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

[MCR74]

I wonder how the admins look at a thread like this. @SniperHF @Bear of Bad News.
Is it a case of cool!, high engagement at a time where its usually low, or is it more of a pain in the ass since it probably requires heavy moderation?

You know the answer.

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

What’s clear from this thread is that Leaf fans believe their team to such a massive bunch of underachieving p***yes that ANY sign of “give a shit” is like water to a man lost in the desert.

Man it is early and this post is going to take time to decipher.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Brutal tantrum.

If that was in Toronto to show up the fans it's one thing to respond- even then not like this.

This is in Ottawa. Skate away.

5+ games for lack of brainpower.

Parros - max fine.

 

[GOilers88]

Don't understand why Grieg slapping the puck should even warrant anything. I've also never played organized hockey, but it's such a nothing thing. Like, is that something you really need to throw hands over? Risk breaking a hand?

That's beyond stupid.

 

[SensFactor]

Battle of Ontario has been dormant for awhile now...Greig just wants to get it going again, cheer up lads

 

[TheDoldrums]

If that was in Toronto to show up the fans it's one thing to respond- even then not like this.

This is in Ottawa. Skate away.

what

There are more actual Leafs fans in the stands in Ottawa than there are in Toronto lol

 

[Edgelord]

I'm well into my 50's and think Reilly is an enormous p***y toddler who should have done what is done within the spirit of the game and started throwing hands instead of hitting a guy in the head with a crosscheck like a punk. Greig is the sort of worm who has been around for ages and the way to show displeasure within the context of the NHL is to (attempt) to knock the hell out of him. And if he takes an instigator, go to the review of it since it was in the last 5 minutes of the game and appeal like so many of them are these days.

But this? This is not it.

IMO this is a situation where people are assuming we Leaf fans are ok with what Rielly did, I am 100% ok with the why of it, but not OK with the how of it.

 

[Puck Tiss]

I am thinking they start at 3 and go to 5 due to the Leafs factor

What is the Leafs factor?

 

[MCR74]

Man it is early and this post is going to take time to decipher.

Pretty much.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

A Sens fan commenting on playoffs. Interesting.

To he fair, oddly enough the more relevant playoff threat the last decade.

 

[Wondercarrot]

Man it is early and this post is going to take time to decipher.

sorry, I wasn’t able to dumb it down any further.

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

I am thinking they start at 3 and go to 5 due to the Leafs factor

And I say go ahead and do that shit.

f*** Parros. Throw the book we'll get over it.

And then proceed to not throw the book at someone with violent history that does something way more egregious because that's what we expect from DPoS. Across the board it is a joke system.

 

[Edgelord]

What is the Leafs factor?

Its the # of eyes watching, so the DOPS will almost always use the Leafs to send a msg

 

[Gary Nylund]

No one gives a f***. You think Leafs fans are like, oh if we behave for a while I think all the other fanbases are going to like us?

Fans have been bitching and whining about the Leafs for decades. Bitching because of start times. Bitching because they put a UoT emergency goalie in for 45 seconds. Bitching because Leafs fans think Matthews is better than Laine. Bitching because the refs have given them the 29th most PP opportunities in the league this year. Bitching because they flew to St.Louis at 11.40pm instead of 12:00am. Bitching because of Kadri, because of Simmonds, because of Spezza, because of Bunting (who now all of a sudden draws penalties again in Carolina). Bitching and whining because the Leafs let players skate on their ice in the summer.

Seriously, who gives a f*** if you pretend to hate them even more now?

Well said. The bitching and whining from all the Leaf haters is over the top hilarious, maybe I should visit the main boards more often.

 

[FerrisRox]

Yeah. Just like every other fanbase would. Leafs fans are no different.

No, that's simply not true.

Most fan bases wouldn't be smiling, at all, after a loss.

Even less would be happy they lost and cheap-shotted a guy.

Every other fan base would do this? Do you realize that currently on the Maple Leafs board 56 percent of the responses to the question "Are you happy with Reilly's Response" are Yes? Another 16 percent said the response wasn't strong enough.

72 percent of the fanbase has no issue with this.

 

[MCR74]

To he fair, oddly enough the more relevant playoff threat the last decade.

Which decade is that?

 

[White Out 902]

No one gives a f***. You think Leafs fans are like, oh if we behave for a while I think all the other fanbases are going to like us?

