Should Ovechkin Be Suspended for Hit on Brian Campbell?
by Bob Wage on Mar 15, 2010 11:54 AM EDT
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In case you missed yesterday's action on NBC, the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals mixed it up in what turned out to be a great come from behind victory for the Caps. But instead of Nicklas Backstrom getting all the notoriety for his amazing game winning goal in overtime, people are talking about Alex Ovechkin and his latest transgression.
The super aggressive forward gave Chicago defenseman Brian Campbell a shove from behind and he went hard into the boards. Campbell is out for the rest of the season with a broken rib, collarbone, and a concussion.
Of course the Ovechkin apologists are out in full force. They all seem to know for sure that the Russian did not have any intent to injure, just like he never intended to go knee to knee with Tim Gleason.
Remember when Caps GM George McPhee said that since Gleason was not injured, Ovechkin should not be suspended? Wonder how he feels about this one? I'm sure the same flawed logic does not apply.
And in my mind, when there's no intent to injure, and there is no injury, you can't suspend the guy. And the league's concern is that Ovi's really been physical lately and he's going to hurt someone. I said, 'Well, if he hurts someone, suspend him.' But you can't suspend someone for something that might happen."
Well, he hurt someone this time.
There is good conversation going on about this all over the internet. Mike at From The Rink has a great comparison to another suspendable hit.
What do you think?
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It wasn’t intentionally dirty, IMO … just stupid. You shouldn’t push/hit someone when you’re looking at both their numbers.
by Cory Lavalette on Mar 15, 2010 12:05 PM EDT reply actions
Agreed
The hit didn’t really look that bad, but ended up doing more damage than it seemed like it would have.
That said, he is a repeat offender, and it’s gonna keep happening unless there’s a real consequence to riding that edge.
by Raccoon Fink on Mar 15, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree it was not dirty.
I, for one, do not believe Alex is a dirty player….he is a reckless player, which might actually be worse.
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by Douchebag St John on Mar 15, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
That is my stance. I can deal with dirty,reckless not so much. I remeber when Justin Williams (my favorite former cane) tore Saku Koivu’s retna durring the 05-06 playoffs. He was reckless with his stick, and he had done things like that before. I said it then that he should have been suspended as to teach him a lesson and he wasn’t. He still to this day swings his stick out when he is trying to change directions and accelerate quickly. That has to stop and it may have if the league would have gotten to him durring the playoffs.
by CarolinaCanes on Mar 15, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Sick of the Ovechkin Forcefield
When is Alex the great going to pay for his complete lack of concern for the safety of others? I am getting really tired of seeing this happen every other month. Where was Ladd after that hit?
AO needs to get pounded into the ice a few times before he will think twice before these hits. It is pretty obvious he has no moral compass, and the NHL doesn’t seem to want to deal with him.
will anyone cry for him, (ovie) if he was to get hit or seriously injured say like a broken leg or a knee to knee shot ? trust me i am NOT holding my breath…
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by CaniacSteve on Mar 15, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately I really believe that it would be almost impossible to injure Ovechkin. I can honestly say he is the only player in the NHL whom I would give a standing ovation to any player that broke his leg or tore his MCL, however I just don’t think anyone has the strength. The fact is Ovechkin is extremely strong on his skates, I can remember Gleason once saying that trying to hit Ovi is like trying to skate full speed into a brick wall.
He makes too good of decisions, rarely will you see him in a stupid place like with his back to a player or playing with his head down. I’m positive there are guys who have tried very hard to lay him out big time and just failed.
To Clarify
I am not calling for Ovechkin to be seriously injured. The main reason I dislike him is his cavalier attitude towards other players safety.
What I do want to see is someone punch him in the face a few times when stuff like this happens.
It is incredible to me that none of the Blackhawks took issue with that hit. If I were Quenneville I would have had someone take a run at him.
But everyone is scared of the stupid instigator penalty, so nothing happens. A great player will miss an incredible shot at the cup, and AO will be back to his old self in less than a week. I’m sure we’ll be having this same discussion again shorty.
+2
I agree 1000% even McGuiere & Mulberry were debating the topic back & forth…but if it was me 2 the NHL front office…and seeing Ovie has done this before…5 day suspention…no apeal…period…and if he opens his mouth to complain to the NHLPA,7 days…after all tapes don’t lie nor do live broadcasts either…
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Absolutely
He pushed off with his hands and his arms were clearly on the 5 on the back of Campbell’s jersey. He may have been on the side with the other arm, but the right clearly pushed Campbell in the back. The talk is that Campbell may have a broken collar bone and could be out 4-6 weeks or the entire rest of the season. That will have a huge impact on Chicago’s chances if accurate. Campbell is instrumental to the Hawks PP.
