Can the NHL suspend someone due to an attempt with blatant intent

[GoJetsGo55]

This happened a while ago but it was the first instance of "if that connects, it's a suspension but it missed so it's nothing."

 

[danny90]

Will not happen. NHL likely views it as Necas ducking out of the way and Trouba ends up going over him as he committed to the hit.

What about sticking his elbow out tryna catch anything

 

[Crunchrulz]

The flying elbow is not easy to ignore. What if aside, that was an intentional act to injure. What if should not be the reasoning here. The act itself indeed happen, if not the result.

What if the dog had not taken a "pause for the cause" while chasing the fox?

 

[Unspecified]

"Sell an injury"? What the hell are you even talking about. He got up a bit slow after getting kicked in the back of his head.

The hit while violent missed 99% of the him and he acted like he was sniped from rafters.

He should be suspended on general principle. If he had succeeded he might have killed his target. This is even worse than the cook elbow on Savard because he's flying at his victim with his entire weight and all his speed. Not even Matt Cooke is THIS dirty, and Cooke was a piece of work and then some.

Thank God he missed.


Absolutely unbelievable. I have no idea how you can stand here and say that with a straight face. Trouba tried to kill that man, then landed on him and nearly skate-bladed him to the face. There is no place for that in the NHL.

Trouba needs to be suspended for the remainder of the playoffs. If Marchand did something like that as a Bruins fan I'd be calling for a suspension right along with everyone else.

Lots of "nearly" in that statement

 

[CanesUltimate11]

The hit while violent missed 99% of the him and he acted like he was sniped from rafters.


Lots of "nearly" in that statement

You must have loved Fox selling that punch from Guentzel like Jake had some brass knuckles on then.

 

[Unspecified]

You must have loved Fox selling that punch from Guentzel like Jake had some brass knuckles on then.

Deflection...........

 

[WhataKnight]

Badminton is a good sport, not too scary but I'm warning you, they do hit the shuttlecock hard at times. If you don't like hitting GTFO and watch something that doesn't frighten you.

I'm getting bored of "hockey fans" wanting to implement non-hitting rules.

That’s cool.

I’m getting bored with “hockey fans” wanting to assume my stance on a point I make maybe to suit whatever narrative they have or downplay something, and fail this tremendously.

I never said anything about stopping hitting. I’m saying that the league needs to have at least a chat with Mr. Trouba about how stupid and careless all three portions of that sequence were, and if he does anything like that again, he’ll have enough history to get a Todd Bertuzzi-level punishment and 12 months to cool his heels.

Tell me where I said anything about “non-hitting.” It became an obvious intent to injure instead of a hit once his desired point of contact was his upraised arm.

[mod] Remove that garbage from the sport and those people that complain about hitting won’t have these incidents to parade around.

 

[Faceboner]

I mean it should these dudes are professionally hockey players they should know to keep the elbow tucked and follow through with a shoulder

 

[pld459666]

Sad thread. Lol

 

[cptjeff]

I mean it should these dudes are professionally hockey players they should know to keep the elbow tucked and follow through with a shoulder

Trouba fully knows that that's what he's supposed to do. But his objective- not just in this hit, but frequently- is to injure opposing players, knowing that the NHL never actually seriously enforces their rules against doing that. This isn't an innocent mistake, this is actively malevolent.

 

[Faceboner]

Trouba fully knows that that's what he's supposed to do. But his objective- not just in this hit, but frequently- is to injure opposing players, knowing that the NHL never actually seriously enforces their rules against doing that. This isn't an innocent mistake, this is actively malevolent.

If the league wants to ensure player safety they should face larger suspensions and get fined 10-30% of salary

 

[robertocarlos]

If Trouba died he'd be suing Necas.

 

[tarheelhockey]

This happened a while ago but it was the first instance of "if that connects, it's a suspension but it missed so it's nothing."

Funny enough, both clips are also on the all time “dumbass idea gets dumbass result” highlight reel.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Forget about the CBA or the U.S constitution!!!! Let's lock up this dangerous monster! Who knows what else he's capable of!

What does the constitution have to do with it?

inchoate offense

www.law.cornell.edu

 

[Svechhammer]

He did it again last night

 

[Conbon]

I can't say what I truly want to happen to Trouba so I'll just hope he retires before he shortens too many more lives with his blatant headshots

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Two threads in two different forums. Impressive for an absolutely ineffective player who's on the ice for so many goals against his own club.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

I'm with the other very smart posters, Necas should have allowed himself to take a flying elbow to the face and is a coward.

The guy was as horizontal as Goldberg when he speared everyone

 

[Freudian]

Of course someone could be suspended for attempt to injure even if there is no injury but I would think the bar is set at something that would beyond a normal hockey play where it could go wrong.

If someone were to try to tomahawk chop at someone's head or a round house kick with the skates towards someone, claiming that nothing happened because it was a miss won't impress the league.