mikeburn Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Buffalo's coach fined for "player selection and team conduct" due the Buffalo/Leaf incident. Odd, seeing how the Buffalo players were already on the ice before the earlier incident, so only left on the ice, and it was Toronto with last line change, so Toronto's coach deciding who to put out against who... http://www.nhl.com/i...id=nhl:topheads NEW YORK -- Buffalo Sabres head coach Ron Rolston has been fined for player selection and team conduct as a result of events that took place at 10:01 of the third period during NHL preseason game No. 61 against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto on Sunday, Sept. 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Algur Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Very strange given TO had last change. That being said given the lead up to the brawl, the Sabres deciding to put out their goons right away was setting up for a bit of violence. Crack his up to the NHL doing everything they can to protect their star players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels22 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Very dumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Last change. Cobra Carlyle needed to be fined for being an idiot and sending out his 'top student' out against a 6'-8" goon. But at least he sent him out with some advice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeburn Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Last change. Cobra Carlyle needed to be fined for being an idiot and sending out his 'top student' out against a 6'-8" goon. But at least he sent him out with some advice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Killer Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 crap like that needs to go. no more john scott type players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Haha... when Boston goons us up... the NHL answer is that we need to play tougher hockey. When the Sabres goon it up against the Leafs... they get fined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 So they're just making up things as they go now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Last change. Cobra Carlyle needed to be fined for being an idiot and sending out his 'top student' out against a 6'-8" goon. But at least he sent him out with some advice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels22 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Next they will fine Dan Bylsma for sending Crosby out to score a goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 The Sabres were already down three wingers (Tropp, Foligno, and McCormick) due to injury so Scott was going to be on the ice no matter what. He was already closing in on 9 minutes. If anybody knows the Sabres at all they know that's about 5 minutes more than he usually gets. I'm sure in the Sabres' minds it was just a bonus that he was due on the ice that actual shift after Tropp got seriously molly whopped by Devane. Everybody with a brain knew that a fight was in the works, it was just surprising that it was Kessel on the opposite side. The leaf's coach just had his head up his rear end and didn't realize what he did until after the fact. Having the final line change is a huge advantage in these situations and the Leaf's coach knows it. If John Scott had his choice he probably would have wanted a piece of Devane or a match against Orr since Orr surprised Scott and actually rocked him with a right hand last year. I have no doubt that Terry Pegula will offset that fine as soon as possible. *edit* fixed a misspelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Why fine the coach if he never knew Scott was going to go after Kessel? Fine Scott, not the coach. Unless they have proof that the coach told Scott to fight someone then that is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Now here's a kicker. The reason why the Sabre's fight happened was because of Cory Tropp getting pounded to the ice by Devane. Guess who has a broken jaw now...... waaaait foooor iiitttt, Cory Tropp. Rolston got boned by the league, Big Time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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