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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Who he is shouldn't play into the discussion when evaluating a dirty play IMO and Doughty is no saint. Also I'm a little confused about the "can't seem to take what he dishes out" comment as he got his bell rung. It's not like ability to take a head shot has any correlation to how tough or hard nosed a player is. Carrier plays the way we wish Ferland would play on a nightly basis finishing checks and taking a toll on opposition players and I'm pretty sure the league isn't going out of their way to protect him.
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I agree it shouldn't matter who the player is - but decisions made in the past by DOPS seem to consider who the player is. I also fully agree Doughty is no saint, I am not a fan. Trust me- at the game last year where he was chirping Tkachuk I was the loudest guy at the game chirping him.
I just think context is important. Plug has been running skilled player all game. Skilled player responds and hits plug and there is head contact at some point (not targeting the head). Doughty could have picked a better way to respond (clean hit, fight (yeah right!)) but the fact is Doughty is a little child with a temper so he hit too aggressively. But 1 game vs. just a fine? Whatever, worse decisions have been made. I just don't think Carrier is an honest player, and they had a history, so context is considered.
Maybe I am just still bitter that Carrier was running the flames (flattened Gio) in a nothing game last saturday. Or bitter that an expansion team is at the top of the league and we aren't in the playoffs. I know, I need to let go....