tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post1754240914740130956..comments2024-03-04T11:02:28.602-08:00Comments on Pass it to Bulis: The Players Who Commit Headshots Are Not EvilHarrison Mooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261557020279875141noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-52706838427769965102011-04-08T09:56:41.935-07:002011-04-08T09:56:41.935-07:00Having recently suffered a concussion myself, it s...Having recently suffered a concussion myself, it sucks harder than a hoover vacuum being 'used' by a virgin. <br /><br />I have to agree with the suspension. If the NHL doesn't start handing out punishments then they're never gonna disappear. That being said, they have to apply them to all hits like this, not just Torres.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-19439996341986699342011-04-08T08:42:54.405-07:002011-04-08T08:42:54.405-07:00Honestly, if this is the new standard and that kin...Honestly, if this is the new standard and that kind of hit garners a hefty suspension every time, then great. I have no problem with it. But compared to previous (and recent) decisions, 4 games, including 2 playoff games, is overkill.Daniel Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218580923841725982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-65606654510275126692011-04-08T07:16:22.798-07:002011-04-08T07:16:22.798-07:00I'll grit my teeth and bear it so long as it&#...I'll grit my teeth and bear it so long as it's carried through to the playoffs and similar hits on Canuck players lead to similar discipline.<br /><br />What concerns me is the thought that had a Blackhawk hit Daniel Sedin that way, it probably wouldn't have even been called.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005872586423404670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-45104080422501759942011-04-08T06:26:08.554-07:002011-04-08T06:26:08.554-07:00I could live with an NHL where that kind of hit de...I could live with an NHL where that kind of hit deserves a 6 games suspension (roughly considering playoffs count double), and I told the same thing when Burr got 5 and a game misc., but I'm fed up with the inconstency.The Belgian Canucks Fanhttp://twitter.com/BECanucksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-72827562402602291332011-04-08T01:28:32.818-07:002011-04-08T01:28:32.818-07:00Rule 48.1 Illegal Check to the Head. A penalty sha...Rule 48.1 Illegal Check to the Head. A penalty shall be assessed for a lateral or blind side hit to an opponent where the head is targeted and/or the principal point of contact, unless the hero who did it is on my team, in which case an awesome high-five shall be assessed<br /><br />I mean, I'm not gonna start a hockey argument, but there's some pretty dumb stuff being said in these comments. Mainly what I'm getting from this thread is: it would be better if we went back to ignoring horrible injuries; inconsistency is frustrating so we should try to make bad decisions more often; Jordan Eberle's Head is some kind of quantum element the location of which cannot be determined until something hits it; Raffi Torres does not have a history of making this kind of hit (and you should certainly not google "torres michalek intent to injure"); and mainly: accidents happen so we should not try to stop them happening. Fanlogic.txt<br /><br />Not you, Ben Paine, you're a pretty cool guy.ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007252044704294795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-34928339154262549442011-04-07T18:54:57.034-07:002011-04-07T18:54:57.034-07:00It started before this season. It began back when ...It started before this season. It began back when players started actually getting diagnosed with concussions. Before that players would suffer from dizziness or memory loss and coach would just tell them to skate it off.<br /><br />The media says concussions are on the rise. I say BS concussions are just being reported now by their proper name instead of being shrugged off. Hockey doesn't look any more or less violent than it ever was.Ben Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705014199698113790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-7973189618638164632011-04-07T17:50:38.568-07:002011-04-07T17:50:38.568-07:00Yup, 4 games is total BS...