Fans have been bitching and whining about the Leafs for decades. Bitching because of start times. Bitching because they put a UoT emergency goalie in for 45 seconds. Bitching because Leafs fans think Matthews is better than Laine. Bitching because the refs have given them the 29th most PP opportunities in the league this year. Bitching because they flew to St.Louis at 11.40pm instead of 12:00am. Bitching because of Kadri, because of Simmonds, because of Spezza, because of Bunting (who now all of a sudden draws penalties again in Carolina). Bitching and whining because the Leafs let players skate on their ice in the summer.


Seriously, who gives a f*** if you pretend to hate them even more now?

lol how many redbulls did you crush before you smashed that reply out on your poor keyboard?

are you sad greig didnt get paralyzed like moore? its a safe space, open up.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

I already did the math, but I'm a dumb poster.

1 game max for a clean, highly respected player who did something slightly dumb.

x3 because anything Leafs gets so much media attention it's a great opportunity for DPoS to let it be known they don't take this type of stuff lightly.

3 games. 3 games for Mo' what a load of BS but that is my guess.

Should be a slap on the wrist fine and a written warning, we'll see. But that's my guess.

This reeks of a Toronto fan bias.

"Slightly dumb". This is not slightly dumb. Slightly dumb would be dropping the gloves as the Ottawa player turtles in response.

 

[Chainshot]

IMO this is a situation where people are assuming we Leaf fans are ok with what Rielly did, I am 100% ok with the why of it, but not OK with the how of it.

That's a good way of putting it - being upset at the bit of emphatic showboating is fine, could almost be applauded given the scrutiny the Leafs are constantly under for how they respond to every little thing. And yet the way it was done was not correctly as you said.

Has anyone whose caught an instigator penalty this year in the final five minutes of play NOT had the automatic game suspension successfully appealed? And if it were to come down to suspension, for a game, then everyone gets the same thing: a response within the context of NHL hockey for someone being a worm (and Greig is a burgeoning worm, he's one of those guys teams love to have and hate to face) with a known punishment at the end of it.

 

[Edgelord]

No, that's simply not true.

Most fan bases wouldn't be smiling, at all, after a loss.

Even less would be happy they lost and cheap-shotted a guy.

Every other fan base would do this? Do you realize that currently on the Maple Leafs board 56 percent of the responses to the question "Are you happy with Reilly's Response" are Yes? Another 16 percent said the response wasn't strong enough.

72 percent of the fanbase has no issue with this.

god forbid a team with the reputation of just taking shit, stands up and dishes some out.

 

[Fatass]

I think we're seeing the same thing playing out with Rielly that we saw with Kadri a few years earlier.

The team is so soft and has so little push-back, and actually playing with some toughness and grit is so foreign to these players that when incidents like this happen, they don't know how to respond and they are terrified of being labelled as the guy that just stood there and let something happen without a response so that when, on the rare occasions that the team does try to answer back, it's out of measure and out of proportion.

Cross checking a guy in the head for a "disrespectful" empty net goal is an absolutely insane response. It doesn't make any sense and it's insanely dangerous.

Imo what Reily did was all you suggested and add selfish. He put his need for instant gratification ahead of what’s best for the club. The game was over. Now he’s likely going to be missing from their lineup for several games, while they’re fighting for a wildcard spot.

 

[Puck Tiss]

Its the # of eyes watching, so the DOPS will almost always use the Leafs to send a msg

So you think the league disproportionately suspends players on teams that are more popular?

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Which decade is that?

2017 is more than Toronto has accomplished in a number of years. Even if it was an outlier.

 

[Micklebot]

Which decade is that?

Seems pretty straightforward, he said the last one, count back 10 years and you should figure it out...

 

[MCR74]

No one gives a f***. You think Leafs fans are like, oh if we behave for a while I think all the other fanbases are going to like us?

Fans have been bitching and whining about the Leafs for decades. Bitching because of start times. Bitching because they put a UoT emergency goalie in for 45 seconds. Bitching because Leafs fans think Matthews is better than Laine. Bitching because the refs have given them the 29th most PP opportunities in the league this year. Bitching because they flew to St.Louis at 11.40pm instead of 12:00am. Bitching because of Kadri, because of Simmonds, because of Spezza, because of Bunting (who now all of a sudden draws penalties again in Carolina). Bitching and whining because the Leafs let players skate on their ice in the summer.


Seriously, who gives a f*** if you pretend to hate them even more now?

Actually the hate is quite enjoyable at times, yes. To see a bunch of mouth breathers go on and on about our team rather than their own, there's something to be said for that.