If he just punched him in the face(which wouldn't have hurt any more), we wouldn't be discussing any suspension. NBCS is sensationalizing a roughing penalty, but who know with Shanny. He better realize he'd be upsetting the competitive balance of a playoff game over a roughing call. Zetty will get up, brush himself off, and get ready for the next game. If JR would just shut up, it would blow over(except on the whines board).
Last edited by ThirdManIn: 04-11-2012 at 10:07 PM.
Reason: we are not talking about bobby ryan tonight
A few positives going for Weber
-Z's hand was in front of his face, so his head didn't actually make contact with the glass
-There wasn't a lot of space to build up speed
-Z seems to be uninjured
Of course there are factors going against him
-Repeat offender
-Late in the game
-Head shots are a hot topic
Weber will get a game at least. Pretty stupid. The punch is one thing. Emotion takes over. It happens in hockey. You can't grab someone's head like that, and throw it into the glass. Unacceptable, Shea.
He IS a repeat offender ... fined for a hit on Jannick Hannsen in October of this season.
He was fined 2,500$ and Shanny was wishy-washy about it. He said it was illegal, but he also noted that Shea went for the right side of Hannsen's body and wasn't really trying to injure. His thoughts were that Shea hit "with too much force" and should have taken it easier on Hannsen.
Sorry. Weber goes beast mode in the playoffs...**** happens. Red Wings are ****ing whiners. We finally get a game against them called both ways so you know that means we lose Shea now.
Last edited by ThirdManIn: 04-11-2012 at 10:10 PM.
Reason: No
Interesting that the replay clearly shows Z boarding Weber just before the punch and "head slam". Weber was in the corner with his head down and Z took a run at him. Now that I've gotten a better chance at this...I'd make it a fine and no suspension.
Clearly Weber was pissed, but Z was making a run in the dying seconds of a game when the game was all but won. Z went in with the intent to hurt Weber and Weber retaliated with some hurting of his own.
In a physical game of this magnitude, tempers will flare. I'd drop a $10,000 fine on Weber and say "You do anything out of line again and it'll be a suspension"
Interesting that the replay clearly shows Z boarding Weber just before the punch and "head slam". Weber was in the corner with his head down and Z took a run at him. Now that I've gotten a better chance at this...I'd make it a fine and no suspension.
Clearly Weber was pissed, but Z was making a run in the dying seconds of a game when the game was all but won. Z went in with the intent to hurt Weber and Weber retaliated with some hurting of his own.
In a physical game of this magnitude, tempers will flare. I'd drop a $10,000 fine on Weber and say "You do anything out of line again and it'll be a suspension"
This is exactly my feelings as well. Z ran him weber answered.
He was fined 2,500$ and Shanny was wishy-washy about it. He said it was illegal, but he also noted that Shea went for the right side of Hannsen's body and wasn't really trying to injure. His thoughts were that Shea hit "with too much force" and should have taken it easier on Hannsen.
In other words ... a repeat offender. You don't get fined a second time in a season. If there is supplemental discipline for this act of utter stupidity, Weber gets suspended.
that play was egregious enough that I'd say a suspension is almost guaranteed. We will see though. Either way it was a completely idiotic thing to do and any attempt to justify it is blind homerism. If the same thing happened to one of your guys you'd be foaming at the mouth.
Interesting that the replay clearly shows Z boarding Weber just before the punch and "head slam". Weber was in the corner with his head down and Z took a run at him. Now that I've gotten a better chance at this...I'd make it a fine and no suspension.
Clearly Weber was pissed, but Z was making a run in the dying seconds of a game when the game was all but won. Z went in with the intent to hurt Weber and Weber retaliated with some hurting of his own.
In a physical game of this magnitude, tempers will flare. I'd drop a $10,000 fine on Weber and say "You do anything out of line again and it'll be a suspension"
Are you kidding me? You call that boarding? Wow, just... Wow! I'm not trying to start any trouble on your board, but stop being such a homer and looking for justification of what Weber did. At least, there are some fans on here who are level-headed enough to realize what their captain did was wrong.
On the better camera angle it looks like Weber has his shoulder rather than his head on the second part of the hit... am I wrong? Live, it looked like head. Big difference IMO, especially since the first part was the result of Z ducking to make the contact lower. Probably have my homer glasses on but I've watched it several more times.
that play was egregious enough that I'd say a suspension is almost guaranteed. We will see though. Either way it was a completely idiotic thing to do and any attempt to justify it is blind homerism. If the same thing happened to one of your guys you'd be foaming at the mouth.
In other words ... a repeat offender. You don't get fined a second time in a season. If there is supplemental discipline for this act of utter stupidity, Weber gets suspended.
Zac Rinaldo this year, Curtis Glencross last year
Getting fined twice in 1 season has happened before. There is no rule that you speak of.
that play was egregious enough that I'd say a suspension is almost guaranteed. We will see though. Either way it was a completely idiotic thing to do and any attempt to justify it is blind homerism. If the same thing happened to one of your guys you'd be foaming at the mouth.
I think a suspension is coming and deserved, however if you think I'm trying to justify anything not sure where you got that impression.
