Hidden Panda Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Remember the game winner he scored back in the finals in 2011? From that to this its unreal..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 WOAAHHH! 41 games!? No mercy this time eh. What a moron. After working so hard to get back on the ice. Well done NHL good on them ya for getting a repeat offender while they will give a simple slap on the wrist for 1st time offenders the system is a joke yes he should of gotten a high number of games but it just proves how wrong the system still is were going to see way worse hits this season get less games because of that fact in my first sentence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 41 games?! That's insane! Does anyone else think that's a little much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 that's really the only reason he got 41 games his history which proves how wrong the system is yes his history should come into play but not at the expense of giving worse hits less games because it was a 1st time offender But how many times do you let crap slide before enough is enough? Raffi has to take responsibility he's veen a reckless player for about a decade now. If he hasn't gotten it now I have no sympathy for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovesLikeDatsyuk Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 He deserves every one of those 41 games. Learn to play hockey the right way or frig off rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haikara Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Whoa, I had to read that several times... 41 game is insane... I've seen some more reckless hits that were more deserving of this, but I guess his history has come back to bite him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovesLikeDatsyuk Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 No one in the hockey world thinks Kronwall is dirty. Just some butt hurt fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I think the system is exactly right. Someone who is a repeat offender deserves more punishment because they're not learning to change their game. This is common in our court system as well. First time assaults often end in probation, but someone with a history of assaults is going to have their punishment escalated until it is reaching the max. When someone makes a really bad hit but they have no history and it was accidental, why should they be getting more punishment than someone who is consistently injuring players without changing their style? because they need to crack down on every single player not just a handful of players that they keep suspending you get way worse hits from 1st time offenders they get a slap on the wrist they sometimes end guys career's but because they are a 1st time offender they only get a game or two i am not saying players with history shouldn't get more games but i am saying 1st time offenders need to get stiffer suspensions and that is what is so broken about this system it changes nothing the players know if it's their 1st offense they can get away with it some only get a fine or just 1 single game that doesn't deter any player from doing the exact same thing again suspensions should start at 5 games on everything imo and then go up from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 But how many times do you let crap slide before enough is enough? Raffi has to take responsibility he's veen a reckless player for about a decade now. If he hasn't gotten it now I have no sympathy for him. he deserves it yes but it does nothing to change the league absolutely nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 WOW It would be nice to see some sort of consistency from the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 This is the third longest suspension in NHL history. 1. Billy Coutu - life (1927) 2. Dan Maloney - two years (1975) 3. Raffi Torres - 41 games (2015) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z Hockey Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I get giving him a clear message as he's a past offender, but still, this hit alone was NOT to the head nor interference, Silfverberg was hit while carrying the puck and Torres caught him square in the shoulder. Clipped his VISOR on the follow through, no way Silfverberg is concussed. Past offender or not, and this hit alone or not (even if it was to the head because it wasn't), 41 games is ridiculous. Terrible call by the NHL IMO, we've seen 2 to maybe 15 game suspensions the past two years, and fines. But 41 games, come on, come back the right way Raffi! I love your game but do try to be a bit less savage, I miss him as a Canuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I think the system is exactly right. Someone who is a repeat offender deserves more punishment because they're not learning to change their game. This is common in our court system as well. First time assaults often end in probation, but someone with a history of assaults is going to have their punishment escalated until it is reaching the max. When someone makes a really bad hit but they have no history and it was accidental, why should they be getting more punishment than someone who is consistently injuring players without changing their style? Who knows...maybe the Justice System of BC will get the NHL message that repeat offenders need to have the book thrown at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Stoch Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 AHAHAHA 41 games, this league's disciplinary system makes no sense at all. I think this confirms that they spin some sort of wheel with random numbers to determine length of suspensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fateless Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 because they need to crack down on every single player not just a handful of players that they keep suspending you get way worse hits from 1st time offenders they get a slap on the wrist they sometimes end guys career's but because they are a 1st time offender they only get a game or two i am not saying players with history shouldn't get more games but i am saying 1st time offenders need to get stiffer suspensions and that is what is so broken about this system it changes nothing the players know if it's their 1st offense they can get away with it some only get a fine or just 1 single game that doesn't deter any player from doing the exact same thing again suspensions should start at 5 games on everything imo and then go up from there I'm not going to call the system perfect, but when you consider how fast the game is played sometimes honest and clean players make mistakes that lead to very bad injuries and very ugly hits. Why would we throw the book at someone who did not intend to make a dirty hit and has no history of making dirty hits? You punish the person for not being careful enough and they learn from their mistake and move on. It is repeat offenders that are the real evil in the league. Torres has head hunted more than 5 different players and caused significant injury - he is someone that needs to be kept off the ice. I would much rather have someone heavily punished if they are consistently causing mild injuries due to a reckless playstyle than someone who misplayed a single situation and has not shown they are prone to do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 This is the third longest suspension in NHL history. 1. Billy Coutu - life (1927) 2. Dan Maloney - two years (1975) 3. Raffi Torres - 41 games (2015) Bertuzzi? One season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches5 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 The hit looks pretty clean it doesn't look like he targeted the head at all or chicken winged him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 For those wanting to see the DoPS video: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=781798&navid=nhl:topheads I'm still in shock. Seriously, how was that hit worse than the ones to Matthias' head last season that they didn't think warranted more than a 2-minute penalty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches5 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Bertuzzi? One season I don't think bertuzzi was given a season he was given like the rest of the season which was like 15 games and all the playoff games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Bertuzzi? One season 20 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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