10 minutes to be stretchered off, this would be Don Cherry of and on laughing when says hes moving all his extremities Keith Olbermann Adrian Gonzalez Jersey (@KeithOlbermann) A quick check of Twitter, where Cherry was trending following his "Coach's Corner" segment Saturday, shows many fans echoing Olbermann's contempt for the hockey pundit's seemingly cavalier attitude toward an injured player. Fellow media members and former athletes were among those expre sing their scorn for Cherry's comments. Used to love Don Cherry. But the game has pa sed him by. Him saying, he just got knocked out...thats all among his multitude of offside comments, is the same as if we Jason Vargas Jersey wouldve let my dad drive in the last year of his life when he had a major concu sion and dementia. Its time Randy Chevrier (@randychevrier) For some reason the young sports writers are not happy with our traditions. They call it old time hockey and ridicule it. Maybe its because youre going on national TV and dangerously laughing off head injuries and spewing nonsense. Jesus Don Cherry is embarra sing Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) A decades-long staple onCanada's longest-running Tim Tebow Jersey hockey broadcast, Cherry's popularity is not in question. As time goes on, however, many figures prominent and otherwise continue to wonder aloud about Cherry's relevancy in the modern game.