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

[AchtzehnBaby]

Intent to injure give me a break haha. The exaggeration is so extreme.

That EN Slapshot was a big F*CK YOU to the leafs. That's how those come across. Not sure what creampuff leagues you grew up playing in to not understand this.

Heck even Botterill on the panel last night was saying the same thing, and she's almost always against any type of retaliation.

Retaliation was warranted. Rielly defs would have been better off with a hit to the ribs or a face wash but there's good reason why he was fired up after that goal.

No one, including Greig was not expecting some sort of retribution. But a crosscheck to the head is a classless and weak response. Jump him... drop the gloves. What a bunch of softies in the blue and white.

Embarrassing

 

[heksagon]

So many comments like this in this thread I'm honestly shocked at the sheer volume of them. Really shows who's played competitive hockey and been immersed in hockey culture vs who hasn't. Big reason why these comments shouldn't be taken seriously at all - just straight ignorance.

There is a code in hockey with unwritten rules, and if you cross that line you're going to have to face the music. Like it or not it is what it is

I've played hockey, know the code and have even written research papers on it. I don't think even the most traditional code justifies a surprise cross check to the face after a showboating empty netter. "An invitation to dance" would be more in line with the "code". But even then, I (seemingly along with many others) wish this part of hockey culture would change a bit. We can criticize hockey culture and its unwritten rules. You know, "there is no ought from is".

 

[Saltcreek]

Intent to injure give me a break haha. The exaggeration is so extreme.

That EN Slapshot was a big F*CK YOU to the leafs. That's how those come across. Not sure what creampuff leagues you grew up playing in to not understand this.

Heck even Botterill on the panel last night was saying the same thing, and she's almost always against any type of retaliation.

Retaliation was warranted. Rielly defs would have been better off with a hit to the ribs or a face wash but there's good reason why he was fired up after that goal.

Charging and cross checking a player in the head after the play has been dead for 5-6 seconds shows intent. If he didnt not want to injure Ridley then why hit the head? Why not just shove him around and maybe drop the gloves? Rielly was a pure coward there.

I do not care what some analyst says on TV who is trying to get views/ratings. There is no code scoring an empty net goal. Maybe the Leafs should focus more on winning games instead of worrying about "the disrespect" caused by a slap shot.

 

[LOFIN]

It's a real shame Ottawa doesn't play Toronto any more this season. A lot is hanging on Parros: not giving Reilly a proper suspension = I would f***ing McSorley Auston Matthews the next time these two teams meet if I was Brady Tkachuk. Kinda what Nick Cousins got from Gudbranson, players WILL take matters into their own hands if they are not policed properly. That's one of the issues with what Reilly did here, he did put his own team under the gun.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Next time Reilly gets an MRI they might want to check if he has shit for brains

 

[guyzeur]

The primary point was not the head though.

Whether he can reasonably conclude he would hit is head is up to debate. Rielly can clearly argue (and I'm sure will) that he hit his shoulder and Greig raised his arm up causing the stick to ride up to his head.

and the point of all this is?

 

[MCR74]

It's a real shame Ottawa doesn't play Toronto any more this season. A lot is hanging on Parros: not giving Reilly a proper suspension = I would f***ing McSorley Auston Matthews the next time these two teams meet if I was Brady Tkachuk. Kinda what Nick Cousins got from Gudbranson, players WILL take matters into their own hands if they are not policed properly. That's one of the issues with what Reilly did here, he did put his own team under the gun.

LMAO! Well, it would be a change from going at it with the opposing goalie.

 

[Kelly]

If you can’t beat ‘em might as well be a turd

The turd being the entirety of the 44 point Ottawa Senators?

Good on Mo, last time Greig will do that.

 

[behemolari]

Should be out rest of the season, totally idiot move. If he gets less than 10 I want to see after every Matthews and Marner goal crosscheck to head because I don't like that

 

[Micklebot]

Intent to injure give me a break haha. The exaggeration is so extreme.

What do you think the intent is when someone skates across the ice to crosscheck someone in the head?

That EN Slapshot was a big F*CK YOU to the leafs. That's how those come across. Not sure what creampuff leagues you grew up playing in to not understand this.

Sure, and that's supposed to justify the reaction in you world?

Heck even Botterill on the panel last night was saying the same thing, and she's almost always against any type of retaliation.