Ovechkin should sit and should sit for a long time. I love the guy, but at best he’s reckless (to steal a phrase from a buddy). One could even make the case that he’s intentionally dangerous.
If Maurice “Rocket” Richard can be suspended for the rest of the season and the playoffs than Ovechkin can be suspended for five games.
I just wish JR would have given up Ray Whitney for Lent.
+100
I’m an Ovechikin fan (im sorry, he is too good to care what team he is on), but this stuff has got to stop. AO is by far my favorite player that doesn’t wear a Canes uni, I love watching him play and I love how he plays the game. The only problem is he blurs the line sometimes between being a gritty, physical forward and being a dirty player. He is definatly a dirty player and I don’t really mind that, what I mind is the intent to injure. I’m not saying he ment to end Campbells season, but you can not hit someone from behind that close to the boards and not think you are about to atleast knock him out of the game for a spell.
He needs to be hit very hard i would say 10 games due to his priors. Hopefully he will learn a lesson. Sticks to the groin,face washing, a stick to the ribs in front of the net, I’m ok with all of that. If you ain’t cheatin you ain’t tryin. But they all play this game together and they should all be able to feel free enough to make plays without thinig that their career might end when their shift does.
by CarolinaCanes on Mar 15, 2010 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
But you can't suspend someone for something that might happen.
It’s exactly this mentality that makes hockey judgment so ludicrous. Bare in mind, that’s what the entire legal system is predicated on, it’s what the rest of the major sports are predicated on, but in hockey, it’s all about the result. This is why guys take stupid penalties.
No one is particularly fond of the roughing the passer calls in the NFL. You know what though, the refs call it, the players adjust to it, and the QBs stay healthy for it. There’s still plenty of hitting. There are still plenty of sacks.
Not wanting to address a problem because it only “might” happen is the most backward, asinine thinking in the world.
I just wish JR would have given up Ray Whitney for Lent.
What do you mean “might happen”?? Brian Campbell is out the rest of the season with a concussion and a broke collarbone. I think that is an already “did happen”.
The argument is bad anyway, the amount of serious injuries due to cheap shots and recklessness in the NHL is at an all time high. I suppose you would rather see someone die first?
I think C was referring to the comments McPhee made when AO put the knee on gleason. Thats when McPhee commented that “you cant suspend someone for something that didnt happen.”
And I think the point C was trying to make was the fact that the NHL (and folks who think the way McPhee does) prescribes suspensions based on the outcome of a questionable play leads to the “stupid penalties”. Basically its the PRACTICE of hitting someone in a “questionable way” that needs to be adressed, not just the cases where and injury results from a bad hit.
At this level of play the players know what they’re doing. Ovechkin knew Campbell was going hard towards the boards, he knew he pushed him from behind, and he also knew that Campbell would have no way of protecting himself. Maybe he wasnt intentionally trying to hurt him, but he knew what he was doing. It shows a lack of respect for the other players when he does this stuff. Big open ice hit with unfortunate injury, Im fine with. Pushing someone into the boards when theirs nothing to be gained from it is just irresponsible. Campbell had already gotten rid of the puck, wasnt an immediate threat to get the puck, and was for all intents and purposes no where near the play. Dirty hit. Repeat offender. He should sit at least 5 games.
5 games
at minimum… he broke Campbell’s collarbone, may well have ended his season. repeat offense, although not an automatic suspension because of the time lapsed from his last boarding penalty. Should be absofreakinlutely, without a doubt 5 game suspension.
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thats hockey
i used to be one who said ovechkin was untouchable, the league has already proved that’s not the case. he’s already been suspended once this season and has been kicked out of a couple of games. campbell was in possesion of the puck and far enough from the boards for ovechkin to hit him. it’s not ovechkins fault brian was turning, he was just playing hockey. and he obviously didn’t even lay into him, he was just trying to push him off the puck. so stop complaining that he’s untouchable and dirty. and just plays physical. and if he was a cane you’d be protecting hime anyway
far enough from the boards for ovechkin to hit him.
apparently not far enough.
by CarolinaCanes on Mar 15, 2010 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
How is it not his fault Campbell was turning? This is the same crap that the NHL said when Orpik broke Cole’s neck. Why is it the honus of where a hit is landed is on the guy who receives the hit? That’s like saying well, if he hadn’t of been working in that bank I wouldn’t of had to shoot him to get the money.
