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Post by fw91 on May 4, 2021 7:16:40 GMT -5
Tom Wilson needs to be banned from the league.
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Post by sfvega on May 4, 2021 8:14:38 GMT -5
Tom Wilson needs to be banned from the league. Not even hyperbole. He's Raffi Torres with skill. Just a guy who flat out doesn't get it, and a league who simply refuses to hold his feet to the fire outside of his 20 game suspension which later got reduced. He's been suspended 5 times since 2017, even despite the threshold for suspension in the NHL being weirdly high. The fact that both of his suspensions this year aren't really resembling hockey plays where it's borderline or a guy changes levels and he's left in an awkward position. He smashed Carlo's head (and head only) into the boards and he goes full Tie Domi here. He wants to injure guys, it's not even a debate anymore. Not that I expect Parros to do anything about it. Maybe 10 games, and then when he comes back, he'll do it again.
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Post by fw91 on May 4, 2021 8:36:43 GMT -5
Tom Wilson needs to be banned from the league. Not even hyperbole. He's Raffi Torres with skill. Just a guy who flat out doesn't get it, and a league who simply refuses to hold his feet to the fire outside of his 20 game suspension which later got reduced. He's been suspended 5 times since 2017, even despite the threshold for suspension in the NHL being weirdly high. The fact that both of his suspensions this year aren't really resembling hockey plays where it's borderline or a guy changes levels and he's left in an awkward position. He smashed Carlo's head (and head only) into the boards and he goes full Tie Domi here. He wants to injure guys, it's not even a debate anymore. Not that I expect Parros to do anything about it. Maybe 10 games, and then when he comes back, he'll do it again. I’m not above to say that toughness is apart of the game and you can’t be soft. Some bitter Rangers fans who our sour on the team for not being in the playoff picture are blaming the fact that the Rangers have no toughness as to why this happened. Stop it. This goes beyond being a goon. Wilson is legit assaulting people at dangerous lengths. He pulled Panarins hair and threw him down on the ice, and punched Buchnevich when defenseless on the back of the head twice. He needs at the very least be banned for the playoffs.
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Post by fw91 on May 4, 2021 9:53:42 GMT -5
And Wilson is only fined 5k. Unbelievable
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Post by mc74 on May 4, 2021 10:17:23 GMT -5
To add insult to injury, the Capitals organization endorsed his actions last night when they posted on their twitter account that they chose violence while pointing out that Wilson was living rent-free in the minds of his haters. They later deleted the post.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on May 4, 2021 12:02:42 GMT -5
And Wilson is only fined 5k. Unbelievable Absolutely f***ing ridiculous. When he ends up pulling a Matt Cooke or Todd Bertuzzi and cripples/ends someone's career, I don't want to hear a word from player safety.
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Post by sfvega on May 4, 2021 17:10:57 GMT -5
As much as Wilson is embarrassing the league, the league is every bit and more embarrassing itself. It's crazy to me that I love the game and the physicality, but then non-NHL are gonna see this and I'm supposed to defend or rationalize this? I think I'm done supporting the league outside of the local market. There's no reason to watch games and buy merch to support whatever this league is. Bettman is a joke, Jacobs is a joke, Parros is a joke. This low overall bar is nothing new, but unacceptable all the same.
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Post by Cyno on May 4, 2021 17:21:55 GMT -5
The Rangers' statement was really damning. They accused Parros of dereliction of duty.
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Post by Pensacola Tableheads on May 4, 2021 19:49:51 GMT -5
Tom Wilson is one of the dirtiest athletes in any sport ever. Even Brad Marchand looks like a f***in SAINT in comparison.
