Evander Kane goes off on DoPS

[BruinLVGA]

That's a suspension.

 

[BruinLVGA]

He's correct. Chara should have been given a 5 game suspension but he's a golden boy and gets a small fine.

 

[Canada4Gold]

A lot of people will probably pass this off as whining, but he's absolutely correct. He deserved to be suspended but so did countless other people who haven't been.

 

[LOFIN]

I hope other players would support him with this, but I doubt it.

 

[Mick Riddleton]

Lauzon gets 2 games and Crouse hits McAvoy worse and gets nothing in the same game. Parros is useless, Kane is no saint but makes a point. How come there is no video of the incident?

 

[Anglesmith]

Perceived inconsistency is an inevitability. Not only because the rulebook is not written in a tight way and thus a whole range of decisions can be justified for any one incident, but also because just about everyone who analyzes DoPS decisions isn't evaluating them for fairness and logic, but rather is comparing them to their own personal first impression when they see an incident.

This kind of perceived inconsistency is much more likely to be a result of how hastily people jump to conclusions, how little introspective analysis is done in those conclusions, and thus how much inconsistency there is in those first impressions. This statement by Kane is equally hasty and without due consideration. Unlike most fans, the DoPS analyzes plays critically and breaks down all factors. When players, fans and media do the same, then they can have a conversation about consistency. When you have people saying [incident 1] is 'literally identical to' [incident 2] when there are significant differences between them, that conversation is pointless and goes nowhere.

Kane is absolutely right when he said that very few people in the NHL understand the rules and how they lead to decisions. I think it's about time they start paying attention.

 

[Claypool]

He needs to stop elbowing people. He needs to take a hint.

 

[Leafidelity]

He's right. Parros is terrible at his job.

 

[nabbyfan]

He’s 100% right.

Since former Duck enforcer Parros took this job, there have been 0 suspensions issued for hits against San Jose. We’ve had multiple players injured from dirty hits and headshots in the last few years, and nothing.

Parros was in charge when Mcnabb boarded Joel Ward and broke his collarbone. No suspension or fine

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Kane can both deserve the suspension and be absolutely correct that the DoPS is an inconsistent mess and has been ever since Parros took over.

He’ll probably have more punishment rained down on him but honestly good for him for speaking out. The DoPS needs to be more scrutinized for their baffling decision making.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

He is correct for once. Good for him to speak out this time. He also does deserve a suspension based on the partial precedence.... but consistancy has never been so lacking.

Parros needs to go. He never deserved the role from the start.

 

[serp]

Unfair or not Evander Kane is perceived as a malcontent by big parts of the old boys club that runs hockey so he unlike others will allways get a suspension when he does something questionable.

I do think a suspension was the right call here BUT this DoPS is maddingly inconsistent ( like Kane mentions in his statement ) and lets certain players off the hook too easily while others face the music . This isn't exactly new though and has been the case for years now.

 

[ViewsFromThe6ix]

Good on Kane. Dops is a joke.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Lauzon gets 2 games and Crouse hits McAvoy worse and gets nothing in the same game. Parros is useless, Kane is no saint but makes a point. How come there is no video of the incident?

This illegal hit on Travis Dermott by Kyle Okposo didn't get him a 2:00 penalty or a suspension since both were deserved. What made that even worse is how Buffalo went down the ice and scored a goal. Plus no players have been suspended for illegal hits against the Maple Leafs since 2013 which is the longest streak in the NHL.

 

[thekernel]

Kane won't get a lot of sympathy but he's not wrong

 

[trellaine201]

Kane will probably get a small fine for his comments lol

 

[nturn06]

Oooof... Will they fine him for this?

Most likely next time Kane does something borderline they will throw the book at him.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I support Kane as much as possible .

I'm also one of those people who thinks he's just dumb as a doorknob

 

[BruinLVGA]

This illegal hit on Travis Dermott by Kyle Okposo didn't get him a 2:00 penalty or a suspension since both were deserved. What made that even worse is how Buffalo went down the ice and scored a goal. Plus no players have been suspended for illegal hits against the Maple Leafs since 2013 which is the longest streak in the NHL.

"How can I make this about the Leafs?". Like clockwork.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Kane will probably get a small fine for his comments lol

If that happened he could afford it.

 

[TheGooooch]

Good for him. DOPS is a joke.

 

[Icarium]

I know this might be a crazy idea but hear me out - maybe they shouldn't hire former goons as heads of DoPS?

 

[3074326]

nvm, misread the post

 

[Planetov]

Bro’s not wrong.

 

[themelkman]

Yes he deserved a punishment but he is 100% right that the rest also do and George is not doing a good job