Lockwood suspended three games for goalie interference

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Surprised to not see a thread.

Lockwood suspended 3 games for actions in Panthers game | NHL.com

Forward banned for goaltender interference on Fleury of Wild

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[jd22]

Well. That is one way to make yourself known. Surprised to see Lockwood still in the league - glad he got a deal.

3 games? Bit heavy I think. Would have thought that a 2 minute minor for interference.

 

[1440]

Strange suspension. It really looks like Lockwood is trying to avoid making contact but Fleury moves into him. I can see the argument that Lockwood shouldn't be there or should slow down in the first place, but even still it isn't worth 3 games.

Unlucky for Fleury, this probably was not what he wanted given his injury history.

 

[Il Stugotz]

it looks like a glancing blow from the most common view, but the reverse shows it was a rather solid hit

Lockwood also got tkod in a fight later

 

[hangman005]

I honestly expected it to be way way way worse. When was the last time a someone even recieved a fine for GI?

 

[Aqualung]

I don’t see that as suspension-worthy, let alone 3 games. Looks like a penalty.

 

[kingsholygrail]

lol The Steve Austin theme. Is there a better angle of this? It didn't look like much.

 

[Beezeral]

Lockwood gets 3 games for an accident but this doesn’t even get 2 minutes even though the ref was looking at it. Clown shit from the nhl and the DoPS

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Should’ve been 2 mins and that’s it

 

[GhostfaceWu]

lol what this may be the dumbest suspension ever handed out.

 

[MikeyMike01]

Extremely bizarre suspension

 

[tny760]

pretty solid bonk to fleury's head there but 3 games is insane, lockwood at least made some effort to avoid contact but i guess he's supposed to stop and double back instead of trying to keep momentum according to the dops

 

[Coffey]

Did MA die?

 

[cc]

It looked to me like Lockwood could not get any farther along the wall to avoid contact with Fleury so 3 games seems heavy.

However since he's a merely a fringe NHL player, I'm sure he was easy to suspend

 

[tarheelhockey]

I’m with the consensus here, it’s a strange suspension. Looks like a minor penalty at the absolute most.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Surprised to not see a thread.

The NHL can't be serious.

 

[Empoleon8771]

That seems like a ridiculous suspension. It’s the only time I recall a goalie interference penalty resulting in a suspension and it didn’t even seem to warrant one in this case.

Unless there’s another angle that shows Lockwood getting Fleury in the head with his elbow, it’s just bad.

 

[Woodrow]

3 games seems like way too much from I can see from that camera angle. I was expecting a goalie to be trucked.

 

[Sky04]

It looks like he caught him in the head with the shoulder at a different angle but wtf are you supposed to do there when the goalie leaves his net to play the puck at a dead stop, Fleury cuts off the entire path of the forechecker. Should he run himself into the net or come to a complete stop and back up because he's goalie.

 

[Section88]

2 minute minor, but the league has an obligation to protect their beloved veteran goalie so I understand why he got the 3 games.

 

[Jugitsu]

I don’t know whether or not he should’ve been suspended but he made a reckless play with minimal effort to not make a contact with the goalie. I urge anybody to watch the actual dops video with far better angles.

Lockwood suspended 3 games for actions in Panthers game | NHL.com

 

[Sol]

at least it was fleury.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

I am REALLY gonna need an alternate angle on this one because what

 

[Wasted Talent]

I am REALLY gonna need an alternate angle on this one because what

You can see alternate angles in NHL's video on the suspension. It's definitely not a glancing blow like it may seem in the OP's clip, but 3 games is still surprisingly high.

Lockwood suspended three games | NHL.com

Lockwood suspended three games for goalie interference

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[Rafafouille]

I get the head contact part being wrong. I hate the logic of why the rules say this should be interference though. No reason why goalies shouldn't be treated as skaters if they decide to leave the crease. Contact should be allowed on them and they should be allowed to hit players as well.