[News] Morgan Rielly pulls a Dale Hunter (Suspended 5 games)

[dino7c]

Yeah IDK, don't really get the "he shot it too hard" defence to be honest

Bertuzzi was really pissed at Moore for a dirty hit 3 weeks earlier but it wasn't really relevant to the season ending suspension

[N-E-B]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

Who the #### cares how he scored? Honestly?

"They don't ask how they ask how many"

####ing ridiculous how Reilly acted.

Edit:
I'll add that I think this board is starting to show its age. It's 2024 . That's not cool . This kind of attitude that leads to multiple Canadian junior teams suspected of rape. You ask how are they can be connected it's the warrior mentality. Rape,pelidge and plunder.

Yes , excessive but you don't hit with the stick after the goal. No slew foot and nothing dirty .

Nothing dirty is okay any more. I'm still a big fan of big hits and fighting . Reilly could have rubbed him out after and tried to goat him into a fight. He won't fight you het him next season and target him with big hits/ fight.

Today I learned that thinking a guy on a clear breakaway on an empty net shouldn’t rip a slap shot top shelf leads to being okay with rape.

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

Today I learned that thinking a guy on a clear breakaway on an empty net shouldn’t rip a slap shot top shelf leads to being okay with rape.

You didn't read the full edit. I was still editing. The 2 are clearly not the same . Just that the 2 types of incidents fall under the umbrella that hockey culture needs to change and how it equates the to tenants of warrior culture as a whole. That hockey from on and off ice actions and the attitude towards each need to get up to speed with modern times. Don't forget at one point in history both types of events were considered legal and okay not that long ago.

What needs to change in hockey culture is hockey culture on and off ice . Beiska isn't the far out of retirement and I don't even know who that woman is by name just she was only out of playing pretty recently from a leugue that didn't even have hitting so..

[N-E-B]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

You didn't read the full edit. I was still editing. The 2 are clearly not the same . Just that the 2 types of incidents fall under the umbrella that hockey culture needs to change and how it equates the to tenants of warrior culture as a whole. That hockey from on and off ice actions and the attitude towards each need to get up to speed with modern times. Don't forget at one point in history both types of events were considered legal and okay not that long ago.

What needs to change in hockey culture is hockey culture on and off ice . Beiska isn't the far out of retirement and I don't even know who that woman is by name just she was only out of playing pretty recently from a leugue that didn't even have hitting so..

Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification.

And for the record I’m not disagreeing that what Reilly did was bad. It’s 100% over the line and deserving of a suspension. All I was trying to say is that I understand why he felt the need to react in some way. He just reacted very poorly.

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification.

And for the record I’m not disagreeing that what Reilly did was bad. It’s 100% over the line and deserving of a suspension. All I was trying to say is that I understand why he felt the need to react in some way. He just reacted very poorly.

Appreciate you for that. Wasn't trying to frame it as you were for it. Just that their are posters here that feels that it is warranted because it wasn't just a slide it in .

Again it's about " They don't ask how, they ask how many"

I'm never ever going to be a guy that wants hockey to take fighting or big open ice hits out the game. Both sometimes come at once. That I feel is completely okay. Had Reilly rubbed him ot and chaos inside. Then fine , let's go it's Saturday night

To qoute the great Elton John

"Oh, don't give us none of your aggravation
We had it with your discipline
Saturday night's alright for fighting
Get a little action in"

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

To quote the great Elton John

Oh yeah? How many Stanley Cup rings has he got?

I bet you couldn't even get a dollar for an Elton John rookie card.

[CaptainCrunch]

While he won't get the Dale Hunter 21 game suspension, he is probably going to get a pretty good chunk of time off. The league should have a big problem with a cheap shot after a goal is scored.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

Appreciate you for that. Wasn't trying to frame it as you were for it. Just that their are posters here that feels that it is warranted because it wasn't just a slide it in .

Has anyone actually said it was warranted? Most people at least think what Reilly did was a huge overreaction. Greig knew what he was doing and that it would piss the Leafs off and get some kind of reaction. I don't think he thought it would be a crosscheck to the head though.

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by rohara66

Hot dog deserved something… but maybe not a cross check to the head.

Oh well. Guess he won’t do that again

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

Who the #### cares how he scored? Honestly?

