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

[MXD]

Can teams "make whole" a player that was suspended and thus lost money for this?

I do remember Georges Laraque saying he was made whole in such a situation, but that was eons ago.

 

[SpezDispenser]

I bet with their poor understanding of the game they probably are.
They would identify more with Stutzle and his diving.

How would you know they have a poor understanding of the game? Maybe their ex-pats

 

[jcs0218]

Comparing what happened with Greig to Hunter/Turgeon shows you don't have much of a grasp on things.
Just take the L and move on instead of this constant doubling down.

You are actually in the minority here buddy with your views.

So it is you who should be taking an L for your failure to accurately assess what happened.

99% of people, other than Maple Leafs fans, see Rielly's play for what it was. A very dirty cheap-shot to the head. All because a player slapshot the puck into an empty-net.

What Greig did didn't warrant a cross-check to the head.

If you think it does, then it is no use debating this with you because you are clearly wrong.

 

[Slats432]

Can teams "make whole" a player that was suspended and thus lost money for this?

I do remember Georges Laraque saying he was made whole in such a situation, but that was eons ago.

Rielly makes enough money to not worry about it.

 

[Korpse]

This thread alone has 176 pages lol

There's 400+ posts in this thread from just 5 leafs fans lol

10% of this thread is 5 posters.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

I'm loving Keefe now

kinda stupid that were held at a higher standard just because we have more eyes watching. should be the same across the league. I swear most fines that players get on other teams, are suspensions for the Leafs.

 

[ACC1224]

The fact that he's "surprised" there's an in person hearing for a two handed to the face means he has his head faaaar up his arse.

I can see why you'd think that if you're naïve enough to believe everything coaches/players say is what they actually believe.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

On top of the $400k of salary he is about to lose… he has to pay for the gas to drive downtown for the meeting

Rielly can always appeal the suspension. Of course Gary won't get around to hearing his appeal until after Reilly's already served the suspension and it will get turned down anyway.

But he can appeal it!

 

[Cosmix]

Please ask any nhler that you can and see what they say about the zegras and greig stuff.

Nobody is gonna target him unless he does something stupid like that against their team. And it doesn’t matter what team it is…if he does it…he’ll get attacked.

You've been brain-washed by watching Don Cherry too much on Leafs TV.

 

[Natey]

what a stupid narrative, Simmonds didn't even have the puck so what the hell are you even talking about. Simmonds was just standing there. They are both egregious, but i find it amusing that i can find a number of instances where Leafs players were hit with dirty shit and no suspension or even a fine.

The reverse it seems the leafs never get away with those types of things.

Neither did Greig, so what's your point?

The narrative was pretty simple. One was close to play, the other was 19 years after the goal. Pretty f***ing easy to understand.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Can teams "make whole" a player that was suspended and thus lost money for this?

I do remember Georges Laraque saying he was made whole in such a situation, but that was eons ago.

Nope his money goes to the PA assistantance fund.

 

[SpezDispenser]

I can see why you'd think that if you're naïve enough to believe everything coaches/players say is what they actually believe.

So he said it just to look like an idiot? Because the deflections on the Leafs looking crappy Saturday have been made aplenty with this incident. Is he trying to take some heat for Reilly? Because....why bother, he has an in person hearing.

What's the benefit of saying something like that?

 

[MXD]

I mean, for all I care, Rielly could've face-washed Greig after scratching his sweaty butt with his gloves on and I wouldn't care about much about it.

But he wouldn't get suspended, and Greig would be significantly less likely to repeat, since he's not getting anything from it, other than a sniff at the sweaty butt of an opponent.

A crosscheck to the head is a big no-no.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

That was a pretty chicken s**t thing to do. Not sure why it mattered whether he wristed it in or slapped it into the net. That was a pretty low key play to be a crybaby about.

Agreed. I don't know why he cried under the shield of a trainer. If he wanted a tissue he could have asked for one in the dressing room.

 

[MMC]

Geez Rielly is softer than baby shit

 

[MXD]

Nope his money goes to the PA assistantance fund.

I meant, whether the team or the owner or whoever could just decide to give him what he'll lose, ON TOP of what he's already losing.

 

[Saltcreek]

Reposting for science.

Yeah, it is such a great example when you cannot see anything of what they are trying to describe. There is another angle which shows it is a clear head shot. GG, next game plz

 

[HofT]

Does that make him....less of a moron for saying that?

Absolutely cause he's right.

 

[ACC1224]

You are actually in the minority here buddy with your views.

So it is you who should be taking an L for your failure to accurately assess what happened.

99% of people, other than Maple Leafs fans, see Rielly's play for what it was. A very dirty cheap-shot to the head. All because a player slapshot the puck into an empty-net.

What Greig did didn't warrant a cross-check to the head.

If you think it does, then it is no use debating this with you because you are clearly wrong.

That would be good if you'd stop responding because you clearly can't comprehend what is being said.
Not one person (that I've seen) feels that Rielly shouldn't be suspended.

 

[MXD]

Rielly makes enough money to not worry about it.

You're perfect right.
But a team could decide to do it on principle, in a "I agree with what you did here" way.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Can teams "make whole" a player that was suspended and thus lost money for this?

I do remember Georges Laraque saying he was made whole in such a situation, but that was eons ago.

So… a bounty for injuring other players then?

 

[Johnny Rifle]

I meant, whether the team or the owner or whoever could just decide to give him what he'll lose, ON TOP of what he's already losing.

Salary Cap circumvention.

 

[Natey]

And this similar play got 1 playoff game


So I guess we're setting the range at somewhere between 1-21 games

That one isn't directly to the head. Nor did Makar know the play ended.

 

[PatrickEaves]

kinda stupid that were held at a higher standard just because we have more eyes watching. should be the same across the league. I swear most fines that players get on other teams, are suspensions for the Leafs.

I wasn't aware David Perron played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

 

[Micklebot]

Please ask any nhler that you can and see what they say about the zegras and greig stuff.

Nobody is gonna target him unless he does something stupid like that against their team. And it doesn’t matter what team it is…if he does it…he’ll get attacked.

Right, which is what I was replying to, a thread of posts that started with someone suggesting Greig would receive extra attention in the next few games because of what he did against Toronto, which is of course absurd.