I'm in a cast after ankle surgery. I could start cutting that open..
- glove_was_stuck

Can we wait until it ripens up a little?

The Bruins Toronto game should have had like 4 suspensions all with in a span of like 3 min, if Torres gets one here its a joke.

Can we wait until it ripens up a little?
- rugdnit

Good call...good call.

Shanahan was an egotistical dbag as a player & is even worse now that he's in the league office.

Shanahan was an egotistical dbag as a player & is even worse now that he's in the league office.
- Team_Teal

- glove_was_stuck

Oprah.... And you get a week off.... And you get a week off.... And you.... And you... And you!

Good call...good call.
- glove_was_stuck

I want as close to that NJ experience as I can get.

To me just like getting a DUI, at this point it does not matter the intoxity level or in his case the how much of the head he hit.... it matters that he is not getting it. I see him getting like 30-50 games as a repeat offender.

That was shoulder to head and if you watch the reply unbiasedly, you will also see Torres bends his knees before the hit and shoots himself upwards to deliver a harder hit. That in itself isn't a penalty but when you make contact to the head at the first point of impact it sure as hell is. And because Torres is a repeat repeat repeat repeat repeat offender, he will get no break and shouldn't. His last suspension was 21 games, this should be longer. Just because Stoll wasn't knocked out and severely injured like Hossa doesn't make the cheap shot any less severe.

To me just like getting a DUI, at this point it does not matter the intoxity level or in his case the how much of the head he hit.... it matters that he is not getting it. I see him getting like 30-50 games as a repeat offender.
- puckindnet

This^^

He is an idiot.
He deserves to be banned from the sport.
Stoll was his Edmonton roommate!!

BYE BYE to a player who cant control himself...
- Bambino68

Which is why he held up on the hit, genius.

Get over the Hossa thing, mmmkay?

That was shoulder to head and if you watch the reply unbiasedly, you will also see Torres bends his knees before the hit and shoots himself upwards to deliver a harder hit. That in itself isn't a penalty but when you make contact to the head at the first point of impact it sure as hell is. And because Torres is a repeat repeat repeat repeat repeat offender, he will get no break and shouldn't. His last suspension was 21 games, this should be longer. Just because Stoll wasn't knocked out and severely injured like Hossa doesn't make the cheap shot any less severe.
- Hemingways

He does not launch into Stoll.

Unbiasedly? Coming from a Hawks fan??

"Let’s face it if Eric Lindros played under the same rules that the league is governed today he may still be out there setting records."

In your own contradictory, twisted words you just proved the point perfectly. TOO MANY PLAYERS ARE GETTING HURT! Players like Torres don't have it in them to police themselves. The message has to be sent, trying to injure someone, or simply playing recklessly and putting players in danger is UNACCEPTABLE.

If this was the first time for Torres, I'd be all for a slap on the wrist. But this guy is involved in an incident practically every game. He just doesn't get it. It doesn't matter if Stoll's head was the target, he puts players at risk time and time again.

Take a look at Brown. He has delivered some crushing checks over his career mostly legal, some maybe borderline. Brown didn't deserve to be suspended 2 games this season, but was, simply because he injured a player during last year's playoffs, then the Wild incident. A trend was starting and the NHL nipped it in the butt. Torres has made a living delivering borderline/illegal hits. It's time he sits for 1/2 a season or more and learns.

2 games for Gryba on Eller, when Eller had the puck in his skates.

Gryba drove through him, Torres goes upwards a little bit.

Looks like Torres gets more head than Gryba did, but obviously Stoll's face didn't connect with the ice.

Not saying it's right, but if Gryba got 2 you have to expect a suspension.

Which is why he held up on the hit, genius.

Get over the Hossa thing, mmmkay?
- Team_Teal

1. he didn't hold up, he simply missed hitting him harder.
2. you cant avoid his checkered past. sharks traded for him because of who he is.

stoll has been a shell of himself compared to last year. he never wins the critical draws, and takes dumb penalties. he'll sit in the press box with the insanely hot erin andrews, the kings won't have to worry about torres taking out kopi, carter, brown, doughty, etc...it all suits me just fine.

