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Sam Bennett is such a grade A piece of shit. He's so bad at the actual game of hockey that he has to resort to hitting goalies in the head.

If he doesn't get a suspension, Reaves is going to McSorely him.
 
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Senscore said:
The shot Stolarz gave Greig in the back of his head was harder and more deliberate than what Bennett did.
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My guy, Stolarz was puking.

F*** Toronto and I hope they never win a cup, but what Bennett did was far worse. That's what Bennett does and will continue to do until the DopS gets their head out of their ass.

If they don't do something about it, something like Ullmark or Merilainen could suffer a serious injury from a shite like Bennett
 
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Gil Gunderson said:
Reaves won’t do shit lol.

Why does the hockey world treat this guy as a boogeyman?
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I would love for him to become that.

The league has never done anything to deter Bennett or MTkachuk and if there's ever a time for a player to step up and upper cut them it's now.
 
bicboi64 said:
My guy, Stolarz was puking.

F*** Toronto and I hope they never win a cup, but what Bennett did was far worse. That's what Bennett does and will continue to do until the DopS gets their head out of their ass.

If they don't do something about it, something like Ullmark or Merilainen could suffer a serious injury from a shite like Bennett
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I get it. Clearly Bennett hit him in a sensitive spot.

But Stolarz sure does love giving out shots like that so maybe he shouldn't be surprised when someone does it to him.
 
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Gil Gunderson said:
By all means, they should play Reaves.
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It’s funny though we say that but I remember when I was saying exactly this when we were in the playoffs. Neil wasn’t very good at the time and I thought it was dumb to put him in the lineup … but we played him against the Rangers when Tanner Glass was running around and Neil smacked him and the series changed after that and Glass was a non factor from that point on.
 
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Florida started out the game too complacent and you just can't spot Toronto that kind of head start. They had some extra time off though and may have been a bit overconfident. Gradually came more into their own, let's hope they come more prepared for Game 2 because as much as I hate to admit it, Berube has really improved the Leafs' mental fortitude.
 
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bicboi64 said:
My order of preference for the remaining teams
-Winnipeg (they're fun to cheer for and aren't insufferable by any measure)
-Dallas (Seeing Rantanen get a cup would be endless meme material)
-Carolina (Loads of likeable guys on that roster in Aho, Svechnkov, etc., and it'd be funny if Kotkaniemi had a key role in winning them a cup)
-Washington (would make a good storyline if Ovechkin won the cup the same year he broke 99's goal record)

The other 4 teams can go screw themselves
-TML can't win becasue traffic will be awful for me
-EDM already had Gretzky, they don't need anymore cups
-FLR has 3 of the biggest slimebags in the league and can get rekt
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I'm sick of the Ovi glazing as it is, I'd honestly rather see McDavid get one just to overshadow that storyline
 
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branch said:
Anyone think the Stolarz/Bennett altercation was a bunch of nothing? People out here acting like Bennett glassed him
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It looked like it was happening in slow motion. Not a vicious play IMO.

Too bad it had some poor consequences for Stolarz. I wonder if there was something up with that puck to the mask earlier and then the bump after compounded it.
 
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branch said:
Anyone think the Stolarz/Bennett altercation was a bunch of nothing? People out here acting like Bennett glassed him
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I saw an alternate angle (I think from the back corner) and it really made it look like an accident. Was more of a hand hitting the helmet while he was trying to re-gather the puck.
 
bicboi64 said:
My guy, Stolarz was puking.

F*** Toronto and I hope they never win a cup, but what Bennett did was far worse. That's what Bennett does and will continue to do until the DopS gets their head out of their ass.

If they don't do something about it, something like Ullmark or Merilainen could suffer a serious injury from a shite like Bennett
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The result is clouding the issue for you. First compare the two hits. Stolarz gave a much more vicious shot to the back of Greig's head than Bennett did to AS. As well there is strong evidence that Stolarz was either partly or fully concussed from the slapshot to the head in the 1st period. Bennett's hit just made it worse.
 
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Stolarz punching Greig in the back of the head was worse than what Bennett did. Way more targeted and vicious.