"They don't ask how they ask how many"

####ing ridiculous how Reilly acted.

Edit:
I'll add that I think this board is starting to show its age. It's 2024 . That's not cool . This kind of attitude that leads to multiple Canadian junior teams suspected of rape. You ask how are they can be connected it's the warrior mentality. Rape,pelidge and plunder. This is part of the conversation of why they say hockey culture needs to change. Had he just tried to get him to fight/ successfully fight. I wouldn't mind that. 2 guys going at it willing . Keep the refs out of the ####ing way and let the hay makers fly. Suckered punch, slew foot , stick play that can #### off.

Yes , excessive but you don't hit with the stick after the goal. No slew foot and nothing dirty .

Nothing dirty is okay any more. I'm still a big fan of big hits and fighting . This wasn't even a hit. Reilly could have rubbed him out after and tried to goad him into a fight. He won't fight you het him next season and target him with big hits/ fight.

WTF are you talking about?

[btimbit]

Exactly. Challenge him to drop the gloves, don't just cheap shot a guy because he tried to injure your.... net?

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by Goriders

WTF are you talking about?

Le sigh...... you always seem your a good guy at heart... not really tho.

[Geeoff]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

It's all about intent. Why is Grieg taking a slapper at an empty net and why does Rielly care about it?

Like Andersson. Why is Laine making an effort (like speeding up) to shoot at an empty net with 3 seconds left? And why does Andersson care enough to violently go after Laine's knees to prevent it?

Competitive sport. Players are taught to play to the end. IMO both Grieg and Laine were justified in their actions. Crazy #### happens in sports.

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Has anyone actually said it was warranted? Most people at least think what Reilly did was a huge overreaction. Greig knew what he was doing and that it would piss the Leafs off and get some kind of reaction. I don't think he thought it would be a crosscheck to the head though.

Yes, early pages of the thread . Hot dogs deserve it talk. The usual suspects.

Browna, sutters brother ,go riders etc. The usual suspects. Not picking fights with them just pointing out publicaly posted statements.

[Geeoff]

Originally Posted by dino7c

I wouldn't want a Flames player to shoot it like that because you might F it up. Remember that Preds player that tried to roof an EN and missed the net? Then you have Patrik Stefan so tried to ease it into the EN and had a commentator saying he should be ashamed of himself on national TV.

So not too hard, not too soft, not too high, anything else?

Perhaps Grieg is the Happy Gilmore type, where he is confident in his drive but not so confident in his putting.

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

It's all about intent. Why is Grieg taking a slapper at an empty net and why does Rielly care about it?

Like Andersson. Why is Laine making an effort (like speeding up) to shoot at an empty net with 3 seconds left? And why does Andersson care enough to violently go after Laine's knees to prevent it?

By your logic any commissioned bases job should have the same rules.

Not that I'd complain about salesmen just knocking another out for a sale but we don't expect this behavior in any other job that's competitive job situation why should it be in hockey..just another job .

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by Geeoff

Perhaps Grieg is the Happy Gilmore type, where he is confident in his drive but not so confident in his putting.

No problem giving the biggest rival a #### you. We loved the rittch stick flip. Same comparable. They didn't attack him physically.

Even if Edmonton did this to Calgary it's not an excuse. Thos is 2024 not 1986 any more. I think ...lol

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by rohara66

I don’t think a cross check to the face was suitable but some sort of response, yes.



But if Riellys cross check is a couple inches lower all is well in the hockey world.

It glances off of his shoulder first.

That makes it 4 or 5 games. If it was a straight shot to the head I could see 7 or 8.

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

It glances off of his shoulder first.

That makes it 4 or 5 games. If it was a straight shot to the head I could see 7 or 8.

How do we as fans argue less than 21 games . President has Been set. The commissioner himself is on tape. That's all a half bird brain lawyer needs.

[Barnet Flame]

I remember playing on an outdoor rink in Renfrew with a soft rubber puck. There were lumps all over the ice. If you tried passing the puck into an empty net, the puck sometimes would hit one of those lumps and bounce off into a corner, and you’d be ridiculed for a week.

After that happened, I’d go for a hard wrister, right into the middle of the net.

Never got a cross check to the head. Well not for that anyway.