I wouldn't say he's trash, but it was definitely a punk move last night. I'm actually a fan but the Backstrom play really can't be defended. Laying a hard forearm/elbow into a goalie's head is going to get you suspended (unless your name is Milan Lucic).
- jmatchett383

I haven't seen any Leafs fan say that wasn't a dirty hit that doesn't deserve suspension....yet wave after wave of fans from other teams need to roll in here and tell use we're hypocrites etc. lol it's the height of entertainment really.

I like bacon.

You have to like bacon if you don't like bacon you're a hypocrite. Typical Leafs fans not liking bacon!! GRRRAARRWWARS!

I don't buy that, how do explain the Bruins who constantly hit from behind and high hits, how do explain the Leafs getting called for boarding hits one after the other on the west coast trip? None to the other team.

I can accept missing some calls, it happens, but this has been happening multiple times every game, it is an integrity problem if you believe what you wrote, can't have teams getting away with it just because they play at home or the refs like them, that is total B.S.
- LeafMan

I am not a biased fan whatsoever, but if Kadri gets a match penalty for his 'clean' hit on Granlund, then what should Chara have gotten on his hit on Grabo?

Can't argue with Leafs' fans, they're too hypocritical, don't waste your time
- sliprock65

Ah muffin .

That's my problem. I've never once said Kadri shouldn't get suspended because he should, its the consistency of these calls that are annoying.
- peddy-93

That's totally valid, and you have a right to be upset about it. But it's nothing new, whether it's Campbell or Shanahan. As a side note...had Shanahan been at the helm, Lucic would have been suspended. Bruins always had TONS of leeway under Campbell.

Can't argue with Leafs' fans, they're too hypocritical, don't waste your time
- sliprock65

Kadri will likely get a game or two and a fine

he was reckless last time plain and simple. it needs to happen.

but the scott and kadri comparison is absolutely ludicrous.. the whole argument that they should be treated equally because of the number of offenses they have is linear thinking at its best.

scott is a goon, the league knows, the refs know it, everyone knows it.. he also has a massive size advantage over most players in the league

kadri is a small skill player who plays with an edge (he does tend to step over it at times to be fair i will give you that) but his role is to produce points, he is also a player that generates income for the NHL.

is it fair? nope, but thats how it works. this isnt the public courts, this is the league office of a revenue generating business.. so dont think for two seconds that effect on bottom line isnt considered when the league is dolling out punishments, cause it is.. believe me.

I am not a biased fan whatsoever, but if Kadri gets a match penalty for his 'clean' hit on Granlund, then what should Chara have gotten on his hit on Grabo?
- peddy-93

Chara hit a bent over San Jose player into the boards with a high hit and elbow to the head not to long ago and got nothing not even a penalty.

The Backstrom hit will probably get him 1 or 2 games, it was a reckless hit but the Granlund hit, not a chance.

Chara hit a bent over San Jose player into the boards with a high hit and elbow to the head not to long ago and got nothing not even a penalty.

The Backstrom hit will probably get him 1 or 2 games, it was a reckless hit but the Granlund hit, not a chance.
- LeafMan

He also crosschecked a guy right in the face in the same game. No penalty.

I haven't seen any Leafs fan say that wasn't a dirty hit that doesn't deserve suspension....yet wave after wave of fans from other teams need to roll in here and tell use we're hypocrites etc. lol it's the height of entertainment really.

I like bacon.

You have to like bacon if you don't like bacon you're a hypocrite. Typical Leafs fans not liking bacon!! GRRRAARRWWARS!
- BlowMonkey

First of all...if you don't like bacon, you're wrong.

Secondly, and please do not rail on me for this, but Leafs fans get it the most because they give it the most. You are the heart of hockey in North America (sorry Montreal). It is hockey Mecca. But year after year after year, there is a large contingent (not all, but a lot) of Leafs fans who feel it is their God-given right to be judge and jury on all things hockey, and that their team should just be given The Cup. All fanbases have those guys, but there seems to be the most TML fans of them all.

Personally, I don't care if you're a hypocrite or not. I have my view of whether it was a dirty hit, and I agree that the NHL's disciplinary system is very hit-or-miss. However, I'm just trying to let you know, in a civilized manner, why TML fans take so much heat from other fan bases. Just my 2 cents.

That's totally valid, and you have a right to be upset about it. But it's nothing new, whether it's Campbell or Shanahan. As a side note...had Shanahan been at the helm, Lucic would have been suspended. Bruins always had TONS of leeway under Campbell.
- jmatchett383

Not surprised whatsoever, no team, no players, no one should get any leeway when it comes to this stuff. It's a problem in this league and if you're going to adress it, adress it to all the players.

referees are human burn, not machines.

you annoy them they arent going to call in your favour too often

just how the world works.
- Dozzer

J get that, But how are they annoying them? They cannot/should not disregard the rule book (hits from behind)

Hit him square in the chest. You trying to claim otherwise is laughable. And vomparing to Scott is hilarious
- burn

Not comparing the players.... comparing the suspensions for head hits. and he didnt hit him SQUARE in the chest, elbows up caught the head. Plus elbow to the goalie head.. 7 games. You can stop laughing now

I don't buy that, how do explain the Bruins who constantly hit from behind and high hits, how do explain the Leafs getting called for boarding hits one after the other on the west coast trip? None to the other team.

