Morgan Rielly suspended for five games for cross-checking Ridly Greig in the head (Mod note in OP); upd: Rielly appealing his suspension (upheld)

[POVERTY]

5 games is fine and it probably could/should have been more if the DoPS wasn't an inconsistent joke

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

Soft and favored discipline.

Should have been a 10 game suspension.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Pathetic.

 

[Senscore]

Can't decide what's weaker, the bait in this thread or the Leafs effort to prevent Greig from absolutely clowning them.

 

[TheNumber4]

Yeah like I said he was on the ground until he saw the coast was clear. Dude was fine. Its actually more embarassing for him laying on the ice like he was shot when in reality he was perfectly fine. He didnt want to answer any bells

Probably just playing it safe and making sure he wasn’t paralyzed. I think that’s a reasonable response.

 

[Rand0m]

Just saw he has to forfeit ~$200k in salary!

I’m sure he’ll feel this revenge was totally worth it!

 

[toddkaz]

I said 3-5 and was attacked by posters who thought he should go to jail LOL

Reality would like to welcome those posters.

 

[wetcoast]

I wish, the NHL had consistency. If this is getting 5 I sure as hope similar plays get 5.

Either way, he deserves a suspension. But I just wish there was consistency especially since some players get less with similar plays.

One can hope.

 

[Puck Tiss]

It's what I predicted. Luckily the Leafs have a decent record without Rielly from what I can remembe

I mean. I can't say i wouldn't have done the same .. so...

You are a coward too, Understood.

 

[v00d00daddy]

https://x.com/nhlplayersafety/status/1757550339392184574?s=46

If you wanna know the DoPS’s reasoning here it is.

Something tells me that the people here who think he shouldn’t have gotten any games or those who think it he should get 10+ or it was borderline assault won’t watch this. There are plenty here who don’t care about reasoning.

Feelings are facts lol

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Figured 3-5 so it's on the high end of what I'd consider fair. I can understand going over and reacting in some way to what Greig did, but the cross check to the head was just a really dumb choice by Reilly. A severe overreaction that has now cost his team, and I doubt it deters Greig from continuing to play his greasy style.

I'm trying to put myself in Leafs fans shoes and see it from both sides, but I just truly don't see the same level of disrespect in hammering home an empty netter. I get that there's some "FU" in it, enough to skate up and face wash him or maybe try to engage in a fight. Flying over to cross checking him in the head was just doing way too much. He didn't take a clapper off the back of your goalies knees turning a TV timeout.

 

[Bouboumaster]

I think most would just have an issue with consistency. He cross checked a guy in the head. 100% suspension worthy. But when this gets 1 game….

https://x.com/Banx_Leaf/status/1757095354212679936?s=20

I get it but still, it was bad

 

[lionsDen]

That deserved more then five , jmo

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Thee most elite suspension in the history of the NHL.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

I hope sen fans enjoyed the highlight of their season. Its nothing but down hill from here.

Wouldn't it be an amazing story for the Ottawa Senators to make the playoffs and face the LEafs in first round? All because their coach made them watch re-runs of all the Leafs players, media, and staff say the the Senators are a crap team.

If I am Jacques Martin, I am feeding that to the Sens players for lunch. 16 points behind the leafs with 2 games in hand.... totally appropriate.

 

[Rob Brown]

@frightenedinmatenum2 you were saying?

 

[dirtydanglez]

Just saw he has to forfeit ~$200k in salary!

I’m sure he’ll feel this revenge was totally worth it!

he very likely clears $100m in salary by the time he retires.

 

[MCR74]

I said 3-5 and was attacked by posters who thought he should go to jail LOL

Reality would like to welcome those posters.

Well, it should've been 21 games like Hunter got in 1986 + another 10 games because Greig could've injured himself after diving like a swan. You didn't know?

 

[BurgoShark]

Imo 5 is consistent with the other suspensions we've seen lately. I think it was comparable to the Perron/Zub one but not as bad.

I think hits to the head - especially ones that happen outside of play - should be punished more severely across the league in general, but if that is where they set the standard then 5 games is appropriate.

Will probably take a long term head injury to a star or someone's career being ended for the NHL to change its stance from 4-6 games for this stuff to 40+.

"... In short, this is not a hockey play. This is an intentional forceful strike to an opponent's head, using a stick as a weapon to exact retribution well after a goal has been scored."

 

[NyQuil]

Wouldn't it be an amazing story for the Ottawa Senators to make the playoffs and face the LEafs in first round? All because their coach made them watch re-runs of all the Leafs players, media, and staff say the the Senators are a crap team.

If I am Jacques Martin, I am feeding that to the Sens players for lunch. 16 points behind the leafs with 2 games in hand.... Go Sens Go!

Yeah, no.

 

[Strangle]

stern but fair

But inconsistent, as always

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Regardless of what you think of the empty net play, guy crosschecked someone right in the side of the head. He deserves this suspension.

Exactly. Had he just roughed him up a bit with the gloves he wouldn’t have gotten the 5z
.

 

[saska sault]

So it's splitting hairs but why did Perron get 6 and Reilly get 5?
I think it's a step in the right direction to be that close but essentially a cross check with momentum towards a "unsuspecting" player or if you want to say after the play was dead. Not that I have faith they will be consistent in the future.

 

[Mr Positive]

Free Rielly

He has been freed, but only for 5 games

 

[Korpse]

So it's splitting hairs but why did Perron get 6 and Reilly get 5?

Perron had a fine would be my guess and his was more forceful imo.