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10-11-2007 10:09 AM #1
Flyers at Canucks
What do you think of the dirty cross-check on Vancouver Canucks centre Ryan Kesler from Jesse Boulerice of Philadelphia Flyers. Again Philadelphia Flyers have another player being suspended.How many games do you think he should/will get.The score was 7-2 Flyers at the time.
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10-11-2007 12:30 PM #2
Probably 5 or so.
MacKenzie from TSN recommends a minimum of 20. :0
Dave
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10-11-2007 12:33 PM #3
i'd say 20 or more. Seeing as they gave Downey 20, and the NHL "appears" to be getting serious about this stuff, that should be the minimum. Cross check to the head with no puck near him. There is nothing hockey related about that.
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10-11-2007 12:56 PM #4
you can't give him 20 games for something like that. maybe he was going for his shoulders and missed. He didn't leave his feet and go elbows first.... The game happens very fast, faster for the guys on the eyes, they don't get to see everything we see. You can't give a guy 20 games for something like that
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10-11-2007 01:19 PM #5
sure you can. At least McAmmond had just gotten rid of the puck. This guy had a stick swinging incident in junior as well.
I got a fever. And the only prescription is more golf equipment.
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10-11-2007 01:22 PM #6
Personally, if the NHL was really serious about all the concussions and such, any hit, elbow or stick to the head would be out of bounds.
After further consideration, I am guessing that the NHL will probably give him 10 to 15 games for the cross check to the chops. It should be more, but as noted above, the NHL is not going all out against this sort of thing.
Dave
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10-11-2007 03:49 PM #7
As a huge Flyer fan, I say he should get 20 games +. There is no need to play a meathead in the 3rd with an 8-2 lead. John Stevens should get a few games as well for throwing Eager on with less than a minute left.
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10-11-2007 04:14 PM #8
I would say probably 8 games.... but should get more.
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10-11-2007 07:17 PM #9
In my opinion is that this incident is worse then the Downey hit. The Downey hit was rough hockey. This crosscheck to the face was intentional. He was looking for a fight and injuring the player seems to be all he was thinking.
I will be surprised if he get less then Downey. 20+ games is my estimate.
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10-11-2007 09:06 PM #10
Definitely not the worst crosscheck I have seen in the NHL. Based on passed incidents, I would say its about a 10 game suspension max. HOWEVER, it is pretty obvious that the NHL is trying to crack down on this type of play, and get it out of the game once and for all (for which they should be applauded). If that is indeed the case, then they need to send a strong message and give this guy at least 30 games. Simon got 25 last year, and he had no reputation. This guy is known to be a goon, and was banned for an entire season from the OHL and charged with aggravated assault after taking a baseball swing at an opponent's face. I would not be upset if they gave him a lifetime ban...he is not a hockey player....but I also know that won't happen.
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10-11-2007 10:50 PM #11
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I saw the highlights for the first time tonight and I'm appauled by this hit. I think the Downey hit was a viscious hockey hit. I'm not saying it was clean, I'm saying that the hit was more "a part of the game" than this garbage that "what's his name" laid on Kessler.
If you see the highlight again, watch what the culprit does as he skates around Kessler, it looks like he's about ready to drop the gloves whenever Kessler gets up. You can see his expression change when he realizes that Kessler isn't getting up and the gloves slide back up his hands.
This singular act of wanting to go after him AFTER such a meathead play is what makes me want him to get 20+ for this. I would estimate 10-12 though, but want more.
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10-12-2007 09:12 AM #12
I am hoping they make the jerk pay big time as a signal to the other goons that this won't be tollerated anymore but alas, it will probably be between 10 and 20 games.
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10-12-2007 03:10 PM #13
Flyers winger Jesse Boulerice has been suspended 25 games for his cross-check to the face of Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler.
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10-12-2007 03:30 PM #14
nice to see the NHL sending a message to these goons.
I got a fever. And the only prescription is more golf equipment.
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10-12-2007 09:23 PM #15
Like I expected but I still think they should have banned him. There is no place for that kind of violence in sports. And obviously this guy would not be missed in the NHL. That would have set a precedent.
MikeStrive for perfection, but never expect it!
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10-12-2007 10:43 PM #16
I doubt you'll ever see this guy in the NHL again. He's shown that all he's good for is getting suspensions and risking other players health. He has no upside. You'll never see him again.
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10-14-2007 09:34 PM #17
What about the "skilled goons"................ (ie. Pronger)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bJXgDCbICM
Has been mentioned a number of times on Team 1200 whether the "skilled goons" will receive a different # of games suspension than the "non skilled goons"......."So many moving parts. Your whole body's moving, and this ball is not moving. It's standing still, laughing at you." [B] Tiger Woods[/B]
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10-14-2007 11:46 PM #18
Well, Simon got 25 last year, and he is by no means simply a goon. Obviously he's not in the same skill category as Pronger, but he is actually a real hockey player.
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10-15-2007 09:09 AM #19
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10-16-2007 11:31 PM #20BaxterGuest
What the NHL needs to do is make the Teams pay the price as well. The Flyer's should be with 2 less players unto the suspended players are allowed back to play. The way it is now they just dress another player and go about business.
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10-17-2007 10:26 PM #21
You can't do that. I've heard that solution, and its crap. The team cannot be held responsible for their players' actions, over which they have no control.
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10-17-2007 11:27 PM #22"So many moving parts. Your whole body's moving, and this ball is not moving. It's standing still, laughing at you." [B] Tiger Woods[/B]
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10-18-2007 03:15 AM #23
Ridiculous................... These are grown men, not children. They are responsible for their own actions, and are punished accordingly............
If you can prove some kind of negligence on the part of the team, then go ahead and give them a punishment (like they do when a coach sends a player out to settle a score). But you can't just go around willy nilly, handing out punishments to people who have done nothing wrong. I rue the day that we will live in a society like THAT.
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