Does Barzal deserve a suspension? (Update: fined $5k)

[Midnight Judges]

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

5K fine

 

[Cyclones21]

Tend to agree and I’m an Avs fan cheering for the Islanders against the Bolts. No respect for Bolts either going with PP1 on the major like that with the game already well in hand. Needless and classless.

Fly - respectfully disagree - I understand your POV but you can't let up - momentum can carry over - in my opinion you are showing that you respect your opponent by not letting up.

 

[LGBlues]

If someone did that to Barzal - I sure would want to see 1 full game. That is why players the league tries to protect should not do that.

 

[CDJ]

Puke play

 

[Chips]

Crosscheck to the head should always be a suspension. Doesn’t matter if they haven’t in the past, they were wrong.

 

[HowSweeeedeItIs]

Definitely getting a game or two for this. Cross-check to the face, clear intent to injure, the puck was nowhere close, an injury occurred on the play.

 

[Bread and Circuses]

Cheap shot of a move but definitely not suspension worthy at all.

Pretty big sell job tbh.

 

[Bread and Circuses]

Definitely getting a game or two for this. Cross-check to the face, clear intent to injure, the puck was nowhere close, an injury occurred on the play.

Seriously doubt it.

 

[TheNumber4]

Damn imagine if this happened in today's playoffs, Simmonds would be banned for life

It did happen in these playoffs. Lee saw a punch direct to the head and ignored it.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

I’ve seen worse done by Vegas and not even get a penalty

Good lord, can we please keep the whining about the Knights to threads that are actually about that series??

 

[Heldig]

Wheel of Justice so who the heck knows...

Cross check to the face (called) AND "abusing" the official (not called).

 

[Hank Plank]

I’ve seen worse done by Vegas and not even get a penalty

 

[Joe Hallenback]

Imagine if the evil mark schiefele committed this act

 

[DFC]

In the regular season, I think he gets a game. I don't think they're pulling him out of a Game 6 though.

 

[HabsAddict]

In the Habs series, that's just a....hello, how are you!

 

[McGarnagle]

We need a new NHL DOPS flowchart

Who committed the action?
Kadri->7 games
Wilson->Flip a coin, if heads, 10 games, if tails, pretend it didn't happen
Anyone else->$5000 fine

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I don't think the cross check is suspension worthy - they may look at the way he shoved the referee - Dan Carcillo was suspended a few years ago for touching the ref.

Carcillo was also a piece of shit. Not that it matters. Just would like to say that as much as possible.

 

[Leafsfan74]

The league needs to clean this stuff up. In the end, I blame this on the league and it's "playoff reffing" which is neanderthal and an insult to basic Rule of Law (in a sports context) and consistency of the sport.

I didn't watch the game, but generally, some action begets another. As a prime example, when Kadri was suspended in his final game as a Leaf it was preceeded by him taking a low hit to the knees if I recall correctly, right at centre ice without a call and then a hit on Marleau hard into the turnbuckle, again, without a call.

So Kadri wrongfully lost his cool and paid the price for his infraction while the Bruins got away with far too much. When you let some blatant acts go, players stew and act out.

Call the damn games straight or be forever known as a goon league that sports bettors will distrust and only MMA fans will be interested in. Give me hard hitting, intense hockey with the odd scuffle when someone crosses a line, the game shouldn't be players constantly going over the line, mocking the rulebook and refs never punishing.

 

[Rschmitz]

Cheap shot of a move but definitely not suspension worthy at all.

Pretty big sell job tbh.

Crosschecks to the head with obvious whiplash should never be accused of a sell job buddy

 

[T REX]

Stick to the head.

Deserves a game.

It won't matter either way.

 

[warrior60]

NYI literally has one player who isn't a goon, so I doubt they suspend him for their last game of the season.

This may be the dumbest post of the night and there are a lot of them.

 

[miscs75]

Considering a similar play happened last round and all the Bruins got was a $5000 fine, no.

 

[mouser]

I don't think the cross check is suspension worthy - they may look at the way he shoved the referee - Dan Carcillo was suspended a few years ago for touching the ref.

That’s a suspension penalty the Refs have to apply in their game report. Not something the DoPS retroactively applies on its own.

 

[Bread and Circuses]

Crosschecks to the head with obvious whiplash should never be accused of a sell job buddy

I said it was a cheap shot but if you don't think Rutta played possum there I can't help you. Buddy.