GDT: Game 4 Flames (2-1-0) @ Blues (0-1-1) 6:00 pm MT (Sportsnet Flames/ Fan960)

[Rubi]

Hmmm... dirty hit on another player... 20 games
Beat your wife where the police and courts get involved ... 18 games.

Something's not right.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Does anyone else feel like Bortuzzo is the dollar store knock-off of Bertuzzi?

 

[Calculon]

Frolik might need a seat in the pressbox for a game

 

[Anglesmith]

Yes, but who picked the arbitrator? Donald Trump?
It is a sad comment on society when the suspension is cut in half.

Also one could argue that the arbitrator didn't do his job..

It's a legal matter. If you're suggesting that the arbitrator should be concerned about the comment on society that his ruling represents, I'm not sure you're familiar with what his job actually is.

Just like in the Wideman case, the arbitrator doesn't get to make a ruling and override the league. What he's ruling on is whether the league broke its own rules per the CBA.

I would say society would be in even more trouble if we didn't have standards for punishment as well as behaviour.

 

[JPeeper]

but why

 

[Rubi]

Sigh... not good.

 

[Mr Snrub]

That's the game.

 

[MDCSL]

That is entirely on smith. Why play the puck when there is offensive pressure?

 

[Mobiandi]

You take the good, you take the bad and there you have the facts of playing with Mike Smith.

Put Rittich in

 

[Rubi]

It's a legal matter. If you're suggesting that the arbitrator should be concerned about the comment on society that his ruling represents, I'm not sure you're familiar with what his job actually is.

Just like in the Wideman case, the arbitrator doesn't get to make a ruling and override the league. What he's ruling on is whether the league broke its own rules per the CBA.

I would say society would be in even more trouble if we didn't have standards for punishment as well as behaviour.

Sorry I didn't realize that there was a clause in the CBA about the maximum number of games that a player can be suspended for beating their wife. 18 it is then.

 

[Calculon]

Rittich should start the third to get him ready for Saturday

 

[super6646]

For f*** sakes

 

[Mobiandi]

Bennett, Dube and Ryan are only Flames forwards that showed up. Although Benny's got to score that

 

[Bounces R Way]

Hmmm... dirty hit on another player... 20 games
Beat your wife where the police and courts get involved ... 18 games.

Something's not right.

Beat your wife? He forcibly restrained a drunken woman against his car. Still not cool but really it's only domestic abuse by the strictest definition.

Christ the Flames always take a bunch of stupid pills every time they play in St Louis. That's not a puck Smith should be going after. LOL that graphic on Smith after shutouts.

 

[DFF]

You take the good, you take the bad and there you have the facts of playing with Mike Smith.

Put Rittich in

More bad than good

 

[super6646]

Falling apart guys...

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Sorry I didn't realize that there was a clause in the CBA about the maximum number of games that a player can be suspended for beating their wife. 18 it is then.

1) Wasn't his wife (semantics)
2) CBA doesn't have a set number, hence the problem leading to arbitration in the first place.
3) He's been tried and convicted by a court of law. The NHL is not law but an organization that allows employment.

 

[Mobiandi]

Why is Gio forcing that move to the corner

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Bennett has been the Flames best player tonight by a mile. Hopefully he keeps it up, great to see Neal get on the board. Just need everyone else to get going.

 

[Anglesmith]

Yeah, St. Louis is definitely one of our bugaboo teams, ever since Kipper left. Kipper used to have their number IIRC.

 

[Mobiandi]

I really wonder if Tkachuk's lower body injury is still lingering. He's been bad at ES through all of our games so far

 

[Anglesmith]

Why does Allen have to play well against us?

 

[Rubi]

1) Wasn't his wife (semantics)
2) CBA doesn't have a set number, hence the problem leading to arbitration in the first place.
3) He's been tried and convicted by a court of law. The NHL is not law but an organization that allows employment.

1) Ok.. girlfriend. I'm sure they are living together, the same as a husband and wife do.
3)Well why is he being suspended at all then? ...He's been tried and convicted in a court of law. Punishment (3 months probation) for the assault has been meted out by the courts and is being served by the defendant.

 

[Mobiandi]

I feel like we're still in this. Last year I would've counted us out at 2-1

 

[Calculon]

If they can get one before the end of the second, they're definitely still in this

Valimaki/Andersson haven't had the best of games but it's nice to see them still getting ice time.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

3)Well why is he being suspended at all then? ...He's been tried and convicted in a court of law. Punishment (3 months probation) for the assault has been meted out by the courts and is being served by the defendant.

I have a great idea, why don't you go to the NHL main board and read about it there.