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

[Edgelord]

id be disappointed if its more than a max fine.

its going to be 4 or 5 for sure, but worth it IMO
the attitude and impact on the room is worth the suspension IMO

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

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?

Well if by "legal" you mean there is nothing in the rule book against it, there is.

 

[SomeDude]

Rielly was just demonstrating an analogy. In this case, Greig represented the Leafs and Reilly’s stick the NHL playoffs.

 

[Anglesmith]

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.

There sure was. The return message was "I'm really rattled right now." Not sure why you want that as a player.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

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

That’s the irony. If Grieg had swooped in and slammed into Jones à la Gallagher, the leafs would all just look down or away sooner than defend the man. But if you shoot too hard on an empty net? Look out.

 

[Nineteen67]

This is 1 of those things that is bad, I think sucker headshots are brutal, but I think it lights a fire in the Leafs and they will be better because of it.
Also the battle of Ontario has some heat in it again and thats a win for everyone

It wasn’t even that bad of a head shot, but when you do that, you should be prepared to fight your way back to the bench.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

 

[HabsQC]

Unnecessary by Greig. Stupid Reilly.

 

[Coffee]

Rielly was just demonstrating an analogy. In this case, Greig represented the Leafs and Reilly’s stick the NHL playoffs.

Jets edge out Penguins, nice goal by Rust but no pushback whatsoever for the rest of the game

Onto the next

 

[SomeDude]

Jets edge out Penguins, nice goal by Rust but no pushback whatsoever for the rest of the game

Onto the next

The Pens suck. What do they have to do with this topic?

 

[Petrus]

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

As long time Leaf fan, I still dont know how to spell his name that I’ve just resorted to writing “Morgs” instead.

 

[Coffee]

 

[Saltcreek]

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

It really isn’t. The only people who are upset about this are emotionally unstable people who probably go mental when someone calls their mom fat.

 

[TheFamousFart]

its one thing to clean up players poking at the goalie after the whistle but going after someone after this was just nuts and shows he should have no business in the game. and after doing that shit he ran to the lockers instead of taking a beating he deserved. im neither a toronto or ottawa fan and doesnt really matter what teams would have played that is just rat shit.

 

[NyQuil]

What was Tavares doing anyway?

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

I have a complicated opinion on this play:

- I don't mind Greig slapping it into the net.
- I think Rielly deserves a suspension.
- I don't mind Rielly doing what he did.
- I think we need to re-look at our "i-before-e" rules.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

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

It's not. Well, unless you are incredibly mentally soft.

 

[MCR74]

The Pens suck. What do they have to do with this topic?

Exactly.

 

[dirtydanglez]

As long time Leaf fan, I still dont know how to spell his name that I’ve just resorted to writing “Morgs” instead.

greig and grieg too. that one got me.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

Then Reilly should have dropped the gloves instead of crosschecking him in the head.

That or don't let them score.

You're playing mental gymnastics

 

[Coffee]

The Pens suck. What do they have to do with this topic?

I don’t roam the Penguins boards, so the times I see you on main boards, I take it as a chance to converse with you.

As for the incident , I love it , I wish no injuries - and Rielly’s play was dirty, but lots of emotion this year in the NHL

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

There sure was. The return message was "I'm really rattled right now." Not sure why you want that as a player.

New to hockey? I'd take ten Darcy Tuckers.

 

[Micklebot]

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.

Even if you accept that there is an unwritten no slapshots into en rule, it doesn't really differentiate the play from Perron. Perron thought Zub had injured his star player, there is an unwritten rule that if you Ruff up a star player there will be retaliation, so both scenarios fall into the 'justify' some sort of response due to the code.

Reilly might be able to convince the Dops that his stick rode up, and I think he maybe put less force behind it, but otherwise the situations are pretty similar, I don't believe either had been suspended prior, both where after the play with enough time passing that it was just an immediate reaction, both seemed to target the head with a cross check, both were retaliatory.

 

[NyQuil]

I have a complicated opinion on this play:

- I don't mind Greig slapping it into the net.
- I think Rielly deserves a suspension.
- I don't mind Rielly doing what he did.
- I think we need to re-look at our "i-before-e" rules.

I think it’s a perfectly rational opinion.

 

[MCR74]

New to hockey? I'd take ten Darcy Tuckers.

Damn straight.