Then he has the pain threshold of my 2 year old.
- SoCalSabres

Wow, seriously, I know you are all fans of Kaleta but what's fair is fair; that was a dirty hit, period.

Thats not the point, it was a bad hit. But Richards acted like he broke something, and was fine 5 minutes later.....how does this not bother anyone. I love soccer, still play, and absolutely hate how acting has become an art in the sport. Never thought hockey players would actually do this.
- SoCalSabres

Its been going on for the last couple of years in this league. Its a joke

kaleta will never be liked in this leagues eyes......just look at matt cooke, dude spends the last 3 seasons playing clean, yet he will always be remembered as a scum because millionaire athletes dont like to be hit.
- joshs

or cut on purpose with a skate

Wow, seriously, I know you are all fans of Kaleta but what's fair is fair; that was a dirty hit, period.
- MidnightMarauder

Who here hasn't said it was dirty?

Wow, seriously, I know you are all fans of Kaleta but what's fair is fair; that was a dirty hit, period.
- MidnightMarauder

For the fifth time, I said it was fair. My original post was that I had a problem with how Richards acted. Go back and read.

kaleta will never be liked in this leagues eyes......just look at matt cooke, dude spends the last 3 seasons playing clean, yet he will always be remembered as a scum because millionaire athletes dont like to be hit.
- joshs

agreed

in case of a severe injury you are suppose to sit in a "quiet room" for an alotted amount of time with no signs or symptoms.

richards went in the back and didnt even have time to take a leak and was back out on the ice. dude spent more time rolling around on the ice grabbing his body parts in alphabetical order then he did getting looked at by the physicians.
- joshs

You get sent to the quiet room for potential brain injuries. Not every time you go down in pain. Have you never smashed your knee on a table (or something similar) but been ok a few minutes later?

I just rewatched the hit. Kaleta did not even make an attempt to try to skate and catch up to Richards (i.e. he KNEW what he was going to do to him).

The comments about Richards' antics are so offbase. "gloves 10ft in either direction"...haha, one of his gloves was literally TOUCHING his hockey pants. "grabbing different parts of his arm/shoulder/etc"...yeah, it's because his SPINE was crumpled.

I have never really paid much attention before but you Buffalo fans are quite the bunch.

Here's a quote for you "if it waddles and it quacks....it's probably a duck".

Get over it, he's not even a good player and he cost you the game.

LOL, had them, sat out longer than 5 minutes. Stop making excuses for him, I'm not for Kaleta.
- SoCalSabres

No excuses, nobody knows how hurt he was, at that very moment.

Probably deserved, but still have a problem with Richards soccer antics.
- SoCalSabres

Agreed. Only like this ruling because I hate Kaleta and know he has bad intentions, but if it was a player with a good rep, I'd say that sell job was epic.

Wow, seriously, I know you are all fans of Kaleta but what's fair is fair; that was a dirty hit, period.
- MidnightMarauder

im not a fan of kaleta, i think he deserves what he got, it was a dirty hit... i just had a problem with richards emphatically getting undressed out of his equipment to show how dirty the play was, and then jumping back on the ice 2 seconds later like nothing happened

Funny I didnt know you knew him personally? Because then you would know how he spends countless hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars he helps raise for his charities that he is involved with
- Stripes77

They all do, their coaches and agents TELL THEM TO. Your point has no bearing whatsoever.

yup, but it seems as though he's tried to clean up his game this year...until last night
- Whatnot78

I could go back and watch it, but it's not really worth it. I'm not going to comment on it, but from what I heard, he really only nudged him. That being said, Richards didn't know it was coming and where he was standing put him in a vulnerable position. It's a play that I would prefer Kaleta to not make. But, it happens. If it was Crosby that did it to Richards, he would have gotten 1 game, if that. But because Kaleta has a reputation, he got more. It is what it is. The team will have to survive without him for the next 5 games.

I do like the game that Kaleta has played this year. He just needs to be a bit more careful. I don't know if he got carried away or anything but I would hope that he learned from this not to do something like that again.

The league can eat a d-i-c-k. He should've gotten 1 game. Two at most. Richards is a great actress.
- Gmcc24

Regardless of the outcome, or whether Richards sold it, it was a dangerous hit. Kaleta has a history of being a dangerous player. What's the issue here?

Did you ever hear of a stinger?

He probably went numb and panicked because of it.

Let's see anyone criticizing Richards get face planted into boards or a glass partition.
- MidnightMarauder

if i criticize him for being very mediocre do i get millions to be terrible at my job?

Its been going on for the last couple of years in this league. Its a joke
- Vukota

I have always seen hockey players as one of the tougher athletes in sports, last night I was embarrassed as a hockey fan, regardless of the teams. It reminded me of the Brazilian womens soccer player.
http://www.vh1.com/celebr...mens-world-cup-usa-erika/

You get sent to the quiet room for potential brain injuries. Not every time you go down in pain. Have you never smashed your knee on a table (or something similar) but been ok a few minutes later?
- eichiefs9

And getting "thrown face first into the boards" isn't a potential for a brain injury?

i dont mind the suspension. kaleta desearved one. 5 games......sure...kaleta has a history. i can understand that.

were not talking about getting up... but if your in that much pain why make the effort to chuck your gloves up into the air other than to make a big scene?
- DarcyTucker16

His gloves never went more than a foot.

I just rewatched the hit. Kaleta did not even make an attempt to try to skate and catch up to Richards (i.e. he KNEW what he was going to do to him).

The comments about Richards' antics are so offbase. "gloves 10ft in either direction"...haha, one of his gloves was literally TOUCHING his hockey pants. "grabbing different parts of his arm/shoulder/etc"...yeah, it's because his SPINE was crumpled.

I have never really paid much attention before but you Buffalo fans are quite the bunch.

Here's a quote for you "if it waddles and it quacks....it's probably a duck".

Get over it, he's not even a good player and he cost you the game.
- JLO961

thanks for you opinion...we've been waiting for it.

Agreed. Only like this ruling because I hate Kaleta and know he has bad intentions, but if it was a player with a good rep, I'd say that sell job was epic.
- TheJerseyDevil1

Wow.

Kaleta should be removed from the league. Hockey aside, he's just a bad person on the inside.
- JLO961

YOu have no friggin clue what kind of person he is, give me a break

You get sent to the quiet room for potential brain injuries. Not every time you go down in pain. Have you never smashed your knee on a table (or something similar) but been ok a few minutes later?
- eichiefs9

yes but when i smash my knee on the table i dont roll on the floor and throw my oven mits all over the kitchen...

Agreed. Only like this ruling because I hate Kaleta and know he has bad intentions, but if it was a player with a good rep, I'd say that sell job was epic.
- TheJerseyDevil1

yes, I'm sure Kaleta goes out there every night with the intention of trying to end someone else's career.

Seriously, get a life.

kaleta will never be liked in this leagues eyes......just look at matt cooke, dude spends the last 3 seasons playing clean, yet he will always be remembered as a scum because millionaire athletes dont like to be hit.
- joshs

Yeah but unlinke Cooke, Kaleta was suspended last year for headbutting somebody. He is trash.