Ongoing NHL Thread Part IV - A New Hope

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Keep up the good work, Moose (named third star of the week behind Marchand and Crosby).

Brad Marchand leads 3 Stars of the Week

 

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Just find it funny (and when I say funny I mean hypocritical) that the league will have a hearing for the Tkachuk hit yet I've heard nothing about the retaliatory hit that Pearson put on Tkachuk.

 

[forty_three]

Keep up the good work, Moose (named third star of the week behind Marchand and Crosby).

Brad Marchand leads 3 Stars of the Week

Elliott has looked sharp since he gave up those horrific red pads. Literally and figuratively.

 

[tducey]

Crosby got his 40th goal last night thanks to a hat trick, guy is no doubt the best player in the league.

 

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Elliott has looked sharp since he gave up those horrific red pads. Literally and figuratively.

Man, I love those throwback Flames jerseys, of course we won't see them next year

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Just find it funny (and when I say funny I mean hypocritical) that the league will have a hearing for the Tkachuk hit yet I've heard nothing about the retaliatory hit that Pearson put on Tkachuk.

What did Pearson do wrong?

 

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What did Pearson do wrong?

You mean aside from the high hit into the glass where the principal point of contact was Tkachuk's head? Nothing.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Just find it funny (and when I say funny I mean hypocritical) that the league will have a hearing for the Tkachuk hit yet I've heard nothing about the retaliatory hit that Pearson put on Tkachuk.

Maybe gets his glove/forearm up on Tkachuk but I don't see supplemental discipline for that.

I'm also not sure from that video why Doughty went down like he was shot. Must be the angle.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

You mean aside from the high hit into the glass where the principal point of contact was Tkachuk's head? Nothing.

Mcgratton ended Andrew Alberts career on a high hit 10 feet from that spot ... no supplementary discipline

 

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Mcgratton ended Andrew Alberts career on a high hit 10 feet from that spot ... no supplementary discipline

Basically illustrating the hypocrisy of the NHL DOPeS and how they adjudicate these types of incidents - And even though I don't agree with it, injury or lack thereof also factors into their decision. Doughty did lots of talking about the Tkachuk hit post-game, but wasn't injured as a result of the hit.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

You mean aside from the high hit into the glass where the principal point of contact was Tkachuk's head? Nothing.

If this is the point of contact here, well, no:

 

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If this is the point of contact here, well, no:

I'm not sure how much the picture either clears or clouds the issue - In any event, Doughty is a star in this league and Tkachuk will likely be suspended a game or two.

/If he would have hit McDavid in the same manner, he would probably get the chair

 

[KennyBanyeah]

I'm not sure how much the picture either clears or clouds the issue - In any event, Doughty is a star in this league and Tkachuk will likely be suspended a game or two.

/If he would have hit McDavid in the same manner, he would probably get the chair

Well, if he's anything like his dad that would have been one HELL of a last meal.

 

[BGDave]

ring-a-ding dong dandy

Ed Whalen approved

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I'm not sure how much the picture either clears or clouds the issue - In any event, Doughty is a star in this league and Tkachuk will likely be suspended a game or two.

/If he would have hit McDavid in the same manner, he would probably get the chair

I dunno. That looks like a decent hit to me. If the issue is retaliation, okay. If it's that Pearson's being overlooked for some specific reason, he got suspended earlier this year for hitting an Oiler in the noggin so that probably isn't it.

If this is the kinda hit we're calling dangerous and reckless and "has no place in the game", the game's gotten very sensitive.

/FWIW I don't think what Tkachuk did was worth more than some sin bin time without Doughty's sell job. It was dumb but most penalties are dumb.

 

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/FWIW I don't think what Tkachuk did was worth more than some sin bin time without Doughty's sell job. It was dumb but most penalties are dumb.

I saw other chatter about Doughty doing a sell job, he may have, but I think he was genuinely surprised by the hit. I like what GG said about Tkachuk earlier this season:

'I'd rather try to tame a mustang than beat a mule".

 

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team warm-ups

 

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I really, REALLY despise Pierre McGuire.

I wish he would shut the fuck up about what kind of bus some rookie rode in Juniors. I just don't give a fuck.

 

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You're seeing a real offensive battle, there UTVol. I ticked over and shots were 3-2 with 3 minutes left in the first.


Hope that second period heats up a bit.