Leafs fined 100 K for traveling on December 26 - Keefe fined for protecting his players

[Ianturnedbull]

So does the money go to the P.A.?

Or to the Leafs players for damages (emotional turmoil).

I know many people that have to go back to work on the 26th. They don't seem disgruntled. They also weren't so productive on that day.

 

[Cleetus]

Whatever happened to that ref that assaulted Michael Bunting?

probably gave him a stern talking too, and a pat on the back,league is a joke

 

[Incognito]

I’m more ticked about Keefe getting fined for the lightest critique of garbage officiating. I guess if you hurt Golden Boy Wes’ feelings it’s more noticeable.

Yup. Wes McCauley is a little bitch, and so are the powers that be in the league for not being able to handle valid criticism of their officials.

 

[Buds17]

One hour time difference aside between Toronto and St. Louis, this magnitude of fine for this kind of a...mistake???...seems to be just a tad ridiculous. Yes, rules are rules, and the fine is ultimately a drop in the bucket for them, but...

 

[Dekes For Days]

LMAO.

There are no words for how stupid this is.

Just lmao.

 

[Stonehands 1]

25000$ for missing a high stick that there was blood on, f*** you wes

 

[Leaf Rocket]

This is an absolute joke. Yet I am not surprised to the least.

 

[Menzinger]

I’m more ticked about Keefe getting fined for the lightest critique of garbage officiating. I guess if you hurt Golden Boy Wes’ feelings it’s more noticeable.

His fine is particularly asinine given that Sutter flat out accused league wide refs of having a pro-Leafs bias and got away 100% with it

 

[htpwn]

This remind me of the time the league told the Leafs that they had to stop using official referees at their training camp because other teams complained and then then a bunch of other teams used official referees at their training camps and it was okay.

There was also the time when teams complained the Leafs were allowing our prospects to access team facilities in the off-season:

Report: NHL teams complained that Leafs let players use facilities during offseason

The Maple Leafs are willing to spend, and that's apparently a problem for the rest of the league.

ca.sports.yahoo.com

Oh well. MLSE finds more money under the seat cushions in the Platinum Lounge than these fines. Small price to pay for the NHL's comedy show.

 

[1specter]

What a f***ing joke LOL and Darryl Sutter says Toronto gets favours. Eat my asshole

 

[napoleon in rags]

$25,000? He should have really gone off and got his money's worth.

 

[1specter]

25000$ for missing a high stick that there was blood on, f*** you wes

Can't stand that egotistical douche. Hate how he always refs our elimination games too

 

[Hellcat]

Take it out of the millions we give back to sponsor all of Garys shitty hockey markets but big TV audience citys fund.

 

[Ciao]

The Leafs might have waited for the storm to hit Pearson before taking off, and then postponed the game like Buffalo did if and when the airport was impassable.

That would make a lot of sense?

 

[TMLeafer]

Gary and his minions can take a hike. I don't even care about this fine as much as Keefe's. Total shitshow league and I haven't even gotten to the goon in DoPS yet.

 

[Rob Brown]

What a f***ing joke LOL and Darryl Sutter says Toronto gets favours. Eat my asshole

We're not the first team to be fined for this. A rule is a rule and they knowingly (I'd think anyway) broke it and accepted the fine. Pocket change for the Leafs, so whatever.

Love all the whiners in the main board thread.

 

[Mad hatter]

The $100,000 fine for travelling early I’d assume was on purpose and they didn’t care about the fine. Keefe’s fine for being critical of horrible reffing is ridiculous. If the NHL doesn’t like the refs being called out then make them call the game fairly. The pic that cost us game seven last year, but was allowed last night is something else.

 

[Stephen]

The Leafs might have waited for the storm to hit Pearson before taking off, and then postponed the game like Buffalo did if and when the airport was impassable.

That would make a lot of sense?

Next time, just whine about weather conditions and force the NHL into the next postponing game. Make life tough for the league if they want to dance.

 

[Blanche Blanche]

The NHL keeps on PUNISHING our Leafs at every turn!!! Enough of this shite!!!

