Comments on: A Goon is Born

By: Dr David

Dr David — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:34:41 +0000

What a joke …. as always the league and many times the refs hand out penalty
by the result…. not the actual infraction! If you are going to leave your feet, its going to be so you can get your elbow or hand in the guys face( ie Hatcher’s hit on Roenik) this is more a case of the guy exploding into the hit ….his hands/elbows are down …. and pure shoulder to head!!
I guarantee it McAmmond had looked up at the last second and prepared for the hit …. this kid would have maybe received charging.
20 games …so he deserves the same suspension as the Mcsorley incident or even worse, the big puss, Bertuzzi attack!
This kind of hit could have happen to guys like drake, nash, hinote, tootoo,laperriere ….any time.
Assuming its not from behind, none of these guy know what the result is going
to be in that split second where they are trying to crush the guy!

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:08:37 +0000

wow…and that was pre season!!! thats what blows me away. I don’t think he deserves 20 games though, deffinatley a suspension, sometimes i think the nhl needs 2 tone it down a lil bit though and stop being so harsh on their players

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:30:20 +0000

Thanks for the leg work Killer. Parros and Thornton just had a go in Merry Old England. Win Thornton.

By: Killer

Killer — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:59:33 +0000

Correction – According to a report from TSN of Canada, Downie will be ineligible to play until his case is reviewed by AHL commissioner David Andrews. The AHL can uphold or alter the suspension or dismiss it. Regardless of the AHL’s call, Downie will still need to sit out 20 NHL games.

By: Killer

Killer — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:54:52 +0000

Yes, you are correct. He needs to be on an NHL roster for the suspension to take effect. No doubt about it that hit it was cheap. No matter what the game dictates, one must always be in control and play by the rules. Downie clearly didn’t do that and from the sounds of it he doesn’t like to follow rules. Guys like that will eventually end up washing cars in Saskatoon wondering what went wrong with there NHL career.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:11:07 +0000

Downie was sent down yesterday. How does that that work with his suspension? I don’t think his games come off unless he is on the NHL roster. Am I correct about this?

By: Red Thunder

Red Thunder — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:46:03 +0000

I know how fast A split second can be in the heat of the moment but checks are usually delivered low or straight on, in my opinion, thes was more like kamakazi

By: Todd St.Louis

Todd St.Louis — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 03:10:35 +0000

Yes it was a cheap shot, but in the heat of the moment and the thrill of playing in the big show, at the split second moment he didn’t even relize how bad it looked.
I believe he was just trying to finish his check and that he did!

By: Red Thunder

Red Thunder — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:53:38 +0000

I havn’t seen A cheapshot like that since…. well…. last spring.

By: lawrence

lawrence — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:16:46 +0000

I’ve just got into Hockey, my boy is a Mite.
All I have to say is if this guy did this to my kid, he’d have his brains coming out of his head.