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Post by HeyYo on May 5, 2021 5:32:15 GMT -5
The Rangers' statement was really damning. They accused Parros of dereliction of duty. Yeah, that was quite the statement. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Bettman saw that. I'm guessing he won't fire Parros but will overrule him here and make sure Wilson is suspended for tonight's rematch. The Rangers don't have any toughness but the last thing he would want is another Bertuzzi type of incident. Rumour is the Rangers are calling up Mason Geertsen from the Wolfpack. Kid loves to scrap and it would be his debut. Talk about a way to become a fan favourite. I'd have him fight Wilson twice. Knowing the Rangers they'll send Brendan Smith, which wouldn't be fair to him. No point in sending a middleweight against Wilson, I couldn't see Smith winning that fight.
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Post by sfvega on May 5, 2021 5:35:41 GMT -5
The Rangers' statement was really damning. They accused Parros of dereliction of duty. Yeah, that was quite the statement. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Bettman saw that. I'm guessing he won't fire Parros but will overrule him here and make sure Wilson is suspended for tonight's rematch. The Rangers don't have any toughness but the last thing he would want is another Bertuzzi type of incident. Rumour is the Rangers are calling up Mason Geertsen from the Wolfpack. Kid loves to scrap and it would be his debut. Talk about a way to become a fan favourite. I'd have him fight Wilson twice. Knowing the Rangers they'll send Brendan Smith, which wouldn't be fair to him. No point in sending a middleweight against Wilson, I couldn't see Smith winning that fight. What a time to have already dealt Brendan Lemieux.
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Post by Cyno on May 5, 2021 14:14:44 GMT -5
Rangers have fired president John Davidson and GM Jeff Gorton. Chris Drury is set to replace both.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on May 5, 2021 14:24:07 GMT -5
Rangers have fired president John Davidson and GM Jeff Gorton. Chris Drury is set to replace both. Supposedly because the team underachieved and NOT due to the circus over the last 2 days. But the coach keeps his job. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight
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Post by fw91 on May 5, 2021 15:31:23 GMT -5
I don't get it. I'm not broken up about it as player development has been an organizational issue under Gorton, BUT I don't get it. The rebuild was going well. Quinn is the biggest problem.
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Post by HeyYo on May 5, 2021 16:54:09 GMT -5
I don't get it. I'm not broken up about it as player development has been an organizational issue under Gorton, BUT I don't get it. The rebuild was going well. Quinn is the biggest problem. I am beyond furious. This is all Dolan and politics. He's like Vince and his yes men. JD and Gorton didn't back him up on the letter yesterday.
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Post by fw91 on May 5, 2021 17:01:23 GMT -5
I don't get it. I'm not broken up about it as player development has been an organizational issue under Gorton, BUT I don't get it. The rebuild was going well. Quinn is the biggest problem. I am beyond furious. This is all Dolan and politics. He's like Vince and his yes men. JD and Gorton didn't back him up on the letter yesterday. Oh yeah. The reasons for the firing were terrible. I'm bringing up a whole other issue I admit that. Dolan is an ignoramus, but Lafreniere and Kakko not being studs as advertised is more than a coincidence. No other team would have passed on them so they both can't be misccouted. Player development and coaching needs to change to get these guys going. Won't happen under Quinn.
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Post by fw91 on May 5, 2021 18:23:34 GMT -5
Lmao so many fights
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Post by sfvega on May 5, 2021 19:22:58 GMT -5
Not sure what the Rags get out of fighting the Caps and losing. I know they're frustrated, but the Caps are built for this unlike most other teams. Maybe only Ottawa is more built for line brawls. Wilson, Hathaway, Chara, etc they're only there to be physical. There's no reason to not two-hand slash Wilson or force Backstrom into a fight. If a team doesn't have any respect for your safety, don't have any respect for theirs. The Rangers are ill-equipped for this.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball☝🏻 on May 6, 2021 3:36:12 GMT -5
Probably not a wise decision to call the league disciplinarian a moron who should be fired and then pull that shit.
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Post by fw91 on May 6, 2021 9:21:57 GMT -5
Buchnevich gets a hearing for high sticking Mantha.
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