Ekman-Larsson fined for interference

[crowi]

Unsure how the league/Parros "going after TML", when the decision didn't lead to suspension. OEL can still play in Leafs next game. He did deserve a fine here, gimme a break. How is it a reverse hit when he never had control of the puck there?

 

[ZEBROA]

No big deal. Should have had the puck on the stick a second before the hit and i would be ok. On to the next game...

 

[uncleben]

22/23 there were 4 incidents, didn’t check last year.

NHL Suspension/Fine Tracker 2022-23

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Actually 4 interference suspensions, and 4 interference fines (plus Matheson's), but not a single one was for a reverse hit in front of the puck (except Matheson's)

Last year there was 1 interference suspension and 3 fines. Again, not a single incident was like this one.



I have little problem with OEL actually getting fined. In fact, I've gone on record many times saying they should up their discipline ($5,000 is a joke that doesn't deter anyone, and is not even the maximum allowable, no matter how many times Parros lies about that).
I just think Parros is criminally inconsistent and that the record shows Toronto being one of the teams hit hardest by that inconsistency, along with a couple of others.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Honestly I think this is the right call, but that's not to say it's one the league ever makes.

They tend to give too much leeway on reverse hits when a player pops up and makes head contact with the other player. OEL never really has the puck so it's not actually a reverse hit. And Guentzel doesn't have a puck so it's not a legal check.

 

[izlez]

Well... that video was not what I was expecting after opening this thread. Picks the head of a guy that doesn't have the puck. What part of that is supposed to be legal?

 

[Canadienna]

The reason I think it's important to acknowledge that this isn't a reverse hit is because I think reverse hits are and should be completely legal.

This is a situation where instead of making a play on the puck, OEL delivers a hit to Guentzel, where neither player has the puck at any point. Simple interference.

When you have the puck in your possession, you should be permitted to use your body to maintain that possession, including pushing back into an oncoming body check.

 

[Score08]

This got no penalty or fine btw

Cuz Collin Campbell right?

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

Scrabble in Montreal gets to go cave man on people’s head for a fine and then this gets the exact same punishment. Spin that wheel.

Amazing,

What a nickname for Jackeye!

I get it because it'd be a great score in Scrabble.

Genuinely love this nickname haha.

 

[Mattilaus]

Why not fine the entire team? The Leafs need to serve as an example to the others.

Nah, take away Ottawa's first round pick. That'll show them.

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

Very clear interference and the “fine” is absolutely nothing. Some Leafs fans…lol

The "fine" is now a precursor for the inevitable BS 6 game suspension in the playoffs for a "repeat offender".

Nah, take away Ottawa's first round pick. That'll show them.

That wouldn't even be all that surprising. Dang, it's sad that we're joking like this.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

It was interference, as OEL didn't get to the puck before throwing the reverse hit. But a fine is silly.

 

[My3Sons]

Hopefully the league is finally just cracking down on these and OEL is the first example. There is a difference between a “true” reverse hit ala Forsberg and straight up interference. It’s not even clear that Guentzel was even going to initiate contact and OEL didn’t have full possession of the puck.

Dahlin had a similar hit on Hischier a few years back. It looks like Hischier was going for a poke check and Dahlin throws himself backwards towards a defenseless Hischier.

It’s a dangerous play

Dahlin left his feet and Hischier hadn't touched the puck yet. Seems like a penalty on Dahlin even if you want to penalize Hischier for roughing after the play.

 

[PeE eL DuBoiS]

Parros is an idiot, but the $5K fine has zero impact on the game here. Not losing sleep over it. Definitely a bit of a cheap shot, but Guentzel had it coming from earlier actions.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Tkachuk should get a fine for every hit he throws then?

 

[3074326]

Guy is fined for a cheap shot and Toronto fan OP is acting like it was just a casual interference. This is why everyone hates your fanbase. It was $5k and a totally meaningless punishment.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Seems like a legitimate punishment to me. He backs up and elevates directly into a guy’s head.

 

[God]

ok, maybe parros is biased against the leafs. fine.

 

[JPT]

It's wild to me that some fans of one of the richest sports teams in the entire world, in any sport, have become convinced that "the league" is out to get them. Is this something that comes from Toronto sports media, or is it rooted deeper than that?

 

[Leafidelity]

It's wild to me that some fans of one of the richest sports teams in the entire world, in any sport, have become convinced that "the league" is out to get them. Is this something that comes from Toronto sports media, or is it rooted deeper than that?

It comes from being the most suspended and fined team of the past 5+ years. OEL getting a bogus fine is simply a right of passage of him being a Leaf.

 

[DearDiary]

$5,000 for protecting the puck

How is jumping backwards and losing the puck... protecting the puck? It was a very late hit and some may argue that it was made with retaliatory intent because of what Guentzal did to him earlier in the game.

 

[JPT]

It comes from being the most suspended and fined team of the past 5+ years. OEL getting a bogus fine is simply a right of passage of him being a Leaf.

I don't even know if this is true, but *a* team does have to be the most fined/suspended team over any span of time.

 

[Knies iT]

I don't even know if this is true, but *a* team does have to be the most fined/suspended team over any span of time.

lol so you went from implying it’s imagination to now saying it’s circumstantial. I thought the Leafs were the softest team in the league?

There’s no conspiracy. It’s just an incompetent CTE clown who lays the ban hammer on any Leaf incident. Whether it’s his own bias or an overreaction to sensationalized Leaf incidents via the media, it’s a pretty obvious trend to anyone not trolling.

 

[Auston Marlander]

Deserved, dirty hit that Leafs fans would cry about for literally years if it happened to one of their players

You're not even trying with your schtick anymore.

I don't even know if this is true, but *a* team does have to be the most fined/suspended team over any span of time.

Would you think the "softest team in the league" would be the most fined/suspended?

 

[Tuggy]

First time seeing the hit and the fine seems fair.