Flyers forward Danny Briere was suspended three games by the NHL Monday morning for a stick-swing incident with Islander Frans Nielsen.
Briere went after Nielsen in the final minute of Saturday’s game at the Wells Fargo Center, which the Flyers won in a 6-1 rout.
The incident didn’t deserve three games, but that is the price a player pays for being a repeat offender.
Briere will miss Monday's game at Wells Fargo Center against Carolina, as well as Thursday’s game against the Rangers and Saturday’s Islander rematch on Long Island.
Briere’s absence means that Nikolay Zherdev will go back into the Flyers' lineup ,and likely means Jeff Carter goes back to center. Coach Peter Laviolette would not speculate on his lines.
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As is the norm, the history of the player and whether the NHL has issued prior warnings will be taken into account. The NHL has a sketchy history with these matters, too.
Definite suspension. I read somewhere that they don't call you to the office otherwise. 3 game minimum
I think it is just a conference call. Most likely a fine or 1 game at most. Tough to suspend him though when Avery gets no games for his stick swinging against the Leafs, which connected and had way more intent than what Danny B did .
I think it is just a conference call. Most likely a fine or 1 game at most. Tough to suspend him though when Avery gets no games for his stick swinging against the Leafs, which connected and had way more intent than what Danny B did .
Wasn't to the head, though.
He will probably be suspended... or, at least, should be. However, the league has surprised me consistently with their ineptness on the suspension front... so who the F knows?
He will probably be suspended... or, at least, should be. However, the league has surprised me consistently with their ineptness on the suspension front... so who the F knows?
Could be anywhere from a $1000 fine to a 10 game suspension
the fact that he is a flyers will also add at least 1 game. Then Shooter will take the suspension n stride instead of saying something about it is my guess.
That was just so disgusting to watch. The game has no place for that kind of nonsense. Fight with your hands, not your stick.
That said, Briere was in the wrong as well. He will most likely be punished by means of suspension.
Briere didn't go about it in the classiest hockey way, but he obviously wasn't going to take Nielsen's crap there. Lip reading seems like Nielsen was leaning over Briere before the faceoff saying "You want someone, come at me," no idea what Briere's verbal response was.
The Islanders didn't feel like losing by five goals without making their mark, and they came off like toolish goons. Problem is that no one on this team will just sit there are take it. I still think Briere will get 1 or 3 games out of this, but he wasn't in the wrong in my mind to get some measure of retaliation.
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the fact that he is a flyers will also add at least 1 game. Then Shooter will take the suspension n stride instead of saying something about it is my guess.
Not a chance. Whatever the league says he'll stick to. No way Holmgren or Lavi keeps Briere off the ice longer than Bettman/Campbell decide.
Briere didn't go about it in the classiest hockey way, but he obviously wasn't going to take Nielsen's crap there. Lip reading seems like Nielsen was leaning over Briere before the faceoff saying "You want someone, come at me," no idea what Briere's verbal response was.
The Islanders didn't feel like losing by five goals without making their mark, and they came off like toolish goons. Problem is that no one on this team will just sit there are take it. I still think Briere will get 1 or 3 games out of this, but he wasn't in the wrong in my mind to get some measure of retaliation.
In theory, he wasn't wrong. I'm all for Briere not taking other people's crap. He's a small player, and he's going to get frustrated by what happens to him out there.
However, Briere cannot resort to his stick in that scenario.
