I love how sports net was talking about him being a Messier leadership winner as if that award means anything. Messier literally chooses it. Theres no selection commitiee, no nothing, just the whims of mark messier. Trouba makes the ice less safe for everyone on and is a stain on the game. His discipline history speaks for itself. The man deserves zero benefit of the doubt on anything. 50/50 calls need to against him.
He's had more elbowing incidents than Cooke at this point. But the NHL chooses to sweep it under the rug with this player instead of making an example
The key is to get a reputation as a hard player or a good player before you get a reputation as being dirty and you largely get slaps on the wrist. Its worked for literally decades in the NHL
The NHL is run by incompetent and corrupt people, starting with Bettman. Trouba should be run out of the league like Torres was, except it should have happened years ago.
Oh definitely, but the lesson is if you're going to be a dirty player, do so consistently to make it look like you know what you're doing. Tom Wilson went years without being suspended under the circular logic of "he's never been suspended before".
Why would you even want to elbow someone to the shoulder area?
right? as if that make it better. You're beat, leading with your elbow out like a chicken wing....
The simple fact that extending his elbow when he is beat is his go-to move is the problem with Trouba.
So this is the second time Trouba has, very poorly, and very clearly, tried to take someone’s head off these playoffs. Do we wait for a third to discipline him?
Can someone find out if Rodriguez’s shoulder is ok, since that’s where the contact was.
