Filthy Dangles
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The league is looking at it. No hearing announced yet. Worse than Anderson on Kempny, IMO. Wilson has a history and Wennberg suffered an injury.
It's a little early to say he wasn't hurt; he didn't return no may have been concussed.I don't like this hit on an unsuspecting player.
That being said I don't think Wenneburg was hurt so I doubt much comes of it. But then again I didn't think Doughty would get a game. I mean I'm happy if this is the new standard, but I don't expect anything to come of this play
Wennberg wasnt hurt? he didnt play after that hit.
They are waiting for Wilson decision.Wennberg now listed as doubtful for game 2
A similarity to the Doughty hit is the opposing player has his head down facing the ice. I get he was making a play on the puck but if the NHL is going to penalize and suspend players for hitting a guy when his head down or isn't expecting to be hit then what has this league turned into. Go back to Peewee and Bantam hockey and every coach will say keep your head up at all times or you are gonna get hit. Seems that a lot of this borderline calls are because players heads are down to the ice or not looking up the ice.
It should not be a penalty, let a lone a suspension, to hit a guy when he "isn't expecting it." This goes beyond my support for Wilson and the Caps it is for the way hockey should be played.
Wilson has been in this situation too many times before.
I don't have a problem with hitting in hockey. But there are some players who can do it safely and effectively and there are some who can't.
Wilson has shown time and again he can't. So he should have that particular tool taken away.
Wow, so much wrong with this post.
Wennberg's head = not facing the ice
Way game should be played ≠ player launches himself recklessly at opposing player driving his shoulder into opposing platers's head