I would have been very slightly less upset about this being the level of supplementary discipline handed out if Hall was actually given a match penalty for the sucker punch like the rule book very clearly states he should have been.
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azzurri63
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BrownRolo said:
He's not the only one. Whole group for the most part lacks that. Even when Hall punched Lybushkin nothing. The refs are the ones that irk me. 2 of the crosschecks you mentioned with Marchand were after the play was dead in the Leaf's end and before a face-off. Send the little twit off but no calls. The little chicken shit crap the weasel gets away with is mind boggling.
bustaheims
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Deebo said:
"We don't really want to do anything here, but we've been told we need to. So, here's a slap on the wrist."
Guilt Trip
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No it wasn't. Hall didn't chase him, grab his jersey to punch him and then drive his head into the ice. He still should get more then a fine though.Deebo said:
It's weird that the NHLPA will appeal any decision on behalf of the penalized player if he chooses to but they won't do anything to stand up for the victim involved.
Guilt Trip said:No it wasn't. Hall didn't chase him, grab his jersey to punch him and then drive his head into the ice. He still should get more then a fine though.Deebo said:
The punch was from behind and to the side of the head, which was like Bertuzzi.
I didn't say the whole sequence was, just the punch, which it was.
L K
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Deebo said:Guilt Trip said:No it wasn't. Hall didn't chase him, grab his jersey to punch him and then drive his head into the ice. He still should get more then a fine though.Deebo said:
The punch was from behind and to the side of the head, which was like Bertuzzi.
I didn't say the whole sequence was, just the punch, which it was.
The worst part of the Bertuzzi thing wasn't even the punch, it's that last frame. Bertuzzi drove the stunned Moore directly into the ice with his body weight. The Hall hit isn't remotely the Bertuzzi event but I do get the comparison with a sucker punch from behind.
bustaheims
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These kinds of sucker punches happen a few times every season. The league needs to crack down on them to prevent another traumatic outcome, but they're not comparable to the Bertuzzi incident.
bustaheims
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L K said:
Also, the fact that Bertuzzi attacking Moore was premeditated. He may not have planned out exactly how he'd respond, but everyone knew something was coming after Moore went knee-on-knee with Naslund in their previous matchup.
azzurri63
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Guilt Trip said:No it wasn't. Hall didn't chase him, grab his jersey to punch him and then drive his head into the ice. He still should get more then a fine though.Deebo said:
Not even remotely close to the Bertuzzi incident. It was way worse. I didn't even think the punch by Hall was that hard. Wrong for doing it as the Lybushkin hit wasn't dirty at all. Hall is just a you know what.Always has been always will. Glad we didn't sign him when he was available. Overpaid overrated p----.
leafsjunkie
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It really sucks the leafs lost 35 - 27 last night. If only they hit more.
disco
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Sucker punches are dangerous, he absolutely should have been suspended. By not suspending him you set a precedent that hitting a guy from behind and to the side of the head with your balled, gloved fist is okay to do. Very disappointing. It was absolutely like Bertuzzi, the difference being Bertuzzi fell on top of his body doing more damage, Moore being pretty much out cold and in a very vulnerable position.
Hey now, the precedent that "gloves punches to an unsuspecting player and from behind aren't suspension worthy" was actually set last month when Pacioretty got off scott-free from this:
https://twitter.com/AlexMicheletti/status/1502448251504574467
Hall only got a fine because Lyubushkin left the game, Letang didn't.
https://twitter.com/AlexMicheletti/status/1502448251504574467
Hall only got a fine because Lyubushkin left the game, Letang didn't.