Gary wont like this

[jstewismybastardson]

governors/executives of teams now chiming in with their thoughts

Penguins CEO publically suggesting teams should face punishment for players actions.

a trial date is coming for Moore Bertuzzi


liability a slippery slope





And late Thursday the CEO of the Pittsburgh Penguins, another team that recently broke ranks with the league over a concussion suffered by superstar Sidney Crosby, became the first to heed Mr. Molson’s call.

“We’ve been on both sides of devastating and controversial hits to the head, and we believe that they should be eliminated from the game, period,” Penguins CEO David Morehouse told The Globe and Mail. He also made a bold suggestion that no other senior executive in the league has been willing to voice publicly: Perhaps teams should face punishment for their players’ actions on the ice.

“If we’re going to have supplementary discipline it can’t just be a punitive tool, it has to be a legislative tool. And I think we really have to take a hard look at it and try to make sure that teams are held accountable for the behaviour of their players, and that’s us included,” Mr. Morehouse said.

 

[beantownmaniac]

governors/executives of teams now chiming in with their thoughts

Penguins CEO publically suggesting teams should face punishment for players actions.

a trial date is coming for Moore Bertuzzi


liability a slippery slope





And late Thursday the CEO of the Pittsburgh Penguins, another team that recently broke ranks with the league over a concussion suffered by superstar Sidney Crosby, became the first to heed Mr. Molson’s call.

“We’ve been on both sides of devastating and controversial hits to the head, and we believe that they should be eliminated from the game, period,” Penguins CEO David Morehouse told The Globe and Mail. He also made a bold suggestion that no other senior executive in the league has been willing to voice publicly: Perhaps teams should face punishment for their players’ actions on the ice.

“If we’re going to have supplementary discipline it can’t just be a punitive tool, it has to be a legislative tool. And I think we really have to take a hard look at it and try to make sure that teams are held accountable for the behaviour of their players, and that’s us included,” Mr. Morehouse said.

What can Gary do? After all, he is hired by the owners isn't he? If anything, maybe this will get his ass in gear.

 

[sbb122]

“If we’re going to have supplementary discipline it can’t just be a punitive tool, it has to be a legislative tool. And I think we really have to take a hard look at it and try to make sure that teams are held accountable for the behaviour of their players, and that’s us included,” Mr. Morehouse said.

The 4 words Mario forgot in his rant.....

 

[dash]

The 4 words Mario forgot in his rant.....

Excellent point, sbb. If Mario includes those four words, there's probably very little backlash for his rant on the Pens - Isles game.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

I don't know about legal ramifications, except in extreme cases.

I do think teams should be accountable. If there is a deliberate attempt to injure, by penalty, by a player during a game his team is shorthanded for the rest of the game. If it's in the last 10 minutes of a game his team is shorthanded for the period of the next game those 2 teams play.

If teams start losing games because of these dirty plays/players, the Matt Cookes and the Trevor Gillieses of the world will have their ice time slashed. They clean up their act or soon they are out of a job. It's severe, but it's definitely one way that cheapshot artists are accountable to their teammates, their coaches and that they are forced to treat other players with respect.