[News] Evander Kane assessed an automatic three-game suspension

[Jacks]

Would be a real shame if this lead to a Wideman effect all season for the Sharks.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by bax

That linesman looks like a goof. What on earth is he doing?

What he was doing was officiating a game that already had two line brawls, and was in between a hot head in Kane and a guy willing to mix things up in Engelland. Given Kane had already turned back to jaw a couple times, the linesman quite reasonably thought that the third turn would be re-engage again, so he physically restrained Kane. That they tripped is just an inadvertent aspect of this.

Honestly, I'm surprised the league gave him 3. I suspect part of that might be specifically to keep him out of the first two games - both against Vegas - to help keep things calmer.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by Brick

After watching the video, I would say that this incident is not suspension worthy at all.

It’s automatically at least 3 games if you shove an official. So doesn’t matter what you thought of the video, if you saw Kane shove a linesman then it was suspension worthy. Those are the rules.

[AC]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1179081775806468096

[getbak]

Originally Posted by AC

https://twitter.com/user/status/1179081775806468096

[Flash Walken]

I would've given him 10 games.

[sempuki]

I love how clueless Kane is about his own culpability. In his mind he got "slammed" from "behind" after "minding his own business". No mention of the slash he gave the ref (intentional or not).

I hope he keeps it up!

[sempuki]

dp

[Brick]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Players are not allowed to initiate contact with officials. Period. In a sport as fast, physical and intense as hockey there is just no room for interpretation here.

We are all entitled to an opinion. The official was the aggressive one. I don't like Evander Kane either, but he didn't deserve a suspension.

[sempuki]

Originally Posted by Brick

We are all entitled to an opinion. The official was the aggressive one. I don't like Evander Kane either, but he didn't deserve a suspension.

That's not how "rules" work.

[cannon7]

Implying that NHL officiating is racist. Bold strategy.

[Coach]

Should be 10 IMO.

[Lanny'sDaMan]

Originally Posted by Brick

We are all entitled to an opinion. The official was the aggressive one. I don't like Evander Kane either, but he didn't deserve a suspension.

Originally Posted by getbak

https://twitter.com/user/status/1179075020095664128

Did Evander Kane deliberately use force applied to an official, soley for the reason of breaking free?


Yes.


Did that contravene the rule listed in the above tweet?


Yes.


Does Kane deserve the three games.?


Again, unequivocally and factually, yes.


No opinions, all facts.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by Brick

We are all entitled to an opinion. The official was the aggressive one. I don't like Evander Kane either, but he didn't deserve a suspension.

The rule of the law is if you push a ref getting out of a scrum that it's a 3 game suspension - that's the rule. There is no arguing or opinion involved when you see that Kane pushed the ref, that is what happened. So by the rule that's a 3 game suspension.

Kane pushed the ref, and there is nothing in the rule book saying he's allowed to push the ref if the ref grabs him first. The ref in this situation was just doing his job to try and stop the situation from escalating even further in a 5-1 pre-season game that already had two line brawls.

And it looks worse on the ref because they both fell over because Kane wouldn't stop resisting.

Initially the linesman goes to get in between Kane and Engelland - he actually is kind of grabbing Engelland and then he (accidentally) eats a slash from Kane who was trying to slash Engelland.

Play goes on and it looks like Kane is going to engage again - so now this time the linesman decides to try to grab Kane to prevent it from happening.

Kane at this point still keeps resisting the ref, their feet get caught up and that causes them to fall down. It wasn't a "tackle" by the ref.

Then Kane and the ref both get up and he decides to push the ref to try to get the ref off him because he was pissed off the ref grabbed him. Pretty much exact scenario for why that rule is in the rule book.

[Bezer]

Two separate incidents, the "accidental" slash should have been 3 games and the pushing of an official should have been 10 games..


13 games is what I guessed.



As for the "What was the official doing?" stuff, he obviously was trying to intervene and stop the situation from getting out of control and slipped when he grabbed Kane and fell on Kane. If he doesn't fall on Kane and he just wraps him up, it's something we see every game.. a ref tying up a player who is going off.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Brick

We are all entitled to an opinion. The official was the aggressive one. I don't like Evander Kane either, but he didn't deserve a suspension.

So in your mind, on a play where Kane took a big run at Engelland, then tried to slash Engelland while the latter was being restrained, only to be restrained himself when it looked like he might be coming back for a third run, the linesman was the aggressive one?

That's actually kind of a remarkable take.

[Calgary4LIfe]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

Exactly this. Kane had already fought someone else earlier in the game. This was clearly meant to escalate an already tense situation. The linesman did his duty in attempting to de-escalate (is that a word?) the aggression and violence.

Kane was out of control. He's lucky he didn't get the mandatory 10 games.

Agreed.


Plus, he should be buying that linesman a beer. Engelland would have wrecked him.

[EVERLAST]

Derek would have beat him like a red head stepchild

[Brick]

A little more restraint should have been shown by everyone involved.

[the2bears]

Originally Posted by Brick

A little more restraint should have been shown by everyone involved.

A lot more restraint by some should have been shown.