R U Kidding me., biggest HABS fan after Red Story, Dave Newell, Fournier and let's not forget Wally Harris
Confirmed with Link: NHL and Shanny deems that Gryba gets 2 games
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R U Kidding me., biggest HABS fan after Red Story, Dave Newell, Fournier and let's not forget Wally Harris
Three things I'd like to see happen this summer:
1. A clearly defined set of rules for the players and officials to follow. The league needs to sit down with players, coaches and officials to determine what is and isn't acceptable in the game and to hold everyone who breaks the rules accountable(stars included). Players should be allowed to play the game without fear of retribution from the league due to a hit with a bad outcome.
2. Shanny needs to go as he proved he is incompetant at his job and he sealed his fate with the Gryba suspension. Honestly I do not know if it's just him or has people working with him to determine suspensions but, somethings gotta be done. I'd like to see a panel of respected ex-nhl'ers coaches and even officials over seeing these types of decsions.
3. Suspending a guy due to public pressure should not happen at all. End of story.
tl;dr
im just a fan who is tired of league ********.
1. A clearly defined set of rules for the players and officials to follow. The league needs to sit down with players, coaches and officials to determine what is and isn't acceptable in the game and to hold everyone who breaks the rules accountable(stars included). Players should be allowed to play the game without fear of retribution from the league due to a hit with a bad outcome.
2. Shanny needs to go as he proved he is incompetant at his job and he sealed his fate with the Gryba suspension. Honestly I do not know if it's just him or has people working with him to determine suspensions but, somethings gotta be done. I'd like to see a panel of respected ex-nhl'ers coaches and even officials over seeing these types of decsions.
3. Suspending a guy due to public pressure should not happen at all. End of story.
tl;dr
im just a fan who is tired of league ********.
DrEasy
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Exactly., all this league has turned into is just laughable, a cheaper version of the WWE
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I'm pretty disappointed in the decision. As has been stated by almost everyone here and surprisingly by the vast majority of hockey analysts it was a clean hit with an unfortunate outcome. That happens in hockey sometimes.
There should have been no penalty but I did understand the refs position here, if Gryba wasn't given the gate it could have developed into a real **** show. Sometimes refs have to do this to keep the game under control, I accepted that.
When I heard he was going to have a hearing, I was dumbfounded...what? After some reflection I realized that league politics were front and centre here. Gryba is not a big name, it was in Montreal, Bettman was there, etc. OK you ******** I thought, give him one game so you guys can show your face in Montreal and stand in front of the American media saying you don't condone that stuff.
Two games??? OK, this is way over the top, this is politics run amok, this is a farce and Shanahan is a puppet. The tail is wagging the dog.
When Shanahan first started doing this job I kind of liked his approach, it was fair and measured. He seemed to take the flow and the characters of the game into consideration for every decision. We started to see him bend to politics last year, it was getting bad. Now there is no consistency, it very much matters which players are involved. It would appear that Shanahan has no integrity or scruples anymore, he will do what he is told. Look in the mirror Shanny, you have sold out.
There should have been no penalty but I did understand the refs position here, if Gryba wasn't given the gate it could have developed into a real **** show. Sometimes refs have to do this to keep the game under control, I accepted that.
When I heard he was going to have a hearing, I was dumbfounded...what? After some reflection I realized that league politics were front and centre here. Gryba is not a big name, it was in Montreal, Bettman was there, etc. OK you ******** I thought, give him one game so you guys can show your face in Montreal and stand in front of the American media saying you don't condone that stuff.
Two games??? OK, this is way over the top, this is politics run amok, this is a farce and Shanahan is a puppet. The tail is wagging the dog.
When Shanahan first started doing this job I kind of liked his approach, it was fair and measured. He seemed to take the flow and the characters of the game into consideration for every decision. We started to see him bend to politics last year, it was getting bad. Now there is no consistency, it very much matters which players are involved. It would appear that Shanahan has no integrity or scruples anymore, he will do what he is told. Look in the mirror Shanny, you have sold out.
