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

[pizza line]

It will be a 5k fine, the NHL doesn’t take player safety seriously.

 

[v00d00daddy]

Simple explanation for people who don’t understand why Reilly reacted that way.

When you boast or say f*** off after scoring on an empty net you’re asking for attention. Positive and negative.

Reilly deserves a few games for an overboard negative reaction to a stupid behaviour.

Simple question.

If your 14 year old kid did what Ridley did on an open net breakaway would you have a chat with them on the drive home?

I would. And it wouldn’t be praising lol

 

[Edgelord]

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.

its the same thing as when player shoots the puck at the goalie after a whistle

 

[MCR74]

its the same thing as when player shoots the puck at the goalie after a whistle

Sens fans had no problem with Alfie doing it to Neidermayer.

 

[MadDevil]

Hockey: Tough men who play through broken bones!

Also hockey: You shot the puck too hard into an empty net, prepare to die!

 

[Comely]

its the same thing as when player shoots the puck at the goalie after a whistle

And typically when players do that they don't get cross checked in the head after. Sure a response should have happened just not that response.

 

[HabzSauce]

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".

That's totally fair - we can talk about the degree of retaliation that was necessary all day. Like I just mentioned Rielly would have been better off with a face wash or hit to the ribs than a crosscheck to the face.

I was just making a point that retaliation was definitely warranted here. You don't do that lol

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Simple explanation for people who don’t understand why Reilly reacted that way.

When you boast or say f*** off after scoring on an empty net you’re asking for attention. Positive and negative.

Reilly deserves a few games for an overboard negative reaction to a stupid behaviour.

Simple question.

If your 14 year old kid did what Ridley did on an open net breakaway would you have a chat with them on the drive home?

I would. And it wouldn’t be praising lol

Sounds like most leaf fans would cross check their kid in the head on the drive home because of the code.

 

[Tuna99]

Reilly is an idiot. I get you’re annoyed but that was unnecessary.

Ottawa with the unreal troll job, no penalties all game and super disciplined and then end it like that i to the empty net. Oh well, fun to watch

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Should be 10 games. This is nothing more than a manchild having a meltdown and doing something that could seriously hurt someone. The league has to start making an example of these guys

 

[BLNY]

LMAO SN losers thinking slapping in an empty netter is BREAKING THE CODE.... LMAO

Should anyone be surprised? The three guys saw nothing wrong with the Dillon hit that resulted in suspension. Botterill swoops in at the end of them gushing on one another to say he got it for going upward at the end to target the head (and leave his feet).

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Simple explanation for people who don’t understand why Reilly reacted that way.

When you boast or say f*** off after scoring on an empty net you’re asking for attention. Positive and negative.

Reilly deserves a few games for an overboard negative reaction to a stupid behaviour.

Simple question.

If your 14 year old kid did what Ridley did on an open net breakaway would you have a chat with them on the drive home?

I would. And it wouldn’t be praising lol

Ridley is no fool. The Sens barn was packed with leaf fans. He was sending a strong message to the fan base.

If my son did that I would be giving him the keys to the car... because he made an adult decision. He is ready to drive.

 

[Edgelord]

And typically when players do that they don't get cross checked in the head after. Sure a response should have happened just not that response.

I agree, he should have left about 1 inch of stick out and gave him the ole but end.
Looks like a lil shot but hurts like a MFer.

 

[dirtydanglez]

what's with all the pearl clutching. greig knew exactly what he did and knew what the response would be. this falls under keep your head up. id be surprised if the league did anything.

 

[Edgelord]

Ridley is no fool. The Sens barn was packed with leaf fans. He was sending a strong message to the fan base.

If my son did that I would be giving him the keys to the car... because he made an adult decision. He is ready to drive.

good edit lol, I was about to roast the crap out of you lol

 

[guyzeur]

You're delusional if you don't think Giroux was criticizing his teammate in that interview.

There was nothing in his disposition during and after the question was phrased, twice for clarification, that showed he was in favour of the slap shot.

A veteran like Giroux would not be in favour of that kind of act, and he said just as much on live television to the country.

you apparently know nothing of Giroux

and for the last time, It's Ridley Grieg and Morgan Really?

 

[CowbellConray]

Matthews has class, he wouldn't do that

He is too busy cross checking other players in the head and passing that trait to his teammates…

 

[BHD]

Should be a couple games, at least.

 

[PredsV82]

Simple explanation for people who don’t understand why Reilly reacted that way.

When you boast or say f*** off after scoring on an empty net you’re asking for attention. Positive and negative.

Reilly deserves a few games for an overboard negative reaction to a stupid behaviour.

Simple question.

If your 14 year old kid did what Ridley did on an open net breakaway would you have a chat with them on the drive home?

I would. And it wouldn’t be praising lol

And what would your reaction be if some punk had crosschecked your kid in the head?

This is entirely a matter of appropriate response.

What Greig did warranted the equivalent of a face wash, not a potentially career altering injury.

There is zero defense for Reilly, zero. Even if you think that Greig did was wrong.

Reilly deserves an "intent to injure" level suspension

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Morgan was probably more mad that they lost to the worst team in the east than he was that Grieg shot the puck hard. He just took out his frustration on the first thing he saw.

He will need to be more disciplined than that in the leafs one round of playoffs.

 

[Edgelord]

Ridley is no fool. The Sens barn was packed with leaf fans. He was sending a strong message to the fan base.

If my son did that I would be giving him the keys to the car... because he made an adult decision. He is ready to drive.

Ya know whats kind of funny is there was a period of time where I thought mouth breather means someone who gave soo much effort they had to breathe through their mouth.
I bet if I look back at old old posts, I could find one where a player had a good hardworking shift and I said something like, Man what a shift by so and so, a real mouth breather lol

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Greig didn't do anything wrong, to me it wasn't disrespectful. It looked like he was just happy to end the game. The NHL benefits from having more colourful players. Loved his passion, most memorable empty net goal that I can recall since Gretzky's 50 in 39. As for Rielly, I would never condone crosschecking players to the head, I also would never hold it against a player for trying to make a point, this also shows passion. Good for Rielly for standing up there, but what he did there was an intent to injure, and The NHL cannot condone this, he would have been better if he dropped the gloves. He's likely going to get a suspension. How many games is anyone's guess.

 

[Edgelord]

Should be a couple games, at least.

my gut says 3 but since its the Leafs and soo many eyes saw it, it becomes 4

 

[MCR74]

Morgan was probably more mad that they lost to the worst team in the east than he was that Grieg shot the puck hard. He just took out his frustration on the first thing he saw.

He will need to be more disciplined than that in the leafs one round of playoffs.

Now if only Ridley Gag could display that much skill in one round of the playoffs.

 

[General Fanager]

I dont see this as any different than Perron......

how isnt this 6ish games???