[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by united

So Kassian has:

- Received a 20-game suspension in his first game with the Windsor Spitfires in the one play he has said he regrets.

- Received a 4-game suspension in the OHL playoffs for a two-handed slash from behind to the leg of an opponent after an empty net goal had been scored, followed by numerous cross-checks to his downed opponent, in an incident to which he claimed his opponent embellished the initial slash. Asked if he regretted the play, he stated "if anything, I'll hit him a little harder next time".

- Recieved a 2-game suspension at the World Juniors, in an incident to which he claimed he was only suspended because of his reputation.

- Received a 8-game suspension for breaking Sam Gagner's jaw with a slash, followed by mocking Gagner's injury the next time they played.

- Received a 3-game suspension for boarding Brendan Dillon.

- Attacked Taylor Hall from behind in a similar manner he later did to Tkachuk.

- Stood over Jimmy Vesey, who was lying on the ice having had a tooth knocked out and bleeding from the mouth after incidental contact with Kassian, and shouted at Vesey "I hope you bleed out on the ice".

- Received a 2-game suspension for attacking Matthew Tkachuk, to which he stated he would "do it again".

- Kicked an opposing player who HE tackled to the ice, then completely fabricated a story stating his opponent was holding his leg when the video clearly shows otherwise. Also justifies the kick as not being that bad.


This is a player who is a loose cannon and shows no ability to take accountability for his actions. He is a danger to other players and the message needs to be delivered accordingly.

Is it 2 or 3 years "incident free" to shed your repeat offender status?