MLSE HAS to DO SOMETHING to get this league back!!! Withhold all profit sharing till this nonsense STOPS!!!

f*** Bettman, and f*** all U.S.A. based teams!!!

MLSE Subsidizing easily Half of the USA Teams. See that St. Louis Arena, it was half empty and they won a championship few years ago or else it’ll be on par with attendance with Circque du Soleil or WNBA.

Absolute joke.

Americans are too insular. They still think there is a war in the Middle East and they are saving people despite 20 years of immigrants telling them that it’s pure aggressive occupation. Americans don’t even know the difference ebetween France and Quebec, Mexico and Spain.

TV networks make billions and Americans won’t tune in to watch Canada in the playoffs. NASCAR and NFL takes prime NHL is a joke to them. That’s why Bettman is a cancer.

Simple as that. What a joke league.

 

[Blanche Blanche]

And Keefe fined $25,000 for being "demeaning to the refs". Best $25k spent (though Keefe might not think so).

The NHL owes MLSE millions for the refs stealing a series for T.B last year and Bettman owes the fans an apology for such egregious reffing for a starving fanbase that simply wants fairness come playoffs.

If I had the resources, I'd produce a documentary analyzing that series and the calls made and dives allowed.

Literally the same two plays for game 7.

An uncalled high stick… and then they called a pick against us.

Game 7. Outta all games.

Florida vs another USA team in playoffs = few hundred million in Ad revenue and time share properties and casinos profiting from American Tourism.

Toronto in Playoffs = lose few hundred million because Ontario profits is all for Trudeaus Hst and Gst tax. Not USA IRs money.



Joke league. Joke corruption.

 

[Martin Skoula]

Toronto Maple Leafs fined for travel to St. Louis | TSN

The NHL has fined the Toronto Maple Leafs $100,000 for travelling to St. Louis on Dec. 26, it was announced Wednesday.

www.tsn.ca

Keefe was also fined $25k for "demeaning conduct directed at the officials" -- no comment from the league on why a blatant 4-minute high stick with 3-minutes left in the game that left our player spitting blood and needing zippers was not called. Instead, they fine Keefe for arguing. What a f***ing embarrassment.

Why is yelling at a ref a 25k fine from a guy making less than most players but Sergachev chopping Bunting's hands away from the play a 5k fine to a guy making 8.5?

Can't stand that egotistical douche. Hate how he always refs our elimination games too

Both teams should get 1 ref veto each playoff series. If the same ref keeps getting vetoed by every playoff team, maybe his employers should take notes.

 

[MSZ]

The NHL is a joke.

I don't expect anything is going to be different when it comes to officiating in the upcoming playoff games.

 

[Stephen]

Why is yelling at a ref a 25k fine from a guy making less than most players but Sergachev chopping Bunting's hands away from the play a 5k fine to a guy making 8.5?

Both teams should get 1 ref veto each playoff series. If the same ref keeps getting vetoed by every playoff team, maybe his employers should take notes.

The NHL is just run by morons. Why schedule an inter conference game requiring a time zone change right after a travel ban day? Maybe the road team wants to get to the hotel at a decent hour and go to sleep vs traveling at 12:01 am? It's just pedantic.

 

[Martin Skoula]

The NHL is just run by morons. Why schedule an inter conference game requiring a time zone change right after a travel ban day? Maybe the road team wants to get to the hotel at a decent hour and go to sleep vs traveling at 12:01 am? It's just pedantic.

The flight one I'm not that bothered by, just factored in as a cost of doing business the same way oil companies account for fines ahead of time. Hell we should just take the fines for letting prospects use our facilities in the summer with professional refs, 100k for even a 5% boost to development is probably the best bang for the buck you're gonna get. I'm sure Barb Underhill's consultation cost quite a bit more.

 

[DueDiligence]

The NHL keeps on PUNISHING our Leafs at every turn!!! Enough of this shite!!!

MLSE HAS to DO SOMETHING to get this league back!!! Withhold all profit sharing till this nonsense STOPS!!!

f*** Bettman, and f*** all U.S.A. based teams!!!

Why not just kick all the US and smaller market Canadian teams out of the league. Then the Habs and Leafs can play a best 51 of 100 games for the cup every year!