Many people have no interest in listening to reasoning and logic. Feelings are facts for too many people.DoPS puts out a short video clearly explaining the suspension, some of this debate would clear up if people watched it.
They saw it as an avoidable illegal check to the head. Acairi was bent over for a while and he didn’t make any sudden change in direction/ positioning right before the hit. Dillon hit him squarely in the head, not shoulder/core.
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People complain about lack of suspensions but suddenly a suspension for a textbook illegal hit to the head is bad. Ok.
Dillon suspended three games | NHL.com
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon is suspended three games for an illegal check to the head against Penguins forward Noel Acciariwww.nhl.com
I’m fine with the delay of game rule. It’s one of the few black and white penalties in the game. There are many hits a game without a headshot. It won’t lead to no hitting by penalizing every headshot.
I realized another thing that used to be black-and-white: High-sticking that drew blood.
Yeah, it will - because any hit could become a potential headshot for reasons outside the control of the player laying the hit, so why would a player put themselves at risk trying to be physical knowing if it turns into a headshot because of something the opposing player does, it's his fault anyway?
This is it right here. I think people saying "it's not worth 3 games" is more to do with a lack of consistency. I'm a Jets fan and I don't have issue 3 games in the sense that that should be a starting point. The issue comes from seeing similar plays getting less games or just a fine - they should get more, rather than Dillon getting less, imo.
See Chris Pronger's hit on Dean McAmmond for an example of what an elbow looks like.
His elbow (and entire arm) is tucked. His shoulder catches him, though only because Noel leans and crouches right at the end.
A) How do you prove intent?
I’m a Pens fan. And I posted previously about the hit and said I understood the ejection because I think and pure head contact should be reviewed and looked at. I also thought that Acciari put himself in a horrible position. Now the primary blame is always on the hitter not the hit but NA did put himself in an extremely vulnerable position. With that I think 3 is to many, he is a repeat offender, but I feel 3 is the max max slam the hammer punishment. Should have in reality be 1-2 even if that contradicts my initial assessment. Is what it is, but I think this whole situation is more unintentional with a horrible outcome.
How is it Dillon's fault when it looks like he's simply trying to play defense and Accari runs into him?? Dillon is 6'4 and Accari is 5'10, is Dillon suppose to make sure to crouch down everytime he might make contact with someone shorter than him? When you have shorter guys playing in the NHL with taller guys its going to be inevitable that when they collide that heads are going to hit shoulders. Taller guys shouldn't be penalized for simply being tall, but it seems like the idiots in the DOPS don't really care.
