Bennett hit on Stolarz (no supplemental discipline) MOD WARNING IN POST #621

[notbias]

It really just all depends on if you think he did it on purpose or not.

Three years in a row concussing a player accidentally on a borderline play.

He has had a lot of accidental plays resulting in headshots.

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

The hypocrisy is hilarious

Bennett has a history of doing this shit tho, does he not?

 

[King Woodballs]

The DOPS and the reffing has been worse than usual this playoffs.
So no suspension isn’t a surprise.

 

[TMLeafer]

Let me guess, we'll hear "league office sent a warning to both teams and will have extra attention on this series" and anything remotely deemed retaliatory is going to actually get penalized. I. E. Leafs can't cross the line the same way.

Of course he's not a repeat offender if he never gets called for this crap.

 

[JKG33]

I agree, you can't spot it in your own post... if people are saying that players are targeted for disciplinary action based on who the player is and they want consistency, a form of consistency is to continue with all players.

I already said he wouldn't be suspended, but at what point does pretending like his actions are accidents stop?

Where was this attitude from ya'll before?

 

[Rob Brown]

Where was this attitude from ya'll before?

Here you are with the hive mind thing again.

 

[LuGBuG]

I mean it’s hard to give Bennett the benefit of the doubt in any scenario but that was a bump and at most 2 minutes for interference.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Let me guess, we'll hear "league office sent a warning to both teams and will have extra attention on this series" and anything remotely deemed retaliatory is going to actually get penalized. I. E. Leafs can't cross the line the same way.

Of course he's not a repeat offender if he never gets called for this crap.

This is very likely correct

In the WSH-MTL series they let multiple headshots go and then made up for it by calling invisible penalties the rest of the series

 

[Anglesmith]

I think it's pretty hard to justify much vitriol on this play. At the crucial moment, Bennett actually pulls his elbow in. Based on the reaction you'd expect him to have pushed out, but that never happens.

This is a weird one. It's genuinely difficult to understand how the symptoms afterwards could come from this. Maybe Dr. Jim Montgomery can weigh in.

 

[JKG33]

Here you are with the hive mind thing again.

Just calling it like I see it

 

[614 CBJ]

how in the hell is he getting no supplemental discipline?

This is the cheapest head shot I recall in....forever?

The DOPS is a total shit show!

 

[Kranix]

Stolarz took a rifle of a wrist shot off the head earlier, knocked his mask off, probably concussed from that. Bennett tries to stuff in a rebound and makes incidental contact.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

The real tragedy in that game is the ticky tacky shit they called all game

I'd rather them call the goalie headshot than the soft hooking that was getting called last night

 

[JKG33]

I think it's pretty hard to justify much vitriol on this play. At the crucial moment, Bennett actually pulls his elbow in. Based on the reaction you'd expect him to have pushed out, but that never happens.

This is a weird one. It's genuinely difficult to understand how the symptoms afterwards could come from this. Maybe Dr. Jim Montgomery can weigh in.

Yup. Bennett doesn't "run the goalie." Doesn't enter the crease. Tucks his arm in to minimize the amount of contact. Just a routine play that may have lead to an unfortunate result.

 

[Bridges31]

how in the hell is he getting no supplemental discipline?

This is the cheapest head shot I recall in....forever?

The DOPS is a total shit show!

It’s the cheapest shot thrown by Bennet in a year. Marchand probably doesn’t remember it though.

 

[HockeyVirus]

According to everyone it's not a big deal so don't bitch and whine when Domi runs Bob and takes him out. The league just said goalies are fair game.

Yup expecting the same energy when the Leafs ultimately retaliate.

 

[Rob Brown]

The real tragedy in that game is the ticky tacky shit they called all game

I'd rather them call the goalie headshot than the soft hooking that was getting called last night

Still trying to figure out that Domi call in the 1st lol.

 

[Kranix]

I think it's pretty hard to justify much vitriol on this play. At the crucial moment, Bennett actually pulls his elbow in. Based on the reaction you'd expect him to have pushed out, but that never happens.

This is a weird one. It's genuinely difficult to understand how the symptoms afterwards could come from this. Maybe Dr. Jim Montgomery can weigh in.

 

[notbias]

I think it's pretty hard to justify much vitriol on this play. At the crucial moment, Bennett actually pulls his elbow in. Based on the reaction you'd expect him to have pushed out, but that never happens.

This is a weird one. It's genuinely difficult to understand how the symptoms afterwards could come from this. Maybe Dr. Jim Montgomery can weigh in.

I don't even think he should be suspended because proving intent is impossible, but here are some other accidental plays by Bennett:





It is weird how he seems to accidentally target the head a lot.

Not going to go down the rabbit hole too much of looking for borderline plays by him, this is just the last two playoffs.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

His 2 other plays on Knies & Marchand were way worse, seemed more deliberate on purpose.
Don’t see much with this one though.

Hope Stolarz is alright.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

The police (refs) didn't do their job so it's up to the Leafs to do it.

That Bennett didn't receive any payback at all is a huge indictment on the (lack of) character of the Leafs entire roster.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Two minutes and move on

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

The wild thing is that there were posters saying Stolarz was flopping last night

 

[22Brad Park]

I remember alot of Leafs fans supporting Bennett when he got Marchand with shot to head .The tables have turned and they don't like it now

 

[Lindemann]

Neutral fan watching this live:

I saw this and thought there has to be more than that hit. Something else must of happened. I was watching it over and over and it looks incrediblely soft and just a weird contact.

Yes I know of Sam's history but to me, he barely hit him here and was just skating in front of the net while Stolarz moved forward