Blaming the victim does nothing but allow this stuff to continue to happen. Ovechkin initiated the hit, he’s responsible. Not only that, but he pushed him IN THE BACK. They put stop signs back there in midget jerseys for a freaking reason.
I just wish JR would have given up Ray Whitney for Lent.
I don’t think anyone here disagreed with the suspension Tuomo Ruutu received for his hit on Darcy Tucker.
by ncdavid on Mar 15, 2010 4:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I don’t recall an outcry. We all care about the product on the ice. Like i said before, they should all feel confident in making plays without fearing things like this. If your head is down while you carry the puck through the NZone and you get blown up, thats on you. Things like this can be avoided so easily. Ovie is a great player, I think the best in the league, but this just shows a general disregard for his fellow players.
by CarolinaCanes on Mar 15, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Ovie shold thank his lucky stars
he hit Brain and not Gregory.
I don’t think Ovie should be suspended. It was a rough hit, but if not for his shear size and power, it probably wouldn’t have been much of anything. My thought is, you can’t penalize a guy for his size. The guy plays a physical form of hockey and unless rules are enforced game by game, you’re going to get things along this line. There are things in every game that should be cause for suspension. I blame the NHL and officiating on inconsistency more than I blame Ovie.
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If Walker didn’t suspended for the “career ending” punch to AWard last year, how could you suspend Ovie? The first report last year was that Walker broke AWard’s orbital bone and that turned out to be untrue. And the Walker incident was after the play was over; this was at least in the flow of the game.
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A punch to a guy who is dropping the gloves and then turtles shouldn’t merit a suspension. Ward provoked, made moves as if he was going to fight and then turtled. Now, if you wanted to have a conversation about taking fighting out of the game, that’s different.
I just wish JR would have given up Ray Whitney for Lent.
I was actually making a joke of the Walker/AWard thing. The thing I remember most about that was that the news reports out of Boston were that AWard had a broken orbital bone and Walker should be suspended for the rest of the playoffs. Whatever it was, it was a bad incident. I just found it ridiculous that untrue reports were coming out and they were trying to use fictious injuries to get Walker suspended.
I still believe that Walker should have been suspended a game, whatever Ward did – he was punched without the gloves dropped. That IMO, is cause for suspension.
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Numbers
When you see a guys numbers and you’re barreling in on him 10 feet from the boards nothing good is going to come of it, he should know better. 5-7 games seems appropriate, what’s worse is Chicago loses a valuable dman the rest of season and Ovie’s a repeat offender. Injuries like this are the reason why kids in N.America have the stop signs on the backs of their jersey’s.
If you watch the replay he clearly pushed Campbell in the back after contact – he had to know that Campbell was going to go careening into the boards. His comments after the game were a joke as well – he deserves to be suspended. Furthermore, I think that head shots like the one Matt Cooke drilled Savard with should be suspendable by man games lost by the injured player. (Side Note) Did anyone see Cooke give Ruutu the intentional high stick in the game last Thursday vs. Penguins?
NHL should buck up and enforce the rules – or make the rules clear. Other sports have put in these types of intent to injure type of rules and it hasn’t compromised the integrity of thier games. (NFL knee shots) Take head hunting and intentional boarding out of the game – there is no place for it.
Dirty plan and simple....
But that is AO’s type of hockey. What ever he gets if anything is’nt enough. He’s going to end someones career or life with the way he plays. IMO send him back to Russia, kick him out of the NHL.
Jos olet suomalainen jääkiekkoilija se tarkoittaa sitä potkaise aasi ja pisteet suuria tavoitteita.
I think that is a bit rough. He just needs to learn a lesson. Thats why I’m in favor of 10 games. He will be back in time to warm up for the playoffs, but watching his team from the pressbox while they battle for the prez cup might put things into perspective. Of coarse sicking Matt Cooke on on Semin would might do the trick… Then we just have to work on Cooke.
by CarolinaCanes on Mar 15, 2010 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Should get a 3 game suspension
This is like what, the 4th or 5th time this season alone Ovechkin dirty hits somebody and either temporarily or permanently injures somebody taking them out for either a few games or the remainder of a season?
Thank you Jim Rutherford and Ray Whitney for working together for Ray to stay a Hurricane! :)
interesting article here
Sportsnet has an interesting take
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2010/03/15/spector_ovechkin/
Ovechkin is becoming dangerous on the ice, and we’re betting his importance to the league and the networks is giving him a bit of an “untouchable” complex.
