M.Sanchez (Posted 2008-11-12 18:24:43)
Did anyone really see this as it happen. I was lucky enough to be at the game and not to far away to see it happen. Yeah it is unfortunate that a player was slightly hurt on the play. but if it was a serious injury why was he one of the shooters in the shoot out. As for Morrow, I'm sorry that should have been an automatic. Lets see what plays out when the Kings face them tomorrow in Dallas. I wonder what had happen should it have been Ivanans going after someone on Dallas for a hit like that. Oh and by the way "John" that was a clean hit. Ribeiro was just caught off balance after a spin around shot to try and win the game. If you look Closely there was no initial arm in the air indicating a Penalty. not till after Morrow came in with his gloves off and they saw Blood on the Ice. However like I said we will have to wait and see the out come tomorrow in Dallas. Maybe we get treated to a new Rivalry like the one in Colorado & Detroit a few years back. Maybe this is what the NHL needed. For the player to take matters in there own hands. but let it be clean and not another Bertuzzi incident.

Jessie (Posted 2008-11-12 16:11:19)
Carrie--and that is exactly what Boll did. Dorsett nearly got his head taken off the shift before (along with being targeted all game for beating up Tucker in the first period) so Boll's line was up next and he stuck up for his friend/teammate. Because Boll lead the league in fighting majors last year AND he is on the blue jackets the "automatic suspension" is in play. Because it is Morrow--the captain of a cup winning team, he and Tippet are off the hook? Blatant favoritism and Boll, Hitchcock and the Blue Jackets should be outraged.

Jim Kerins (Posted 2008-11-12 15:15:51)
I would like to nominate Jessie to replace Bettman as Commisioner of the NHL. I immediatly thought of the same incident with Boll and Hitchcock being suspended and fined because they are part of an organization that is not respected by the league and Boll is known as an energy guy rather than the team captain. As long as this league makes up rules and then makes exceptions for their star players it will not be respected by anyone, including its own fans. Anyone who doesn't agree with this just go back and watch any game that Chris Chelios has been involved in since he joined Detroit.

Jessie (Posted 2008-11-12 14:39:05)
Why does the NHL even bother having rules if they 'reserve the right to review' every case? Hitchcock and Boll fell under the 'automatic' rule a few weeks back vs. Colorado, now for whatever reason, the NHL decides not to apply the same rule here. The NHL does a great job of breeding contempt within itself. Every rule in the NHL has a 'caveat' so why don't they just publicly declare that they are making them up as they go along, because it is essentially what they do anyway. The B.S. review situation that took place in Minnesota vs. Columbus was yet, another example. The very next night the identical situation played out with Detroit and Anaheim, yet it got handled properly. What a farce.