Rangers calling out DOPS! (UPD: NYR fined $250,000)

[Tobias Kahun]

Rick Carpiniello is reporting Parros didn't even want to suspend Wilson for the Carlo hit but Bettman stepped in because he was afraid of "the optics" of no suspension.

Whats the point in Parros having a job if his boss is having to overrule him.

 

[Cricket Green]

Backstrom, Ovy, Kuzy and Carlson shouldnt have to suffer because their teammate is an inconsiderate ass. Please don't advocate taking a run at Wilson or his teammate. At this point, the villain is the person/people who are CONDONING Wilson's behavior in the form of a $20 fine. A spectactle needs to be made of Bettman and the league as a whole. You'd think the Peel event would have been enough bad publicity for 1 season, but the arrogance of the commissioner's office knows no boundaries, apparently. This letter, coming from the league's most important franchise, is a good start. And Dolan is not the owner Bettman wants to go to war with.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

LOL Rangers fans will really regret this Twitter post for years to come. Karen type shit.

Are you kidding?

They likely have the support of most hockey fans. The DoPS has been a joke for years. It's one of the few things people agree on here.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

What would you suspend him for? Throwing Panarin down after Panarin jumped on him? He could have just dropped his gloves and unloaded on him.

Panarin accepted all consequences when he got on Wilson. Sure, he did it to stand up for a teammate, but if you're going to stand up for a teammate then accept what that brings with it. Did he think Wilson was going to just hug it out with him because he's a soft forward? That's now how this works.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I think fans of 30 other teams probably agree with that statement. A $5000 fine is an absolute joke.

29 other teams.

 

[CrownofThornton]

Rick Carpiniello is reporting Parros didn't even want to suspend Wilson for the Carlo hit but Bettman stepped in because he was afraid of "the optics" of no suspension.

So basically Parros is so bad at his job that the boss has to intervene.

What purpose does he serve then?

 

[Cricket Green]

It's obvious to everyone agrees with you and anyone else is wrong. Look, I'm not going to say the situation isn't unique, it is. I still don't think it's a good idea for the NHL to cave to a single team's demands and replace a figurehead for one more likely to favor said team.

That said, I doubt that was the Rangers' intention. It's theater and it's a good play. I was just wondering about how steep the slope gets when the next guy doesn't punish a situation in a way that yet another team can agree with.

No vitriol here.

Pay less attention to what the letter says and more to who it is coming from.

 

[MitchMurphy]

Good for the Rangers. Hopefully they take care of business Wednesday.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Don't these clowns employ someone who is notorious for running goalies? They just come off as whiners in this whole thing.

The guy one time in 2014 was going full speed and tripped and he's "notorious for running goalies". I think he might have had one other incident against the Pens before that. I don't even remember anything like that happening since 2014. What a joke post.

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

LOL Rangers fans will really regret this Twitter post for years to come. Karen type shit.

Oh look, a caps fan!
If someone ran over Backstrom like this, you'd be out for blood. Fact is, the Rangers are protecting their $81 million investment and the rest of their young, talented roster from a guy who cannot control his anger. The NHL bobbled this one badly, and the only idiots who are going to look bad are the skidmarks who think this play is totally acceptable.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

I would be mortified if my team put out a statement like this. Stratospheric levels of cringe

So about the level of "Tom Wilson flexing in the penalty box" cringe.

 

[Treb]

LOL Rangers fans will really regret this Twitter post for years to come. Karen type shit.

Tom Wilson is a skilled Raffi Torres/Matt Cooke. If he was less good at hockey, he'd probably be suspended for a while. Just like the other I mentioned, he's a health hazard to any of his opponent.

He needs to tone that shit down, we're not in the 1990s anymore.

 

[DrewGl]

Are you kidding?

They likely have the support of most hockey fans. The DoPS has been a joke for years. It's one of the few things people agree on here.

not kidding. cringe worthy internet post. any time any ranger takes a penalty this post will be brought up. "horrific"

 

[Turin]

I like them having the stones to call the NHL on it’s BS, but the wording is a little pathetic.

 

[66-30-33]

Look at this horrifying act of violence...Crosby must be banned immediately!

Wilsons first act as new safety guy will be the bannishment of Crosby and Malkin from the NHL. When questioned why he did that, Wilson will just do this.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

What would you suspend him for? Throwing Panarin down after Panarin jumped on him? He could have just dropped his gloves and unloaded on him.

What would you want to arrest Bertuzzi for, punching a guy once after that guy started shit earlier in the game?"

Why is ignoring reality and context so easy for people?

 

[DuneGoon84]

I would be mortified if my team put out a statement like this. Stratospheric levels of cringe

Just like that flex right ? I doubt anything else will compare to that level of cringe.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

not kidding. cringe worthy internet post. any time any ranger takes a penalty this post will be brought up. "horrific"

By Caps fans maybe.

But the Rangers aren't wrong. The DoPS has been a shitshow for a long time now.

 

[IronHalen]

Damn. A big chunk of the Capitals fan base has come across as more pathetic than any other has in recent (maybe even not so recent) memory.

 

[Rangers79]

not kidding. cringe worthy internet post. any time any ranger takes a penalty this post will be brought up. "horrific"

It'll mean nothing, no one will care. And if they do they'll get over it quickly.

 

[Tawnos]

Regardless of how you feel about Wilson / the events last night, Rangers putting out a tweet like this is full cringe. Every team has calls / rulings they’re not happy with. You don’t go crying about it on social media.

This kind of thinking is why the officiating and player discipline in the NHL is so damn awful. Nobody wants to even try to push back and hold the league accountable for fear of looking “whiny” or “classless” or whatever bullshit descriptor you want to use. Maybe if more teams complained about the rulings and calls they were unhappy with, the league would be motivated to f***ing change.

Also, would you have been more okay with this if they called a press conference and read the statement aloud? What does it being social media have to do with anything at all?

 

[gtrower]

Just like that flex right ? I doubt anything else will compare to that level of cringe.

Cant argue that either. Both are extremely cringe-worthy. Think that gif will stick with Wilson forever now.

 

[soothsayer]

I'm 100% okay with Wilson doing this type of stuff as long as the league gets rid of the instigator. Dude's schtick only works with that protection in place.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I would be mortified if my team put out a statement like this. Stratospheric levels of cringe

Maybe stop living vicariously through your team? Jalen Hurts could take a shit at midfield during a Monday night football game and I couldn’t care less.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

Panarin accepted all consequences when he got on Wilson. Sure, he did it to stand up for a teammate, but if you're going to stand up for a teammate then accept what that brings with it. Did he think Wilson was going to just hug it out with him because he's a soft forward? That's now how this works.

Can you name another instance where the result was a hair pull into an almost head slam? You are right. That's not how this works.