04-20-2017, 03:24 PM
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#61
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by eyipyip
Gradreau is going to get a few billions dollars if he sues for every slash he gets this season
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Gaudreau is not a linesman. I expect that there is a different assumption of risk on the part of players.
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04-20-2017, 03:26 PM
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#62
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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Rick WestheadVerified account @rwesthead
In NHL linesman Don Henderson’s lawsuit vs Calgary Flames and Dennis Wideman, the Alberta govt is also listed as a plaintiff.
Rick WestheadVerified account @rwesthead
AB govt wants Wideman and Flames to cover cost of Henderson’s dental surgery, optometric, mental health, chiropractic, podiatrist services.
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04-20-2017, 03:28 PM
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#63
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Franchise Player
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oh boy... the gift that keeps on giving...
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04-20-2017, 03:29 PM
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#64
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
Why the Flames? Because they are his employer? Shouldn't he be suing the NHL?
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ya, i don't get that either.
When a player gets injured (ie. all these concussion related law suits) are taken against the league, not the team the player played for.
why is it any different for this referee situation?
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04-20-2017, 03:30 PM
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#65
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robbob
yeah, he is almost 49. I guess because of this he can't get that job would pay him 625k a year. Probably 4 times what he was making while a linesman (if he was at the top end for a linesman)
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The rumour was that the union was pressuring him to retire even before the incident. I am pretty sure there is a story about that somewhere.
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04-20-2017, 03:30 PM
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#66
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Looooooooooooooch
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The city? The NDP? This is just hilarious. I need to grab my popcorn!
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04-20-2017, 03:31 PM
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#67
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AltaGuy has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, which is infectious to those around him. He has an unparalleled ability to communicate with people, whether he is speaking to a room of three or an arena of 30,000.
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I think the Flames had likely asked this to be delayed until the season was over so they can effectively throw Wideman under the bus in their SoD. Unlike the Bertuzzi incident, the Flames were never involved in the actual event: yes, they may be sued by Wideman for events after the hit, but that was going to happen anyway.
The officiating/NHL will support the Flames; but it will be interesting to see what the NHLPA thinks of it when the Flames call Wideman a lone wolf and create distance between him and the organization.
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04-20-2017, 03:31 PM
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#68
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Franchise Player
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dental surgery?
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04-20-2017, 03:32 PM
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#69
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Looooooooooooooch
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
Rick Westhead @rwesthead
Breaking: NHL linesman Don Henderson has filed a $10.25M lawsuit v Calgary Flames D Dennis Wideman, @TSN_Sports and @CTVNews have learned.
Timing suggests he was waiting for Wideman's season to end before filing.
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And he conspired with the refs to make sure it was quick.
Conspiracy done and unfolded. 
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04-20-2017, 03:32 PM
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#70
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bubbsy
ya, i don't get that either.
When a player gets injured (ie. all these concussion related law suits) are taken against the league, not the team the player played for.
why is it any different for this referee situation?
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classic lawyering... no offense to any lawyers out there...
i thought the rule of thumb was to sue everyone and let the courts figure it out...
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04-20-2017, 03:33 PM
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#71
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 555 Saddledome Rise SE
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Please, Flames. Do not fight this. Settle immediately.
Burke and Treliving fighting for Wideman on appeal was the biggest mistakes of their tenures. They should have told Wideman to sit down, shut up, say sorry, and accept the punishment.
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04-20-2017, 03:34 PM
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#72
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yamer
I'm pretty sure it's the responsibility of the Referee, not the linesman, to make the judgement of a penalty and blow the play dead in the event of an injury.
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For a second I was thinking Henderson was a ref
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04-20-2017, 03:35 PM
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#73
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frequitude
Please, Flames. Do not fight this. Settle immediately.
Burke and Treliving fighting for Wideman on appeal was the biggest mistakes of their tenures. They should have told Wideman to sit down, shut up, say sorry, and accept the punishment.
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The Flames had to support their player.
Good luck attracting anyone to the team if the team doesn't support players in these kinds of situation.
Whether or not they actually support Wideman doesn't matter. Their hands were tied.
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04-20-2017, 03:36 PM
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#74
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashasx
Well they won't win because Wideman hadn't been back on the bench for the Flames to test him before Henderson was hit.
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Good point. So why name the Flames? Is he still concussed? 
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04-20-2017, 03:38 PM
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#75
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Lifetime Suspension
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this is quite the cluster fudge. I hope this also ends the wideman effect.
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04-20-2017, 03:38 PM
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#76
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Norm!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
Rick WestheadVerified account @rwesthead
In NHL linesman Don Henderson’s lawsuit vs Calgary Flames and Dennis Wideman, the Alberta govt is also listed as a plaintiff.
Rick WestheadVerified account @rwesthead
AB govt wants Wideman and Flames to cover cost of Henderson’s dental surgery, optometric, mental health, chiropractic, podiatrist services.
THANKS NDP
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Wait a minute.
He had neck surgery for two ruptured disks there was nothing about dental eye or foot injuries, yet the Flames are being put on the hook for those?
Get stuffed, this sounds like a fishing trip all of a sudden by his lawyers.
Ow my eyes, my feet, my fallen arches. I also had to get rabies shots.
Oh and my psychiatrist says that I'm suffering from nightmares and pee my self all the time. Give me money.
I have all the sympathy in the world for him, he had two ruptured discs repaired. But come on man. He wasn't run over by a tank.
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04-20-2017, 03:38 PM
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#77
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AltaGuy
I think the Flames had likely asked this to be delayed until the season was over so they can effectively throw Wideman under the bus in their SoD. Unlike the Bertuzzi incident, the Flames were never involved in the actual event: yes, they may be sued by Wideman for events after the hit, but that was going to happen anyway.
The officiating/NHL will support the Flames; but it will be interesting to see what the NHLPA thinks of it when the Flames call Wideman a lone wolf and create distance between him and the organization.
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wait, "thrown under the bus"?!
Let's be very clear here: Wideman was a lone wolf. He got nailed in the corner, got up pissed headed to the bench where he proceeded to nail Henderson.
No where do I see the Flames organization, GM, or coach... unless you're suggesting Hartley was prescient enough to forecast and uncalled cheapshot and challenge Wideman to assault a linesman after it went uncalled.
Last edited by oldschoolcalgary; 04-20-2017 at 03:41 PM.
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04-20-2017, 03:40 PM
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#78
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 555 Saddledome Rise SE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashasx
The Flames had to support their player.
Good luck attracting anyone to the team if the team doesn't support players in these kinds of situation.
Whether or not they actually support Wideman doesn't matter. Their hands were tied.
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I get that sentiment, but disagree in this case. There was nothing to support. The only thing that was going to come out of it was pissing off all the referees and linesman.
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04-20-2017, 03:40 PM
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#79
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
Good point. So why name the Flames? Is he still concussed? |
Seems pretty standard to include the employer, seeing as it happened while Wideman was working for the Flames.
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04-20-2017, 03:41 PM
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#80
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
Rick WestheadVerified account @rwesthead
In NHL linesman Don Henderson’s lawsuit vs Calgary Flames and Dennis Wideman, the Alberta govt is also listed as a plaintiff.
Rick WestheadVerified account @rwesthead
AB govt wants Wideman and Flames to cover cost of Henderson’s dental surgery, optometric, mental health, chiropractic, podiatrist services.
THANKS NDP
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Hm...thats interesting. So now the Government wants to pick and choose who has to pick up the tab for Universal Health Care?
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