ok first off that hit deserved more than 2 minutes and he should def. be suspended a couple of games for that. Its crap like that that needs to be out of the game.

secondly, is that play by play man an idiot?

These calls are so uneven and it sucks. We don’t really know what to expect everytime there’s a questionable hit anymore.

The thing that really bugs me is that Robidas is a respected player throughout the league and it was just a hockey play. Wisniewski on the other hand isn’t exactly an angel and he was trying to injure Seabrook.

On Brian Hayward, the man has a classic case of homer-itis. Tragically, it’s chronic.

he did hit him pretty squarely in the back. but he really couldn’t have hit him elsewhere once he committed to the hit because clowe immediately turned his back when the puck came. if he gets his hands up to protect himself, we wouldn’t even be talking about this. it is what it is.

i still don’t understand what ovechkin gets 2-games for. hit the guy on the shoulder when he was on his edge. unfortunate. i think they have to give him something to protect the defensemen, which i’m okay with as well.

what i don’t get it is this retaliation bullshit charge by wisneiwski. perry got hit clean, and then he takes a very dangerous run at seabrook. he should get multiple games for that.

and what i REALLY don’t get is how guys are getting away with this head hunting, like cooke and richards. those two guys should of both gotten 20 games in my mind. most blatant intent to injury i’ve seen in a while.

we’re all confused, but hits to the head do need to go, but in a way that doesn’t take hitting out of the game. you should just be severely punished when you take someone out like cooke did with that chicken sh*t.

Preferably Colin Campbell.

There is something inherently wrong with the league here. Wisnewski’s hit was despicable, but it shouldn’t have even had a chance to happen because Seabrook should’ve been whistled for the headshot on Perry in the first place….it’s maddening to me that as the headshot controversy ramps up, so do the questionable hits.

That these things keep happening, even with all the increased attention from every which way.

The unfortunate thing about all this is that the decent players who just made a mistake are getting punished just as harshly (or more harshly) than the ones who are obviously head-hunting. Why do the refs and NHL have such a hard time differentiating between the two?

Something I keep noticing, players now-a-days continually put themselves in a position to be hurt (Clowe). The puck is moving along the boards and he uses his body to shield Robidas from getting to the puck. How is that not interference? I do agree that Robidas should not have hit him and should have made more of an attempt to go after the puck (then it truly could have been interference). I do think Robidas should have gotten a double minor or 5min penalty, but nothing more. It seems like more and more players are using this move (shielding) and then get a penalty called when they get hit.

And for the hit on Seabrook, Wisnewski should be suspended the rest of the year. That was clearly an intentional head hit. anytime both elbows and gloves go first into the face of the opposing player…duh!

He hit in the back, it resulted in a nasty cut.

And when you injure somebody with an illegal hit, you ought to own the consequences.

Which brings me to the Wisniewski hit. And yes, Pat is correct in that if the officials had called an elbowing penalty on Seabiscuit to begin with, none of the crap that Wisniewski pulled would have happened.

That having been said, Wisniewski still owns his actions, which were clearly illegal since the puck wasn’t anywhere near Seabrook. And since he injured him with an illegal hit, he owns the consequences as well.

The NBA allows it’s refs to go to replay to review flagrant foul calls. It’s time the NHL put wide screen video monitors down at ice level for the officials to review similar plays, as well as goals.

Also, while the Ducks are represented by some of their best fans here on SBNation (Earl, Arthur, and the other guys from Anaheim Calling), their entire organization comes off as a bunch of jackasses for suggesting Wisniewski did nothing wrong.

I realize it’s almost Standard Operating Procedure for coaches to back their players no matter their transgressions.
Afterall, Ken Hitchcock said that Derian Hatcher’s jaw breaking hit on JR deserved nothing more than a two minute minor.

Still, don’t insult our intelligence, you morons.