Take a look at Brown. He has delivered some crushing checks over his career mostly legal, some maybe borderline. Brown didn't deserve to be suspended 2 games this season, but was, simply because he injured a player during last year's playoffs, then the Wild incident. A trend was starting and the NHL nipped it in the butt. Torres has made a living delivering borderline/illegal hits. It's time he sits for 1/2 a season or more and learns.


- King of Kings

This is laughable. Up until about 2 years ago I liked the way the guy played, but many of his opportunist hits have crossed the line. Torres is old school. Brown is just douchey.

1. he didn't hold up, he simply missed hitting him harder.

- hiway39

Umm......

OK.

This is laughable. Up until about 2 years ago I liked the way the guy played, but many of his opportunist hits have crossed the line. Torres is old school. Brown is just douchey.
- rugdnit

meanwhile there are only 29 other teams who'd jump at the chance to land Duchey Brown. If not for Quick, Duchey was the Playoff MVP. If the Sharks went after more guys like Duchey and less guys like Torres, they'd already have won numerous cups by now.

"Let’s face it if Eric Lindros played under the same rules that the league is governed today he may still be out there setting records."

In your own contradictory, twisted words you just proved the point perfectly. TOO MANY PLAYERS ARE GETTING HURT! Players like Torres don't have it in them to police themselves. The message has to be sent, trying to injure someone, or simply playing recklessly and putting players in danger is UNACCEPTABLE.

If this was the first time for Torres, I'd be all for a slap on the wrist. But this guy is involved in an incident practically every game. He just doesn't get it. It doesn't matter if Stoll's head was the target, he puts players at risk time and time again.

Take a look at Brown. He has delivered some crushing checks over his career mostly legal, some maybe borderline. Brown didn't deserve to be suspended 2 games this season, but was, simply because he injured a player during last year's playoffs, then the Wild incident. A trend was starting and the NHL nipped it in the butt. Torres has made a living delivering borderline/illegal hits. It's time he sits for 1/2 a season or more and learns.
- King of Kings

Can someone please post that vid of captain chickenwing in the last QF series so this gentleman can have a nice tall cup of reality?

Much obliged.

meanwhile there are only 29 other teams who'd jump at the chance to land Duchey Brown. If not for Quick, Duchey was the Playoff MVP. If the Sharks went after more guys like Duchey and less guys like Torres, they'd already have won numerous cups by now.
- King of Kings

Keep running that record around the track and cry when it catches up with him.

Per TSN: @Real_ESPNLeBrun: From Sharks skate: Pavelski replaces Torres on Couture line with Marleau. Gomez moves up to third line. Kennedy checks in on 4th line


That second line looking dangerous again...

Skating with your head up, now there's a novel idea! Can't say I've ever heard of doing that... Stoll if you had your head up it wouldn't hurt so bad from it hitting the ice after Torres hit your shoulder while you were staring at your shoelaces...

It is unfortunate but the NHL is becoming known as the No Hit League
- CamGore

Is this a joke? The NHL may be inconsistent with discipline, and they may say they're out to remove certain hits (edit: that is, aside from Torres they've shown they don't give a damn in the playoffs), but it is by no means a 'no hit league'.

Per TSN: @Real_ESPNLeBrun: From Sharks skate: Pavelski replaces Torres on Couture line with Marleau. Gomez moves up to third line. Kennedy checks in on 4th line


That second line looking dangerous again...
- cryptical77

Thank god for Gomez

You have to hand it to Stoll for not flopping around the Ice trying to get a Major.. He got up after that Nasty hit and Skated to the Bench.. Stoll is a real Champion...

If that hit happened to any shark on the Ice, They'd be rolling all over the ice Like Shane Doan on Christmas day...