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pinnochio5 · 01-28-2016, 09:33 PM

Logging in for the first time in a few years to post to CP. I'm not gonna be surprised if we see this go to trial.

There is a good argument for and against his suspension, but I sincerely believe it was 100% an accident.

Before you read this, keep in mind, from the bottom of my heart I think Wideman is a useless defenseman who has only slowed down the Flames this year, I wanted him gone after the fourth game this season. This being said, I believe his hit on the official was accidental and not an act of retaliation.

Why Dennis Wideman Was Disoriented
(A) Watch the video at 0.5x speed at the point of impact where Wideman's head meets the boards. Three words. Blunt head trauma. It's almost painful to watch his hit; those hits (while unarguably clean) are the worst. When there's about 1/2 a metre in-between Wideman's body and the glass, after he gets hit he gains momentum before hitting the boards making a hit of this nature much worse than getting pinched against the boards. The concussion Wideman recieved had his brain violently move and hit his skull. This fact cannot be argued as fundemental physics law of motion tell us; "objects in motion tend to stay in motion".

Watch the video at slowed down speed to the point of impact between Wideman's head and the glass and reference it to this image of a concussion trauma, the same part of the head is in question:

(B) Frontal lobe damage. The pre-text of momentum aside, the glass had point of contact directly with the front of Wideman's head. The front of his brain being the frontal lobe, which at 32 years of age is fully developed. The frontal lobe is also responsible for almost all the reasoning we do as humans, and a great deal of our motor functioning.

(C) As he skates back (and in the time he stands back up on his feet) to the bench he is disoriented. Completely oblivious to the fact he is in a state of induced minor-concussion and unconsciousness for a small fraction of time.

(D) The official likely did not appear "fuzzy" as some people may have mentioned. But what did happen, was, as Wideman approached him his brain was unable to comprehend an alternative, i.e. stop or to go around him. He may have been in a state of "fight or flight response" and his only means of defence was to lift his arms above his head.

These are the few arguments I have for now.

01-28-2016, 09:33 PM	#736
pinnochio5 Draft Pick Join Date: Apr 2012	Logging in for the first time in a few years to post to CP. I'm not gonna be surprised if we see this go to trial. There is a good argument for and against his suspension, but I sincerely believe it was 100% an accident. Before you read this, keep in mind, from the bottom of my heart I think Wideman is a useless defenseman who has only slowed down the Flames this year, I wanted him gone after the fourth game this season. This being said, I believe his hit on the official was accidental and not an act of retaliation. Why Dennis Wideman Was Disoriented (A) Watch the video at 0.5x speed at the point of impact where Wideman's head meets the boards. Three words. Blunt head trauma. It's almost painful to watch his hit; those hits (while unarguably clean) are the worst. When there's about 1/2 a metre in-between Wideman's body and the glass, after he gets hit he gains momentum before hitting the boards making a hit of this nature much worse than getting pinched against the boards. The concussion Wideman recieved had his brain violently move and hit his skull. This fact cannot be argued as fundemental physics law of motion tell us; "objects in motion tend to stay in motion". Watch the video at slowed down speed to the point of impact between Wideman's head and the glass and reference it to this image of a concussion trauma, the same part of the head is in question: (B) Frontal lobe damage. The pre-text of momentum aside, the glass had point of contact directly with the front of Wideman's head. The front of his brain being the frontal lobe, which at 32 years of age is fully developed. The frontal lobe is also responsible for almost all the reasoning we do as humans, and a great deal of our motor functioning. (C) As he skates back (and in the time he stands back up on his feet) to the bench he is disoriented. Completely oblivious to the fact he is in a state of induced minor-concussion and unconsciousness for a small fraction of time. (D) The official likely did not appear "fuzzy" as some people may have mentioned. But what did happen, was, as Wideman approached him his brain was unable to comprehend an alternative, i.e. stop or to go around him. He may have been in a state of "fight or flight response" and his only means of defence was to lift his arms above his head. These are the few arguments I have for now.