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Marchand put himself in this spot with his stupid play. The league wants to send a message that this will now be suspension worthy who else would be better than him as the sacrificial lamb?
Marchand put himself in this spot with his stupid play. The league wants to send a message that this will now be suspension worthy who else would be better than him as the sacrificial lamb?
he got what he deserved, never mind the inconsistency from the league, he`s got a history, he knows it and this play was just plain stupid
he got what he deserved, never mind the inconsistency from the league, he`s got a history, he knows it and this play was just plain stupid
disagree, sending a message on a play like this would have been suspending him also for playoff games
I agree, and hopefully Marchand learns from it, but it would also be good to see the league be a little more consistent.
2 games is pretty steep especially since Marshy was looking at 40 goal season. I wonder if he had bonus money lost because he will not reach 40 goals?
2 games is pretty steep especially since Marshy was looking at 40 goal season. I wonder if he had bonus money lost because he will not reach 40 goals?
Bonuses are only allowed for ELC, and Over-35 contracts, with the exception if a player has signed a one-year contract after returning from a long-term injury (has played 400 or more games, and spent 100 or more days on the Injured Reserve in the last year of their most recent contract).
Based on what? Some tripping and some clipping hits? It certainly isn't based on anything besides repuation.
I've been saying this for years, but this type of inconsistent crap is what you get when you try to put the hammer down using piddly ass 1 and 2 game suspension and not having a set of guidelines for what is a suspension and what isn't.
The reality is that every single night there are incidents that are suspendable based on their previous rulings, but doing so would be ridiculous. So they pick and choose which ones to act on(also ridiculous).
I'm not sure exactly how they determine which ones they are going to review or suspend, but my guess is the amount of media attention it recieves.
We have reached the point where minor penalties are now turning into suspension and I'm not alluding to this as aminor as the rule book clearly states that this would have been a major penalty.
He needs help... Like therapy
He needs help... Like therapy