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04-15-2011, 04:28 PM
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Funny how he gets a game suspension when the refs didn't even bother calling a penalty in the first place.
Payback's a ***** LA. I'd like to see someone from the Kings try another cheap shot like that again this series.
There will be blood.
Payback's a ***** LA. I'd like to see someone from the Kings try another cheap shot like that again this series.
There will be blood.
04-15-2011, 05:03 PM
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He should have gotten a 4 game suspension. Period. The NHL has consistently failed to set a precedent regarding disciplinary matters and metes out punishment haphazardly with what I can only describe as a child-like sense of whimsy. It truly sickens me that Bettman continues to allow this to happen and does not set a clearly defined set of rules for determining what actions to be taken in these situations. Instead, the inconsistent judgements handed forth rarely fit the crime. It's a joke.
Regardless of whether or not the call was made on the ice and despite the factors involved in the non-call the NHL has severely missed punishing Stoll correctly and sending a firm, no-nonsense 'not on my ice' message. Continually allowing this sort of behaviour is only further muddying the waters in what should be a much more clear-cut situation. Rarely does the NHL actually give a punishment fitting the crime.
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Regardless of whether or not the call was made on the ice and despite the factors involved in the non-call the NHL has severely missed punishing Stoll correctly and sending a firm, no-nonsense 'not on my ice' message. Continually allowing this sort of behaviour is only further muddying the waters in what should be a much more clear-cut situation. Rarely does the NHL actually give a punishment fitting the crime.
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04-15-2011, 05:15 PM
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He should have gotten a 4 game suspension. Period. The NHL has consistently failed to set a precedent regarding disciplinary matters and metes out punishment haphazardly with what I can only describe as a child-like sense of whimsy. It truly sickens me that Bettman continues to allow this to happen and does not set a clearly defined set of rules for determining what actions to be taken in these situations. Instead, the inconsistent judgements handed forth rarely fit the crime. It's a joke.
Regardless of whether or not the call was made on the ice and despite the factors involved in the non-call the NHL has severely missed punishing Stoll correctly and sending a firm, no-nonsense 'not on my ice' message. Continually allowing this sort of behaviour is only further muddying the waters in what should be a much more clear-cut situation. Rarely does the NHL actually give a punishment fitting the crime.
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Regardless of whether or not the call was made on the ice and despite the factors involved in the non-call the NHL has severely missed punishing Stoll correctly and sending a firm, no-nonsense 'not on my ice' message. Continually allowing this sort of behaviour is only further muddying the waters in what should be a much more clear-cut situation. Rarely does the NHL actually give a punishment fitting the crime.
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I don't know if there is anything wrong with that...
04-15-2011, 08:43 PM
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I am mostly talking about hits to the head which the NHL has clearly stated will not be tolerated. Its the dangerous things I'm talking about. You can keep the game pure and just take the bad, ugly plays out. It wasn't a blanket statement as much as it sounded.
The NHL is a disciplinary joke, though. Hard to argue with that. Two exact hits will have completely different and arbitrary punishments. Its silly. Maybe they have a "punishment wheel" they spin. Who knows.
The NHL is a disciplinary joke, though. Hard to argue with that. Two exact hits will have completely different and arbitrary punishments. Its silly. Maybe they have a "punishment wheel" they spin. Who knows.
04-15-2011, 09:33 PM
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I agree with Unit 91. A lot of "bad" hits deserve more disciplinary action. 1 game is just ridiculous. Who cares if it's playoffs right now.
I didn't actually see the hit, but I heard it on the radio.
I understand most NHL fans watch the game for the hits, which, to each their own. But the game still needs to be safe for current and up and coming players.
As far as refs go, and their non-calls. That stuff happens every game. It's tough to see everything. I've ref'd roller hockey before. And I know I've missed a lot. Hell, I even tore my ACL because some idiot, in a game, boarded me. I crawled to the bench because I couldn't stand. No call from the refs. That kind of stuff just happens and there's nothing you can do about it.
I didn't actually see the hit, but I heard it on the radio.
I understand most NHL fans watch the game for the hits, which, to each their own. But the game still needs to be safe for current and up and coming players.
As far as refs go, and their non-calls. That stuff happens every game. It's tough to see everything. I've ref'd roller hockey before. And I know I've missed a lot. Hell, I even tore my ACL because some idiot, in a game, boarded me. I crawled to the bench because I couldn't stand. No call from the refs. That kind of stuff just happens and there's nothing you can do about it.
04-15-2011, 09:53 PM
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The no-calls I'm not even upset with. At the time they 'don't occur' I'm mad, but I understand how that works. It's the way the league handles itself after the game is over that irks me to no end. In some ways the players themselves should be ashamed because it seems their commission isn't pushing hard enough for fair, even and balanced discipline.
For the record I watch and play hockey for the beauty of the sport as much as the pace and violence. Probably more for the former reasons, but I do enjoy the rest. To say I didn't would be a lie.
As a fairly related aside - LA's coach is a douche canoe. I can't even understand how he would begin to argue that another hit was worse than one that took a player out of an entire game. He's a classless **** as far as I can tell.
For the record I watch and play hockey for the beauty of the sport as much as the pace and violence. Probably more for the former reasons, but I do enjoy the rest. To say I didn't would be a lie.
As a fairly related aside - LA's coach is a douche canoe. I can't even understand how he would begin to argue that another hit was worse than one that took a player out of an entire game. He's a classless **** as far as I can tell.
04-15-2011, 10:03 PM
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I'm at Rollin Ice on Sunday's and Tuesday's. I was playing ice in Roseville on Friday's, but I just moved back to SJ, so hopefully I'll be playing at Logitech when the new season starts in a week and a half, if I can find a team.
04-16-2011, 01:59 AM
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D7 on Tuesdays right now. Playing on Mad Hatters. I want to move back up to D5 or maybe D4 if my buddies have room on their teams.
I can't wait to get back on the ice though. Roller hurts my knees. LOL!
I can't wait to get back on the ice though. Roller hurts my knees. LOL!