GDT: Leafs @ Habs -- pre-season game 4 -- 7PM

[Arzak]

Nice write up

The only thing I will say that Reaves can’t target anyone let alone Marchand as Reaves can’t catch him….plays little minutes because he is such a liability on the ice. So I guess payback happens in the hallways after the game?

If Reaves played D and had a steady shift then he can choose some payback …..but Reaves is such a bad hockey player that the coach can’t afford to have him on a regular shift.

Yeah, it's different when it's 8-foot Chara playing 30+ min a game.

Reaves undefeated on the mic and X.

 

[Nineteen67]

What did Rielly get? I’m guessing about the same?

 

[rumman]

Add it to the giant mountain of proof the NHL doesn’t actually care about protecting players



Not sure what relevance him keeping his gloves on is supposed to have.
It was malicious.

You know who else kept his gloves on while punching another player in the back of the head (ending his career I might add)…
Todd Bertuzzi

What Xhekaj did wasn’t as bad as the Bertuzzi incident to be sure, but it was incredibly stupid and dangerous and has no place in hockey.

obviously you've never been punched in the face with a bare fist because if you had you wouldn't be comparing it to a padded fist...........

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

What did Rielly get? I’m guessing about the same?

Well you see, Rielly was suspended because it was retaliatory, not a hockey play, and Greig wasn't expecting it. While what Xhekaj did was retaliatory, not a hockey play, and Pare wasn't expecting it. Wait what?

 

[Leafidelity]

obviously you've never been punched in the face with a bare fist because if you had you wouldn't be comparing it to a padded fist...........

Obviously you've never punched a helmet with a bare fist because you would know that you can hit one a lot harder with some padding.

 

[Nineteen67]

obviously you've never been punched in the face with a bare fist because if you had you wouldn't be comparing it to a padded fist...........

That padded fist to the back of the helmeted head is pretty bad. Moreso than a bare fist, is my guess.

Well you see, Rielly was suspended because it was retaliatory, not a hockey play, and Greig wasn't expecting it. While what Xhekaj did was retaliatory, not a hockey play, and Pare wasn't expecting it. Wait what?

That’s kinda what my thought process was.

If the Leafs get in that situation again, they should record and release any hearing to the media. Or live stream it.

 

[rumman]

Obviously you've never punched a helmet with a bare fist because you would know that you can hit one a lot harder with some padding.

NHL pugilists don't worry about their hands and if hitting with gloves on was so impactful no one would drop their gloves, I mean you can't make this shit up if you tried..........

 

[Sypher04]

obviously you've never been punched in the face with a bare fist because if you had you wouldn't be comparing it to a padded fist...........

Useless addition to this conversation.

The point isn’t whether it hurts or not.
The point is that you can do severe damage in both cases.

 

[Nineteen67]

NHL pugilists don't worry about their hands and if hitting with gloves on was so impactful no one would drop their gloves, I mean you can't make this shit up if you tried..........

You throw your gloves to have better control and grab on. If you’re attacking someone from behind you’ll keep your glove on and hit the back of the helmet.

 

[Leafidelity]

NHL pugilists don't worry about their hands and if hitting with gloves on was so impactful no one would drop their gloves, I mean you can't make this shit up if you tried..........

It's pretty common knowledge that bare knuckle fighting is safer than using gloves...

Bare-knuckle boxing is safer than using gloves, so why is it widely illegal? - Washington Examiner

History was made over the weekend when the first sanctioned, professional bare-knuckle boxing matches in the United States in 130 years were held in Wyoming. The event drew 2,000 fans and was possible since the state officially legalized the sport back in March. It is possible that this leads...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

https://www.fight.tv/post/the-5-safety-advantages-of-bare-knuckle-boxing-over-gloved-boxing

Why Bare-Knuckle Fighting May Be Safer Than Boxing

Bare-knuckle boxing has been banned for decades in America, but there is a growing belief (and some data) that says it's as safe as gloved boxing.

www.complex.com

UFC legend insists ‘bare knuckle boxing is safer’ as gloves ‘only protect hands’

EXCLUSIVE: An evening of fighting will see the boxing world, UFC, and the bare knuckle boxing world showcase their biggest stars by one former UFC champion claims the latter is the safest

www.dailystar.co.uk

 

[Stephen]

You throw your gloves to have better control and grab on. If you’re attacking someone from behind you’ll keep your glove on and hit the back of the helmet.

You don't punch the back of the head under any circumstances. Even if one subscribes to the idea that fighting is barbaric, has no place in the game, rabbit punches can have severe and irreversible impacts and is a redline in and of itself.

 

[Gilmour1996]

Just another example of bias in the league. If I was a betting man, I could use that to my advantage but not to the extent the DOPS and the refs could.

 

[MSZ]

The 3k fine is a freaking joke. The season opening game would be very ugly.

 

[egd27]

obviously you've never been punched in the face with a bare fist because if you had you wouldn't be comparing it to a padded fist...........

sure, but when attacking from behind you know you're going to be punching a helmet so you can hit much harder with the gloves on

 

[rumman]

It's pretty common knowledge that bare knuckle fighting is safer than using gloves...

Bare-knuckle boxing is safer than using gloves, so why is it widely illegal? - Washington Examiner

History was made over the weekend when the first sanctioned, professional bare-knuckle boxing matches in the United States in 130 years were held in Wyoming. The event drew 2,000 fans and was possible since the state officially legalized the sport back in March. It is possible that this leads...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

https://www.fight.tv/post/the-5-safety-advantages-of-bare-knuckle-boxing-over-gloved-boxing

Why Bare-Knuckle Fighting May Be Safer Than Boxing

Bare-knuckle boxing has been banned for decades in America, but there is a growing belief (and some data) that says it's as safe as gloved boxing.

www.complex.com

UFC legend insists ‘bare knuckle boxing is safer’ as gloves ‘only protect hands’

EXCLUSIVE: An evening of fighting will see the boxing world, UFC, and the bare knuckle boxing world showcase their biggest stars by one former UFC champion claims the latter is the safest

www.dailystar.co.uk

hockey fights aren't boxing, nor is it MMA fighting.........

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Having him out there against us is better then having him suspended tbh. Guy is absolute dog shit. Let Reaves and him punch each other in the face in the 1st.

 

[MarMarSab3]

So Reilly gets suspended but the plug gets a $3000 fine lol this league is a joke

 

[SprDaVE]

So Reilly gets suspended but the plug gets a $3000 fine lol this league is a joke

guess which team Parros played for before he retired

 

[leafsfan2point0]

My guess is Parros truly doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with what he did.

Agreed, but if a leaf did that to a Hab why do I get the sense the leafs would’ve been made an example of like we usually are…