NHL 2010/2011 season....

[Canadave]

Pacorietty didn't have the possession of the puck, hence Chara had no justification for checking him. I don't think he intended to drive Pacorietty into the stanchion, but he enacted a check in a dangerous place with real possibility of getting hurt. Instead of letting Pacorietty go (since he didn't have the puck) Chara still chose to nail him. He has responsibility for his actions.

Except in the NHL where this sort of thing happens often enough with no consequences.

Pacioretty had just cleared the puck, a few seconds before the hit. Chara was trying to slow him up, and just went a little bit further than he should have. Any other night, and that's a two-minute minor, end of story. I think he should have got a one or two-game suspension, but I can certainly see where the league is coming from here.

It's a shame that the punishment is what people are talking about, when the stanchion, which caused the injury, is barely being discussed at all.

 

[AdmiralGarak]

And now Montreal has gone batshit insane.

-Local politicians are demanding criminal action.
-The Montreal police have confirmed that they have indeed opened an investigation.
-Air Canada (home office: Montreal) is threatening to drop its sponsorship of the NHL.
-Air Canada (again!) is threatening to place Chara under arrest if he tries to board a plane.
-Montreal citizens have flooded 911 with frivolous calls, to the point of disrupting service.

 

[Warped9]

To some extent I think the reaction is partly the result of previous questionable actions on-ice being dismissed without even a slap on the wrist.

 

[AdmiralGarak]

Some good news. Pacioretty has been released from the hospital.

 

[Canadave]

From Mike Commodore's Twitter feed:

"watched the hit 5 more times . Tough 2 watch. This will take a couple tweets so bear w me. I think a couple of things should be different.

First of I think a suspension is warranted. 2 or 4 games. something like that. I don't think Chara is a dirty player, mean but not dirty.

I don't think he was trying to hurt him. But he did. I don't think the police should be involved. Lastly, it is time for bell center to

to change its glass. That stuff is like a brick wall. Having that glass where the hit took place is asking for an injury."

I pretty much agree with him on all counts, here. And again, this is something that no-one is talking about, the fact that Montreal has very stiff, dangerous glass. I recall reading an article about it just a couple weeks ago, and it sounded then like it was a wonder no one had been seriously injured along the boards there, or at one of the other five or six arenas with similar glass.

 

[Gil T.Azell]

And now Montreal has gone batshit insane.

-Local politicians are demanding criminal action.
-The Montreal police have confirmed that they have indeed opened an investigation.
-Air Canada (home office: Montreal) is threatening to drop its sponsorship of the NHL.
-Air Canada (again!) is threatening to place Chara under arrest if he tries to board a plane.
-Montreal citizens have flooded 911 with frivolous calls, to the point of disrupting service.

And if the roles had been reversed?
There would not be this out cry from Air Canada the police etc.
Habs fans whine more than most any I heard.
Big deal Both players know/knew the glass was there but got caught up in the game.(It happens).
I saw it it was not intentional.

Some good news. Pacioretty has been released from the hospital.

From Mike Commodore's Twitter feed:

"watched the hit 5 more times . Tough 2 watch. This will take a couple tweets so bear w me. I think a couple of things should be different.

First of I think a suspension is warranted. 2 or 4 games. something like that. I don't think Chara is a dirty player, mean but not dirty.

I don't think he was trying to hurt him. But he did. I don't think the police should be involved. Lastly, it is time for bell center to

to change its glass. That stuff is like a brick wall. Having that glass where the hit took place is asking for an injury."

I pretty much agree with him on all counts, here. And again, this is something that no-one is talking about, the fact that Montreal has very stiff, dangerous glass. I recall reading an article about it just a couple weeks ago, and it sounded then like it was a wonder no one had been seriously injured along the boards there, or at one of the other five or six arenas with similar glass.

Changing the glass would be a good start, don`t some rinks have padding in areas like that?

The Cops should stay out of it, the local politicians should STFU. like I said they wouldn`t be screaming if Pacioretty had put Chara into the glass like that.

 

[tomalak301]

One of the most amazing Hockey games I've seen this year happened in San Jose Tonight. Back and forth, hard hitting, sweet goals, it was playoff Hockey tonight. Torrey Mitchell's goal was absolutely sick (If you can, see the highlight if you've missed it). If anyone is still able to convince me that the shootout is a good thing after that hockey game tonight, I'll be impressed. I wanted it to continue being playoff style dammit.

 

[BigFoot]

^ Yeah that was one helluva game.

 

[tomalak301]

^ Yeah that was one helluva game.

Will you at least admit that the call of Murrey against Kesler was a phantom call? It probably still would have gone to a shootout at 3-3, but that was a terrible penalty call, especially at that time of the game.

 

[BigFoot]

^ Yeah I will, but then I thought there were quite a few bad calls (on either side).

I really don't know what Burrows was thinking, taking that holding penalty, in the final minute of the game.

 

[tomalak301]

^ Yeah I will, but then I thought there were quite a few bad calls (on either side).

I really don't know what Burrows was thinking, taking that holding penalty, in the final minute of the game.

I think that's why I'm not really complaining about the calls that much. It just felt evenly matched in all aspects of the game, especially the bad calls. It was one of those games that, while the prospect is scary as a sharks fan, a Vancouver/San Jose Stanley Cup Western Conference finals would be awesome. I bet that series would go at least 6.

 

[BigFoot]

Yeah that would definitely be a very interesting series. I actually wouldn't mind it if that was the Western conference finals.

 

[Gil T.Azell]

^ Yeah I will, but then I thought there were quite a few bad calls (on either side).

I really don't know what Burrows was thinking, taking that holding penalty, in the final minute of the game.

Thats what I said in addition to calling him a "Fucking Idiot" who cost his team 2 clear Pts. on the Canucks Facebook page.
hey Big foot who's that in you Avatar?

 

[BigFoot]

^ Actually at the time of the penalty he may have cost them one point because the game was going to OT. He did redeem himself in the shootout though.

And the name of the babe in my avatar is in my sig... it's Kate Voegele.

 

[Danny99]

If Air Canada decides “to do other things with their sponsorship dollars, that’s their prerogative,” Bettman said, “just like it’s the prerogative of our clubs that fly on Air Canada to make other arrangements if they don’t think Air Canada is giving them the appropriate level of service.”

And they give him a contract extension? Usually when sponsors threaten to pull from something, the head person loses their job.

 

[Gil T.Azell]

^ Actually at the time of the penalty he may have cost them one point because the game was going to OT. He did redeem himself in the shootout though.

And the name of the babe in my avatar is in my sig... it's Kate Voegele.

That he did, but by pts I meant you never want a team in your conference to gain even one pt on you.

And yes Katie is hot.

 

[BigFoot]

^ Yeah true, but oh well, the team went 5-0-0 on this road trip, so I'm not complaining.

She's definitely hot. She can also sing which is a big plus in my book.

 

[Gil T.Azell]

Grapes calls out Montreal Canadiens owner for criticism on Pacioretty hit

^ Yeah true, but oh well, the team went 5-0-0 on this road trip, so I'm not complaining.

She's definitely hot. She can also sing which is a big plus in my book.

No me either,
but there were times when I was thing why the hell do they look like chumps then they get the game on.
As a life long fan its frustrating as hell.

 

[DeafPoet]

Grapes calls out Montreal Canadiens owner for criticism on Pacioretty hit

Yeah I saw that on HNIC. Amazingly, I agree with him. I never thought that would happen again after he became completely certifiable about a decade ago.

 

[AdmiralGarak]

So, Sidney Crosby is symptom free and skating again. I'm cautiously encouraged by this news.

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