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Originally Posted by JD_May
You can have an asbolutely vicious check that was borderline intent to hospitalize that, by luck, doesn't keep a guy out for very long. And you can have something that was irresponsible but, on the whole, unintended, that puts a guy out for months because he happened to fall the wrong way. I don't want to see people suspended based on that kind of fluke. Look at the action itself. Bertuzzi's a good example; Moore deserved to get sucker punched, he did not deserve to have his career ended and I don't think anyone will honestly say Bertuzzi was trying to injure him, and his suspension should have been exactly the same as it would've been if Moore had played the next Avs game. But some people were calling for him to be kicked out of hockey because of it. Meanwhile Claude Lemieux's hit on Kris Draper, one of the dirtiest plays ever, didn't keep Lemieux out of action. Domi's elbow was intent to injure... whether or not Niedermayer played the next game matters not at all. It's the nature of the act that should determine the penalty.

Flukes are just that: flukes. Any decent ref will understand that. But when someone intends to hit/slash/but-end someone else, I'm not that interested in whether he actually intended to break a bone or not...he did, and he should be held accountable for it. I'm tired of all this crap in hockey. Some say it's part of the game, but I say it isn't. I watch hockey to see skill and speed. When I want to see violence, I watch MMA.
 

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Ovechkin is definitely the most exciting player in the league, in fact the caps are probably one of the most exciting teams to watch... semin has great hands and is an awesome goal scorer when he's not injured, backstrom makes insane plays and green plays like a forward... so awesome
 

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I fear the day when the Caps land a big solid defender and a strong goalie.
 

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Originally Posted by Teacher
I watch hockey to see skill and speed. When I want to see violence, I watch MMA.
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Uh, they didn't do too poorly otherwise....
 

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Penguins, 5 consecutive losses. Crosby, zero points in all 5 games.
 

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The Wilds is win!
 

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Originally Posted by gomestar
Penguins, 5 consecutive losses. Crosby, zero points in all 5 games.

Music to my ears!
 

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Originally Posted by JD_May
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it's like he had a personal cloaking device.
 

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Oh, Wild. You had such a good thing going....
 

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Imagine if Stevens played today, with the no hooking/holding policy...those guys would have been travelling much faster...I still can't believe those guys weren't aware of him on the ice.

Gettin' ready for HNIC...I love Saturday nights (I'm a loser, I know).
 

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Oilers are going to finish last this year
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