The Old Boys Club rides again.5K fine for Wilson. The league, and especially Parros, are a joke.
I would make the NHL 5x better almost overnight.It’s never going to change while Jacobs, Bettman, Campbell, Daly and the current regime are in power. Time for younger blood to revitalize the league.
Funniest part of all, the victims happened to be the leagues front and center US franchise sharing the location of the NHLs HQ...5K fine for Wilson. The league, and especially Parros, are a joke.
I always thought a player should be suspended for as long as the player he hurt is out. On cheap shots of course, accidents do happen.Start with:
1- Outlaw fighting
2- Outlaw all checks to the head, intentional or not.
3- IIHF application of the rulebook. Not IIHF rules, but I've always loved how the IIHF referees will always call it the same.
4- Change the rules to promote offense.
5- Promote the stars over the teams. McDavid should be a fucking star, not just a really good player.
We’ve seen crap like that thousands of times over the decadesFunniest part of all, the victims happened to be the leagues front and center US franchise sharing the location of the NHLs HQ...
The reality also, is 25-years ago no one would have blinked...categorize as a simple kerfuffle.
IMO, there's actually too much focus on the severity of the injury as is, not enough on the actions. Could've been a hell of a lot worse for Panarin.
The only issue I have with that is, how do you clearly define intent? If a guy is trying to do an open ice hit, misses and ends up kneeing the other player, who is then out for the rest of the year, I don't think the suspension should be more than a few games. Shit happens.I always thought a player should be suspended for as long as the player he hurt is out. On cheap shots of course, accidents do happen.