That happens a **** ton. Body parts get slashed. You can't be swinging sticks into people's heads. You can really **** somebody up for doing that.
It's no surprise, Pens do this **** all the time and act like its cool. "Oh well they were slashing us." Not in the ****ing face though. They should stop acting like they're above this, they're cleary not and take things waaaaay too far all the time.
If you have Rangers and Flyers fans agreeing over something than you know you must be a real *******.
Agreed. It's flat out amazing what the Pens get away with.
Intentionally swinging a stick at someone's head is WAY different than a slash on the wrists.
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Staal's two hander across the wrists was far more likely to cause an injury.
Not that I disagree in terms of which is more likely to cause an injury, but if this happened in open ice and refs saw the whole thing, I'd imagine Staal would get a 2 minute penalty for slashing, which he absolutely deserved, but I have a feeling that Malkin would get more for striking someone over the head with his stick. That's...unusual.
Having said that, it's over now, I don't really care what happens. It was an exciting part of an otherwise horrible NYR game.
That happens a **** ton. Body parts get slashed. You can't be swinging sticks into people's heads. You can really **** somebody up for doing that.
It's no surprise, Pens do this **** all the time and act like its cool. "Oh well they were slashing us." Not in the ****ing face though. They should stop acting like they're above this, they're cleary not and take things waaaaay too far all the time.
If you have Rangers and Flyers fans agreeing over something than you know you must be a real *******.
Funny because the rational Rangers fans in this thread are saying it deserved a game misconduct at most.
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So the hack at Malkin's knee & the cross check to the back of his neck are fine. Malkin should have just taken the beating. So what if Staal blows out his knee or breaks his neck?
I wouldn't care if Malkin got suspended. It sets a precedent that if you're gonna play dirty he can do it right back. He has to protect himself. You know the refs aren't.
If you're banning Malkin (and I'd give him a game or two) then you're banning Staal for his slash and cross-check. Two of them got caught up in the heat of the moment and took it too far. Few games to remind them to keep the sticks out of it.
If you're banning Malkin (and I'd give him a game or two) then you're banning Staal for his slash and cross-check. Two of them got caught up in the heat of the moment and took it too far. Few games to remind them to keep the sticks out of it.
Oh ya, cause Staal crosschecked and slashed him in the head and neck.
Other parts of the body? Too bad, it's hockey.
Head is off limits.
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Why would either of those things matter? You can't use your stick as a weapon.
nobody cared when malkin almost ended willie mitchell's career. no one will care now.
Hitting a guy in the shoulder after he touches the puck isn't illegal, regardless of how bad he's hurt, would be the reason why.
And, incidentally, Mitchell didn't care about head injuries when he went headhunting on Jonathan Toews, giving him recurring concussion problems he still deals with.
Anyways, my view is if Staal didn't want to get high sticked, he shouldn't have slashed Malkin twice, then tackled him.
Edit: This sort of reminds me of the time Lecavalier got, I think, a major for whacking PK Subban back after Subban spent the whole shift slashing him. To his credit, Staal didn't fake an injury on this play like Subban did on that one.
Problem is none of them will get anything for any of it. Last night was a brutal display (not just this game) of how nothing's changed in terms of the NHL getting a grip on dangerous play. What's it going to take? A death? Paralysis? Broken necks? I don't know, but the league is playing a lethal game of chicken by not clamping down.
So the hack at Malkin's knee & the cross check to the back of his neck are fine. Malkin should have just taken the beating. So what if Staal blows out his knee or breaks his neck?
I wouldn't care if Malkin got suspended. It sets a precedent that if you're gonna play dirty he can do it right back. He has to protect himself. You know the refs aren't.
Slashes and cross-checks happen all the time , your boy Crosby led the league a few years back in slashing calls.I am thinking you would take exception is someone cracked him over the head with their stick.
Stick to the head is not acceptable ,he could defend himself with his mits. It was a stupid thing to do.
Marty got what 25 games with his hit to Donald Brashear . That was vicious but not something that should be tolerated.
Malkin took some slashes and such , what is he supposed to do,not hit Staal over the head with his stick? That sounds silly.
Yeah, just ignore the slash, hit, and stick in the face Malkin took leading up to it. For poking at a puck during a play that had yet to be whistled down.
So if someone makes a dirty play you're allowed to whack them in the head with your stick? I didn't know about that rule.
