Suspension for SunnyD?
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 2:14 pm
Honestly surprised.
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Re: Suspension for SunnyD?
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 2:48 pm
Freaking kidding me? You could tell he pulled up and tried to avoid contact. Just dumb it was a penalty to being with.
Re: Suspension for SunnyD?
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 3:22 pm
A suspension would be totally fucking idiotic. This is more Eastern payback for his hit against Boston in the playoffs.
Re: Suspension for SunnyD?
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:36 pm
Ah guys, today that’s a penalty. Sunny D had plenty of time to choose his path.
Gone are the Geoff Courtnall days where you can run a goaltender and come out of it with a 5 minute PP too
Gone are the Geoff Courtnall days where you can run a goaltender and come out of it with a 5 minute PP too
Re: Suspension for SunnyD?
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:11 pm
No suspension.....just a fine. Never should have resulted in a hearing, but sanity prevails.
Re: Suspension for SunnyD?
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:15 pm
No doubt it would be called a penalty, but a suspension? Had he hit Gibson from behind, or in a vulnerable position, ok. But that's not what happened. Gibson saw him coming, and had a chance to protect himself, plus Sunny tried to avoid a direct hit.BillP. wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:36 pm Ah guys, today that’s a penalty. Sunny D had plenty of time to choose his path.
Gone are the Geoff Courtnall days where you can run a goaltender and come out of it with a 5 minute PP too
I may prove to be wrong, but I think a suspension is way out of line, and if it had been #50 instead of Gibson, I'd have the same opinion.
BUT....... This is NHL justice, so reality is seldom a factor. Sunny D will get suspended for 30 games, we will lose 20 first round draft picks, and be forced to give the Cup back.
Re: Suspension for SunnyD?
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:37 pm
Oh yeah, we’re talking about suspension - ha. My bad. Um, tough call. I agree with you that a suspension isn’t warranted but today it’s all about player safety so I imagine they want to send the message to lay off those goaltenders.barnburner wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:15 pmNo doubt it would be called a penalty, but a suspension? Had he hit Gibson from behind, or in a vulnerable position, ok. But that's not what happened. Gibson saw him coming, and had a chance to protect himself, plus Sunny tried to avoid a direct hit.BillP. wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:36 pm Ah guys, today that’s a penalty. Sunny D had plenty of time to choose his path.
Gone are the Geoff Courtnall days where you can run a goaltender and come out of it with a 5 minute PP too
I may prove to be wrong, but I think a suspension is way out of line, and if it had been #50 instead of Gibson, I'd have the same opinion.
BUT....... This is NHL justice, so reality is seldom a factor. Sunny D will get suspended for 30 games, we will lose 20 first round draft picks, and be forced to give the Cup back.
Re: Suspension for SunnyD?
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:57 pm
Debatable.BillP. wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:37 pm
Oh yeah, we’re talking about suspension - ha. My bad. Um, tough call. I agree with you that a suspension isn’t warranted but today it’s all about player safety so I imagine they want to send the message to lay off those goaltenders.
Re: Suspension for SunnyD?
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 8:11 am
I thought it was stupid for Sunny to think in today's NHL that he could squeeze through there. But hey, penalties are just really noticeable mistakes.
Re: Suspension for SunnyD?
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:52 am
This is a tough one. In the end I think they got it right with a fine. He definitely tries to avoid him, but he could've stopped while still trying to cut off the puck. A suspension would've been too harsh. Two minutes and a few shots from the Ducks defensemen seems appropriate.
Re: Suspension for SunnyD?
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:58 am
Sunny D was fined but not suspended by the NHL. I'm okay with that, mostly because it's not my money.
Re: Suspension for SunnyD?
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:00 am
Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:58 am Sunny D was fined but not suspended by the NHL. I'm okay with that, mostly because it's not my money.