All Set With The B's.....

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by Dad 818

Colin Campbell (NHL disciplinarian) has stated it was not a dirty or illegal hit. This guy is the same guy who didn't suspend Scott Walker for sucker-punching Aaron Ward last year.

There's nothing in any rulebook I've ever read that says a check to the head with the shoulder is illegal--it's the exact same hit that Scott Stevens ended Lindros' career with in the Eastern Conference finals about 10 years ago.

There's a reason they tell you to keep your head up. Cheap shot? Yup, but not illegal.

[spinncognito]

Originally Posted by Mike P

There's nothing in any rulebook I've ever read that says a check to the head with the shoulder is illegal--it's the exact same hit that Scott Stevens ended Lindros' career with in the Eastern Conference finals about 10 years ago.

There's a reason they tell you to keep your head up. Cheap shot? Yup, but not illegal.

Well then it should be illegal. If it was any Bruin who hit Crosby like that, there would be outrage.

[stcroixman]

you would have thought after ted green got his head split open by Wayne Maki's stick years ago, any blow of any kind to the head would be illegal.

Boy just the thought of those great Bruin teams, makes me sick about today's teams. You think Sanderson, Wensick or Jonathan would have let that cheap shot on Savard go as a freebie?

[Dad 818]

Originally Posted by stcroixman

you would have thought after ted green got his head split open by Wayne Maki's stick years ago, any blow of any kind to the head would be illegal.

Boy just the thought of those great Bruin teams, makes me sick about today's teams. You think Sanderson, Wensick or Jonathan would have let that cheap shot on Savard go as a freebie?

Damn I yearn for the days of Secord, Wensink, Jonathan and O'Reilly.

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by Mike P

There's nothing in any rulebook I've ever read that says a check to the head with the shoulder is illegal--it's the exact same hit that Scott Stevens ended Lindros' career with in the Eastern Conference finals about 10 years ago.

There's a reason they tell you to keep your head up. Cheap shot? Yup, but not illegal.

You're right, a shoulder to the head isn't illegal as long as it's not from behind or boarding. This hit wasn't a shoulder, though. Evidently, you didnt see the replay of the hit where Cooke clearly hits Savard with an elbow. And in case you didn't know, an elbow to the head is against the rules in the NHL.

[Dad 818]

Originally Posted by Mike P

There's nothing in any rulebook I've ever read that says a check to the head with the shoulder is illegal--it's the exact same hit that Scott Stevens ended Lindros' career with in the Eastern Conference finals about 10 years ago.

There's a reason they tell you to keep your head up. Cheap shot? Yup, but not illegal.

This type of hit and running someone from behind into the boards are the reason the Intent to Injure penalty was brought into the rules.

But what I have seen (or not seen) from this pansy a$$ed team, Crosby, Malkin and Cooke have nothing to be worried about.

[SurfCaster413]

There's nothing in any rulebook I've ever read that says a check to the head with the shoulder is illegal--it's the exact same hit that Scott Stevens ended Lindros' career with in the Eastern Conference finals about 10 years ago.

Mike nothing legal about this hit what so ever,actually it was text book hit. Lindors had his head down coming into the zone, Stevens came at him head on, lindors had his head down and even admitted to it being a clean hit. Where as cooke came from the blind side of savard.

I want Don Cherry for a coach as a young man never seeing him coach the b's before I think the guy is great