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Originally Posted by Scoreface
It won't serve as a deterrent though, that's the problem.
Heck, if the league continues to serve out little slaps on the wrist, I really wouldn't mind him getting suckered good sometime. I know two wrongs don't make a right, but players and teams around the league take note of that garbage and they won't want their players at risk when that goof is on the ice.
He's the same guy who broke Gagner's jaw with a blatent high stick, which looked looked like a 'swing it around after I hit him and see if I connect.' Then he asks him next time they play how his jaw is feeling.
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lots to agree with your post.
one of the problems that i have is the whole "even it up" thing. we are 10 years on from the steve moore incident and the nhl still hasn't learned. the problem with "even it up" is that it has to escalate on the ice...and how do you escalate that hit? same thing happened with moore. whether the non hit on naslund was or wasn't suspendable, a suspension may have taken alot of the anger out of the equation. maybe not. however, when a long fine has been given, we haven't really seen retribution on ice because the league did its job.
all players must be protected...even players that deliver hits like this. i just don't understand the nhl and nhlpa's philosophies on this. can you imagine a worksite where the union doesn't protect its members by mistakes from another union member, and management says...there, there...take a couple of days off. i just don't get it. why don't these two bodies work together to protect the assets...which are the players.
won't go to olympics in case someone gets hurt...but please continue to check from behind into the boards. makes no sense.