Malkin High Sticking Match Penalty (Suspended for One Game)

[Gurglesons]

Pens fan. No hit, but intention on the play should see Geno sit for at least 2 or 3.

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[tny760]

refs missed a call??

film at 11!

 

[Gurglesons]

refs missed a call??

film at 11!

They got it. Major. Raffl sold it as if he got hit, but intention was insanely dirty.

 

[Empoleon8771]

From the clips I've seen, I honestly can't tell how badly Malkin got Raffl. It deserves a suspension because Malkin is a ****ing idiot, but I'm not sure how much of Raffl he got.

It's comparable to this 1 game suspension that Keith got:

 

[Swervin81]

Video (courtesy of /u/specmence of /r/hockey):



Kinda fitting that Malkin's first suspension will be a dumb and unnecessary stick infraction.

 

[Bgav]

Looked like it grazed the helmet

 

[Beauner]

Oh man you're gonna get blasted for putting the word "phantom" in the title.

Whether he made contact or not that's the right call. You can't swing like that

 

[Gurglesons]

Video:



Kinda fitting that Malkin's first suspension will be a dumb and unnecessary stick infraction.

Didn’t he get suspended for the Canucks hit.

 

[StupidityKills]

He got a match penalty. Will probably only be 1 game due to the fact that it's Malkin and he didn't make much contact.

Could have been really really bad and deserves to be punished. I can't stand players who use their sticks to attempt to injure other plays.

 

[Madifer]

GG Geno robbing your goalie of a very probable shutout.

 

[SEALBound]

Contact - 2 games.

No contact - 1 game, fine to Raffl for embellishment.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Geno deserves to sit. He is insanely lucky he did not connect hard. Could have been a Perezoghin situation.

 

[crab]

Likely zero games. Shrek is the dirtiest player in the league yet gets away with it time after time.

 

[Lemieuxs]

The 5 minute game misconducts was enough. Never hit Raffl. Raffl sure did put on an acting job though. Raffl is such a punk. Punching to the head and cheap shots all night. Refs created that mess.

 

[BallardEra]

Looks like it grazes his shoulder but what the heck is Makin thinking there?

Not sure how the league will punish this.

 

[Adam Warlock]

Hes lucky it didnt hit raffl more....as is raffl.

Malkin has dodged suspensions his entire career....not expecting anything different.

 

[TNT87]

It was stupid for him to swing like that. Could have cost them. The PK came up big.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Should be multiple games. He took a full f***ing swing at his head. Raffl is so damn lucky Malkin missed but the league should not just let that kind of behavior slide because there was no injury.

 

[tread102]

The 5 minute game misconducts was enough. Never hit Raffl. Raffl sure did put on an acting job though. Raffl is such a punk. Punching to the head and cheap shots all night. Refs created that mess.

Exactly this is on the nhl for letting crap go

 

[PensPlz]

Was still dumb and dangerous to swing your stick like that.

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

I agree. Malkin should probably get a game. Damn hot head. You don’t retaliate to another player being a b*tch like that. You fight him or leave it go.

That was really dumb and I assume he will get suspended a game.

 

[the_gman83]

Didn’t he get suspended for the Canucks hit.

Nope, not a thing. Mitchell missed 4 months, wasn't sure if he'd ever play again.

 

[PB37]

Gutless play by Malkin

 

[BallardEra]

I definitely think it'll be more than 1 game.

 

[PensandCaps]

Good on Malkin. Raffl deserved it. Can't just let someone take a swing at your head.