2011-2012 NHL playoff thread.

[golfer]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

It could be a $20 fine or expulsion from the sport, at this point nothing would suprise me.

It's so bizarre that they spent this entire season "cleaning" up the game, trying to take head shots out of the game due to the epidemic of concussions, and now this happens in the playoffs. They actually started "changing" the rules after the All Star break, being far more lenient in the clutching and grabbing department.

Adjudicating based on result as opposed to action is troubling to begin with. But now in the Playoffs, it's even more absurd and prone to being taken advantage of. IF Alfredson had a concussion, he shouldn't play tonight, for sure. If he plays tonight, and the rest of the series, I question the definition of concussion.

I still blame the NHL and the officiating crews for not taking control of these games. But the NHL wanted robot referees who don't think for themselves, just do what they are told, and this is what we have because of it.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by golfer

It's so bizarre that they spent this entire season "cleaning" up the game, trying to take head shots out of the game due to the epidemic of concussions, and now this happens in the playoffs. They actually started "changing" the rules after the All Star break, being far more lenient in the clutching and grabbing department.

Adjudicating based on result as opposed to action is troubling to begin with. But now in the Playoffs, it's even more absurd and prone to being taken advantage of. IF Alfredson had a concussion, he shouldn't play tonight, for sure. If he plays tonight, and the rest of the series, I question the definition of concussion.

I still blame the NHL and the officiating crews for not taking control of these games. But the NHL wanted robot referees who don't think for themselves, just do what they are told, and this is what we have because of it.

crosby's healthy again; they don't care about concussions right now.


some of these guys will be like bart at the beginning of the simpsons, writing
'i will not elbow opposing players' 100 times on the chalkboard.

[slotdirt]

Ovechkin is 7,000 times the captain that Crosby is. He might step over the line occasionally, but you will never, ever see him pull some of the nonsense that Crosby has pulled already in his short career.

Looking at the tape from yesterday, the Penguins who legitimately deserve suspensions are Neal, Asham, Letang, and Craig Adams. I'd guess only two of those guys will end up serving time, but Letang going after a guy like Timonen and Adams pummeling Hartnell from behind whilst he was locked up with Crosby would also be worthy of supplemental discipline in the regular season.

[slotdirt]

Flyers aren't pure as the driven snow either, but the Adams/Hartnell/Crosby nonsense could have been avoided altogether if the officials had just given Neal a misconduct in the first place.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Flyers aren't pure as the driven snow either, but the Adams/Hartnell/Crosby nonsense could have been avoided altogether if the officials had just given Neal a misconduct in the first place.

didn't simmonds engage after that as well? hell, seemed like half the players were gone after all was said and done.

[Danzig]

beautiful glove save by holtby-looks cool as a cucumber right now. hope he stays that way.

nice score by semin-makes up for taking the penalty earlier in the period.

[Danzig]

nice response to the boston score. ovie!!

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by Danzig

didn't simmonds engage after that as well? hell, seemed like half the players were gone after all was said and done.

Simmonds went out and gave Neal a couple shoves on his way to the penalty box. Neal ended up back towards the bench area where a couple Flyers jabbed at him for his two hits on the previous shift. Crosby yanked down Hartnell from behind, and Adams started beating on Hartnell while he was still tied up with Crosby. Ergo, Adams isn't playing tomorrow.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Simmonds went out and gave Neal a couple shoves on his way to the penalty box. Neal ended up back towards the bench area where a couple Flyers jabbed at him for his two hits on the previous shift. Crosby yanked down Hartnell from behind, and Adams started beating on Hartnell while he was still tied up with Crosby. Ergo, Adams isn't playing tomorrow.

He also pulled Hatnell's hair in the fight, I think that's where the suspension came from.


Starts at the 7 min mark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcvzqBdCqH0

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Ovechkin is 7,000 times the captain that Crosby is. He might step over the line occasionally, but you will never, ever see him pull some of the nonsense that Crosby has pulled already in his short career.

Looking at the tape from yesterday, the Penguins who legitimately deserve suspensions are Neal, Asham, Letang, and Craig Adams. I'd guess only two of those guys will end up serving time, but Letang going after a guy like Timonen and Adams pummeling Hartnell from behind whilst he was locked up with Crosby would also be worthy of supplemental discipline in the regular season.

don't forget he also pulled harnell's hair...

why did they make such a big deal about that on t.v. yesterday? is it because it's usually girls fighting who engage in hair pulling? or is it because it was hartnell, and hartnells hair?