So when Slaf got hit in the Dallas game, no penalty call and it's all Slaf's fault for not keeping his head up. But when Slaf is the hammer instead of the nail? 5 and a game plus 2 games. He wasn't even really trying to nail the guy like Anderson was. Total shit but totally consistent with how this team gets worked over at every turn by the officials.
Exactly!
It was a dangerous hit and completely boneheaded. Honestly I'm happy it's not more
The NHL only reacts to results and the bad publicity that attends them. So if the result of an assault doesn't result in tragedy, it's "no harm, no foul". Start punishing intent, regardless of result, and players will think twice before drilling an opponent's head into the dasher board. You don't have to be the Amazing Kreskin to know that the Anderson hit had an element of malice aforethought and that Slaf's hit had precisely none of that. But the end result of Slaf's hit was worse than Anderson's so he "must" get suspended.
Agreed. Much more dangerous than Anderson's hit
Last seasons poor performance was driven by setting an NHL all time record for man games lost due to injury + shortest off season in NHL history for a Cup finals team nonetheless + loss of 2-core elements (Price & Weber).
Until Dvorak goes down and we need a center
Price and weber were the only good players that were hurt and they are still hurt.
