I've been busy as shit lately. Just wanted to chime in and say how awesome this series has been. The richards and especially carter trades are looking like absolute steals at this point. schenn and couturier have been incredible.
Gotta put the pens away tomorrow. don't give them any semblance of hope.
Then someone kill crosby on the ice. I really hate that whiny little bitch more than any athlete ever.
What time will news of the fines/suspension(s) come out, 2:00?
who knows.
i'd guess mid to late afternoon.
I will be shocked if neal gets a suspension. ahsam is definite, but I'm guessing neal gets off. nhl wants this series to continue and neal has arguably been their best player
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zero doubt about asham.
i was thinking last night, i don't remember seeing a match penalty called before
i can see both sides on neal. you can argue that hit on couts was somewhat accidental. i don't remember the cluade head shot...
What time will news of the fines/suspension(s) come out, 2:00?
who knows.
i'd guess mid to late afternoon.
I will be shocked if neal gets a suspension. ahsam is definite, but I'm guessing neal gets off. nhl wants this series to continue and neal has arguably been their best player
I would normally agree with you on this, but since Neal has 2 separate hearings and has also been suspended in the past, I dont think he escapes punishment here. I'm thinking he will get a game for both of his actions.
One game in the least.
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i can see both sides on neal. you can argue that hit on couts was somewhat accidental. i don't remember the cluade head shot...
ah yes.
thanks
i think he gets a game....maybe if the incidents are reviewed seperate he slides, but when you look at the two hits combined...
I really don't think the giroux thing was that bad. he may have charged, but giroux kinda ducked into the hit. the hit on couturier was just plain dirty. I think it deserves a suspension, but I don't think he's getting one. the ruling on weber set the precedence for neal to get off with a slap on the wrist
You can add Mario Lemieux to list of people who are disappointed by the performance of the Pittsburgh Penguins thus far in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Sources close to the team's majority co-owner told The Pittsburgh Tribune that he was 'embarrassed' by the actions of Arron Asham and James Neal and was disappointed by his club's lack of discipline in the series against the Philadelphia Flyers, which the Penguins are currently trailing 0-3.
Neal had two separate hearings on Tuesday - one for his third period hit on Flyers rookie Sean Couturier and the other for a hit to the head on Flyers forward Claude Giroux. Neal was given a charging penalty for the latter hit, which saw four players - including Neal - receive 10-minute misconduct penalties.
Neal, who shares the team lead in playoff scoring with two goals and five points - is a repeat offender. He was suspended two games last season for a hit from behind on Derek Dorsett and was fined $2,500 this season for a high-stick to Montreal's P.K. Subban.
Asham, who was been offered an in-person hearing, was assessed a first-period match penalty for cross-checking Brayden Schenn around the chin and punching him in the head when Schenn was down.
The actions of his players in Game 3 is not the type of play that Lemieux has typically supported.
It was a little more than a year ago that Lemieux took issue with the league for what he felt was a lack of disciplinary action after the Islanders defeated the Penguins 9-3 on February 11 in a game that saw the officials hand out 346 penalty minutes. Following that game, the league suspended Islanders forwards Trevor Gillies for nine games and Matt Martin for four while handing the team a $100,000 fine.
At the time, Lemieux didn't feel that the league did enough, and released a statement which read:
"Hockey is a tough, physical game, and it always should be. But what happened Friday night on Long Island wasn't hockey. It was a travesty. It was painful to watch the game I love turn into a sideshow like that.
"The NHL had a chance to send a clear and strong message that those kinds of actions are unacceptable and embarrassing to the sport. It failed.
"We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players. We must make it clear that those kinds of actions will not be tolerated and will be met with meaningful disciplinary action."
And so you see, I have come to doubt All that I once held as true I stand alone without beliefs The only truth I know is you.
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i think he gets a game....maybe if the incidents are reviewed seperate he slides, but when you look at the two hits combined...
I really don't think the giroux thing was that bad. he may have charged, but giroux kinda ducked into the hit. the hit on couturier was just plain dirty. I think it deserves a suspension, but I don't think he's getting one. the ruling on weber set the precedence for neal to get off with a slap on the wrist
If G doesn't duck, it's a kill shot.
