Tom Wilson episode against the Rangers #4 (UPD: Fined $5k for roughing Buchnevich)

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Hey I'm not speculating, I'm not the one that said he did or didn't have a head injury, I simply quoted you because you claimed that since he wasn't bleeding he couldn't possibly have a head injury, and must have had regenerative skin like Wolverine.

And my quote was in response to someone saying he had a head injury.

 

[Ola]

Has anyone ever been suspended for what Wilson did?

Pulling the hair and trying to slam a guys head to the ice? Yeah it’s suspendable. But the league can look away on this one and pretend it didn’t happen since Panarin wasn’t hurt. They will do that 100/100 times under these conditions:

 

[Chimpradamus]

5 times he still dont get it. 5k that will show him...

Base these fines on salery.

If i was Nyr i would hire a "hitman", throw him in as a goalie and teach mr Hulktard a lesson.

But i aint got no pig in this hograce.

"Hulktard." That's even better, brilliant even! Tom Wilson = Hulktard. It's so sad he's even a good hockey player, it would've been so much easier to hate him if he was just a goon. But in the end, it's very easy to hate Hulktard because of who he is and the choices he have made. He should just retire and see a shrink. And yeah, stop the roids.

 

[beowulf]

And my quote was in response to someone saying he had a head injury.

And you know for sure that he does not? I mean NHL teams never lie about what injury a player may have, they are never really vague on purpose.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Yes...he has a helmet on

And he got hit in the jaw. Between Buchnevich getting punched in the back and Kariya's helmet protecting his jaw, a couple of Caps fans could do with an anatomy lesson.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

George Carlin had a great quote about how dumb the average person is and how half of them are dumber than that.

Bias is a very powerful thing that helps push the average way down.

That's why to some people all Wilson did was throw a punch and slam a guy like in any other game.

I wonder if people would have said "All bertuzzi did was throw a punch" had the internet been as prevalent (and our IQ average been this low) at the time.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

And you know for sure that he does not? I mean NHL teams never lie about what injury a player may have, they are never really vague on purpose.

Why would they lie about him having a concussion. Their season is over. What is there to gain from that. It’s also against the CBA.

 

[NDiesel]

And my quote was in response to someone saying he had a head injury.

Yeah exactly, I think we're on the same page here, Panarin is part of the X-Men

 

[Lolonegoal]

The speculation is on your end. The team said he did not return due to a lower body injury. If it really was a concussion why wouldn’t they announce it?

Foligno left the Leafs game the other night limping and it was announced he had an upper body injury.

Team's are weird.

 

[Lolonegoal]

Has anyone ever been suspended for what Wilson did?

Players generally don't behave the way Wilson does.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

 

[Neil Racki]

Congratulations to the Capitals and their lucky spin on the 'DoPS Wheel of Justice'!!!! Only a 5k fine for smashing a players head off the ice.

Seriously, Parros must have some kinky noods of Bettman -- how TF does this clown still have a job?

Except .. he didnt slam a players head on the ice.

But dont let what actually happened get in the way of what could have happened. Lets just discuss "what could have happened" and not what really happened.

Because what actually happened in real life .. doesnt support the "kick him out of the league" drum people want to beat .. to death.

 

[NDiesel]

Priorities

 

[FourRings]

Players generally don't behave the way Wilson does.

And very few have his rap sheet either. I could see this penalty if it was a guy who didn't have any priors. But Wilson has had too many incidents to not be considered reckless.

 

[The Expert]

Players generally don't behave the way Wilson does.

I’m talking purely about the incident last night. Can’t find any precedence of someone being suspended for that.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

At least we don’t have a asterik next to our cup. Strange how in a odd year without fans perennial choke teams like the lightning and dodgers were able to win.
Says Panarin is out with LBI which makes sense considering he was missing practice because of it and now they are eliminated.

Imagine "defending" your lone Cup with back to back first round losses after 18 years of 1st and 2nd round exits and calling another team a perennial choke team.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Has anyone ever been suspended for what Wilson did?

For what he did to Buchnevich? Many times. It's a sucker punch, and suspensions have been quite common. For what he did to Panarin? I'm not sure about suspensions, but I also can't think of any comparables where a player pulls another down by the hair and slams them into the ice head-first. I'm not sure that precedent for specifics should really matter when there is a clear intent to injure.

 

[Little Psycho]

Is there anything in this league that's not shit? First the refs on the mic and now this.

 

[LGBlues]

Disgusting but we have had enough Bertuzzi incidents for a life time.

 

[JayfromNB1219]

Except .. he didnt slam a players head on the ice.

But dont let what actually happened get in the way of what could have happened. Lets just discuss "what could have happened" and not what really happened.

Because what actually happened in real life .. doesnt support the "kick him out of the league" drum people want to beat .. to death.

Don’t agree with kick him from the league...do think everything together warranted a decent suspension seeing as he is a repeat offender and the buchnevic punch was just plain dangerous...Panarin was not fighting him he was trying to hug him like he does in EVERY scrum because the guy isn’t a scrapper...he deserved a suspension but out of the league seems a bit much considering Kadribhas been suspended for a LOT less with the DeBrusk hit in the playoffs

 

[Conbon]

Gonna need to see some stick work on Wilson next game. Right in the face. Eyes, teeth, nose doesn't matter but he shouldn't be able to finish next game. A Bertuzzi incident is brewing and this time it would be justified.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

Except .. he didnt slam a players head on the ice.

But dont let what actually happened get in the way of what could have happened. Lets just discuss "what could have happened" and not what really happened.

Because what actually happened in real life .. doesnt support the "kick him out of the league" drum people want to beat .. to death.

The concept of punishing based on intent or attempt is pretty well known but your post here implies you're somehow completely unfamiliar.

 

[Mr Burns]

Good video by John Scott. If the league insists on having a goon run player safety, can it be him?

Parros blew it, and now anything goes in scrums.

LOL John Scott... Because he was such an angel himself when he played...

I still remember when he tried to hurt Kessel.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

This lack of discipline by the DoPS is going to lead to another Bertuzzi-Moore like incident. NHL deserves it allowing this type of behavior. Hopefully the only player targeted is Wilson and someone doesn't take out Backstrom or someone else but I'm not going to hold my breath on it. Rangers eliminated, they literally have nothing to lose at this point from sending a message to a playoff bound team/star players.

 

[nbwingsfan]

The speculation is on your end. The team said he did not return due to a lower body injury. If it really was a concussion why wouldn’t they announce it?

Dont get upset just because you thought blood was needed fpr a concussion to happen