He has already informed the league that he’s going to Sochi in 2014, regardless of their decision to participate. He’s saying he’s above both the league and the NHLPA.
Ovechkin is big-timing the game more and more it seems. He’s saying he is above the rules.
It is time someone set him straight on that.
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His hearing was at 12 o’clock why has there not been some kind of annoucement either way?
Jos olet suomalainen jääkiekkoilija se tarkoittaa sitä potkaise aasi ja pisteet suuria tavoitteita.
Just heard the news 2 games……..what a joke this league has become
Jos olet suomalainen jääkiekkoilija se tarkoittaa sitä potkaise aasi ja pisteet suuria tavoitteita.
Two games for a repeat offender. Wow. If it had been Fehr he’d of been out five and Fehr doesn’t have Ovechkin’s resume of hits.
It’s things like this that make me think the NHL isn’t worth my time.
I just wish JR would have given up Ray Whitney for Lent.
It’s things like this that make me think the NHL isn’t worth my time.
Agreed. The NBA protects its starts too, Stern just does a really good job of misdirection. You don’t realize you have been bamboozled. It seems to be the theory that he recommended Bets to save the NBA from being relegated to #4 in the Big 4 has some meat to it. He had to have know that Bettamans arrogance is such that he really believes the vast majority of fans think that AO being…well AO, had NOTHING to do with his suspension being a joke. He and Campbell don’t believe they are predictable. This only furthers that fact.
The only thing that will stop this is if he is ever reckless enough to board ole juicy lips and puts him out for a few months or worse. AO is not dirty, he is reckless, and unlike a dirty player who wont learn from a suspension, because they dont care, AO could be fixed…but no one in New York or Toronto has the stones to take him off of TV for a few weeks…..mean while he continues to put his fellow players at risk and the rest of the sports world laughs at this great game, and it is great. It ’s the people who are running the show her a 4th rate.
it always burns within
the downward spiral never ends
when driven into sin
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by Douchebag St John on Mar 15, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
ole juicy lips
LOL…. That would do it!! but what if its AO that does it??? now what NHL!!!! They would be up a certain creek im certain.
by CarolinaCanes on Mar 15, 2010 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m with you on this one canescup. You have to wonder what the punishment would have been if the back of Campbell’s jersey read differently-say Crosby.
"What Carolina really has going for them is Brandon Sutter. When that kid first showed up, he looked like a skinny little thing that wouldn’t last two weeks. But he’s turned into a real star."
I’d like to take the time to say I totally called it.
Can’t wait to see what it takes for AO to actually be punished.
Can’t wait to see what it takes for AO to actually be punished.
Dismemberment.
it always burns within
the downward spiral never ends
when driven into sin
your salvation's found in a sinner's deed
by Douchebag St John on Mar 15, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
He will whiff when leaving his feet to board someone and break his own neck, causing the NHL to punish him for severely injuring one of their stars.
no doubt. this will happen. Im sure of it. it is my stone cold lock of the week, probably happen three games from now (his first back)
Karma is a B——-
by CarolinaCanes on Mar 15, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
While I voted that Alex should not suspended, since he was – the punishment should fit the crime. If a player is deemed to have committed a ejectable penalty and that penalty results in another player losing games, the player that committed the foul should have to sit for the length of time the other player is out. To me this is fair. If a player’s career is ended, then the penalized player should have to sit out 1 full year and pay half of his next season’s salary to the injuried player.
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Story and Poll at the Washington Post
It asks it’s readers to vote on whether a suspension was warranted. Check out the home crowd’s opinions on the matter (and Coach Boudreau’s while you’re at it)
Olympian Tim Gleason in Vancouver: "I don’t care what anybody says, to watch an exciting hockey game, there’s nothing like it."
I feel bad too, but oddly enough, it’s not for Ovechkin. I didn’t realize I needed to feel bad for the person who caused the injuries.
He’s not the victim here and any implication otherwise is just insane. The GM and coach are only contributing to his over-inflated ego and belief that he is above the rules.
"What Carolina really has going for them is Brandon Sutter. When that kid first showed up, he looked like a skinny little thing that wouldn’t last two weeks. But he’s turned into a real star."
Hey CG, I’m about to watch our pace-setter (Boston) play Herpes-mouth’s team (NJ). I’m hoping NJ infects Boston and completely dominate the Bruins.
