Joe Thornton suspended 1 game for headshot on Nosek (title updated)

[justafan22]

I'd suspect 1 game, maybe 2.

He's not a repeat offender officially.

 

[bbud]

It doenst ****ing matter if they are comparable, if the league wants to be taken seriously about these suspensions for headshots then they need to suspend headshots not just pick them at random

One deserves more games than the other but a headshot is a headshot

The league will be it's usual off the map self as far as playoff penalties or suspensions go , add they refuse to admit results of those hits are cause of long term issues to avoid financial responsibility I wonder if they will do much.

 

[Hal 9000]

Yet not a peep about McNabb. I expect a suspension for both and doing one over another would be quite ridiculous. Thornton deserves two and McNabb deserves one.

McNabb's hit was not intentional.

 

[trick9]

Should be atleast 3 games, that was a brutal hit.

 

[Crazy Joe Divola]

McNabb's hit was not intentional.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

McNabb's hit was not intentional.

That is irrelevant by NHL DoPS standards. What little consistency there is with DoPS, that one is pretty consistent...it doesn't matter if he intends to if he makes that type of hit and gets the head mostly.

 

[SjMilhouse]

Hopefully the NHL uses this when determining the punishment for Joe. Chara got nothing because Kane put himself in a vulnerable position

 

[Hal 9000]

This was unintentional - so I hear. Couture got the head mostly, but just a simple 2 minute penalty and San Jose people even complained about that.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Geeze i didnt even see this.. Ive been too focused on Kadris absurd actions lol.

This was bad.. Couple games forsure. Potentially coulda been his final game

 

[Pinkfloyd]

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This was unintentional - so I hear. Couture got the head mostly, but just a simple 2 minute penalty and San Jose people even complained about that.

Way to keep it in context. This is embarrassing for you.

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

And it is dirty because of the angle he took and the fact that the head is the principle point of contact. The rest is not relevant. And I actually did watch the game unlike yourself apparently.

You probably thought the Ferland hit was dirty too then huh?

 

[Yeti34]

Hopefully the NHL uses this when determining the punishment for Joe. Chara got nothing because Kane put himself in a vulnerable position

The two hits are so different you cant even compare them.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

You probably thought the Ferland hit was dirty too then huh?

Didn't watch it, don't care, and not at all the topic at hand.

 

[DeadGhost]

Just a guess: Thornton gets a game, McNabb gets a game, but Thornton serves McNabb's game because Vegas.

 

[Kegsey]

I honestly didn't think McNabbs hit was that bad. He's a piece of shit but that hit happens all the time and goes uncalled. Jumbo was frustrated and wanted to hurt someone.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[Rubi]

 

[Kegsey]

Yeah its a bad hit but like, Jumbo is a future first ballot HHOF and a living legend. Ryan Reaves plays for the Vegas Golden Knights. Who cares?

 

[BlueDream]

Reaves is awesome.

I’m a neutral fan but Thornton’s hit was way worse than McNabb’s. Thornton got nothing but the head. McNabb at least went through the body. His was a typical playoff-game hit that you see all the time.

NHL got this one right.

 

[one2gamble]

McNabb's hit was not intentional.

when has that mattered?

 

[BlueOil]

dang, there's really no defending thronton there. trying to end a couple seasons early there. should easily be a suspension for a couple games.

 

[Sol]

How has Thornton not gotten suspended yet

 

[CoverYour5]

Rather looks like blatant headhunting to me. He could have avoided any contact or made a legal hit, but he went for that.

Yeah, he literally changes his path slightly to his right to pick the head. Pretty gross hit. Not surprising seeing the name on the back of the jersey.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Yeah, he literally changes his path slightly to his right to pick the head. Pretty gross hit. Not surprising seeing the name on the back of the jersey.

He went to the right because that's where the puck was....

 

[Jersey Fresh]

That was brutal. It should have been a major.

You sure his skate didn't get caught in a rut?