Injury Report: Stolarz Stretchered Out Of SBA During Game 1

[LeafSteel]

Parros and Campbell need to be fired.

Does anyone other than the orange idiot to the South, inspire any less confidence in their ability to do their job than Punch Drunk Parros?

Guy has 1 active brain cell left.

Just an absolute joke of a “disciplinary” body. The mandate is clear as mud.

 

[ACC1224]

Parros and Campbell need to be fired.

Shameful.

 

[BlueForever75]

Chris Johnston is reporting no suspension for Bennett as well

 

[Stephen]

honestly, you can articulate it in a way that you can apologize and just BS your way into "oh yeah it was just a hockey play, or i didn't mean to get his head, or whatever." I will always own it. - I ripped Naz a new one the back the back years he went after the Bruins players and got suspended (so much so I got verbally harassed on here to the point I had to leave for a few months because I was so hard on Naz).

but the thing was, Naz would have been the first one to tell you that yes he was defending his player, yes he he put the team down but didn't intentionally mean to actually HURT the guy. that was an accident.

If it were me - I would have flat out told Panthers PR no. I have to go apologize because someone I played with got injured because of me, and I want to at least say publicly, I'm sorry that he's hurt.

honestly, the fact that the media (on both sides of the border) are basically like "eh ... nothing." vs going all Stephen A Smith and losing their minds over this. is insane to me. it's not because it's a Leaf player/a goalie. it's because it's a person who has constantly done it over and over and over. to countless people on a team where player constantly go after people after the play to deliberately hurt people.

it's just pathetically sad

Bennett wouldn’t be apologizing because he’s a predator and he’s purposely targeting competitors with concussions so they won’t be a factor in a series. Re: Knies. Re: Marchand. The guy’s a sociopath. Why would he be apologizing to an ex-teammate on live TV?

Parros and Campbell need to be fired.

Parros was probably the first one to send Bennett a congratulations text.

Rogers should be flexing their muscles here. If this Mickey Mouse league can’t even police itself, we need Parros out.

 

[IPS]

I wasn't expecting any.

It's far more important that the message gets sent to the Leafs that it's open season on them.

 

[SprDaVE]

Who the hell is this reporting this farce news???? Is she reputable?

If this is the case which I doubt, the NHL is a joke.

She's one of the top ESPN reporters. Super respected.

 

[Jojalu]

Seems odd nobody can confirm he went to hospital. Could the first play where he was hit in the head with the puck been a contributing factor?

I think it 100% plays into it.

 

[CabanaBoy5]

As much as i hate to admit it, I dont see any suspension on that play.

You know why you don't see it? Bennett is sneaky, dirty player who can make the intentional look unintentional, like Marchand can. However, if it was Bunting or Kadri, instant suspension because they're not as clever in disguising it. But the league has to do something about the Florida shenanigans. Did you see Tkachuk deliberately go after Marner after the game? They're a bunch of rats but you just know that if we retaliate in kind we get the suspension. FFs Domi got a penalty for just talking to Marchand after the whistle.

 

[Doublerum1975]

First time leafs bump their goalie I bet we get a penalty or two

 

[13pacheco31]

Another confirmation

Not surprised in the least. This leagues a joke

 

[SprDaVE]

 

[WilliamInLondon]

I think it 100% plays into it.

Yup, that's what I was thinking as well. It's a piss poor attempt to rationalize no punishment, but that's the only argument that I could come up with.

 

[ITM]

Chris Johnston is reporting no suspension for Bennett as well

Total bullshit.

Chief should have a talk with Maurice, Bennett, Bob and the refs at different times and places in the next few days.

 

[Woodman19]

I can't pick the winning lottery numbers tonight but my sense tells me we are going to go after Bennet with something less malicious and get a massive suspension out of it

 

[DirkStraun]

I'm done watching this garbage league. Honestly everyone in Toronto should not watch next game, speak with our wallets which is the only thing that bitch Bettman cares about. End the gravy train of our fans dollars propping up this bush league sport.

 

[antipathy]

It is really pathetic how the league treats leafs differently when it comes to suspensions. MLSE should step up and take the fine and blast this joke of the league

 

[Crazy Monkey]

Prediction- Bennett is not suspended (as being reported). In response, Leafs play hard and take similar liberties with a Florida player. Leafs player will then be suspended for several games. And it will be the DoPS fault for purposely letting this happen. We've seen this playbook before

Players are responsible for their sticks and keeping them down. They also need to be held accountable for any hit to the head, whether accidental, on purpose, or accidentally on purpose

 

[Raging Bull]

Not surprised its what i thought. The NHL does not care about protecting their players.

 

[13pacheco31]

I can't pick the winning lottery numbers tonight but my sense tells me we are going to go after Bennet with something less malicious and get a massive suspension out of it

Goes without saying

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Translation: the Leafs know the NHL won't do anything about it because it's Florida, so they're trying to focus on what they can control.

 

[WilliamInLondon]

haha, probably the best approach by the Leafs given that no one on the current roster can enforce anything.

But this doesn't portend well to the rest of the series. No league repercussions, no on-ice repercussion = recipe for repeat behaviour from the Panthers. Why would they change, especially if they think this is a form of physicality and intimidation that works?

 

[SprDaVE]

Prediction- Bennett is not suspended (as being reported). In response, Leafs play hard and take similar liberties with a Florida player. Leafs player will then be suspended for several games

I also predict a player to make a bad play/hit and it results in a multiple game suspension for "predatory" reasons. This is the Parros special. The Spezza suspension which was insanely high for this exact reason.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Not surprised its what i thought. The NHL does not care about protecting their players.

They do if they play for Florida.

 

[BlueForever75]

Ridiculous that the NHL did nothing. Berube and the Leafs need to impose some punishment of their own. Bennett must pay for this. Domi or someone needs to take him on.

Its open season on hunting Panthers in my book. This means everyone on the team. They all need to throw their bodies around without a second thought. Take out knees, let them feel the pain.

 

[Raging Bull]

Leafs will just keep playing their game no need to get stupid.