Confirmed with Link: NHL suspends Alex Edler 3 Games for Headshot on Hertl

[y2kcanucks]

Mute the announcers and just watch. 28 to 31s.

Look at where the puck is when contact was made too. If Edler holds up and doesn't go to that ice space he essentially lets Hertl take the puck and go forward. Is Edler supposed to hold up and give up the puck in that situation just because Hertl decides to put himself in a vulnerable position?

There's no homer glasses at all either like you claimed earlier. I would be saying this same thing if it were an issue with a Montreal player hitting a New York player.

 

[MrShift4]

1) Edler skates towards puck
2) Edler braces for contact
3) Edler gets run into by a player with his head down reaching out to chip a puck
4) ???
5) Suspension

The answer to #4 is Edler plays for Canucks

 

[Foundational Player]

Is it just me, or do the rulings/decisions seem more uncertain and baffling then when Coli Campbell was at the helm?

Was excited when Shanahan replaced Campbell, now not sure what to expect from ruling to ruling.

 

[Nuckles]

Mute the announcers and just watch. 28 to 31s.

He definitely doesn't deserve a suspension, but seeing as how he's a repeat offender now shakehead) I wouldn't be surprised if he gets 1 or 2 games.

 

[arsmaster*]

so in other words...he was skating

It never helps anything when people are intentionally daft.

You know damn well that's not how people normally skate, especially those who should be bracing for contact.

 

[Reign Nateo]

I just don't understand how players can feel comfortable throwing any hits at all any more.

This is not the way to protect the players.

A) The equipment was the problem from the start. If you made the equipment less like armour, hits aren't going to do as much damage, and hitters won't want to throw as many big hits as they will feel it more too.

B) If you punish Edler on this play, Hertl learns nothing about keeping his head up. If this continues, we'll have no hitting and a bunch of Taylor Hall's skating around with their head down and their yap open. There's still going to be contact, yet no one bothering keeping their head up, like you learn as a kid for generations playing hockey. There will be severe injuries when people collide from skating around looking at the puck.

Completely miss-guided by the NHL yet again. Yes, concussions are a problem. Not changing the equipment and alowing players to skate around with their head down and chin strap loose with no reprocussions is the issue. Not PERFECTLY LEGAL hits like this.

I hope they figure this out soon, because they will ruin the game if not.

 

[Samzilla]

so in other words...he was skating

It never helps anything when people are intentionally daft.

You know damn well that's not how people normally skate, especially those who should be bracing for contact.

yeah, unless hertl's second career is as a speed skater...

 

[Nuckles]

Bad news guys

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

I predict that Cherry tears Hertl apart on coaches corner tomorrow night.

First for the show boating and running up the score, and next for skating with his head down.

I wont agree with him on the first part, but I almost guarantee he goes there.

 

[Samzilla]

Bad news guys

and yet i spun the wheel and got "hockey play". are we to conclude the nhl spinning wheel of justice could possibly be...inconsistent?

 

[Canucks LB]

He will get 3 games, because this league is ****ing corrupt

 

[Nuckles]

Edler might have been suspended 3 games...NHL.com put up a page then took it down.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Edler might have been suspended 3 games...NHL.com put up a page then took it down.

Same thing happened with Hansen's suspension for reaching for the puck last year - his video got leaked before the announcement was made.

Oh, NHL.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Apparently 3 games, according to someone on the main board.

 

[arsmaster*]

Same thing happened with Hansen's suspension for reaching for the puck last year - his video got leaked before the announcement was made.

Oh, NHL.

I liked it before when they didn't make the videos. At least you could just guess what their thought process was instead of listening to it, and then thinking...."how did they come to that conclusion after all they just said".

 

[AaronDellForPrez]

Yes, Edler suspended for 3 games.

This is pretty much what everyone expected at the time of the hit.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I liked it before when they didn't make the videos. At least you could just guess what their thought process was instead of listening to it, and then thinking...."how did they come to that conclusion after all they just said".

I feel the same. I remember the first two or three suspensions Shanahan did, a lot of people felt like it was a revelation - transparency! Insight! Explanations!

Then as more suspensions started coming in for less and less consistent acts on the ice, it just became a farce.

 

[y2kcanucks]

I feel the same. I remember the first two or three suspensions Shanahan did, a lot of people felt like it was a revelation - transparency! Insight! Explanations!

Then as more suspensions started coming in for less and less consistent acts on the ice, it just became a farce.

It feels as if Shanahan is just a puppet and there's someone behind the scenes making the decisions and pulling the strings.

 

[Tiranis]

What a joke.

 

[VeteranNetPresence]

head is PPoC, not sure why people are surprised or upset

 

[StringerBell]

Absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

What a joke.

Pretty much. Oh well. Glad Hertl's alright, sucks that Edler misses time for that type of play.

 

[tc 23]

What a ****ing load of ****. Three ****ing games because a rookie didn't keep his head up and reached for the puck. Plenty of time for Hertl to see where Edler was and he ****ing reaches anyways. Holy ****.

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

Thats it.

I'm boycotting Maple Frosted Wheaties forever.

Can't wait to hear the explanation...

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

This, this is exactly why my interest in hockey has been steadily declining over the past few years.

I can't imagine the frustration of being a defenseman nowadays, what the **** are you supposed to do? Not hit? If his ****ing helmet didn't come off, that ****ing hit wouldn't have been reviewed.

The NHL is becoming a bigger joke than those corrupt soccer leagues in Europe.