That's because she's a giant hypocrite.

Retaliation was warranted. Rielly defs would have been better off with a hit to the ribs or a face wash but there's good reason why he was fired up after that goal.

Because he's a big baby who can't handle his emotions?

 

[BaconNater]

Wonder if Marner will be hesitant to be around Reilly after this incident.

 

[guyzeur]

I don't condone what Reilly did and I hope Greig is okay but I'll be perfectly honest I don't view Reilly negativity or as a dirty player after that play. It's not a good look but neither is taking a 95mph slapshot in an empty net.

I didn't think Greig slapshot was this good

 

[MCR74]

The turd being the entirety of the 44 point Ottawa Senators?

Good on Mo, last time Greig will do that.

Hey now, they've moved up to 15 in the conference.

 

[Edgelord]

I love the "you haven't played competitive sports/there are unwritten rules you need to follow/etc." argument because it means exactly nothing and is a pathetic gatekeeping attempt because you think competitive sports culture is some 5D chess that "normal people" wouldn't understand.

Unwritten rules/codes are unwritten because of one thing: they're stupid

If this is the kind of on-ice response that is acceptable in a sports culture, then the culture is bad, not the ones who criticize it.

if you don't like hockey don't watch

 

[Karl Eriksson]

The turd being the entirety of the 44 point Ottawa Senators?

Good on Mo, last time Greig will do that.

It’s definitely the last time he will put the nail in the leafs coffin this year. They don’t play again.

All these triggered leafs fans should save their jimmy rustling for their one playoff round

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Hey now, they've moved up to 15 in the conference.

Won the battle of Ontario.... again

 

[Edgelord]

I understand why Leafs fans are defending Reilly or happy he did this though , imagine getting bullied since 1967 and just taking it and taking it and taking it and taking it.



And taking it and taking it and taking it and taking it. Must be very hard for them

we would be embarrassed but thankfully we have the Habs and Sens close by lol

 

[MCR74]

Won the battle of Ontario.... again

Congrats. If only winning the battle of Ontario could get your team in the playoffs.

 

[Edgelord]

The way I see it, Grieg didn't get the memo cuz well Sens..........

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I think it's hilarious that the people ripping Greig are likely the same exact folks who ripped Patrik Stefan for being too nonchalant on the empty netter he missed.

Absolutely nothing wrong with what Greig did. The point is to make sure the puck goes in the net. He did that. What Reilly did, and the likely lack of real discipline from the dops, led by the same players that dished out cheap shots during their careers, is everything wrong with this league.

Somehow I think the narrative would be quite different if Matthews fired it into the empty net and got cross checked in the face as a result...

 

[Edgelord]

I think it's hilarious that the people ripping Greig are likely the same exact folks who ripped Patrik Stefan for being too nonchalant on the empty netter he missed.

Absolutely nothing wrong with what Greig did. The point is to make sure the puck goes in the net. He did that. What Reilly did, and the likely lack of real discipline from the dops, led by the same players that dished out cheap shots during their careers, is everything wrong with this league.

Somehow I think the narrative would be quite different if Matthews fired it into the empty net and got cross checked in the face as a result...

Matthews has class, he wouldn't do that

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Congrats. If only winning the battle of Ontario could get your team in the playoffs.

Playoff (singular) in your case

 

[MCR74]

I think it's hilarious that the people ripping Greig are likely the same exact folks who ripped Patrik Stefan for being too nonchalant on the empty netter he missed.

Absolutely nothing wrong with what Greig did. The point is to make sure the puck goes in the net. He did that. What Reilly did, and the likely lack of real discipline from the dops, led by the same players that dished out cheap shots during their careers, is everything wrong with this league.

Somehow I think the narrative would be quite different if Matthews fired it into the empty net and got cross checked in the face as a result...

Plenty on the main board would be defending the crosscheck.

 

[nothingbeatshockey]

As someone who could care less about Ottawa or Toronto, what Greig did was a POS move. He should've expected some retribution. What he shouldn't have expected was an even bigger POS move by Reilly.

 

[SanderSen]

So many folks twisting themselves into knots trying to justify a stick headshot because they didn't like how someone put a puck into the net. And I don't care what teams are involved, a headshot like that has to be a minimum of 3 games.