Taupy said:
Garrett Stafford used some racist word... and he pumped up Perezhogin.
I think he says something really bad. Anyway, it always happen in the AHL.
Rubbish. No link or anything that could come close to substiating that ANYTHING "racist" were said.
Also, to krypt and the rest of the Habs fans who are actually trying to put the "this isn't that bad or he swung first or saying ANYTHING in ANY way that is in defence of what this coward did, you lot should simply be ashamed of your words regarding this situation.
I went and had a look at what a couple of you had to say about the Bertuzzi incedent regarding the play and Canucks fans for trying to defend or make that dispicable play seem less then it were.
Instead of posting all of these quotes, I will say this, to those of you who are spewing your rubbish about how this isn't all that bad and such, you might want to have a look at what you said about Canuck fans and Bertuzzi and then ask yourself if you are a hypocrite or are simply wrong.
That hit is what is wrong with hockey today.
That ANYONE thinks that they can use their sticks in ANY fashion (spearing,slashing etc) in that manner is a large part of why we are seeing so many concussions and highsticking incidents that cause serious injuries on the rise.
There is no place for it in the game of hockey ANYWHERE. Period.
Should Pere be "banned for life"? I don't think so. I think he should have to be suspended without hearing until after Stafford is free of his injury AND THEN the league should have a hearing about how long he should be suspended AND THEN he should be allowed to start serving his suspension. After that is done, he should be forced to have to apply for re instatement.
If I am the commish, I wouldn't allow it on the first application. I would make a final example of him in this rubbish. I would do the same with Bertuzzi. Make him have to wait another month and then, if he is truly capable of showing contrition for his grotesque actions, he should be reinstated and allowed to move on to his career with no further mention of the incident.
It is shameful to see people defend this nonsense simply because he belongs to their team. Especially when some of you lot were the loudest bashing Bertuzzi and the Canucks fans for his similar scat.
If it were a player on my team, as sort of happened when Avery punched a player in the back of the head while he were face down, I would say what I did then and that is that IF that player were injured that Avery should have been made to sit out the season and try to be reinstated the next year.
Any intent to injure action that the league finds a player guilty of should end that players season on the spot. They should have to try being reinstated every new season until they get their spot back.
It is a privilege to be allowed to play in the NHL/AHL, not a right. Players that pull this crap should be reminded of it.