Suspension deserved, but it's frustrating that this same hit from Lilleberg was two games.
Player Discussion Trevor Zegras : Part III
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It's pretty close to the Cogs hit but worse so 3 games makes sense i suppose. Maybe we already had a baseline 2 game suspension from Parros and now the Getzlaf tax adds another game.
Pretty dumb hit and I have no idea how the refs didn't call anything on the ice.
Pretty dumb hit and I have no idea how the refs didn't call anything on the ice.
MCB
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I'm not upset at the suspension, the term is a game longer than I feel it should, but what I'm really upset at is no suspension or even a hearing for chiarot. Then again I shouldn't be surprised the ducks get screwed when it comes to officiating.... And the wings get a free pass.
Vinegar Strokes
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It’s probably 3 games and not 2 because he wasn’t even penalized, let alone ejected. If he was, I bet it would have been 2.
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I heard it's because this was the second for Zegras, he's also been fined once. Lilleberg was a first time offender.
FlyingV09
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Anaheim4ever
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1st time suspension gets 3 games ???? Of course it happened against the RedWings who always seem to have the DOPS working for them since 2007.
To my knowledge Zegras has never been suspended before. That is what 1st time offender 'should' mean but that they consider previous fines to be on level with a suspension is nuts to me. So a guy who yells at the ref (hurt refs feelings) and gets a fine is equal in terms of 1st time offense as someone elbowing someone and getting suspended for it.
Sean Garrity
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I mean this is the exact hit they’re trying to get out of the game. Don’t put the DOPSHIT in that situation.
mightyquack
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Not surprising, figured he'd be suspended soon as I saw the hit. Exact sort of hit the NHL hates.
Also going to be honest, I don't see a world where Chiarot is anywhere close to a suspension. Cheapshot sure, but isn't really in the same realm as Zegras hit. A fine at absolute best.
Also going to be honest, I don't see a world where Chiarot is anywhere close to a suspension. Cheapshot sure, but isn't really in the same realm as Zegras hit. A fine at absolute best.
AngelDuck
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Zegras is kind of a moron. I kinda like him and would kinda be fine with him being traded at the same time
Weird situation IMO
Weird situation IMO
dracom
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if the league wants to eliminate ALL cheap headshots, then Chiarot's cheap shot to Frank's head should be punished as well. shouldn't be picking and choosing which cheap headshots are ok.
mightyquack
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That's why it should have been a fine. It was a cheapshot, not close to being suspension worthy. They were not close to being the same thing.
Hamilton Bulldogs
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I'm fine with the suspension but I also appreciate this new side to zegras. Always nice to have a player who plays that way.
Boo Boo
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Even though I would give most improved to Lacombe it is very nice praise.
Also find it interesting that the angle he’s taking is praising zegras for his improvement rather than focusing on accountability for the bad hit.
ZegrassyKnoll
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I don't think anybody is really their brightest in the heat of the moment, and being a professional athlete is kind of like being in the heat of the moment nonstop.
Trading him would be the biggest mistake this franchise has made in over a decade
Ducks DVM
sowcufucakky
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It's also self-serving of Cronin to make this point about Z because Z is the player where Cronin's influence is most obvious and most obviously needs justification.
agreed. but is Cro sophisticated enough to think that thru?
Dr Johnny Fever
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"even though his stats don't reflect it."
Well, if his stats don't soon start reflecting it Cronin can go f*** himself. Nobody deserves "credit" for turning him into a 40 point 3C.
Well, if his stats don't soon start reflecting it Cronin can go f*** himself. Nobody deserves "credit" for turning him into a 40 point 3C.
AngelDuck
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70sSanO
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The problem with DOPs is even though their VP has a Princeton education they use a grade school mentality to decide which hits are bad.
It seems to be based on injury, not on the actual hit. Which basically translates to the ability of someone to withstand the violent contact and not the violent contact itself.
This is the biggest fallacy in contact sports. Some athletes sustain brain damage playing that doesn’t appear until years down the road.
DOPS isn’t really concerned about removing dangerous hits, it is about the low hanging fruit.
John
It seems to be based on injury, not on the actual hit. Which basically translates to the ability of someone to withstand the violent contact and not the violent contact itself.
This is the biggest fallacy in contact sports. Some athletes sustain brain damage playing that doesn’t appear until years down the road.
DOPS isn’t really concerned about removing dangerous hits, it is about the low hanging fruit.
John
