Ongoing NHL thread - Part III

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And away we go...

 

[pixburgher66]

Back to complaining:

How was Oduya not suspended? Or talked to? I mean, crikey. It's the same as the Dubinsky one, and it's virtually a carbon copy of the Buff one that got 4 games.

 

[pixburgher66]

Six weeks for Carey Price. Woof.

 

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Last time I looked, Parise is no scrub either.

 

[forty_three]

Back to complaining:

How was Oduya not suspended? Or talked to? I mean, crikey. It's the same as the Dubinsky one, and it's virtually a carbon copy of the Buff one that got 4 games.

Obviously because the Wild don't whine enough for the whole league.

 

[pixburgher66]

Last time I looked, Parise is no scrub either.

To look for the video I twitter searched 'Parise neck' and got a dozen CBJ fans complaining that it was favoritism. Because, you know, they protect their stars so well.

 

[pixburgher66]

Obviously because the Wild don't whine enough for the whole league.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Back to complaining:

How was Oduya not suspended? Or talked to? I mean, crikey. It's the same as the Dubinsky one, and it's virtually a carbon copy of the Buff one that got 4 games.

I think that's worse than the Dubinsky one, if not quite as stupid.

Oduya uses a lot more force on a player in an even more vulnerable position. It was at least in the heat of the play where things were moving fast, whereas Dubi was just being a shithead.

Maybe that's the difference in the league's eyes? I really have no idea at this point.

 

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[pixburgher66]

I think that's worse than the Dubinsky one, if not quite as stupid.

Oduya uses a lot more force on a player in an even more vulnerable position. It was at least in the heat of the play where things were moving fast, whereas Dubi was just being a shithead.

Maybe that's the difference in the league's eyes? I really have no idea at this point.

Only thing I can think is that they wrote it off as "scrum activity" which is dumb. I mean, this is the league that heavily suspended a guy for a particular offensive motion, and the league that suspended guys for not going to the ASG. Basically, skipping a shitty all-star game in exchange for time with family is worse than that.

 

[higgyfan4]

Recent events prove the league has made strides in dealing with bad hits

 

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Recent events prove the league has made strides in dealing with bad hits

Sorry DGB, I don't buy it. When Shanahan started the job, he started out very well handing out stiff suspensions until somebody higher up in the league (or a group of owners) got together and told him to simmer down on the suspensions. Also, who the hell cares if we have frame-by-frame video breakdown if the final result is a joke of a decision.

I've been watching this game for over 45 years and I've never been as frustrated with the product and the entertainment value of NHL hockey as I currently am. Yeah, a lot has to do with how the Flames are playing this season, but Sportsnet coverage is awful, old dinosaurs like Cherry and MacLean need to go, and there is just a lot of blah hockey being played in the NHL this season.

 

[pixburgher66]

Recent events prove the league has made strides in dealing with bad hits

Just read that. And it makes a good point. But it's like cigarettes...we know far too much about smoking now to ever justify it. Well, we know far too much about head injuries (and neck injuries...and other injuries) to justify these. I do think that a positive is that we don't celebrate these kind of hits any longer. Stevens is a good example. I mean, I think about the Lindros-Stevens 2000 ECF hit. People preferred to blame Lindros for not being safer coming across the ice, and it was solved by a fight/scrum. I'm glad that such mentality is going away, but it will get even better if the league (owners, really) grows a pair and lets it happen. Shanny tried.

 

[pixburgher66]

Sorry DGB, I don't buy it. When Shanahan started the job, he started out very well handing out stiff suspensions until somebody higher up in the league (or a group of owners) got together and told him to simmer down on the suspensions. Also, who the hell cares if we have frame-by-frame video breakdown if the final result is a joke of a decision.

I've been watching this game for over 45 years and I've never been as frustrated with the product and the entertainment value of NHL hockey as I currently am. Yeah, a lot has to do with how the Flames are playing this season, but Sportsnet coverage is awful, old dinosaurs like Cherry and MacLean need to go, and there is just a lot of blah hockey being played in the NHL this season.

The mediocrity is rampant. I'm also biased because I'm watching a team chock full of talent do...whatever it is they do on the ice, hard to call it hockey. But there's like a pair of entertaining teams. Can't we all emulate Dallas? Well, not the Oduya version.

 

[DevilishWon]

Sorry DGB, I don't buy it. When Shanahan started the job, he started out very well handing out stiff suspensions until somebody higher up in the league (or a group of owners) got together and told him to simmer down on the suspensions. Also, who the hell cares if we have frame-by-frame video breakdown if the final result is a joke of a decision.

I've been watching this game for over 45 years and I've never been as frustrated with the product and the entertainment value of NHL hockey as I currently am. Yeah, a lot has to do with how the Flames are playing this season, but Sportsnet coverage is awful, old dinosaurs like Cherry and MacLean need to go, and there is just a lot of blah hockey being played in the NHL this season.

Isn't 30 kinda old to start watching hockey for a Canadian dash?

 

[tducey]

That PRice injury is bad news for the Canadiens. Wonder how they'll play without their best player for so long.

 

[pixburgher66]

That PRice injury is bad news for the Canadiens. Wonder how they'll play without their best player for so long.

With how they've played this season, I'm sure they'll simply rip off a 15 game win streak.

 

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Habs need an experienced goalie like Jonas Hiller, no way Mike Condon can handle the pressure...

 

[Comeds]

Habs need an experienced goalie like Jonas Hiller, no way Mike Condon can handle the pressure...

Ilya Bryzgalov was sighted in Montreal today.