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Post by cooperphil156 on Apr 18, 2012 18:47:21 GMT
Torres has been suspended indefinitely with a hearing set for this Friday. I think this sums up the arguments about violence in ice hockey. To me nothing better than seeing good clean hits, but this surely goes well beyond it and does the sport no good. www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=628445&cmpid=nhl-rxl-twtCoyotes' Torres suspended indefinitely, disciplinary hearing set for Friday www.nhl.comPhoenix forward Raffi Torres will have in-person hearing with the Department of Player Safety at the League office in New York on Wednesday. Linked off the Puck Stops Here |
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Post by spik on Apr 18, 2012 20:14:02 GMT
Damn...can't see link, not working for me.
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Post by Yotes on Apr 18, 2012 20:15:58 GMT
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Post by james1977 on Apr 18, 2012 20:24:52 GMT
What do you think Yotes, being the resident Mutts fan? Kronwall he aint, thats fo'sho. |
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Post by Yotes on Apr 18, 2012 20:36:15 GMT
It's not great, I'd like to be able to defend him but can't really. Left his feet at the end, hit him in the jaw. Not much you can say. Shanaban'll do his thing and Raffi'll be watching for a while (probably be made an example of, given who he is).
I do find some of the high ground taking from the Hawks fans a bit much, given Sedin still hasn't returned from his meeting with Keith's elbow, but there you go.
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Post by james1977 on Apr 18, 2012 22:41:25 GMT
I do find some of the high ground taking from the Hawks fans a bit much, given Sedin still hasn't returned from his meeting with Keith's elbow, but there you go. HF Boards is knee deep in Hawks fans crying foul about nasty men (it was a poor hit) hurting their halo-wearing players. |
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Post by Yotes on Apr 19, 2012 0:59:42 GMT
I know we're all very one eyed when it comes to our team, but some of them are claiming Keith's hit isn't as bad because he was retaliating for something earlier in the game?!
Anyhow, I reckon Shanny'll send him down 5 games on Friday.
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Post by seedy on Apr 19, 2012 9:52:29 GMT
THing is, yes he left his feet and that inexcusable, BUT, its another case of a player skating round without being fully aware of whats going on and whos around him.
Not saying a suspension wouldnt be justified but even had he NOT left his feet, Hossa would still have been hurting from it and Torres would be in trouble.
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Post by timay on Apr 19, 2012 12:23:53 GMT
It's no where near as bad as everyone is making out, at full speed it looks a perfectly good clean hits it's only after a slowmo replay that you see he leaves his feet just before his hit.
You can see why no penalty was called on the play! Chicago players only go after him when they realise hossa is hurt rather than because they thought it was a dirty hit.
Barely deserves a 1 game ban, but can guarantee shanahan will give him an over the top penalty.
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Post by Peacock on Apr 19, 2012 16:43:27 GMT
8-10 games...he has previous form.
Or knowing Shanhan's Wheel of Justice, it could be a $2500 fine.
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Post by seedy on Apr 20, 2012 17:01:18 GMT
It's no where near as bad as everyone is making out, at full speed it looks a perfectly good clean hits it's only after a slowmo replay that you see he leaves his feet just before his hit. You can see why no penalty was called on the play! Chicago players only go after him when they realise hossa is hurt rather than because they thought it was a dirty hit. Barely deserves a 1 game ban, but can guarantee shanahan will give him an over the top penalty. You cant only give 1 game because it didnt lo0ok bad at full speed, it was a filthy hit, no need to leave his feet, could have had the same effect, but probably without the injury, without. Out right dirty play, lengthy ban wouldnt surprise me |
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Post by kezypanther on Apr 21, 2012 16:44:26 GMT
25 games he will miss
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Post by jd on Apr 21, 2012 20:36:35 GMT
25!!! WOW
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Post by Dan on Apr 22, 2012 0:44:09 GMT
Well, it's not like he doesn't have prior.
I'm still annoyed that Neal got nothing for almost an entirely identical hit on Couturier. It must be because he's a 40 goal scorer.
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Post by cooperphil156 on Apr 22, 2012 8:59:38 GMT
Nowhere near as bad? paper.li/SimmseyThere are 3 violations, with previous 5 times |
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Post by Yotes on Apr 22, 2012 14:08:04 GMT
He was always likely to get both barrels, but I'm still pretty shocked by 25 games. I wouldn't mind so much if I thought they'd give the same to someone who's not a nothing playing for a backwater team, but they won't.
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