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[Mortimer Snerd]

Reaves gets 5 games and Scheifele gets 4 playoff games and was a first offense, seems totally fair.

Appearances.

A hit like that one should get the max, even for a 1st offense. OK, max -1 for a 1st offender.

If the NHL/NHLPA want to get serious about player safety they need to bring in a lifetime suspension - and use it. Repeat offender status would not reset after some short time without an offence. I forget the time on that but it is way too short.

 

[WolfHouse]

Surprised at the pionk fine... that looked like a clean hit

 

[gojetsgo]

You want someone to go to the Leafs dressing room to fight Reaves?

Or just any random Oiler fight any random Leaf? To what end?

or you know I don't want every clean hit to end in a fight and I find it funny that the one time there was a dirty hit it led to nothing...

 

[Jets 31]

Appearances.

A hit like that one should get the max, even for a 1st offense. OK, max -1 for a 1st offender.

If the NHL/NHLPA want to get serious about player safety they need to bring in a lifetime suspension - and use it. Repeat offender status would not reset after some short time without an offence. I forget the time on that but it is way too short.

4 playoff games was too much though, if that's regular season fine but 4 playoff games is huge.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

or you know I don't want every clean hit to end in a fight and I find it funny that the one time there was a dirty hit it led to nothing...

I got that. I just don't quite get what you expected when the guy who needs to have his helmet punched is gone for the night.

Clean hits shouldn't need to lead to fights. There are some that are just barely legal that still aren't quite what I would call 'clean' that maybe should lead to fights. Especially those that seem to target smaller players or more skilled players.

I really hate seeing hits like that Reaves on Nurse one. Huge strong man at very high speed hitting someone like that. Players keep getting bigger and faster. Some day someone is going to get killed. As it is a lot of former players seem to die 20 years early with CTE symptoms.

 

[gojetsgo]

I got that. I just don't quite get what you expected when the guy who needs to have his helmet punched is gone for the night.

Clean hits shouldn't need to lead to fights. There are some that are just barely legal that still aren't quite what I would call 'clean' that maybe should lead to fights. Especially those that seem to target smaller players or more skilled players.

I really hate seeing hits like that Reaves on Nurse one. Huge strong man at very high speed hitting someone like that. Players keep getting bigger and faster. Some day someone is going to get killed. As it is a lot of former players seem to die 20 years early with CTE symptoms.

I expected nothing, just found it funny that clean hits = fight and an actual dirty hit got nothing, I think you are reading way to much into the comment...

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

4 playoff games was too much though, if that's regular season fine but 4 playoff games is huge.

Agree. That's why I said appearances. I thought the rule of thumb was 1 PO game = 2 regular season games. So it was = 8 games.

But there are 2 distinct interpretations of that Scheifele hit. It all depends on which one you choose to believe. Both have arguments in their favour.

Given Scheifele's otherwise clean record and his genuine reaction to the call I lean toward his side of the debate. But I can certainly see the other side. That said, the simple ambiguity of the play should have lead to a lighter penalty.

I expected nothing, just found it funny that clean hits = fight and an actual dirty hit got nothing, I think you are reading way to much into the comment...

OK, I get that.