Neutral Zone Trap Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 If he was injured they would have given Volchenkov more than three games. Really. IIRC punishment meted out by the NHL is based on intent, not result. The punishment would have been the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim777 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I'm very dissapointed by both suspensions. Cooke is a dirty player; he's going to end someone's career with a stupid, needless hit some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 3 games is about right for that. Not surprised at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutral Zone Trap Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 The hits they are trying to eliminate are far more dangerous than a fight. A punch in the head can not only lead to a concussion, it can kill you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie B Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 On the bright side, we do play the Bruins come March 22nd. Maybe a few open ice hits on Gregory Campbell will send his pops the proper message. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risky Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Following the Volchenkov suspension, maybe now Crosby will attend the All Star festivities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck27 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 The hits they are trying to eliminate are far more dangerous than a fight. So what's your point? The intent is still there...even more so in a fight than on some of these hits. Do you think Volchenkov was intentionally aiming for the head last night? I'd say it was bad timing more than anything else. And for what it's worth, for every head injury or concussion sustained from one of these hits, I can probably find one from a guy getting dropped in a fight. I'm not trying to start a fighting is good or fighting is bad arguement...just pointing out the obvious hypocrisy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 This is getting as bad as the NFL QB protection policy. Boy-chuck put himself in a dangerous position at mid ice. he was low and extended. are D-men supposed to just let the forward HAVE the puck? Vol didn't go UP at him or leave his feet Boy-chuck didn't even go down, he was basicly on one knee already Vol held up and just grazed him It was his arm, not an elbow or shoulder This is cr@p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diablo Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 meanwhile lou silently sips his wild berry smoothie and gets down to his thai chicken salad @ the back of paneras.... cmon... show some life man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutral Zone Trap Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I'm very dissapointed by both suspensions. Cooke is a dirty player; he's going to end someone's career with a stupid, needless hit some day. Let's hope it does not come to that and hopefully someone ends his career instead. Not so long ago there was this young spunker in the NHL trying to make a name for himself by cheap-shotting star players. He was a career AHler who only got into the NHL because the team he was on the books for had been decimated by injuries and they needed bodies to fill out a roster. He cheap-shotted Martin St Louis and he elbowed Marcus Naslund in much the same way as Volchenkov's elbow on Boychuck but with far greater impact and intent. This scrub never even got a 2 minute minor for elbowing Naslund (who missed 3 games due to concussion)and even after "review" by the NHL Colin Campbell refused to punish this upstart hotdog. A teammate of Naslund took issue with the NHL and meted out his own justice and battered this young upstart to a pulp. The end result is that this young cheap-shotter no longer plays in the NHL, and that's a good thing for all of the 700 or so NHL players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fan Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Cooke got 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Let's hope it does not come to that and hopefully someone ends his career instead. Not so long ago there was this young spunker in the NHL trying to make a name for himself by cheap-shotting star players. He was a career AHler who only got into the NHL because the team he was on the books for had been decimated by injuries and they needed bodies to fill out a roster. He cheap-shotted Martin St Louis and he elbowed Marcus Naslund in much the same way as Volchenkov's elbow on Boychuck but with far greater impact and intent. This scrub never even got a 2 minute minor for elbowing Naslund (who missed 3 games due to concussion)and even after "review" by the NHL Colin Campbell refused to punish this upstart hotdog. A teammate of Naslund took issue with the NHL and meted out his own justice and battered this young upstart to a pulp. The end result is that this young cheap-shotter no longer plays in the NHL, and that's a good thing for all of the 700 or so NHL players. yes but you have to remember the repercussions of the on ice vigilante antics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutral Zone Trap Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 yes but you have to remember the repercussions of the on ice vigilante antics Indeed, but in the end, justice was done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Indeed, but in the end, justice was done I'm pretty sure Todd Bertuzzi would disagree with you. That stupid move by Bertuzzi will precede his reputation no matter how good he is or what he accomplishes in the NHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 ironic that Cooke was involved in that incident too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutral Zone Trap Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I'm pretty sure Todd Bertuzzi would disagree with you. That stupid move by Bertuzzi will precede his reputation no matter how good he is or what he accomplishes in the NHL. It may precede his reputation for others, it does not for me. My memories of him are on that fantastic line of Bertuzzi-Naslund-Morrisson. Besides, what difference does it make is Bertuzzi disagrees with me? AFAIC Moore needed to be punished, and punished he was, and rightly so. IMO all cheap shot artists should be beaten to a pulp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) could NZT not derail every suspension thread into a discussion of why he thinks the bertuzzi play was a good thing for hockey, and why he roots for injuries? thanks. Edited February 9, 2011 by Triumph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsrule33 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 could NZT not derail every suspension thread into a discussion of why he thinks the bertuzzi play was a good thing for hockey, and why he roots for injuries? thanks. It be better if people could stop quoting that nut. Ignore feature is useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDEVS1730 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I don't think Lemaire will be too happy with Anton when he gets back from his suspension. He wasn't happy when he took 3 penalties last night either..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperkorn Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) meanwhile lou silently sips his wild berry smoothie and gets down to his thai chicken salad @ the back of paneras.... cmon... show some life man! To have the whole league so pissed off, Lou has got to be doing something besides jovially saying "Please Sir May I have another" - and then finding a way to win anyhow. AND because he had such a tough run the first half it's even more important not to start acting like the rest of the poorly run organizations, you know? We've gone too far down that slippery slope this season. I need old school iron-balls Lou back! I think the best response from the Devils is nothing. You have to chalk it up to a lesson learned by Volchenkov. He's got to sit and feel shame. But I think it's also VERY important to use it to his benefit not to make him feel bad OR somehow cheated. It's not a positive repsonse to whine and shout. The positive response is to say what were you thinking? and How are we going to fix this? Bust his ass in practice too -- but in a fun way -- you know how sometimes when you were a kid your punishment of hard labor was sort of cool when you ended up producing something in the end? Edited February 9, 2011 by Pepperkorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Lou has got to be doing something besides jovially saying "Please Sir May I have another" I think the best response from the Devils is nothing. You have to chalk it up to a lesson learned by Volchenkov. He's got to sit and feel shame. But I think it's also VERY important to use it to his benefit not to make him feel bad OR somehow cheated. It's not a positive repsonse to whine and shout. The positive response is to say what were you thinking? and How are we going to fix this? Bust his ass in practice too -- but in a fun way -- you know how sometimes when you were a kid your punishment of hard labor was sort of cool when you ended up producing something in the end? Make him do sit-ups!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperkorn Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Make him do sit-ups!!!! Push-ups behind the bench -- all that pee and boogers and spit.... now THAT is a sadistic punishment!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperkorn Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) and yes - despite everyone's denials you'll never convince me these guys don't pee their breezers during games. Guy sweat just cannot smell that much like urine! and you all KNOW the boogers are there -- you see the Polish hankie SORRY BRIAN!! Air hankie maneuver right on camera - no one can deny the spitting! Edited February 9, 2011 by Pepperkorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 and yes - despite everyone's denials you'll never convince me these guys don't pee their breezers during games. Guy sweat just not smell that much like urine! and you all KNOW the boogers are there -- you see the Polish hankie SORRY BRIAN!! Snot rocket maneuver right on camera - no one can deny the spitting! Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I don't mean to derail but I've never been to a hockey game live. I've always wondered like what the bench looks like and what the ice in front of the benches looks like from all the spitting and hawking. Does it freeze to the ice or when a player falls there does he have big spitwads on his jersey? In addition how does each player know his gatorade bottle is his? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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