If it happened to a Canadian player, he'd have gotten up and kicked the sh*t out of him
- sudburyboy

I know Zucker. I know his entire family. I coach and ref one of his younger cousins. I see his older brother around town. I've skated with them countless times.

The guy gets up from everything. I've seen him taken far worse hits than that one, and they were clean. You need to understand he's injured on that play. It had nothing to do with his nationality.

Steve Palumbo: How Many Games Will Corey Perry Get?
- Steve Palumbo

4 games...Late, blindside, to the head. If this is 4 games, then how the hell did Hall get 2?

Not a "repeat offender", and not Patrick Kaleta: 4 games.
- buffalofan19

Got 4 games a few years ago for a flying elbow to Claude Giroux.

4 games...Late, blindside, to the head. If this is 4 games, then how the hell did Hall get 2?
- Iggysbff

The amount of bias in this league is embarrassing. If any player makes a suspendable action to a duck they are hardly ever suspended. The only player in the past few years was doan. We see tons of people getting away with these hits (torres and stoll in the past month). Also I have no idea why perry is considered a repeat offender. The rule is that players aren't considered repeat offenders if they havent been suspended in the past 18 months. So 2009 is how long ago?

I completely see why this hit led to a suspension. But four games after that flyer with the crazy name got four? Us ducks fans have gotten used to this wheel of justice. Now perry, palmieri, bonino and fasth are out. We'll see how the ducks can deal with adversity and hopefully continue to prove the critics wrong.

dude open your eyes thats a dirty blind side hit, 3-4 games is just about right

theres being a homer, and being blind.... i think you are are the 1st with a huge helping to seconds
- nightmare3020

You missed the point. How do Stoll (intentional injury to Fowler) and Torres (Palmieri) not warrant suspensions, when Perry does.

As for your comment "dirty blind side hit" that is a load of $#!+. Zuckers face and chest impact Perrys back. To be exact, his shoulder blade and below. Watch a reverse angle. did he deserve a penalty? absolutely. But not the 5 minute and match penalty + 4 games. Especially in comparison with what the Stoll did with no penalty nor discipline.

Zucker being knocked silly is unfortunate, but most likely the result of his head impacting the ice or maybe the boards.

I completely see why this hit led to a suspension. But four games after that flyer with the crazy name got four? Us ducks fans have gotten used to this wheel of justice. Now perry, palmieri, bonino and fasth are out. We'll see how the ducks can deal with adversity and hopefully continue to prove the critics wrong.
- selanne4pres

Probably because Zolnercieyk (I can't spell his name), who has zero previous suspensions, hit an unsuspecting player who was in a prone position with a blindside hit to the head.

Corey Perry, who has had a suspensions (18+ months, however), hit an unsuspecting player who was in a prone position with a blindside hit to the head after he had gotten rid of the puck.

The differences are: Zolnercziek left his feet, whereas Perry didn't, and that Zolnercziek already had the player lined up and it was a split-second play where as Perry hit the player well after the pass.

You missed the point. How do Stoll (intentional injury to Fowler) and Torres (Palmieri) not warrant suspensions, when Perry does.

As for your comment "dirty blind side hit" that is a load of $#!+. Zuckers face and chest impact Perrys back. To be exact, his shoulder blade and below. Watch a reverse angle. did he deserve a penalty? absolutely. But not the 5 minute and match penalty + 4 games. Especially in comparison with what the Stoll did with no penalty nor discipline.

Zucker being knocked silly is unfortunate, but most likely the result of his head impacting the ice or maybe the boards.
- DuckPonder

You missed the point. How do Stoll (intentional injury to Fowler) and Torres (Palmieri) not warrant suspensions, when Perry does.

As for your comment "dirty blind side hit" that is a load of $#!+. Zuckers face and chest impact Perrys back. To be exact, his shoulder blade and below. Watch a reverse angle. did he deserve a penalty? absolutely. But not the 5 minute and match penalty + 4 games. Especially in comparison with what the Stoll did with no penalty nor discipline.