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by PackPride17 on Mar 15, 2010 7:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He doesn’t have Herpes!
"What Carolina really has going for them is Brandon Sutter. When that kid first showed up, he looked like a skinny little thing that wouldn’t last two weeks. But he’s turned into a real star."
Seidenberg just creamed Herpes!
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by PackPride17 on Mar 15, 2010 7:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Empty Ne..err PP insists Parise has herpes just to mess with me.
"What Carolina really has going for them is Brandon Sutter. When that kid first showed up, he looked like a skinny little thing that wouldn’t last two weeks. But he’s turned into a real star."
Why yes he does. ;)
"What Carolina really has going for them is Brandon Sutter. When that kid first showed up, he looked like a skinny little thing that wouldn’t last two weeks. But he’s turned into a real star."
Its still early, but it looks like Boston will be heading to Raleigh angry. Down 2-0 already and NJ knows how to convert on breakaway’s.
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by PackPride17 on Mar 15, 2010 7:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Herpes with another breakout, now 3-0 NJ.
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by PackPride17 on Mar 15, 2010 7:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m referring to Parise. He had a cold sore during an interview a while ago. I call him Herpes just to have a little fun with CG.
He’s actually a great player, I would love to have him on the Canes. I just you could say, I wouldn’t mind having Herpes? :)
Also, Boston is offensively retarded. How are they in 8th place?
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by PackPride17 on Mar 15, 2010 7:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think part of the problem is that according to his GM and coach, the guy can never do anything wrong. Why should Ovi feel badly or change the way he plays when his superiors condone whatever he does?
Unlike when Ruutu was suspended here and team officials (as well as most fans) accepted the decision, you never seem to see that happening in Washington. Apparently, the guy has never made a bad hit.
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+15
Tuomo Ruutu, and the people who hired him and coach him, are men of character. So as a fan you can acknowledge and respect the admission of the mistake and the acceptance of the punishment. Oh, and the opportunity to learn something from the situation going forward.
Ovechkin, and apparently his GM and coach as well, are just a bunch of punks.
This is not the first time I’ve said this about either player under similar circumstances. Sadly, it probably won’t be the last.
Sees the world through ruuu-colored glasses...
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Def. of Hockey goon~ The hockey enforcers are typically players of less than star capabilities who generally play on the third or fourth line and see very limited ice team. They often act as protection for star players and typically face off against the opposing team’s enforcers.
AO is the continuing evolution of the Hockey goon. Tony Twist, Chris Simon, Tie Domi, Shane Churla, the list is extensive… He may not be a fighter but he is the tough physical player that comes out and plays hard and gives his total effort on every shift. AO is strong , very athletic and that is the way he plays the game… If he is not taught a stern lesson these questionable hits will continue until a career is ended…The sad part is every team wants an AO, thats AO the scorer, the hard player but not the one that lays those hits… and it wasn’t even a hit it was a hard push. Not to often you see a teams superstar being the top scorer, and the top hitter. Where in the sand should the line be drawn… thats the question… I voted yes for the suspension because he is a repeat offender.
“but not the one that lays those hits”
apparently the caps coach does, in fact, he reckons AO didn’t do anything wrong at all… I agree with whoever it was that said above that AO’s actions need to be criticised by his actual team instead of them reassuring him that he hasn’t done anything wrong otherwise he’s just going to carry on doing things like this :/
The Ovenchicken got a fair shake.
There was nothing suspicious about the outcome of the Ovenchicken’s hearing with Campbell. In fact, to prove that, the league even released some pictures from the hearing:
Just 2 games ??
man that guy is very blessed to say the least…If i had been in the NHL’s seat…5 games & a 500,000.00 wallet slapper too!! The man makes tons of money…and the best way to hurt a stiff necked chuckle head like him or any player is to hit them where it hurts…in the wallet…but seeing that in and of it’s self is currently NOT allowed…I guess I’ll have to go along with what the NHL handed out huh ??
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Repeat Offender
For me, it wasn’t the “hit” itself that warranted a suspension, as much as the pattern of play that once again manifested itself in an incident like this “hit”. I use quotation marks, because this one was far more of a shove than a hit.
Bottom line to me, those are not hockey plays he’s making out there. They’re side trips from the game to count coup on an opposing player/team.
Valuable team assets are being lost to this foolishness. It needs to be stopped and there’s no room in the league for any similar non-game-related acts of reckless aggression.
So, league interventions in the form of suspensions are appropriate and need to continue until the behavior is altered.
