Brendan Gallagher elbows Adam Pelech in the head: gets 5 game suspension

[bc-chris]

meh.... according to this it's a minor penalty + a fine

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/edmonton...ward-1.5369713

[Calgary4LIfe]

Don't know what his history was, but minimum 5 games. I could see it being 10. Late, blind side, head, and damn dangerous.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

5-10 games, but it's the NHL so he'll probably get a game or a fine. Prove me wrong and surprise me, NHL.

[devo22]

absolute garbage play and exactly the type of hit they need to get out of the game. Throw the book at him.

[kipperiggy]

Well if Raz got 4 with no history I guess Gallagher gets 4 with no history. I thought for sure he had been suspended before.

[EVERLAST]

Gallagher ISNT a repeat offender? That's shocking....but he gets 10 if anyone but George was running DOPS ....they need to add add an E in there somewhere....
DEPARTMENT OF PLAYERS EGREGIOUS STUPIDITY.

IF this was playoffs that wouldn't be a question or maybe it would? But players running eachother like this in 2024 in a regular season game ...
Come on!!!

[MoneyGuy]

I’d give him at least seven but I think he gets two games.

[Erick Estrada]

He should get 10 games but that opinion just sets up a fan for disappointment. I expect he gets 5 because for some strange reason the NHL seems to think that if a player commits an extremely dangerous and predatory hit for the first time that somehow it's not nearly as bad as a player with a previous transgression committing the same infraction.

[undercoverbrother]

I am anti-fighting in Hockey, but for that I’d make an exception.

Hard to believe nobody came and rag dolled him.

That is not a hockey play gone wrong, that is a piece of #### taking advantage of someone and trying to injure them.

Should be 10 games, I’m predicting 3-4 games.

[GirlySports]

you guys are funny, this is the NHL

https://twitter.com/user/status/1750894543677886670

[Buff]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

He should get 10 games but that opinion just sets up a fan for disappointment. I expect he gets 5 because for some strange reason the NHL seems to think that if a player commits an extremely dangerous and predatory hit for the first time that somehow it's not nearly as bad as a player with a previous transgression committing the same infraction.

The act is the same seriousness if a first time offender or a repeat offender do it, however repeat offenders should do more time because they are obviously need to be taught a lesson. I don't have an issue with that. I have an issue with inconsistency of handing out suspensions. Somebody gets two games for something where someone else gets a fine and someone else doesn't even get a hearing and sometimes the repeat offender is the one who gets the fine.

[zukes]

It'll be 3

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

you guys are funny, this is the NHL

https://twitter.com/user/status/1750894543677886670

That's pretty crazy because this is probably the most blatant elbow to the head with intent to injure that I can recall.

[dieHARDflameZ]

Laughable to think Rasmus got 4 games and Rat Gallagher is getting no more than 5 for this.

[OldSam]

Nasty hit. One of the worst I have seen recently. So $5000 fine?

[bluejays]

Being a teammate of Parros has finally paid a dividend.

[devo22]

BuT We CaRe aBoUt PlAyEr SaFeTy ...

it's a joke. If the most blatant and nasty headshot in a while isn't worth more than 5, might as well stop the charade. Parros is clearly not doing his job.

[OILFAN #81]

I would have given him 8 games as he hasn’t been suspended before. That was nasty. I think he will get 4-5.

[FlamesAreOne]

5 games it is.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Should have been more if they seriously want stuff like that out of the game, but sadly it's more than I thought he'd get, so guess there's that.