But one was an example of a "guy who's locked in and doing what it takes" and the other is a suspendible play?

Please.

You penalize the action not the result. It's too bad Stolarz got hurt, but that wasn't a bad play.
 
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flyingfingers said:
Stolarz punching Greig in the back of the head was worse than what Bennett did. Way more targeted and vicious.

But one was an example of a "guy who's locked in and doing what it takes" and the other is a suspendible play?

Please.

You penalize the action not the result. It's too bad Stolarz got hurt, but that wasn't a bad play.
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Yup.

Bennett was public enemy #1 coming into this series, as he took out Knies last time. He's a sneaky, on-the-line player. Maybe it was a little dirty, if he meant to get the elbow out. But we've seen worse - although, very unfortunate result for Stolarz. Funny how Sens fans were told to stop whining but it's an absolute whine-fest on the main boards right now.
 
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DueDiligence said:
The result is clouding the issue for you. First compare the two hits. Stolarz gave a much more vicious shot to the back of Greig's head than Bennett did to AS. As well there is strong evidence that Stolarz was either partly or fully concussed from the slapshot to the head in the 1st period. Bennett's hit just made it worse.
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Stolarz deserved a suspension for the lumberjacking to Greig but he didn't hit him in the back of the head, it was a punch to the upper back. And for the sake of conversation, lets both agree Stolarz hit Greig in the head, alright cool, NHL should suspend him. Doesn't make what Bennet did just a 'hockey' play like what so many here are stating. This is the kinda crap that will make the players police themselves which is what the DoPS should not want to happen.

The result isn't clouding the issue for me, the NHL's inconsistency and lack of attention to a player who has dished out hits that have caused concussions to several players in the last 3 years and has been suspended for a hit to the the head in the past.

The DoPS has shown they don't care about consistency or the action, they care about the result and will let that dictate the way they hand suspensions.
-Hagel's got suspended because Barkov was hurt
-Ekblad's got suspended since Hagel got hurt
-MTkachuk got a penalty for his hit against Guentzel but no suspension
-Mikkola boards Girgenson with his head down and gets a match penalty

There is zero consistency and as a hockey fan, i want these hits removed because if they odn't, every teams' goalies are at risk and the stage is set for another Bertuzzi-Moore incident.
 
bicboi64 said:
My guy, Stolarz was puking.

F*** Toronto and I hope they never win a cup, but what Bennett did was far worse. That's what Bennett does and will continue to do until the DopS gets their head out of their ass.

If they don't do something about it, something like Ullmark or Merilainen could suffer a serious injury from a shite like Bennett
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So, I haven't seen the replay from above, which apparently looked worse than the ice level one, but my initial reaction when I saw the contact is that it was there, but wasn't much.

Stolarz has now taken about a half dozen shots that hit him in the mask hard enough to pop his straps including one earlier that game, it's possible one, or the accumulation of those, are what caused his assumed concussion, though I'm sure the contact with Bennett didn't help.

I don't see suspension worthy contact there, a 2 min minor for interference, sure, but I think you have to really rely on Bennett's reputation in order to get to that being an intentionally dirty play, and maybe it was, but in a vacuum I have a hard time getting there.
 
Micklebot said:
I don't see suspension worthy contact there, a 2 min minor for interference, sure, but I think you have to really rely on Bennett's reputation in order to get to that being an intentionally dirty play, and maybe it was, but in a vacuum I have a hard time getting there.
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If Stolarz had been vomiting after taking multiple direct shots to the mask earlier in the game, it would be reasonable to argue that Bennett’s hit wasn’t the primary cause. However, given that the vomiting occurred only after Bennett’s contact, it’s fair to conclude that his hit was the deciding factor.

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety has a history of using the outcome of a play—rather than the act itself—to justify suspensions in these very playoffs. Yet in Bennett’s case, they conveniently opted not to follow that precedent, much like they’ve done in the past with similarly questionable hits (hits on Bunting, Knies, Marchard, etc.).

You can say the bolded about several Bennett plays which is primarily the issue. Far too often is he getting the benefit of the doubt. The refs did the same thing last year with Florida-Toronto, and are looking to do it this year which is setting a messed up precedent.
 
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