Confirmed with Link: Stafford suspended 1 game

[Winnipeg Jets]

Lost amidst all the Byfuglien signing talk this happened.

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[Hank Chinaski]

Lost in the happy news about Buff:

https://www.nhl.com/news/drew-stafford-suspended/c-278502850

Need to be in control of your stick, but I'm a bit surprised that earned a game. Completely accidental.

 

[SensibleGuy]

yeah, should have been a fine and done. Suspension? Silliness...

 

[KCjetsfan]

no excuse to not control your stick, intentional or not, but i am a bit surprised that this warranted a suspension, considering other things that haven't around the league.

 

[Derfel*]

Seeing he was being held up before he swung around as well. He wasn't just swinging for the heck of it. A fine at most.

But hey - other players can run Enstrom head-first into the boards at speed in pre-season and not even get a penalty, so I guess par for course right?

 

[castle]

uh...

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2012223

not surprised.

 

[YWGinYYZ]

Expected a fine. 1 game ain't bad. Keep control of your stick, Stafford.

Bit of a party pooper thing to happen with the Buff signing, but hey...

 

[Blue Shakehead]

Considering all the malicious stuff that goes on in the league where players don't even get a phone call or a fine, Stafford gets a game for an accidental high stick?

Garbage.

 

[Koonta]

a game for that, c'mon .....nothing though is pooping on my sunshine today.

 

[YWGinYYZ]

Considering all the malicious stuff that goes on in the league where players don't even get a phone call or a fine, Stafford gets a game for an accidental high stick?

Garbage.

Very true. I really thought this would get a fine at most - I've seen far more egregious stuff going on around the league than this (and not just committed against the Jets, so I'm not playing the complete homer card here).

 

[castle]

Very true. I really thought this would get a fine at most - I've seen far more egregious stuff going on around the league than this (and not just committed against the Jets, so I'm not playing the complete homer card here).

hey, you can't call out the refs publicly and not expect something like this to happen

 

[flyingkiwi]

Meh it's one game. We'll live.

 

[thereturn]

How often do players get suspended for high sticking? I could see if it seemed intentional... did it seem intentional?

I reeeally don't like that this comes a month after he complains about officiating. It makes my tin foil tingle.

 

[broinwhyteridge]

Huh NHL must really have screwed up if Gregory's mother is mad about the decision.

 

[Koonta]

Ok watch out NHL...Gregory on 1290 right now says he is "mad as blank and is not going to take it anymore"

and as above as broinwhyteridge points out, Gregory's mother will be right there with him.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Lost in the happy news about Buff:

https://www.nhl.com/news/drew-stafford-suspended/c-278502850

Need to be in control of your stick, but I'm a bit surprised that earned a game. Completely accidental.

Can't argue it. 2 games would have been too much.

 

[jetsforever]

Didn't need to be a suspension, but it did look pretty bad.
At least we got Buff

 

[bustamente]

1 game is about right it was a wild swing that connected and drew blood, 10 years never been in trouble and went over to check on the player probably helped it not be 2-3 gamer.

 

[raideralex99]

Seeing he was being held up before he swung around as well. He wasn't just swinging for the heck of it. A fine at most.

That's bs ... he should appeal.
If I'm holding your stick and you are pulling back and then I let go ... the stick is going to go flying back.

 

[ERYX]

I agree that Stafford should keep control of his stick and that he's responsible for what happens when he doesn't. So in a vacuum, I don't have a problem with the suspension. However ...

Seeing he was being held up before he swung around as well. He wasn't just swinging for the heck of it. A fine at most.

But hey - other players can run Enstrom head-first into the boards at speed in pre-season and not even get a penalty, so I guess par for course right?

^ this ... not to mention running our goalie and putting him out of action for three months.

Considering all the malicious stuff that goes on in the league where players don't even get a phone call or a fine, Stafford gets a game for an accidental high stick?

Garbage.

^ and this.

It's the double standard that gets my goat. The stuff 10x worse than what Stafford did that goes completely unpenalized, and then they drop the hammer on an unintentional high stick? Whaaaa ...??

 

[RustyCat]

Can't argue with one game suspension. You are responsible for controlling your stick and that play could have had a far worse outcome. Definitely not about intent here but it sends a message that your are responsible for your actions, even if it was accidental.

 

[Guardian17]

I'm okay with this.

You have to be responsible for your stick.

Maybe they'll call up Raffl.

 

[Koonta]

I'm okay with this.

You have to be responsible for your stick.

Maybe they'll call up Raffl.

nah Peluso will play and Armia will move up.

 

[Holden Caulfield]

nah Peluso will play and Armia will move up.

Thorburn - Copp - Peluso. Time to CELLY! (You are right it just sucks).

 

[thereturn]

So have other players been suspended for similar actions, or is Stafford the first player to ever be careless with his stick?