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

[mclaren55]

Yes hopefully. I remember the ECF. Good times. We won more rounds that one post season you guys have won since we last qualified. We've sucked for years and we're still ahead in the post season wins department!

Yea that was great to watch. Just so you know, I wasn't being facetious. I truly want the Sens back in the playoffs, because I remember those series between the Leafs and Sens. I also don't think you're ahead in post season wins, but I digress.

 

[Peasy]

What’s your opinion on Brad and his acquisitions this year?

Bad

 

[NyQuil]

Bad

Bertuzzi is the one that I’m most surprised about, but if he gets it done in the playoffs all will be forgiven and he has that toolset.

 

[TampaBayLightning]

About right

 

[leafsfan2point0]

Greig would have pounded Reilly. He fought a bigger leaf in the previous game.

Rielly is a surprisingly good fighter. He also out weighs Grieg by 40lbs. Highly doubt Grieg would’ve wanted to fight and if he did, I highly doubt it would’ve gone well for him.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Rielly is a surprisingly good fighter. He also out weighs Grieg by 40lbs. Highly doubt Grieg would’ve wanted to fight and if he did, I highly doubt it would’ve gone well for him.

Reilly is the one that opted to not drop the gloves, and only used his stick as a weapon. I still think Ridly would win, and in many ways he did. He sealed the game with an entertaining slapper.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

Rielly is a surprisingly good fighter. He also out weighs Grieg by 40lbs. Highly doubt Grieg would’ve wanted to fight and if he did, I highly doubt it would’ve gone well for him.

It's a shame that Rielly opted to go for the cheapshot than actually utilize those fighting skills against a "lesser" opponent.

 

[acrobaticgoalie]

Please link 3 clips of clips (post-2010) with 0 games?

There's 3 for ya

 

[twostroke2023]

Fortunately the leafs won’t be hurt by this as Reilly is an absolutely overrated defensemen.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

Rielly is a surprisingly good fighter. He also out weighs Grieg by 40lbs. Highly doubt Grieg would’ve wanted to fight and if he did, I highly doubt it would’ve gone well for him.

Sounds like he should have gone with the concept of proportional response and dropped the gloves if Grieg wouldn't have fought him. Humiliation for humiliation.

Unfortunately, Rielly is a useless meathead and elected to cross-check the kid in the face, instead.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Wish they'd have given him 15. Or 150. Gross play from a shithead player.

 

[hangman005]

If you are here to actually discuss the topic continue respectfully. If your just here to take a irrelevant potshots at the other team and their fans, go do that on twitter.

 

[I Hate Philadelphia]

If you are here to actually discuss the topic continue respectfully. If your just here to take a irrelevant potshots at the other team and their fans, go do that on twitter.

Actually, it's called X now.

 

[frederixx]

Laraque on his show: please every team playing the Leafs, do the same thing and stare at their bench.

Who's crazy enough to do it? Marchand? Wilson?

That would be epic

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

5 is fine. I'd be fine with more for plays like that if I had any faith it would be done consistently enough to actually make it a deterrent and help protect players.

Rielly is my favourite player in the league, but I just cannot get myself to care about someone taking a slapshot in an empty net. Snowing the goalie, that last poke at his pads, constant diving, the sucker punch or facewash for a guy in a scrum who is being held all seem like much more justifiable times to try and get some kind of retribution.

Don't want to get shown up on an empty net? Or on a powerplay down big? Or by having the other team put in the EBUG?

Play better.

You sir are the most reasonable Leafs fan on this site. For that I must salute you!

 

[dirtydanglez]

i think last night showed why greig wont do it again. i think both he and rielly learned their lesson.

 

[swiftwin]

There's 3 for ya

Those are all old plays from years ago.

The precedent was set this season with the Perron suspension

i think last night showed why greig wont do it again. i think both he an rielly learned their lesson.

uhhhh, what did last night show? Greig scored a goal and was the 3rd star of the game.

 

[umma gumma]

i think last night showed why greig wont do it again. i think both he an rielly learned their lesson.

It was for all of the Leaf fans in attendance. Wouldn't have happened against any other team. And Greig sure as hell would do it again.

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

Seeing how Rielly is so worried about upholding ‘the code’ let’s see if he will drop the gloves and square up with Greig next time they play. Last I checked, answering the bell is also a part of that same code he so obviously cares about

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

 

[shaner8989]

Parros biggest leaf hater in sports. He f***s the leafs left and right for years now. It’s a well know fact.

 

[CTHabsfan]

I'd have given Reilly a one-game suspension.

 

[TheNumber4]

There's 3 for ya

All false equivalencies. DOPS explained specifically why cross checks like these one are not the same as the Perron or Reilly cross check. Watch the video.

 

[MCR74]

I'd have given Reilly a one-game suspension.

So would I, but then this place would've lit up even more.

 

[Hellcat]

Its like saying you didn't study for college exams but still feel you will get straight A’s because you already did it once in grade 7.

I didn't study and regularly got 90's .. some of us just absorb information better than others....