Zucker being knocked silly is unfortunate, but most likely the result of his head impacting the ice or maybe the boards.
- DuckPonder

Please watch the suspension video released by the NHL before posting this. Perry had adequate amounts of time to avoid the hit. Perry made the decision to continue the hit when it was blatantly late. Furthermore he targeted the head, regardless if its with his back, which its not by the way it with his elbow pad. I say elbow pad because its not like he chicken winged the guy, but with the amount of padding on elbow pads its not reason the guy was knocked out. Again, just another example of a reckless hit where a player should have pulled out but decided to 'finish his check'. If this was Zucker on Perry you'd be losing your mind for a longer suspension.

I feel 4 games is satisfactory from one Wild fans point of view. I reluctanly give Perry the benefit of the doubt and believe that the hit was non-malicious even though it was clearly going to be an illegal hit whether he made contact to the head or not. Best case scenario it turns into just an interference or boarding penalty.

Unfortunately, it clearly looked as if Perry did in fact intend to hit Zucker after he became ineligible for contact and therefore in my opinion deserved the on-ice penalty he received. The fact that he made contact to the head, regardless of intention immediately makes this play a suspendable one and obviously a dangerous one.

The good news is, it sounds like Zucker was at least skating a little today(just skating) while not participating in team practice. It doesn't sound like he was concussed, but team doctors and trainers won't be completely sure for a few days while they await any concussion related symptoms to possibly emerge.

No, I take it back, we're wrong: Corey Perry is a Lady Byng candidate who would never do anything like pick a fight with a non-fighter like Pavel Datsyuk or Brian Rafalski, would never throw a flying elbow at a player who wasn't looking, and this hit was clearly hit trying to avoid contact and Zucker just got int he way. If anything, Zucker should have been given a gross misconduct for headbutting poor Princess Perry; how dare he try to hit Perry with his head..

Love Perry and I love the Ducks... probably my second favorite team in the NHL. However, the hit was dirty. He never took his eyes off of Zucker. He never once even tried to go after the puck. It was a late hit and the end result is because of him targeting Zuckers head. I'm looking at this with un-biased eyes.

(frank), I have him in my pool!

(frank), I have him in my pool!
- Nucker101

I was thinking the same thing....and he deserves four games. He is dirty and has been suspended in the past. He is always doing dirty stuff behind the play and always goes after guys who don't fight. One of the dirtest players in the league. Good Job NHL

You missed the point. How do Stoll (intentional injury to Fowler) and Torres (Palmieri) not warrant suspensions, when Perry does.

As for your comment "dirty blind side hit" that is a load of $#!+. Zuckers face and chest impact Perrys back. To be exact, his shoulder blade and below. Watch a reverse angle. did he deserve a penalty? absolutely. But not the 5 minute and match penalty + 4 games. Especially in comparison with what the Stoll did with no penalty nor discipline.

Zucker being knocked silly is unfortunate, but most likely the result of his head impacting the ice or maybe the boards.
- DuckPonder

HOMER!!!!

Crazy thing is Stoll didn't even get a hearing for the board he gave Fowler!

Love Perry and I love the Ducks... probably my second favorite team in the NHL. However, the hit was dirty. He never took his eyes off of Zucker. He never once even tried to go after the puck. It was a late hit and the end result is because of him targeting Zuckers head. I'm looking at this with un-biased eyes.
- Panthers88

the guy is a sht. he picks fights with finesse players and never squares off with guys his own size. cheap shot artist who once again, targets a much smaller player when the play had long passed.

You missed the point. How do Stoll (intentional injury to Fowler) and Torres (Palmieri) not warrant suspensions, when Perry does.

As for your comment "dirty blind side hit" that is a load of $#!+. Zuckers face and chest impact Perrys back. To be exact, his shoulder blade and below. Watch a reverse angle. did he deserve a penalty? absolutely. But not the 5 minute and match penalty + 4 games. Especially in comparison with what the Stoll did with no penalty nor discipline.