I think the head-hits...Yup, 4 games is total BS...<br /><br />I think the head-hits hysteria is part of society-at-large's increasing pussification. Ppl expect now to be able to eliminate all risk from their lives, where before you just accepted that doing certain things may hurt or maim or kill you, but probably not, but either way it's worth the risk because hockey or coal mining or bull taunting or whatever is awesome.<br /><br />And really, shouldn't the crackdown or not be up to the players and the players only (maybe their families too) ? Most players don't seem to have a problem with hockey's physicality until they get mangled, and then they're not very objective or even thinking clearly, arguably. <br /><br />It's a rough game and has been for over a hundred years. I don't see why the sudden moral panic over players getting hurt now, except that the league's most MFinanciallyVP player is concussed to shit. Seems like no one cares as long as it's goon-on-goon, Crosby gets hurt and now it's a problem... pshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-56438520663596632652011-04-07T17:24:08.446-07:002011-04-07T17:24:08.446-07:00Clearly Raffi should have concussed him because mo...Clearly Raffi should have concussed him because most concussion related hits are good hockey plays.Ben Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705014199698113790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-29076922503408913512011-04-07T15:19:12.686-07:002011-04-07T15:19:12.686-07:00Wow. 4 games? I agree with Ben Paine. Just suspend...Wow. 4 games? I agree with Ben Paine. Just suspend him for the rest of the regular season, it's his first offense and it wasn't like a blatant elbow to the head. What about Joe Thornton's 2-game suspension for that (blatant) elbow to the head of I-forget-who? 2 games, I'm fine with it. But we need him back for the playoffs to crash and bang. What about the Kyle Clifford hit on Tanev? Absolutely NO suspension for that, and I believe that was worse than what Torres did. The league is inconsistent and it bugs me. A 4-game suspension is ridiculous.Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124850811132756913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-26921666650744442352011-04-07T14:28:40.636-07:002011-04-07T14:28:40.636-07:00Chara on Pacioretty was an accident, but it was st...Chara on Pacioretty was an accident, but it was still a hit to the head. Bertuzzi on Johnson was an accident, but it was still an elbow to the head. Neither warranted suspension. Good article, but I'll do you one better and say Torres shouldn't have even been suspended. 5 and a game more than enough punishment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-89554434391771946212011-04-07T14:23:48.765-07:002011-04-07T14:23:48.765-07:00It's certainly a baffling decision to suspend ...It's certainly a baffling decision to suspend him 4 games; it seems to be a reaction to the media hubbub rather than an accurate assessment of the hit and others like it. Considering his lack of suspension history, the fact that he kept his elbow in and was aiming for a shoulder-to-shoulder hit, and the vulnerable position Eberle admitted he put himself in, I'm definitely surprised he got 4 games.Daniel Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218580923841725982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-19350364798952040642011-04-07T14:02:29.596-07:002011-04-07T14:02:29.596-07:00I could live with 4 if it were 4 regular season ga...I could live with 4 if it were 4 regular season games. How you can suspend him for 2 regular season and 2 playoff games is completely beyond me.<br /><br />I think the Canucks will be fine without Torres for 2 games in the playoffs, but they could certainly use his "hittiness."Ben Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705014199698113790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-3884314076654371002011-04-07T13:55:36.840-07:002011-04-07T13:55:36.840-07:00Absurd that he would get 4 games given the NHL pre...Absurd that he would get 4 games given the NHL precedents set to date. Two would've been appropriate. LOL "NHL wheel of justice" I love that thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-44371893968627781122011-04-07T13:37:50.227-07:002011-04-07T13:37:50.227-07:00I think 4 games was pretty steep for what we saw h...I think 4 games was pretty steep for what we saw here... I mean, I ran the simulation countless times at http://www.nhlwheelofjustice.com/ and the result is usually 2 games! You can't tell me this is an inaccurate tool.Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423871353144794169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-55912000916062403912011-04-07T13:11:50.118-07:002011-04-07T13:11:50.118-07:004 games is bullshit. tanner glass on the 3rd line4 games is bullshit. tanner glass on the 3rd lineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-66840042262826408182011-04-07T13:10:03.766-07:002011-04-07T13:10:03.766-07:00Good article, completely agree.Good article, completely agree.Joshua Dykstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190027094533654783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-51857051273195835572011-04-07T12:29:07.594-07:002011-04-07T12:29:07.594-07:00During the third:
Blues tie it at thre...During the third:<br /> <br />Blues tie it at three.<br />Stars desire what will not be:<br />Hawks won in OT ! <br /> <br />Clay Pigeon<br />6/4/11Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com