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it would be really dumb for the NHL not to suspend Neal at least for one game. No sense putting him back on road ice in a series that is effectively over (usually never say that before a series is fully over but this pens team has pretty much quit). putting him back out there just lets him become a target.
I'd be shocked if the league suspends all 3 guys in a playoff series
exactly. asham was worse than neal...and kennedy was automatic based on when it happened.
neal is gonna get off like casey anthony
Yeah, the one who is a good player (their best in the series perhaps). :roll:
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Gotta put the pens away tomorrow. don't give them any semblance of hope.
Then someone kill crosby on the ice. I really hate that whiny little bitch more than any athlete ever.
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you.
who knows.
i'd guess mid to late afternoon.
I will be shocked if neal gets a suspension. ahsam is definite, but I'm guessing neal gets off. nhl wants this series to continue and neal has arguably been their best player
i was thinking last night, i don't remember seeing a match penalty called before
i can see both sides on neal. you can argue that hit on couts was somewhat accidental. i don't remember the cluade head shot...
One game in the least.
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you.
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you.
ah yes.
thanks
i think he gets a game....maybe if the incidents are reviewed seperate he slides, but when you look at the two hits combined...
I really don't think the giroux thing was that bad. he may have charged, but giroux kinda ducked into the hit. the hit on couturier was just plain dirty. I think it deserves a suspension, but I don't think he's getting one. the ruling on weber set the precedence for neal to get off with a slap on the wrist
You can add Mario Lemieux to list of people who are disappointed by the performance of the Pittsburgh Penguins thus far in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Sources close to the team's majority co-owner told The Pittsburgh Tribune that he was 'embarrassed' by the actions of Arron Asham and James Neal and was disappointed by his club's lack of discipline in the series against the Philadelphia Flyers, which the Penguins are currently trailing 0-3.
Neal had two separate hearings on Tuesday - one for his third period hit on Flyers rookie Sean Couturier and the other for a hit to the head on Flyers forward Claude Giroux. Neal was given a charging penalty for the latter hit, which saw four players - including Neal - receive 10-minute misconduct penalties.
Neal, who shares the team lead in playoff scoring with two goals and five points - is a repeat offender. He was suspended two games last season for a hit from behind on Derek Dorsett and was fined $2,500 this season for a high-stick to Montreal's P.K. Subban.
Asham, who was been offered an in-person hearing, was assessed a first-period match penalty for cross-checking Brayden Schenn around the chin and punching him in the head when Schenn was down.
The actions of his players in Game 3 is not the type of play that Lemieux has typically supported.
It was a little more than a year ago that Lemieux took issue with the league for what he felt was a lack of disciplinary action after the Islanders defeated the Penguins 9-3 on February 11 in a game that saw the officials hand out 346 penalty minutes. Following that game, the league suspended Islanders forwards Trevor Gillies for nine games and Matt Martin for four while handing the team a $100,000 fine.
At the time, Lemieux didn't feel that the league did enough, and released a statement which read:
"Hockey is a tough, physical game, and it always should be. But what happened Friday night on Long Island wasn't hockey. It was a travesty. It was painful to watch the game I love turn into a sideshow like that.
"The NHL had a chance to send a clear and strong message that those kinds of actions are unacceptable and embarrassing to the sport. It failed.
"We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players. We must make it clear that those kinds of actions will not be tolerated and will be met with meaningful disciplinary action."
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you.
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-The Writer
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you.
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Anybody other than me old enough to remember the Watson brothers?
I heard of them...never saw them play
I was too young
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exactly. asham was worse than neal...and kennedy was automatic based on when it happened.
neal is gonna get off like casey anthony
Yeah, the one who is a good player (their best in the series perhaps). :roll:
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who knows what's going to happen.
At least Asham isn't saying he tried to hold up before his cross check. Neal is just an idiot.
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That is insane
The suspensions have been so erratic
:nono:
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-The Writer
HaHa!
Nice
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In person also
I'm guessing suspension into next year
The cross-check was bad enough then the punch really took it over the top
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Oh wow didn't hear that
I liked Ash when he played here and didn't want him to leave
Not so much now
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Seriously, there's no Pens thread for me to talk shit in?