Warhippy Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=432588 Vancouver Canucks forward Zack Kassian had a 10-minute phone hearing with NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan on Monday, making his case for the league not to suspend him. Kassian was called to the carpet after his high stick made contact with Edmonton Oilers centre Sam Gagner in Saturday night's game, breaking Gagner's jaw. Gagner and Kassian collided along the boards, with Kassian's stick knocking out some of Gagner's teeth. X-rays later confirmed Gagner had suffered a broken jaw and Kassian received a double-minor on the play. "I had no intention of slashing him in the face," Kassian told reporters on Monday after his hearing. "It was definitely accidental and hopefully he gets back sooner than later." The two teams meet again in Vancouver on Oct. 5 and the Oilers added some more muscle on Monday picking up enforcer Steve MacIntyre off waivers. "Perfect," Kassian told reporters after being informed of the move. "I don't think he can skate, that's the last thing on our mind." Canucks forward Dale Weise also had an audience with Shanahan over the phone on Monday after delivering an illegal hit to the head to Oilers centre Taylor Hall. Weise, who did not speak to reporters on Monday, picked up a minor for the incident. -------------------------------------- OK, Still waiting to see what happens between Kassian vs Kessel regarding stick swinging. Not sure Kessel can use this excuse of it being "accidental" *as well sorry for caps in title, copied and pasted like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck2xtreme Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Careless use of the stick by Kassian, he needs to have a lot more control. Worth a fine and a talking to for sure, but I see that play a lot and half the time it's not even called let alone reason for a suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I see that play a lot and half the time it's not even called let alone reason for a suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kassian 09 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Kass might get fined, but Weis will get at least2 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Careless use of the stick by Kassian, he needs to have a lot more control. Worth a fine and a talking to for sure, but I see that play a lot and half the time it's not even called let alone reason for a suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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