Why should we care, if the NHL does not. If they really wanted to eliminate those types of hits there would be a real penalty.


If the cost of taking out a 1st line player by a 4th line player is 1,2 or 3 games thats a small penalty for weakening a team in the short and long term.

If the NHL wanted to be serious, the penalty would be 10 games minimum for 1st timers and increase form there, no matter the intent or injury inflicted. 3 strikes and your out of the rest of the year.

That being said Richards should not have gone back on the ice last night. If he is as injured as they say he is, the trainers and coaches should be fined as well. If Torts thought that was the worst hit hes ever seen, how could he allow him to return in good conscience? That guy should get 5 games for being a hyporite.
- RynoBull

well, after Ryan Miller was run by Lucic last year, the Sabres let him play a full period before he was deemed too hurt to go on, so Sabres guilty of same kind of thing.

Seriously getting old now, only Sabres fans have called it clean, so I think we may have some sort of backing on this one
- HankdaTank

Not one Sabre fan said it was clean.
Let me ask you this, if Ennis needs to be "more responsible"about his positioning before he got pasted into the boards which I think was much more a vicious hit, why is Richards let off the hook for not being more responsible as well?
And he was tapped by Patty compared how Ennis was pasted to the boards face first.
I'll throw up and listen now.

Is there a bigger bufoon in the sports media than Steven A Smith

http://sports.yahoo.com/b...ecord-180125951--nhl.html
- Blueshirts4ever

No. But let's face it - he wouldn't no an ice rink if he slipped on one.

anyone else here tired of this thread...we've all said our piece, lets all go back to our respective corners...that is until Shanahan makes his decision...then this thing will really blow up...

I am am a BI Racial american. I have been to both places for business many times. The people in Buffalo are generally much friendlier, polite and nicer then people in NYC. Buffalo is also a very diverse city. To refer to the blog as a KKK meeting, is very offensive to me. It is not funny. And their is no place for comments like that at Hockey Buzz.
- JohnTucker7

Ban him. He also asked me to commit suicide in a PM. Stay Classy Rags

Not one Sabre fan said it was clean.
Let me ask you this, if Ennis needs to be "more responsible"about his positioning before he got pasted into the boards which I think was much more a vicious hit, why is Richards let off the hook for not being more responsible as well?
And he was tapped by Patty compared how Ennis was pasted to the boards face first.
I'll throw up and listen now.
- BuffaloHardHat

Sabres had a 5 on 3 just like the Rag$ and blew it, starting to see which team has the bigger whiners as fans here, as an impartial observer

But really everyone else is just trolling him, can't you tell.
- Putzfrau

I'm not trolling him. I am not asking for him to be politically correct. I am suggesting that he think before he posts such ill advised allegations of the city of buffalo. Although it may seem light hearted and funny, it is actually offensive. The KKK murdered, raped, beat and torturred people of different races and religions for nearly 100 years. I don't think that is something to take lightly, no matter what the setting.

anyone else here tired of this thread...we've all said our piece, lets all go back to our respective corners...that is until Shanahan makes his decision...then this thing will really blow up...
- Blueshirts4ever

Im actually here to talk hockey, this was almost a non story with the blunder Nash had in OT! WTF!

No. But let's face it - he wouldn't no an ice rink if he slipped on one.
- hscesq

Total ignorance...he goes on to say ties exist but then explans the OT which describes how there are no ties and he called it a winning streak...seriously??

Ban him. He also asked me to commit suicide in a PM. Stay Classy Rags
- sbroads24

Cause the actions of 1 represent a fan base comprised of millions of people?

anyone else here tired of this thread...we've all said our piece, lets all go back to our respective corners...that is until Shanahan makes his decision...then this thing will really blow up...
- Blueshirts4ever

Obviosly everyone else isn't tired of the thread. If that were the case the posts would have stopped. I am guessing you have run out things to say. That's a first.

Total ignorance...he goes on to say ties exist but then explans the OT which describes how there are no ties and he called it a winning streak...seriously??
- Blueshirts4ever

There is no OT in the NBA. Oh wait....

hey, how about that Marc Staal last night eh? eh?

Cause the actions of 1 represent a fan base comprised of millions of people?
- mrhattrick27

Where is that comming from? I am not sure if anyone is asking to ban all Rangers and or Sabres fans. Just pointing out the unitelligent ramblings of 1 blogger.

Cause the actions of 1 represent a fan base comprised of millions of people?
- mrhattrick27

Nope.

well, after Ryan Miller was run by Lucic last year, the Sabres let him play a full period before he was deemed too hurt to go on, so Sabres guilty of same kind of thing.
- jambodelta99

He was run, not boarded. Very different. He also didn't lay on the ice, apparently dead.

Torts can't have it both ways. If it was the worst hit ever how can be let Richards play?

Stephen A Smith is a racist, plan and simple.

He hates hockey cause it's 98% white guys, while the NBS is 5% white guys. He would go down on "King James" in a heart beat. He's a joke... like most of ESPN.

hey, how about that Marc Staal last night eh? eh?
- jimbro83

That was probably his best game in 2 years. He played physical, smart, and he kept his legs moving. If he starts playing like that every night look out.

Where is that comming from? I am not sure if anyone is asking to ban all Rangers and or Sabres fans. Just pointing out the unitelligent ramblings of 1 blogger.
- JohnTucker7

This is an unfortunate error, especially since the point of your post is to ridicule someone else. Please don't bad mouth the bloggers.

Thanks

Stephen A Smith is a racist, plan and simple.

He hates hockey cause it's 98% white guys, while the NBS is 5% white guys. He would go down on "King James" in a heart beat. He's a joke... like most of ESPN.
- Chipd

That's a low number.

Woo is that you?
- synthetic150

Woo?

Ban him. He also asked me to commit suicide in a PM. Stay Classy Rags
- sbroads24

Did he really?
Shocker

Not one Sabre fan said it was clean.
Let me ask you this, if Ennis needs to be "more responsible"about his positioning before he got pasted into the boards which I think was much more a vicious hit, why is Richards let off the hook for not being more responsible as well?
And he was tapped by Patty compared how Ennis was pasted to the boards face first.
I'll throw up and listen now.
- BuffaloHardHat

Who said anything about Ennis? Defending Kaleta and defending Girardi is very easy to do, one has a notorious history and the other is Dan Girardi.

Obviosly everyone else isn't tired of the thread. If that were the case the posts would have stopped. I am guessing you have run out things to say. That's a first.
- JohnTucker7

Noooo....and what the hell are you arttacking me for? My point is we have exhausted the Kaleta talk until a decision is made. I made my points about the hit and don't care to repeat myself at the risk of sounding like Mike Francesa...

I'm not trolling him. I am not asking for him to be politically correct. I am suggesting that he think before he posts such ill advised allegations of the city of buffalo. Although it may seem light hearted and funny, it is actually offensive. The KKK murdered, raped, beat and torturred people of different races and religions for nearly 100 years. I don't think that is something to take lightly, no matter what the setting.
- JohnTucker7

I was being sarcastic. He spent the whole thread female doging about trolls but says dumb poop like that