Player Discussion Charlie McAvoy V signs 3 year $4.9m extension

[HockeyMomx2]

It won’t be more than a game,
I guarantee it will be 1 game.

who are you to make that guarantee?

 

[Brewin8]

who are you to make that guarantee?

really, isn't that Tort's gig?

 

[Troublesome 85]

LMAO this is dumb. Guy headshots Backes and nothing. "Mistake" elbow...............but this SMH

Anderson kept playing

They were laughing in the handshake line

 

[LSCII]

I disagree.
They can't just disregard hits and penalize others.

So you're suggesting that any time a call is blown, the team on the wrong end gets a freebie? Yeah, not happening. The call on McAvoy and the blown call on the Backes elbowing have literally nothing to do with each other.

 

[KrazyLegs]

So you're suggesting that any time a call is blown, the team on the wrong end gets a freebie? Yeah, not happening. The call on McAvoy and the blown call on the Backes elbowing have literally nothing to do with each other.

So you're saying they don't have benchmarks or standards for dispensing punishments? I disagree.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

By the letter of the law, yes they did.

And all 4 got together to make sure they were in agreement and that they made the right call.

Part of the reason he may only get one game is the officials report. And it'll probably say there was nothing that happened earlier in the game that they could call it a predatory retaliation hit.

Honestly, I think this one could go either way, and I am usually pretty close in my assessments of these things. They are going to also have to take into account Chara's involvement. Anderson's head was down because at one point Chara had his stick between Anderson's legs and put the puck there. He isn't like a player admiring his own pass and gets clocked. He's actually trying to find the puck. So was he suppose to "give up on the puck to watch for a possible hit'?

How does that make a difference? McAvoy doesn't control where Anderson's head goes regardless of why it was there.

 

[Cowumbus]

LMAO this is dumb. Guy headshots Backes and nothing. "Mistake" elbow...............but this SMH

Anderson kept playing

They were laughing in the handshake line

You’re right. Should have been a 5 min major and no suspension.

 

[LSCII]

So you're saying they don't have benchmarks or standards for dispensing punishments? I disagree.

Not at all. I'm simply saying that because they blew the call on the elbow to Backes, it does not give McAvoy a free pass to throw a clear cut head shot. People here seem to lack the ability to accept that McAvoy's hit was bad, and rather than just accept it and move on, they continually keep pointing out the elbow on Backes that wasn't called. They have zero to do with each other. Just like DOPS and logic when doling out punishments.

 

[Rubber Biscuit]

You’re right. Should have been a 5 min major and no suspension.

A 5 minute major was not possible.

 

[Lady Rhian]

What is taking so long?

 

[bp13]

Not at all. I'm simply saying that because they blew the call on the elbow to Backes, it does not give McAvoy a free pass to throw a clear cut head shot. People here seem to lack the ability to accept that McAvoy's hit was bad, and rather than just accept it and move on, they continually keep pointing out the elbow on Backes that wasn't called. They have zero to do with each other. Just like DOPS and logic when doling out punishments.

Again I think you’re making this hit out to be worse than it was. He tried to bury him, no question. But aren’t “predatory” hits one where the guy intends to do harm or injure? Why tuck your elbow and run the risk that the only way you hurt him is if he puts his head down? If you want to hurt him, like a “predator”, get the elbow or stick up!

I agree some people here are being biased suggesting this was nothing, but the other end of the spectrum is wrong too, IMO. This just the type of hit that can result in suspension if the guy lowers his head at the wrong time. And he did. If the league wants to punish that, fine by me. Just do it fairly.

 

[Scruffy]

LMAO this is dumb. Guy headshots Backes and nothing. "Mistake" elbow...............but this SMH

Anderson kept playing

They were laughing in the handshake line

This. There's so much bias against Boston because we continually beat and eliminate the Canadian teams so they try to stick it to us.

 

[KnightofBoston]

McAvoy suspended one game per nhl player safety

 

[dabid]

 

[Alicat]

No consistency from the league.

 

[KnightofBoston]

Bummer, but not terribly surprised with all the negative publicity.

Oh well hopefully the bruins can still take game 1 and then get a boost from the kid when he’s back

 

[KlausJopling]

Expected. Glad they won last night. Wonder what they do game 1. Moore or Gryz with Chara on there offside.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Media went all in the deamonize him in Canada. Disgraceful coverage.

 

[JRull86]

Eh no issue here.

Clearly wasn't malicious, but still clocked him.

They'll be fine.

The overarching problem is the inconsistency of DoPS in general and what they look at. Thought Kukans elbow to the face of Backes should've been a game after the fact.

I don't want to hear people saying that "oh because XYZ was worse, McAvoy shouldn't get anything!!" Aka Jack Edwards on Twitter. That's a stupid argument and not how it works.

 

[Lockheed]

Cool, Charlie gets extra rest while the Bruins win game 1.

 

[Midship]

One game for that hit is a f***ing joke, I'm sorry. Zero history, stayed on his skates, incidental contact to the head, player was uninjured and didn't miss a single shift. This is the NHL trying to help out the Canes/extend the series as BOS is the heavy favorite.

 

[Drivebytrucker]

One game for that hit is a ****ing joke, I'm sorry. Zero history, stayed on his skates, incidental contact to the head, player was uninjured and didn't miss a single shift. This is the NHL trying to help out the Canes/extend the series as BOS is the heavy favorite.

LOL, this is the hot take of all hot takes on HFBoard

 

[FribbleLine]

WHAT A JOKE

 

[Alicat]

Eh no issue here.

Clearly wasn't malicious, but still clocked him.

They'll be fine.

The overarching problem is the inconsistency of DoPS in general and what they look at. Thought Kukans elbow to the face of Backes should've been a game after the fact.

I don't want to hear people saying that "oh because XYZ was worse, McAvoy shouldn't get anything!!" Aka Jack Edwards on Twitter. That's a stupid argument and not how it works.

This is where I’m at.

The level of inconsistency from the DOPS is alarming

 

[Alicat]

Here come the trolls.