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

[MarMarSab3]

That it's really easy to get under Reilly's skin and get him suspended?

I would bet if Ridley has an another empty net against Toronto, he does the same shit.

He's an Uber pest. That's this game. Rielly gave into it so wonderfully. Haha

It's hilarious you think this will make Greig not do it again.

I can assure you he will never do that again

 

[Edgelord]

Some acted like Ridley Grieg pulled the Michigan on an empty net and did Ovechkins stick too hot handle celebration. It wasn't.

funny thing is, I prob wouldn't be mad at that since it would have been epic lol

 

[Golden_Jet]

I can assure you he will never do that again

Like Greig cares lol.

 

[danpantz]

Maybe because a regular season hockey game requires less showboating? Is that really hard to grasp

Hell yeah dude. Celebrating should be a penalty. No cheering allowed. And everyone should wear a suit and tie at all times.

 

[MarMarSab3]

Like Greig cares lol.

You're probably right, he plays for a bottom feeder, not much to care about

 

[Wondercarrot]

Maybe because a regular season hockey game requires less showboating? Is that really hard to grasp

So no worries when Greig blindsides Matthews with a cross check to the face the next time he tries a “Michigan” again. Amirite or amirite!

 

[TheDeuce]

Coach fine incoming

Fine coach outgoing if he keeps this up.

m.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

He’s gonna think twice about it and throw some extra spice on it, go backhand clapper or somethin as he stares Reilly down. Or he stops an inch from the goal line and just waits for shit to pop off, that’d be fun. Dump the puck in the net at the last second as all the angry Leafs swarm, just go chaos mode with it.

Stop and do the Griddy before winding up and hammering it in.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

I still don’t get how taking a hard shot into an empty net is showboating.

 

[Ezekial]

Are we talking about the walk off bat throw? Cuz god damn that was bad ass.

The lack of self awareness is off the charts.

 

[Bond]

Lol Rielly should get 5 games. Stupid overreaction

 

[Gary Nylund]

Hell yeah dude. Celebrating should be a penalty. No cheering allowed. And everyone should wear a suit and tie at all times.

Someone with over 7K posts here should know the difference between celebrating and unsportsmanlike conduct.

 

[All Mod Cons]

This is the Leaves Stanley Cup!

Wasn't the Jets the Leafs Stanley Cup? That's what was said. Or wasn't that the Nucks? Or the Oilers? Or the Stars? Or Penguins? No it was the Bruins? Or maybe the Avs?

 

[RR44]

lmao at the notion that this will 'bring the locker room together'... getting suspended multiple games for throwing a tantrum when you play for a team with years of history of being labeled too soft while in the middle of a push to try to make the playoffs isn't going to help the locker room culture at all lol.

Rielly just proved to the league how easily rattled that team is.

It's never hurt teams like Boston, St. Louis, LV, TB who look after each other on the ice at all times and are more than willing to take a penalty to protect a teammate or send a receipt to a player in the form of a hard hit, face wash or bump away from the play that goes unnoticed by the refs.

The funny thing is if Reilly or anyone else gave Greig a pass for what he did, darts would be thrown at the Leafs for being soft and not giving a shit.

 

[Sypher04]

I don’t expect it to be more than a couple games given that Rielly has no history with DoPS and I think the intent was to get Greig in the shoulder area. In fact if you look carefully it seems to me hit stick makes some contact first at the shoulder then rides up into Greig’s head.

I don’t believe for a second Rielly intended to hit him in the head and that might help him on the length of suspension he gets, but the result is what it is and the play was both clearly reckless. End of the day he did make head contact so easily suspension worthy.

I didn’t like what Greig did but while it deserved a response from the Leafs it didn’t deserve the level he got from Rielly. I can certainly understand Sens being upset about the play

 

[Tuna99]

How sad is that?

Very sad for the Leafs fans

 

[Il Stugotz]

Cant wait for Marchand to seal Game 5 of Round 1 with an empty net slapper to end the Leafs season

 

[kingsfan28]

I’d have just taken his number and got him everytime he was on the ice the whole next game.

Maybe the Leafs should fire the puck into him instead of on net. That'll show him!

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Someone with over 7K posts here should know the difference between celebrating and unsportsmanlike conduct.

And what about the difference between being annoyed at someone and cross checking them in the face?

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

Greig should have gently tapped the puck in the net, in order to avoid hurting any of the Fragile Four’s feelings

Then they would of been butt hurt that he was mocking them by purposely making it look like he wasn't trying. Who would of thought that you have to score a certain way in order to not upset the Leafs?

 

[herashak]

Gotcha, so if it was the postseason then you would be okay with it?!

The other part of your terrible comparison is that a homer is not an a empty net goal, take your goal and go home to your lottery team

 

[Clamshells]

Thin-skinned leafs at it again.

That slapper is a thing of beauty

 

[Edgelord]

Like Greig cares lol.

Its an example of 1 of the better aspects of hockey culture. Modesty and a core tenant of respect is huge.
Its mainly the fact we have a cpl generations that don't understand consequences.

I am surprised there are not more people sharing my position.
Should Rielly have done something??? YES!!
Should he have crosschecked him in the head?? NO!!!

 

[danpantz]

Someone with over 7K posts here should know the difference between celebrating and unsportsmanlike conduct.

Do you think Grieg should have been penalized?

 

[Saltcreek]

rielly hit Greig in the back of the head where he was protected with a helmet.

Hitting with a bat is different as baseball players don't have same protection and a baseball bat swing is dangerous compared to a cross check with a stick

If he two handed face slashed with the stick then your point would have been true

Quoting this because it is probably the dumbest HF comment ever, and that is saying a lot.

First off the hit was clearly on the side of the head.

Second, you do realise hitting a person on the back of the head is one of the easier ways to kill a person? There is a reason that all contact sports BAN hitting the back of the head because it is so dangerous and yet here you are trying to defend that it is OK.

Jesus, wake up.