Jared Cowen Suspended Two Games

[Cobiemonster]

 

[KennyBanyeah]

So that hit was as dangerous/illegal as Phaneuf's hit?

Good to know.

Shanahan and the player safety department are a fucking joke.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Bias aside, there is NO WAY that the Panik hit and the Cowen hit should carry the same penalty.

Shanahan has gone completely around the bend.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Bias aside, there is NO WAY that the Panik hit and the Cowen hit should carry the same penalty.

Shanahan has gone completely around the bend.

Meet the new Boss, Same as the old Boss. Shanaban and Campbell. I agree Kenny.

 

[dash]

I think Alzner was centimeters away from being paralyzed on that hit from Panek...and that gets a two game suspension. Ridiculous.

 

[IPostedWhat]

I think Alzner was centimeters away from being paralyzed on that hit from Panek...and that gets a two game suspension. Ridiculous.

( •_•) I guess that means, he has no reason to ( •_•)>⌐□-□ Panek. (⌐□_□)

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

 

[elocomotive]

The Panek video mentions how he hasn't been suspended yet during his 52-game career as a positive in reaching the decision.

Makes me think that if a guy has yet to log a full season as a player, the suspensions should be much higher because:
(1) The money often means more to these guys at the early stage of their career.
(2) Young players can be more impressionable and you get them on the right path early.
(3) The fact that you don't yet have a suspension in 52 games should be considered as bad or worse than a guy with 2 in 200 games. It should be a negative, not a reduction factor.

 

[Darkstone42]

The Panek video mentions how he hasn't been suspended yet during his 52-game career as a positive in reaching the decision.

Makes me think that if a guy has yet to log a full season as a player, the suspensions should be much higher because:
(1) The money often means more to these guys at the early stage of their career.
(2) Young players can be more impressionable and you get them on the right path early.
(3) The fact that you don't yet have a suspension in 52 games should be considered as bad or worse than a guy with 2 in 200 games. It should be a negative, not a reduction factor.

Agreed on all points. Additionally, history from previous leagues should also be considered, in my opinion.

 

[wings-pens2166]

The Panek video mentions how he hasn't been suspended yet during his 52-game career as a positive in reaching the decision.

Makes me think that if a guy has yet to log a full season as a player, the suspensions should be much higher because:
(1) The money often means more to these guys at the early stage of their career.
(2) Young players can be more impressionable and you get them on the right path early.
(3) The fact that you don't yet have a suspension in 52 games should be considered as bad or worse than a guy with 2 in 200 games. It should be a negative, not a reduction factor.

I completely agree here. The fact he hasn't had a full season woth of games yet and is already in need of suspension should be viewed as a negative, not a positive.



pointless to say, but....caman, Shanny!

 

[KennyBanyeah]

The Panek video mentions how he hasn't been suspended yet during his 52-game career as a positive in reaching the decision.

Makes me think that if a guy has yet to log a full season as a player, the suspensions should be much higher because:
(1) The money often means more to these guys at the early stage of their career.
(2) Young players can be more impressionable and you get them on the right path early.
(3) The fact that you don't yet have a suspension in 52 games should be considered as bad or worse than a guy with 2 in 200 games. It should be a negative, not a reduction factor.

True. IMO his hit was much worse than Cowen's. Cowen also has never been suspended in 100+ NHL games.

I just don't see how the players can't be confused as hell as to what's considered legal/illegal and suspendable/non-suspendable.

 

[higgyfan4]

"I'll make that same hit over and over again. Just because I had a hearing or a suspension isn't going to change it. It is harder to hit small guys when you're taller. You have to get down to come through instead of just coming through because you have to change your levels. It's a little bit harder, but at the same time, I'm not going to change anything."

-Jared Cowen of the Ottawa Senators on the hit he made on Zemgus Girgensons and received a two game suspension for it.

Much more fro Ian Mendes of TSN.

Yep, suspensions sure are a deterrent. Got the Chris Pronger defense down pat, doesn't he?

:rollseyes:

 

[dash]

Yep, suspensions sure are a deterrent. Got the Chris Pronger defense down pat, doesn't he?

:rollseyes:

What's your angle, higgy?

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Yep, suspensions sure are a deterrent. Got the Chris Pronger defense down pat, doesn't he?

:rollseyes:

Did you watch the hit?

Not much to see there.

I tend to agree with him. It was just a missed check where Girgensons had his head looking straight down. Hardly a Pronger-esque play.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

I didn't think Cowens hit on Girgensons was worthy of a suspension.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

I didn't think Cowens hit on Girgensons was worthy of a suspension.

Ya know what Boss? If they want to crack down on player safety I can see him getting a game or two. I would be fine with that. The big problem I have with it is the punishment compared to its immediate contemporaries.

I just don't see how Cowen's hit is even in the same ballpark as Phaneuf's or, even worse, Panik's.

If you're giving Cowen 2 for that hit then you need to give 4-5 to Phaneuf and 8-10 to Panik, IMO.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Ya know what Boss? If they want to crack down on player safety I can see him getting a game or two. I would be fine with that. The big problem I have with it is the punishment compared to its immediate contemporaries.

I just don't see how Cowen's hit is even in the same ballpark as Phaneuf's or, even worse, Panik's.

If you're giving Cowen 2 for that hit then you need to give 4-5 to Phaneuf and 8-10 to Panik, IMO.

True and it's the biggest complaint we all seem to hear from posters on this board to players, sports writers and coaches. No one knows what the hell to expect.

 

[IPostedWhat]

It was just a missed check where Girgensons had his head looking straight down.

I wouldn't exactly say "straight down".

 

[KennyBanyeah]

I wouldn't exactly say "straight down".

LOL. OK it wasn't parallel with the ice. Far from a normal or ideal posture... unless you want to get hit in the head.

Good capture though. Shows quite well that Cowen comes at the player from the front and not from a blind angle.

 

[IPostedWhat]

LOL. OK it wasn't parallel with the ice. Far from a normal or ideal posture... unless you want to get hit in the head.

Good capture though. Shows quite well that Cowen comes at the player from the front and not from a blind angle.

They talked to Zemgus today about the hit, and Cowen getting suspended for it.

Bascially, he said that it was a dirty hit, and he was pissed about getting hit in the head. He wanted to go after him, but realized it was a 1-1 game, and didn't want to get a penalty.

I like Zemgus...he's a tough guy, and I don't think he's one to throw out the "victim card".

Zemgus leaned a bit to reach for the puck, and Cowen came over to hit him. Unfortuantly for Cowen, he's a big guy, so he becomes another victim of height, just like Chara, Myers, and Scott.