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lol @ Shannahan's explanation "Gryba does not hit the body square enough"
So , you're saying he hit the body but because it hit his head as well there must be a penalty?lol
So , you're saying he hit the body but because it hit his head as well there must be a penalty?lol
M4TR1X
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Indeed. Pretty hard to hit a body squarely. Sure, that is the reason why Eller's head bounced off Gryba's shoulder, but should freak accidents warrant a suspension? Especially two games, compared to a premeditated elbow to the head like a Ference or a Pronger.
What a joke!
DrEasy
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Don Cherry confirms it: because of what's in the papers, Shanny had to do something. He didn't even bother giving an opinion on the hit itself. So basically, it has nothing to do with the hit, but the image of the NHL.
The NHL is purely about entertainment disguised as sports.
The NHL is purely about entertainment disguised as sports.
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Guess Shanahan wasn't privy to those angles. Brutal. Seems pretty definitive. Pretty much shoots holes in his explanation video.
And as far as Cherry goes, how can a guy who has an opinion on everything decline to comment on that? You can bet if it was Toronto, he'd be all over it.
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Sad thing is, the league has been a joke for awhile. I'm still amazed how quickly the two Andy van Hellemond incidents were swept under the rug. People went batty over what officials in the NBA were doing, but van Hellemond was way worse and hardly reported.
Countdown0
Deep Breath... nope, still mad!
Shanafail should be forced to watch this video 8 or 9 times, and then make a PUBLIC apology in which he admits the suspension was incorrect, ends the suspension early so Gryba can play in game 3, and fines Prust for calling MacClean a "bug eyed, fat walrus" in the media.
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Too late. The damage has been done.
This incident is in the Sens' heads. They're afraid to hit, afraid to play hard, and deep down, they know who the league wants to win the series.
Countdown0
Deep Breath... nope, still mad!
Oh, I know that. Still, Shanahan should be forced to eat his works and apologize to Gryba, and to the Sens as a whole.
Obviously he wont, because he's a little ***** and doesn't have the manhood to admit that he was wrong, but still, he SHOULD.
kbuzz
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I totally agree. The SUN should be ashamed for making a poor taste cover. They'll do anything to sell that tabloid. Likewise, the NHL will do anything to protect its image.
Nobody wins here.
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Cherry declined to comment because he would have called it the way it was
Thing is, now that Montreal and Toronto are in the playoffs the HNIC is all about them how awful Ottawa is: the day it happened they all agreed it wasn't suspension worthy but once the call was made thay all suddenly changed their tune
They told him "you are not talking about how the NHL bent the rules to suspend Gryba" and he followed his orders
If it had been Toronto then he would have said it anyway, but who cares about the Senators? At least the TSN panel was honest about it: the NHL lied, bent it's own rules and only showed footage that fit it's agenda when suspending Gryba.
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I'm sure the Sun, or should I say Quebecor, is a big winner here. Generate headlines, sell a bunch of papers, and all but guarantee the Habs make it to round 2.
Ka-ching!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXsLg3QXR8Q
Here's the Abdelkader hit tonight on Lydman. Abdelkader got 5 minutes and a game.
Here's the Abdelkader hit tonight on Lydman. Abdelkader got 5 minutes and a game.
Left his feet well before the hit. Totally suspension worthy but don't be shocked if nothing happens especially because it's involving that complete incompetent moron Shanahan's former team.
It might be 'in their heads' as you say, but that's not an excuse. This team needs to be psychologically tougher. This should have been a motivating factor to play their hearts out and they didn't do that. We've heard for the past two years now how this Sens team has 'overcome' adversity. Well this is added adversity and this debacle shouldn't stop them. Don't get me wrong, I'm livid with Shanahan (never liked the guy) and how the league bows to pressure from an original six team. Also, just one look at Therrien's face makes me want to hurl.
DrEasy
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Their headline even made it to Coach's Corner, I'm sure the people at the Ottawa Sun are ecstatic.
And Coach's Corner of course didn't display much class showing the headlines either, of course.
BonkTastic
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Abdelkader plays for the Red Wings, Lydman plays for the Ducks.
Don't think that won't have any influence on the decision.
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