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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
No management/coaching take on it? If the Flames mgm/coach doesn't care, why should the NHL?
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It's definitely fair to criticize the Flames players for not sticking up for themselves, but coaching has definitely said something about "questionable" hits on one occasion.
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“I remember when they instituted the five minute [penalty] for interference. That’s a classic case,” Hartley told the Dallas Morning News after the game. “That’s one of the dirtiest hits that I’ve seen…Those hits can end careers.”
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http://nesn.com/2013/03/cody-eakins-...as-seen-video/
The problem is the NHL is still inconsistent in their discipline. That's the sticking point for me. Recall that Bork got 2 games for something similar, and Seabrook was still trying to play the puck.
Should be a suspension, imo. It just seems like when Calgary is on the receiving end of these type of hits, there's never any additional discipline from the league.