 mightyreasoner
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| Adam wrote on Sat, 23 February 2019 10:50 |
| Oscargasm wrote on Sat, 23 February 2019 08:02 |
| Jakey wrote on Sat, 23 February 2019 08:27 |
Think of player safety in this way....
Radio Gudas is a repeat offender, purposefully cracks a guy over the head with his stick & gets 2 games.
McDavid, 1st time offender, wasn’t on purpose & gets 2 games for it.
My sentiment is that going forward, no matter who you are, you will get a minimum 2 game suspension if you hit an opposing player in the head with a check!
If the NHL doesn’t do this then the above facts show how totally inconsistent & incompetent player safety really is. I guess we will see.
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While he didn’t ‘target’ the head like Player Safety claims McDavid did to a player that was bent over after getting rid of the puck, Ryan Reaves obliterated Tom Wilson with a disgusting late hit and was not suspended. Was it because it was on Tom Wilson? Was it because Reaves didn’t directly hit Wilson’s head?
Gudas gets a 2 gamer, as a repeat offender, for cracking buddy over the head. Kucherov didn’t miss a beat.
Crosby decapitates Methot’s finger, Methot misses significant time, no suspension.
Player safety IS inconsistent and incompetent.
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Player Safety is run by a goon. This is the result. He no doubt always felt it unfair that stars get treated with velvet gloves - but people don't pay to see George Parros play hockey. Just totally misguided decision here.
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I mean the fans pay to see the stars, but the league is obligated to look after all its players. Those players have an ability to file a lawsuit against the NHL just as much as any other player.
Look, it's not like McDavid is Tom Wilson and is going to go getting suspended all the time. It was a bad hit, the league punished the bad hit, I doubt we will see it happen again in his career.
That said, yes, the NHL is wildly inconsistent and it is frustrating. Gudas should be getting the Tom Wilson treatment at this point, and Crosby should have gotten suspended for his slash. It isn't the wrong decision this time by the NHL, but it is frustrating to see the inconsistency.
And I don't for a second buy into this conspiracy business. The idea that they suspended him because of full buildings just doesn't hold up. When I was living in Miami, I had bought tickets to specifically see Ovechkin when he was in town, and he went and got suspended the game before he played Florida. It was disappointing as a fan, but I still went to the game, and I hear over and over again how bad attendance is there. So I don't believe that plays into things at all.
Maybe I'd have my Oilers-tinted glasses on a little more if it mattered at all. It sucks for McDavid, because he wants to play, but beyond that... it just really won't impact the Oilers season in any meaningful way. It might, at this point, even benefit them.
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