Morgan Rielly cross check to the head of Ridley Greig (DOPS UPDATE: In Person Hearing - 6 games or more possible)

[Seachd]

I personally hope Rielly gets an unreasonably long suspension.

If you don’t want someone to put it into your empty net, take the puck away from him before he gets there. Don’t be a baby when he scores.

 

[CDJ]

If there’s one thing Reaves knows it’s how to react when the other team scores goals while he’s on the ice, he’s got plenty of experience with that

 

[HSF]

This was after the play and resulted in nothing...or is it because it was an american team, specifically the bruins doing it.

new rulings can be had though. Perron just got 6 games for it. People thought that was unfair aswell but they can have a new standard on head shots if they want especially those that were obviously an intent to injure

This play is also two players battling which is different. Rielly will have a hard time proving that he wasn't pissed when he went out of his way to cross check the guy in the face after a goal was scored.

 

[LeafGrief]

Three games and a circle in the calendar for the next Leafs-Sens game. Before that game, Tavares will mock an empty net slapshot in the ultimate Alfie-callback and the Battle of Ontario will be fully back. League will expand to 36 teams and the Leafs-Sens will be down to two games per year.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Neanderthal.

 

[Washed Up 29YearOld]

If you took a shot every time a poster misspells Rielly’s name in this thread, you’d be dead by page 2

 

[Legion34]

In the head??

The Simmons one where he was cross checked twice in the face including a broken stick comes to mind.

I was all for Rielly getting a suspension, and I think he still gets one obviously.

But you can see in a slow mo that Rielly hits the arms. Rides up his shoulder pad then drops his bottom hand.

The jersey and pad clearly move.

 

[NyQuil]

Ryan Reaves just clocking in those work hours in the PR department for the Leafs, since he's barely playing on the ice.

Glad to see his bubble of deterrence preventing Grieg from his antics.

 

[Rob Brown]

If you took a shot every time a poster misspells Rielly’s name in this thread, you’d be dead by page 2

Bonus shot if a poster spells both Rielly and Greig incorrectly.

 

[inthewings]

Baseball might be the one sport with more of a 'code', to be fair.

Oh baseball is also ridiculous with the code. Basically any fun is frowned on. It's just funny to imagine baseball code enforcement looking like hockey code enforcement.

 

[Nostradumbass]

Baseball might be the one sport with more of a 'code', to be fair.

When did Bautista get hit in the head with a bat while rounding the bases after his bat flip?

 

[PatrickEaves]

Bonus shot if a poster spells both Rielly and Greig incorrectly.

Honestly, it's their fault for having hard to spell names.

No one spells Stützle's name wrong.

 

[Rob Brown]

When did Bautista get hit in the head with a bat while rounding the bases after his bat flip?

I don't believe I said that, but there are plenty of examples of the code in baseball. He did get sucker punched a year later by the same team, for example.

 

[Gentle Man]

Oh nahhhh, bro thinks he would ever be on the ice during an empty net scenario.

 

[KlefDown]

Add three more games to Morgan's suspension just for this comment

 

[yort2010]

What about Montreal's 9 suspensions? Is that more than 8?

how about you post all the plays that should have resulted in suspensions that weren't....i think thats the grip

The league frequently explains that penalties are worse when guys aren’t actively engaged in a confrontation and ready to defend themselves.

Here both guys were engaged and had sticks up from the beginning. In Greig’s case, the play was over, he was skating towards his team to celebrate the win. It’s not remotely similar.

Even then Chara should probably have gotten something.

he cross checked the guy in the head, who cares when it was or what the circumstances are, if we are holding everyone accountable.

Do i need to link the cross check to simmonds head a few year ago that got nothing as well?

 

[Oilslick941611]

What's hockey? I'm just here for the free swag.

Im here for the Orgy

 

[Rob Brown]

Add three more games to Morgan's suspension just for this comment

I don't think it works that way.

 

[umma gumma]

The Simmons one where he was cross checked twice in the face including a broken stick comes to mind.

I was all for Rielly getting a suspension, and I think he still gets one obviously.

But you can see in a slow mo that Rielly hits the arms. Rides up his shoulder pad then drops his bottom hand.

The jersey and pad clearly move.

The Simmonds one was terrible, but where were other 18 cross-checks to the head in that game?

As for riding up the shoulder, look again:

 

[Nostradumbass]

I don't believe I said that, but there are plenty of examples of the code in baseball. He did get sucker punched a year later by the same team, for example.

So you're saying someone took a number, then punched him another time when they played? Not hit him in he head with a bat while rounding the bases and the game was over?

 

[inthewings]

Add three more games to Morgan's suspension just for this comment

This might actually be the softest thing I’ve ever read. I can’t imagine being this upset about someone shooting the puck too hard into an empty net.

 

[Ezekial]

Damn, I forget that people hate facts of history.

 

[All Mod Cons]

Oh shitz, we're still going. I thought we were done till Tuesday.

Onwards to page 200.

 

[Puck Tiss]

Rielly losing his cool, and cross checking Greig deserves the suspension

I dont see how its 6, 10, 15, 20 games ling

3 or 4 games is what I think is fair for a 1st time offender like Rielly. In the future if he wants to defend the code, he will drop his gloves and/or wrestle a guy down.

Lets be real, Rielly cant fight. Thats why he cross checked Greig in the head.

 

[Rob Brown]

So you're saying someone took a number, then punched him another time when they played? Not hit him in he head with a bat while rounding the bases and the game was over?

Bit of a bizarre argument on your part since they are different games with different rules, protocol, history, and yes different codes. Do you see hockey players pick up the puck and whip it at another player for doing something wrong like pitchers do in baseball?