GDT: Other Games Around the League 2016-17

[rangerssharks414]

Doesn't Columbus have another solid young d-man? Jack something... not the bankrupt one, the young one.

Zach Werenski, yeah.

 

[rangerssharks414]

lmao (from last night)

 

[Lebanezer]

Zach Werenski, yeah.

I'm pretty sure his first name is Jack.

 

[Machinehead]

He's stupid good. I have him as a top-15 defenseman in the NHL right now and he's just 22. He hasn't even reached his potential yet.

Their top 3 is bonkers with Jones, Werenski, and Savard.

And then there's Jack Johnson...

 

[Juxtaposer]

Their top 3 is bonkers with Jones, Werenski, and Savard.

And then there's Jack Johnson...

I'm shocked David Savard is as good as he is.

 

[EmergencyExit]

Therrien out, Claude in. Wow. My worst nightmare as a Leafs fan. Can't imagine how Boston fans feel hahaha.

 

[Coily]

lmao (from last night)

Well the NHL is going to Vegas, guess the refs are getting into "showmanship" mode...

 

[Lebanezer]

What the hell was Vermette thinking?

 

[Machinehead]

To me that was actually worse than the Wideman thing.

I feel like Wideman had just gotten hit didn't entirely know where he was at.

This was like, looking right at him.

 

[Limekiller]

Vermette is going to deserve every game of the suspension they're going to give him. By the rulebook, he's probably looking at 10 games. Which, given the DoPS's idiocy, is probably more than Nyquist will get for stabbing Spurgeon in the face.

 

[CrypTic]

Vermette is going to deserve every game of the suspension they're going to give him. By the rulebook, he's probably looking at 10 games. Which, given the DoPS's idiocy, is probably more than Nyquist will get for stabbing Spurgeon in the face.

By the rulebook, he could easily get 20 games IMO, especially if the linesman got a bruise or something. That would easily fit within the "deliberately strikes an official and causes injury", which is 1 of the the things that gets you 20 games. (This is one of the things the NHL said Wideman but the NHLPA successfully argued that what Wideman did wasn't a strike. I don't think they could argue that here.) But Vermette will probably get 10 bc that would make it less likely that the NHLPA would appeal. It would be very difficult to say that he didn't deserve 10 games per the rules.

To me that was actually worse than the Wideman thing.

I feel like Wideman had just gotten hit didn't entirely know where he was at.

This was like, looking right at him.

I agree. The other reason you can get 20 games is if you knew or should have known that what you did could reasonably cause an injury. But the NHLPA successfully argued that Wideman was out of it bc of his concussion. The NHL tried to say that Wideman should have known anyway and kept playing instead of following the concussion protocol. But the NHLPA argued against that. IMO that's right bc if you have a concussion, not only is your vision possibly impaired, your judgment probably is too, as well as your memory. So holding players responsible for the symptoms of an injury they sustained doing their jobs is problematic, to say the least. There's nothing like that here.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

So dumb. You just can't ever do that.

 

[rangerssharks414]

I saw the Vermette thing on NHL Network. It didn't look that that bad, but the rules are the rules.

 

[hohosaregood]

I saw the Vermette thing on NHL Network. It didn't look that that bad, but the rules are the rules.

To me, it's more about how blatant it was. Like it wasn't much of swing but that whack at the ref was his goal in life at that moment.

 

[Barrie22]

10 games given to vermette

 

[LeeIFBB]

If only the players were offered similar protection from much more egregious acts.

 

[rangerssharks414]

I know 10 is the minimum, but having 10 for that but only 2 for a check to the head is ridiculous. Now, if he slashed the official in the face, fine. But it wasn't really "that violent".

 

[Sharksrule04]

I know 10 is the minimum, but having 10 for that but only 2 for a check to the head is ridiculous. Now, if he slashed the official in the face, fine. But it wasn't really "that violent".

Ehh, it's just the league protecting their officials. I am fine with it. People who are in vulnerable positions need to be protected. It's like how Cab drivers and bus drivers are protected by law so that anything done to them leads to a significantly larger penalty than if you did that same act to a random person on the street.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

^ Unless your name is Patty Kane...

 

[Sharksrule04]

Ehh, it's just the league protecting their officials. I am fine with it. People who are in vulnerable positions need to be protected. It's like how Cab drivers and bus drivers are protected by law so that anything done to them leads to a significantly larger penalty than if you did that same act to a random person on the street.

^ Unless your name is Patty Kane...

HAHA! Very true.

 

[rangerssharks414]

The Kings just got screwed on a bad no goal call.

 

[Alwalys]

officials are simply not ever eligible for hits or intentional contact. it cannot ever be allowed and must be deterred severely. they have to have a protected role, in any sport.

 

[Negatively Positive]

Obviously there's a long way to go but if the Sharks win the division, it looks like their 3 potential opponents are gonna be the Preds, Kings, or Blues. The Flames are technically in the mix too but I don't think they'll beat out the aforementioned teams. So, the question is would you rather face the Preds, Kings, Blues or an inexperienced Oilers team?

 

[Bizz]

The Flames can absolutely catch or pass the Kings and Preds.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I have a hunch that Florida is going deep in the playoffs.