RealKyper Nick Kypreos
by JeremyWGR
#Sabres Boyes called to carpet for head hit vs #Leafs. Word out of Buff is he has a scheduled #NHL hearing today. And the beat goes on...
Phaneuf was called for a penalty on that hit...but i don't think he was called to the "Principles" Office tho..... I was fine with Phaneufs hit on Ryan .... Boyes didn't get a penalty at all and is getting a summoned to Shannys office..
I know Boyes laid out some good hits last night...but i can't recall the hit they referring to...so..we'll just have to wait.
But seriously, ummm, the NHL is going a little overboard with this. Feast or famine I guess. Had the league's biggest superstar not been so affected by concussion syndromes, I wonder if they would be looking at everything under a microscope like they are now...
When I first saw that hit my initial thought was it looked like an elbow to the head and was surprised a penalty wasn't called. I could be wrong though.
But seriously, ummm, the NHL is going a little overboard with this. Feast or famine I guess. Had the league's biggest superstar not been so affected by concussion syndromes, I wonder if they would be looking at everything under a microscope like they are now...
i also think SHanny might just be trying to set precedant during the preseason..going a bit overboard now to show players what isnt acceptable...i have no problem with what he's doing for now
I find it ironic that a guy who bashed peoples heads with his fists and was known to throw a few questionable hits in his day is now lecturing and condeming all these players ...
This is just getting silly..... taking it way overboard...
In a few years we won't even have North American Hockey ... it will turn into the Swiss Elite League ..... While I love pretty plays and skill as much as the next guy..... It's the physicality of the game that i love the most. And it will be taken away with the direction it's going...
Are we really going to suspend people that go in for a hit shoulder to shoulder ...but..for some reason... either height or natural physics ..the guys shoulder rolls off the other ones and hits him in the head?
First period, in front of the Leaf net, no call on the play. We'll find out what Shanny says.
Now did Armstrong get called to the carpet for his ****** bag move on Gaustad too?
No kidding. Unfortunately, hitting someone in the numbers and sending them headfirst into the boards isn't the NHL's current initiative, and, as you mentioned, they like to focus on one thing at a time.
I have to say, the reaction by fans is juvenile. This isn't a witch hunt, this is the league getting serious about eliminating head hits. Pro athletes are big boys, they will figure out how to keep hitting without knocking players heads off.
I have to say, the reaction by fans is juvenile. This isn't a witch hunt, this is the league getting serious about eliminating head hits. Pro athletes are big boys, they will figure out how to keep hitting without knocking players heads off.
I second this.
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1st Period Summary
0:00 Buffalo Start of period
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1:47 Buffalo Brad Boyes credited with hit on Joe Colborne in offensive zone
JFYI this is when Boyes delivered the in-question blindside/headshot to Toronto's Joe Colborne... and here it is:
I have to say, the reaction by fans is juvenile. This isn't a witch hunt, this is the league getting serious about eliminating head hits. Pro athletes are big boys, they will figure out how to keep hitting without knocking players heads off.
I'd have to say..... You're right... Pro Athletes are big boys .... I think they can take hits like these...
