Dirty hit by Wood on Namestnikov (warning in OP) upd: 2 game suspension

[PatriceBergeronFan]

That needs a suspension. The jump is moronic.

 

[cyris]

Yea that was ugly. A charge, left his feet and right on the numbers.
Should be at least 5 games but you never really know with NHL hockey ops.

 

[dechire]

I seriously don't understand why he didn't get a major. I don't care if he gets suspended for the next couple of games when he barely even got a slap on the wrist in the game. It's especially terrible if he gets3+ games while the in-game officials didn't do shit about it.

 

[Rebels57]

Absolutely repulsive hit.

2 minute boarding minor?

This league is f***ed.

Hopefully DoPS rectifies that mistake.

 

[spiny norman]

This thread is to discuss the hit; not for fanbases to attack each other.

 

[The Rage Kage]

Disgusting hit by a terrible player. Unbelievable that some fans can defend it. Not surprising though. Should be 10 games at least. DoPS should throw the book at him.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

I'd be pretty mad if I were a Lightning fan.

This kind of hit is always awful, but especially when it's a garbage player doing it to a real player (because the team has nothing to lose).

Plus, just look at the cheapshots on Sustr right afterwards. He was ready to fight because he knew what he did was wrong. Seems pre-meditated. Was there a history between the players that caused this disgusting sequence of events?

Lol.

Disgusting hit by a terrible player. Unbelievable that some fans can defend it. Not surprising though. Should be 10 games at least. DoPS should throw the book at him.

Lolol

 

[New Jersey]

not making any excuses for wood's dangerous play but you know you can always count on flyers fans offering their hot takes on dirty plays around the league in a punctual manner. experts in this field.

 

[Cult of Hynes]

Disgusting hit by a terrible player. Unbelievable that some fans can defend it. Not surprising though. Should be 10 games at least.

He's currently got 16 in his second season in the league, with 24 games left to add to it. And he is one of the top 5 fastest guys in the NHL.

Sooooooooo how exactly is he a terrible player?

This was a bad hit, no argument there, but it's laughable how some people are calling him a terrible player.

 

[Bandit Keith]

Clearly a rookie mistake by Namestnikov not embellishing a bit more there, because for whatever reason injury factors into infractions still.

 

[New Jersey]

Disgusting hit by a terrible player. Unbelievable that some fans can defend it. Not surprising though. Should be 10 games at least. DoPS should throw the book at him.

 

[Devils090]

[MOD]

Should get a couple of games for that, bad hit

 

[ThirdManIn]

Maybe next time Sustr will think twice.

I'm pretty sure the one who needs to think harder about his actions after this whole sequence is Wood.

 

[Linda Bacon]

looked like a freak accident, not sure if the zamboni driver properly cleaned the ice

 

[Jersey Fresh]

[mod]

Bad hit, but frankly I'm not even sure he gets suspended. Should have been 5 and a game though, which makes me think the league may try and equalize after the fact.

 

[The Rage Kage]

[mod]

Bad hit, but frankly I'm not even sure he gets suspended. Should have been 5 and a game though, which makes me think the league may try and equalize after the fact.

Probably the easiest suspension of the year

 

[Tkachuky]

That is beyond ugly. Wish he will get 10 games but will get less than 5

 

[Nocashstyle]

Disgusting hit by a terrible player. Unbelievable that some fans can defend it. Not surprising though. Should be 10 games at least. DoPS should throw the book at him.

Terrible player? LOL. I'm sure you'd hate to have him on your team.

Either way, dumb hit. There's no excuse.

 

[sparxx87]

looked like a freak accident, not sure if the zamboni driver properly cleaned the ice

That’s what I saw. He was just about to let up and suddenly caught a slick spot, propelling him off his feet and driving Vlad into the boards from behind.

Innocent slip up, that’s all.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Love the kid but that was stupid

 

[DerekDevils30]

@WhiskeyYourTheDevils needs to come back to the Devils board

 

[ScottyK]

No history he'll get 1 or 2. Dumb play but he'll learn.

 

[MadDevil]

Disgusting hit by a terrible player. Unbelievable that some fans can defend it. Not surprising though. Should be 10 games at least. DoPS should throw the book at him.

Terrible player? I take it you don't watch many Devils games?

 

[The Rage Kage]

Terrible player? I take it you don't watch many Devils games?

If he wasnt a terrible player he wouldnt feel the need to run around like a goon. He was a real tough guy vs the flyers going after big guys like Konecny and Ghost. Typical trash.

 

[Rad Dude83]

bad hit. I get that he goes fast and hard, but sometime he needs to just slow down and grill. kids learning I think. give him a 10 game suspension and that should send a message.

 

[lucifer91]

Id say a game is warranted. 5 games is too much. Marchand who has a history got 5 games for elbow on mojo who is still out. If wood gets 5 or more, Marchand should have gotten 20