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

[Edgelord]

One of those guys who must have a screw loose, his cheap shot on that linseman was just bizarre

ya that was weird, the whole bell rung excuse thing, just all of it was odd

 

[Chainshot]

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.

They're unwritten so that they can be changed at a moment's notice, usually to defend one side or another in shitty behavior?

In a sport that still allows fighting, the response within that framework is to drop the gloves and start throwing hands. Hitting someone in the head with a stick is not something within the spirit of how NHL hockey is played. Reilly was stupid.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

At the end of the day, what Greig did was 100% legal, not dangerous, and within the rules. What Reilly did was not legal, incredibly dangerous and well outside the rules. How is this even an argument?

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Suspension incoming, but Greig is a POS

 

[WhatTheDuck]

One rule being violated for sure with this incident, is "I before E except after C"

 

[Micklebot]

Man Wideman just wasn't having any of it eh lol

I mean, Wideman's the same lunatic that did this, so..

 

[hockey20000]

My only criticism of the play is that Rielly should have hit him harder.

When a no-talent scrub like Ridly Greig - - who’s just as useless as his father was - - is showboating and trying to send a message, there has to be a return message sent.

Novice fans new to the game have no concept of physical hockey. So I’m not surprised at how traumatized some people are by the hit.

Are the networks issuing a warning to viewers that the play is disturbing and contains graphic violence before showing the replay?

no talent lmao.. he has plenty of talent and lots of teams would take him in there line up

 

[Petrus]

The fact that we rarely see this type of play when we see so many empty netters shows it is accepted by the players to be one of the unwritten rules of hockey.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Suspension incoming, but Greig is a POS

2 minutes for showboating.

 

[MCR74]

My only criticism of the play is that Rielly should have hit him harder.

When a no-talent scrub like Ridly Greig - - who’s just as useless as his father was - - is showboating and trying to send a message, there has to be a return message sent.

Novice fans new to the game have no concept of physical hockey. So I’m not surprised at how traumatized some people are by the hit.

Are the networks issuing a warning to viewers that the play is disturbing and contains graphic violence before showing the replay?

Quality post.

 

[Edgelord]

One of those guys who must have a screw loose, his cheap shot on that linseman was just bizarre

my god, imagine working at footlocker and seeing Wideman wipe out on a freshly mopped floor.........

 

[Anglesmith]

Nice to see a player sticking up for his no goalie.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Morgan is already out $91,500 thanks to the one game suspension. He should donate it to Toronto General for research into mental well-being.

 

[Wretched Oil]

I don't understand why the slapper was such a big deal

 

[SomeDude]

Nice to see a player sticking up for his no goalie.

That net has a family.

 

[Lahey]

piece of shit move by the Greig. Rielly did the right thing

Dirty play, but agreed. Can’t be doing that

 

[StickShift]

A couple? It's a cross-check straight to the head, outside of play, in the dying seconds of a game, with the intent of payback.

If Perron got 6 games for this Perron suspended six games | NHL.com

then Reilly should get +10. This is way worse than what Perron did, and it's not even close.

I am so curious to see how this is handled.

I think Perron is the clearest reference. A “clean” player seeking retribution against a player who had not actually broken anything in the rule book. The “code” should not factor at all into any incident where a player targets another player’s head with their stick well after the hockey play is over.

If the NHL really wants to throw the book at Reilly—the other hit that I think could be a reference is Scheifele’s hit on Evan’s from the Covid playoffs. That was retribution for an empty net goal too. That got four playoff games (equivalent to 11-12 regular season games if you use the 28:82 game conversion). Scheifele had never been suspended before either.

 

[Donnie740]

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.

Bobblehead Bettman is definitely going to mandate a suspension on Rielly.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

My only criticism of the play is that Rielly should have hit him harder.

When a no-talent scrub like Ridly Greig - - who’s just as useless as his father was - - is showboating and trying to send a message, there has to be a return message sent.

Novice fans new to the game have no concept of physical hockey. So I’m not surprised at how traumatized some people are by the hit.

Are the networks issuing a warning to viewers that the play is disturbing and contains graphic violence before showing the replay?

I hope one day you cut Morgan off in traffic

 

[Edgelord]

Nice to see a player sticking up for his no goalie.

what was your take on the same thing back in 2015?

 

[Micklebot]

Nice to see a player sticking up for his no goalie.

The empty net is the most likely player on the team after all,

 

[dirtydanglez]

Bobblehead Bettman is definitely going to mandate a suspension on Rielly.

id be disappointed if its more than a max fine.

 

[Sun God Nika]

If the leafs miss the playoffs by 1 point , that slapper will go down with the alfie stick toss

 

[MCR74]

I am so curious to see how this is handled.

I think Perron is the clearest reference. A “clean” player seeking retribution against a player who had not actually broken anything in the rule book. The “code” should not factor at all into any incident where a player targets another player’s head with their stick well after the hockey play is over.

If the NHL really wants to throw the book at Reilly—the other hit that I think could be a reference is Scheifele’s hit on Evan’s from the Covid playoffs. That was retribution for an empty net goal too. That got four playoff games (equivalent to 11-12 regular season games if you use the 28:82 game conversion). Scheifele had never been suspended before either.

Parros spins the supension wheel in his office.

 

[NyQuil]

53 pages and Leafs fans are still trying to defend his actions

If he had just punched him or something it would have just been a mildly amusing story.