Enjoy your suspension Cody McLeod

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Runs Jared Spurgeon of the Wild into the end boards (nice push at the end as well). Just brutal.

 

[juliansteed]

Gotta be at least 3. That colour guy didn't seem to know what he was talking about. At first it sounded like he was trying to defend the hit then seemed to change his tune a little.

 

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Gotta be at least 3. That colour guy didn't seem to know what he was talking about. At first it sounded like he was trying to defend the hit then seemed to change his tune a little.

I was just watching Sportsnet and Kypreos also thought the McLeod hit wasn't malicious. That's not the point, you see a guy's numbers, you don't make that hit. Who knows how long Spurgeon will be out of the lineup (could be a concussion as well as a leg injury).

 

[BOSSMANPC]

He will get a few games off for that one. Spacek was nailed pretty good tonight as well so Shanny will be busy tomorrow.

 

[Destroydacre]

Sad to see especially with Spurgeon playing so well for the Wild this year. Get well soon Jared! McLeod can go fuck an ape.

 

[quoipourquoi]

McLeod can go fuck an ape.

Hey, I like Spurgeon as much as the next guy, but that's no reason to make McLeod unleash a second wave of the AIDS virus.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

Shouldn't have made contact but should not try to stop with a guy riding you. That was identical to the Patrice Bergeron hit a few years ago.

 

[BF4L]

Shouldn't have made contact but should not try to stop with a guy riding you. That was identical to the Patrice Bergeron hit a few years ago.

Wow I was about to type that exactly.

If the players cannot get the point on hits like this then larger suspensions need to be handed out. 1st timer or repeat should not matter. Want to stop it sit the guy for 10. I look at Lucic's suspension and he forfeited either 22 or 26K for 1 game. Make that 10 games and thats 220K (lol math) and I bet the players wont want those loses and will think twice before hammering a guy from behind.

As far as that hit. Brutal. Terrible play. Cheap shot and no reason for it.

 

[beantownmaniac]

Fucking dickhead!!!!! Thanks for fucking both my fantasy teams, and killing my ATOI last night!!!

 

[juliansteed]

Shouldn't have made contact but should not try to stop with a guy riding you.

So he should have tried to skate through the boards and into the crowd?

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

So he should have tried to skate through the boards and into the crowd?

You don't hit the brakes that close to the boards. Bad things will happen. Again, on the point I make a millions times on this board, players have to stop assuming other players won't hit them because they all of a sudden stop in a dangerous position. Just take the hit. It won't hurt as bad.

I don't think this is malicious. One guy should have held up. The other guy should not have made a dumb attempt at stop in a boarding position and assume the other guy wouldn't hit him.

I do want to hear what Shanny has to say about this one and which side he takes.

 

[juliansteed]

I'm pretty sure he stopped because it was the logical thing to do and not because he thought if he did that then the other guy wouldn't hit him. I'm still not exactly clear as to what you think he should have done instead. Where was he supposed to go if he wasn't supposed to stop? Or should he have avoided going near the boards in the 1st place?

I agree players shouldn't always assume they won't get hit simply because they are in a vulnerable position but that is absolutely no excuse for the player that does hit them in said vulnerable position. I think it's a moot point anyway as it relates to this hit. The guy stopped because made all the sense in the world to do so.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

I'm pretty sure he stopped because it was the logical thing to do and not because he thought if he did that then the other guy wouldn't hit him. I'm still not exactly clear as to what you think he should have done instead. Where was he supposed to go if he wasn't supposed to stop? Or should he have avoided going near the boards in the 1st place?

I agree players shouldn't always assume they won't get hit simply because they are in a vulnerable position but that is absolutely no excuse for the player that does hit them in said vulnerable position. I think it's a moot point anyway as it relates to this hit. The guy stopped because made all the sense in the world to do so.

Stopping suddenly when a player is riding you into the boards is only going to result in bad things. He's in a dirty area and just needs to take the hit or veer off to his left there. Again, contact should not be made in the numbers no matter what, but I feel this is a minor play that happens multiple times a game in the corners. Just the way I see it. I want to hear how the league views it.

 

[BF4L]

Wow. I cannot believe that anyone would think that was not a terrible hit. Guy is trying to play the puck that was riding the boards. Yes he stops but what else can he do and be good defensively? If he tries to just pick the puck up and skate it out he may not get it and offensive player gets a nice turnover which could result in a scoring chance.

So he stops and gets drilled from behind face first into the boards. Sorry I cant buy the "player should not have stopped theory"

 

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According to the TSN boxscore, McLeod is in the lineup tonight for Colorado, so it appears he escaped suspension and since I didn't hear of any fine, it looks like there was no supplementary discipline whatsoever.

 

[juliansteed]

Stopping suddenly when a player is riding you into the boards is only going to result in bad things. He's in a dirty area and just needs to take the hit or veer off to his left there. Again, contact should not be made in the numbers no matter what, but I feel this is a minor play that happens multiple times a game in the corners. Just the way I see it. I want to hear how the league views it.

When you say he should have just taken the hit, what exactly do you mean? Do you mean skate into the boards without stopping on his own and get hit? Also at the speed he was going and with the room he had, it makes no sense to suggest he should have planned to change direction once he retrieved the puck.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

When you say he should have just taken the hit, what exactly do you mean? Do you mean skate into the boards without stopping on his own and get hit? Also at the speed he was going and with the room he had, it makes no sense to suggest he should have planned to change direction once he retrieved the puck.

Kind of yea. It happens 50 times a game and is not as crazy as your are making it sound. Whats going through Mcleod's head is that he is going to attack and ride the player into the boards. Thats changed when he made a quick decision to stop.

IMO he does not have the time to react and let up on the hit. He was simply going to body him into the glass. No malicious hit intended, just a typical hockey play.

 

[sbb122]

According to the TSN boxscore, McLeod is in the lineup tonight for Colorado, so it appears he escaped suspension and since I didn't hear of any fine, it looks like there was no supplementary discipline whatsoever.

Doesn't surprise me one bit, Shanahan is a fucking idiot.

To quote The Who... "meet the new boss, same as the old boss"