Zucker being knocked silly is unfortunate, but most likely the result of his head impacting the ice or maybe the boards.
- DuckPonder

I didn't see the Stoll or Torres hits. I'm not saying the NHL hasn't been a bit inconsistent on some of these supplimental disciplinary actions, but anyone who can watch this play unfold and infer that it's not a suspendable hit, clearly doesn't understand the game of hockey nor the NHL's stance on hits to the head.

Whether or not he intended to make Zuckers head the original point of contact is irrelavant. Elbow, shoulder or whatever, he shouldn't have been pursuing contact with him in the first place being the puck had clearly been reversed back towards the blue line. The center ice angle clearly shows Perry keyed in on Zucker and intending to engage him the entire time after Zucker released the puck.

The play was illegal from the git go and Perry blatently throws his right shoulder/arm directly into Zuckers head. What's not to get?!

Crazy thing is Stoll didn't even get a hearing for the board he gave Fowler!
- QUEENKILLA

Duck fans whining again just like your crappy announcers.

I really do believe the Ducks have the worst announcer in the league, but it all finally makes sense. It's because they have the worst fans in the league. The two go together like peanut butter and jelly, just not that delicious obviously.

Duck fans whining again just like your crappy announcers.

I really do believe the Ducks have the worst announcer in the league, but it all finally makes sense. It's because they have the worst fans in the league. The two go together like peanut butter and jelly, just not that delicious obviously.
- StayTunedMTC

Good to see all the classy LA fans have turned up to call all the Ducks fans homers. LOL. Talk about the worst fans in the league, at least I've never been spat at in any other NHL arena other than Staples.

It's also a laugh when you complain about our announcers when you guys have Jim Fox.

the guy is a sht. he picks fights with finesse players and never squares off with guys his own size. cheap shot artist who once again, targets a much smaller player when the play had long passed.
- hiway39

Yeah, what a sht. The Kings only have classy players like Stoll, who would never take advantage of a smaller player. Oh wait...

I was thinking the same thing....and he deserves four games. He is dirty and has been suspended in the past. He is always doing dirty stuff behind the play and always goes after guys who don't fight. One of the dirtest players in the league. Good Job NHL
- mooymoney

Troll.

Good to see all the classy LA fans have turned up to call all the Ducks fans homers. LOL. Talk about the worst fans in the league, at least I've never been spat at in any other NHL arena other than Staples.

It's also a laugh when you complain about our announcers when you guys have Jim Fox.
- niedermayer27

Jim Fox is 1000 times better than what you have.

As far as the spitting thing, there's more to the story you aren't saying and I'm open ears.

Yeah, what a sht. The Kings only have classy players like Stoll, who would never take advantage of a smaller player. Oh wait...
- niedermayer27

Cry some more. That hit was not suspendable, I'm sorry you don't view it as such. Even Fowler said it shouldn't be a suspendable hit.

"It's just one of those things that happens with hockey," Fowler said. "I mean, Jarret Stoll, he's obviously not that type of player. I know he wasn't trying to put me in that situation.

"You don't want to blame him for what happened. It's hockey. Those things are going to happen."

Fowler got over it, so should you.

I thought he would get 2-3, but 4 seems fair. Big blow to the Ducks.

Please watch the suspension video released by the NHL before posting this. Perry had adequate amounts of time to avoid the hit. Perry made the decision to continue the hit when it was blatantly late. Furthermore he targeted the head, regardless if its with his back, which its not by the way it with his elbow pad. I say elbow pad because its not like he chicken winged the guy, but with the amount of padding on elbow pads its not reason the guy was knocked out. Again, just another example of a reckless hit where a player should have pulled out but decided to 'finish his check'. If this was Zucker on Perry you'd be losing your mind for a longer suspension.
- Multiple Scorgasms

the actual hit i don't have a problem with. If it wasn't as late or zucker had the puck it;s a clean hard hit.