The “hitting him where it hurt” thing is a very good point. The money these players make is ungodly and every major sport tickets them for “change.” If ALL of these professional leagues really wanted to make a change, the fines would be a lot more. In the back of my mind, I think the leagues like the attention these finable (I don’t know how to spell it) plays gets them. They have to appear they are against it by fines, but to these players a $20000 fine is like paying a speeding ticket. I believe ALL sports should fine players on a percentage of their pay and make it something of consequence, so they don’t do it anymore. Just for example: if OchoCinco wants to celebrate and the NFL doesn’t want him to, make it 5 percent of his pay. He won’t be doing it much more than 1 time a year.
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by PackPride17 on Mar 15, 2010 11:19 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
%'s
is a MUCH better idea as it hurts the player relatively the same no matter if they are stars making 10mil, or AHL call ups making 500,000.
by packpigskinfan25 on Mar 15, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Barry Melrose is a tool
I just heard him on ESPN this morning basically calling Campbell — and everyone else OvenChicken hurts — a big fat pussy. He basically said instead of punishing the hardest-playing player in the NHL, why not make everyone else play harder? That makes great sense, Barry; it was Campbell’s fault for not avoiding the boards when pushed from behind full-speed. I guess Barry’s the kind of guy who says rape victims brought it on themselves…
NHL Suspends Ovechkin for Two, Warns Campbell "Don't Burn Dinner Again"
Associated Press
New York – Colin Campbell, the head of discipline for the NHL, today suspended superstar Alex Ovechkin for two games for his hit to Brian Campbell on Saturday. Ovechkin, who is now considered a repeat offender under the rules in the NHL CBA, pushed Campbell in to the boards on Saturday drawing a five minute major for boarding and a game misconduct.
It what came as no surprise to hockey fans the NHL brass told Brian Campbell “don’t burn dinner again or [he] will get what is coming to him.” Colin Campbell went on to say in his press release “that we all know Ovechkin sometimes goes over the line, but he’s under a lot of stress at work. Brian Campbell knows that. He can’t just burn dinner and not expect any repercussions. Sure, Ovie may have gone too far, but he puts a roof over our heads and he says he loves us all the time. Why can’t [Brian] Campbell see how much Ovechkin loves him and stop pestering him all the time. If Campbell wants to talk about his feelings he should call one of his girlfriends and let Ovechkin rest after a hard days work.”
In a phone call conference later Colin Campbell refined his comments saying that “Brian [Campbell] should only call his girlfriends after the house was cleaned, dinner was made, and the children were put to bed.”
I just wish JR would have given up Ray Whitney for Lent.
campbell should get to work cleaning the house quick before alex gets home
by Capt. Stinky on Mar 16, 2010 7:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Burnsides Take on Ovie
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=burnside_scott&id=4998669
This will be so until the NHL has the gumption to make meaningful change to the way it does business, until it tears down the Star Chamber and replaces Colin Campbell with a more effective, more transparent form of justice, one the players and coaches and fans can understand and accept.
Start with standard levels of suspensions for certain acts. A boarding major such as the one Ovechkin was assessed Sunday would carry a sliding scale starting with five games and moving to 10 games for a second offense, and so on. Assess standard suspensions for repeat offenders. Let’s start at 10 games for a second suspension and go from there.
I don’t think he agrees that the hit deserved a suspension, but he doesn’t push that agenda. he makes a good case against the NHL’s disiplinary actions. I think he makes some good points in this.
My favorite quote from Boudreau…
“If you look at it, [Campbell’s] skates were parallel to the net. Once Campbell dishes it off, he knows Alex is there. He doesn’t hit him, he pushes him. As he’s going, it looked to me like [Campbell’s] left leg stumbled and he almost toe-picked the ice. He’s one of the greatest skaters in the game. He’s stayed healthy because he’s able to avoid this. I’m sure he thought he was going to spin off it. …
“The [refs] waited and waited. They didn’t want to make the call. The last thing [referee] Dan O’Halloran wanted to do was kick Alex Ovechkin out on an NBC game. But he thought in his mind that, ‘If this guy is hurt, I have to give him a five-minute major.’ …
“Alex pushed [Campbell]. He pushed him. If he doesn’t fall awkwardly into the boards, a) Is it a penalty? b) Are we having this discussion? … Alex is so much stronger than everyone else. So we’re penalizing him for being strong.
Wow.
Can someone please get Manny a new shirt? He DESERVES one.
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