This whole thing should further give traction to that idea the league has where each series is designated with the same crew of officials. Maybe if the same officials called every game they'd be on the look out for any shenanigans, whereas different crew teams have less of a pulse on things.
“@imseanavery: What a league......10 games for what?
I used to pretend i was dumping the puck and instead try and hit the stripesâ€
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Softness problems. Seriously. League wont make them pay. We wont make them pay. This **** can turn out really nasty.
This is pretty much what you can expect from the league.
The toughness debates happens a lot on these boards--derided sometimes as 'toffness'--by those who think you can survive as a team just on skill. But the league is not going to really do **** for you when a plug like Prust comes along and deliberately takes out a key player. Sometimes you have to take care of your own. We can go back to the McIlrath draft and if Dylan were ready--if he hadn't had that many injury issues--he might at least be closer and if he were ready he might have pounded the **** out of Prust. He's at least be a major concern for Canadiens forwards around our own goal crease.
To the NHL braintrusts--a 2 game suspension to Prust is a worthy enough offset for the loss of Stepan-- our top center and a player who has never ever missed an NHL game until now. So for those who think the league is going to protect a team from being targeted in this way--it's time for you to admit it's not going to.
Yeah. Love those guys. Just all the love to ya.
The NHL, giving this meat head two game, tells you right where they are at:
F U New Yak. Just F UKIN U.
I heard a story about the flyers complaining to the league in 69 - 70 and the league told them to man up.....which they did.
....and the rest is history. And for christsakes that is not what I'm suggesting. But you can see why teams look at each other in the room and say BS, lets go get some. It feeds on itself.
But I know that's just falling into the trap right now, blah, blah Fing Blah.
Are there MTL fans that are actually happy about this? That's just pathetic. Reading the comments on NHL.com and in the other forum is just pathetic.
There was a major penalty on the ice that wasn't called. That's it. Seven minute swing in power play time counting Carcillo's thing.
“@imseanavery: Refs pull power trips every game, obviously they are pissed off they fly commercial and stand at the bar..â€
Stepan played with a fractured jaw.. I'm pretty sure he's tough.. Mcdonagh has played all playoffs with his injury. tough.. I agree with blueshirtblitz here this team is absolutely tough enough.
Are there MTL fans that are actually happy about this? That's just pathetic. Reading the comments on NHL.com and in the other forum is just pathetic.
Are U even Serious?
They have taken out two of our top players that center our top two lines.
Of course the evil poutine munching dirt bags are happy.
Jaw shouldn't affect that aspect of his life...What are the odds Stepan lays tomorrow?
If thats true, that is a brilliant story.
What are the odds Stepan lays tomorrow?