I can accept missing some calls, it happens, but this has been happening multiple times every game, it is an integrity problem if you believe what you wrote, can't have teams getting away with it just because they play at home or the refs like them, that is total B.S.
- LeafMan

lou. your seeing things through a filter.

the bruins will get more slack because they have suffered key injuries to akey players in the past.. so.. they get more rope.

there is no black and white logic here.. just how it works.

also.. i assume you are talking about chara.. the captain, the face of the franchise.. one of the key players used to sell the game in that region?

sometimes the players influence on the business of hockey allows for more leniency

its not right.. but it is how it is.

toronto doesnt need that.. so they can be made examples of. they also get the most attention.. so they get made examples of.. the league wants to curb the rough physical side of hockey.. so obviously you are going to come down harder on the flagship franchise.

it must piss the league off to no end the leafs are playing the type of game they are.

He also crosschecked a guy right in the face in the same game. No penalty.
- Pecafan Fan

He did it to Lupul Saturday night right in front of the ref, how he gets away with it time after time is something the league should be embarrassed about.

Chara hit a bent over San Jose player into the boards with a high hit and elbow to the head not to long ago and got nothing not even a penalty.

The Backstrom hit will probably get him 1 or 2 games, it was a reckless hit but the Granlund hit, not a chance.
- LeafMan

Exactly, it's a joke.

The favouritism in this league is laughable. If you're going to try and get rid of these issues, adress it to all players, not some, or else nothing is going to change.

I don't buy that, how do explain the Bruins who constantly hit from behind and high hits, how do explain the Leafs getting called for boarding hits one after the other on the west coast trip? None to the other team.

I can accept missing some calls, it happens, but this has been happening multiple times every game, it is an integrity problem if you believe what you wrote, can't have teams getting away with it just because they play at home or the refs like them, that is total B.S.
- LeafMan

boston is the absolute worst place to play.

reffing there is a god damned joke.

J get that, But how are they annoying them? They cannot/should not disregard the rule book (hits from behind)
- burn

business before rules burn.. see my response to leafman..

keeping in mind thats just my opinion of course.

Typical leafs' fan reaction, give me a break, had that happened to a Toronto player you'd be screaming for suspensions. Kadri is nothing but a gutless punk, typical trash play by a trash player.

You need the googles
- sliprock65

hockey isn't for you my friend

Not comparing the players.... comparing the suspensions for head hits. and he didnt hit him SQUARE in the chest, elbows up caught the head. Plus elbow to the goalie head.. 7 games. You can stop laughing now
- JoeSabre

Dude, his elbows were tucked in on the Granlund hit, they showed it at slow speed on TSN multiple times, multiple angles, come on.

Not comparing the players.... comparing the suspensions for head hits. and he didnt hit him SQUARE in the chest, elbows up caught the head. Plus elbow to the goalie head.. 7 games. You can stop laughing now
- JoeSabre

You must have watched the wrong hit, watch again. He isn't getting a hearing for the match penalty because there was nothing suspendable there. Backstrom hit? Of course he will, won't be 7 games though. And don't have a comeback argument that involves Scott please, don't waste your time.

He did it to Lupul Saturday night right in front of the ref, how he gets away with it time after time is something the league should be embarrassed about.
- LeafMan

I (frank)ing hate that mutant ape.

But who's questioning his hit wasn't a head shot? I'm pretty sure everyone's saying he should get suspended for the Backstrom hit, not for the Granlund hit.

And Scott is in the NHL for one reason and one reason only, that's why he got 7 games because of his repuation as a plyer. Don't compare them. Why didn't Gionta get one game for concussing Reimer? Or Lucic for concussing Miller? Consistency consitency consistency.
- peddy-93

Consistency is something you will not see in the league. And it should not matter, what the player's role on the team is. A head shot is a head shot weather you are Scott or Kadri. Scott has never been suspended before... you can't suspend someone because of reputation. there needs to be a act in there somewhere.

I wouldn't say he's trash, but it was definitely a punk move last night. I'm actually a fan but the Backstrom play really can't be defended. Laying a hard forearm/elbow into a goalie's head is going to get you suspended (unless your name is Milan Lucic).
- jmatchett383

He's what 23 and nearly a ppg player, yeah he's trash.


I agree with the backstrom play. Stupid, deserves a hearing.... 2 games.

I'm trying to figure out what him having his head down has to do with anything. Was he going to do some super Mike Tyson head dodges to avoid it? He was going to get hit up high whether his head was up or down.
Why or How does Kadri miss a check on a stationary player with his head down?
- Blackstrom2

Obviously you don't play hockey in VA

Not comparing the players.... comparing the suspensions for head hits. and he didnt hit him SQUARE in the chest, elbows up caught the head. Plus elbow to the goalie head.. 7 games. You can stop laughing now
- JoeSabre

Listen, just because your team of gutless, skilless, goons gets suspended when they do gutless goony things, doesn't mean good players should get suspended for hits that are at worst minor penalties.

Consistency is something you will not see in the league. And it should not matter, what the player's role on the team is. A head shot is a head shot weather you are Scott or Kadri. Scott has never been suspended before... you can't suspend someone because of reputation. there needs to be a act in there somewhere.
- JoeSabre

How do u feel about bacon??..Like/dislike??