Attaboy Shanny (PLLL suspension)

[puckhead]

don't really care about the 5 games (I'm sure Dash was hoping for longer), but Shanny's clarity and the reasons behind his decision are terrific

Letourneau-Leblond suspension Video - NHL VideoCenter


suspension coming for Jody Shelley, too

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

I just hope he keeps it up throughout the season.

I like the video format and the excellent description of which rules were violated and such.

 

[dash]

Hey Colie Campbell, that's how you discipline players...Nice work Shanny!!

/yes puck, 77 games too short (lol)

//I guess it's actually 81 games too short (four pre-season and one regular season game)

 

[jstewismybastardson]

cant hear the audio but I gather the suspension is 3 games for the hit and 2 games for each hyphen in his name

 

[Erdber]

"Letourneau-Leblond took a direct route toward Clackson, hit him squarely from behind into the boards and drove through the check high and hard," Shanahan said in a video statement. "Clackson's back was turned toward Letourneau-Leblond well before the contract, requiring that Letourneau-Leblond avoid or minimize the check completely. He did neither."
TSN

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Awesome. Transparency, clarity, and logic. You don't have to agree with the suspension, but at least you know where he's coming from.

 

[elocomotive]

Three cheers for concise explanations and transparency. The video is honestly outstanding - highlighting the rule itself, showing the key moments in the hit, and showing the timing and the ability of the player to avoid it.

MAJOR step forward for the NHL. Kudos, Shanny.

Bonus points - The suspension reason given was the history of the player delivering the check, not the resultant injury or lack thereof.

 

[Slimpikins]

Now what the hell are we going to bitch about all season?

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Now what the hell are we going to bitch about all season?

Bettman, the refs, the Blackhawks, hockey where there's no snow, self-righteous northern hockey elitists, Democrats, Republicans, wives, shitty coffee, Nickelback, people who think it's funny to ask you if you're "having fun yet??", Big Boy, Jonathon Ericsson, Matt Cooke, swamp ass...

 

[awaz]

Bettman, the refs, the Blackhawks, hockey where there's no snow, self-righteous northern hockey elitists, Democrats, Republicans, wives, shitty coffee, Nickelback, people who think it's funny to ask you if you're "having fun yet??", Big Boy, Jonathon Ericsson, Matt Cooke, swamp ass...

at the risk of sounding like a teenage girl.

omg yes.

 

[SLY]

lmao

 

[TiLoBrown]

PL3 . I guess I should be happy the Devils got rid of him so fast

 

[Automattic]

at the risk of sounding like a teenage girl.

omg yes.

Like totally.

 

[flyersfan4706]

Shitty suspended for 5 reg games. Fuck yeah

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

from the twitterverse:

DownGoesBrown
"I hope Brendan Shanahan continues to hand out big suspensions right up until it's somebody on my team who does something." - Everyone.

 

[pixburgher66]

I'm thrilled with how this was handled. So freaking awesome. Every league should approach it like this. Really shows respect to the fanbases more than anything. I mean, I'd hope the players get a level of understanding similar to this, but as fans we didn't really get that great of a look.

 

[beantownmaniac]

Bettman, the refs, the Blackhawks, hockey where there's no snow, self-righteous northern hockey elitists, Democrats, Republicans, wives, shitty coffee, Nickelback, people who think it's funny to ask you if you're "having fun yet??", Big Boy, Jonathon Ericsson, Matt Cooke, swamp ass...

We could always have a discussion on what you would bring when you go skiing. This is all I need.

 

[dash]

Jody Shelley got 10 games from Shanny... (5 pre-season, 5 regular season)

Flyers' Shelley suspended 10 games for hit on Boyce

 

[Slimpikins]

We could always have a discussion on what you would bring when you go skiing. This is all I need.

You want to lay around in sexy underwear and ski boots? To each his own...

 

[TiLoBrown]

We could always have a discussion on what you would bring when you go skiing. This is all I need.

As a black male, I always love a good snowbunny