riffraff Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Assclown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Pathetic. First major of his career and he gets 2 games for it?! Gosh NHL, the homerism towards Phoenix is a little sad now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja321 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 What a joke.... Lucic gets nothing and we get 2 games typical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikiShiz Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Such a JOKE, Hansen got suspended for his tap on Hossa, same thing happened to Burrows a few games later and not even a penalty on the play. Lupul gets suspended and Nash gets away with one Lucic steamrolls Miller gets away with it, Edler gets 2 games. WTF is going ON? I don't care that Edler got suspended, its just that this league is SO inconsistent, no one knows what the call will be....and that uncertainty isn't going to change the way players play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocket18 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Brutal call in the game, even worse decision by Shanahan. Makes me sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionofJudah Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Such a JOKE, Hansen got suspended for his tap on Hossa, same thing happened to Burrows a few games later and not even a penalty on the play. Lupul gets suspended and Nash gets away with one Lucic steamrolls Miller gets away with it, Edler gets 2 games. WTF is going ON? I don't care that Edler got suspended, its just that this league is SO inconsistent, no one knows what the call will be....and that uncertainty isn't going to change the way players play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M A K A V E L I 96 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Edler should've grabbed Smith's head and smashed it into the glass. That only gets you a $2500 fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Brutal call in the game, even worse decision by Shanahan. Makes me sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I have a picture of when he hits him and it's a hit to the head. Look at the suspension video and stop it right when he does the hit, you will see it's to the head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks fan in chicago Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Let's see some consistency from the league. Seriously, suspending Edler while Nash gets off scot free...WHAT THE HECK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionofJudah Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I've seen the video a dozen or so times and it is obvious that if Smiths' head was hit it was only because he had his head down, despite knowing Edler was coming, and NOT because Edler did anything to target the head. For proof, look at the screen captures below. You can clearly see Edler's arms are down. In fact, he doesn't even stand up straight until contact is made. Even then, you can see Edler leaning in more towards the boards, not into Smith. Those are not the images of a deliberate head hit! And despite the fact that Shanahan apparently gets a bonus every time he says "hit to the head" in one of those videos, no where does he say that in this one. Why? Because it wasn't! Given the fact that he was making the video to justify suspending Edler, I find it absolutely beyond all reasonable belief that Shanahan would not have said it was a head hit if it was. Furthermore, if you pay careful attention to the video I believe it actually makes a good case for Edler attempting to avoid contact. A mere second before the contact Smith was standing in the center of the ice behind the net. Elder moves up against the boards, hoping to get behind the goalie. Despite knowing Edler is coming towards him Smith moved into Edler's lane, unintentionally initiating the contact. It was worth an on-ice minor for slight recklessness but nothing more. And giving Elder a 2-game suspension for it only proves the NHL owns a large bull farm and needed somewhere to put a steaming pile of byproduct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Such a joke. Apparently charging is defined as making contact with a goalie outside their crease regardless of speed, intention or jumping. Goalies should not be untouchable, but not completely fair game either. If they are just plain in the way or try to shield the puck from fore-checkers, contact should be okay in my opinion. Edler tried to squeeze by, just made as much an effort as he has since the 2012 playoffs. Oh well. Atleast now Ballard will get to play right? Edler's sloppyness has been getting on my nerves for some time now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanKeslord17 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Smith looks like a defencemen in those pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afan Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 It is just a shame that Rick Nash's intentional elbowing of the head of Kopecky requires not even a hearing while Edler is suspended for a much less dangerous hit. Could it be that the Rangers don't have to play according to the rules because Shanahan had played for New York himself? The NHL does not have a credibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canouver Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 2 games because smith was injured. BS so if smith was not injured no games. I used to respect Shannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckster Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 total Homer call, nothing but BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionofJudah Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 It is just a shame that Rick Nash's intentional elbowing of the head of Kopecky requires not even a hearing while Edler is suspended for a much less dangerous hit. Could it be that the Rangers don't have to play according to the rules because Shanahan had played for New York himself? The NHL does not have a credibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPizzle Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 National Hoky League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Umm.. when I watched the video (fully) at the end when he's saying why he suspened him he says it's a hit to the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhdlois Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Grrrrr angry. I do not think a charging penalty was the correct call. It was not a charge. How far before the hit does Shanny watch ?? The clip included with his "decision" is the split second prior to impact. I sure hope he doesnt' make his decision based on that. Does he see that Edler was not targeting Smith, but was skating in that direction then Smith gets in the way and there is a collision, no way to avoid it. I do not agree with the suspension, but it also does not surprise me. The league is a big joke. Shanahan is so inconsistent. . What I take from Gillis' response is he is PO'd....and I don't blame him one bit. I would be very frustrated dealing with all this B *S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.