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Ubi bene ibi patria
Join Date: Jan 2007
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What I find to be very 'weak-a$$ed' about the fine & suspension was the league's apparent rationale (some broadcaster's included) that Brassard was unhurt & continued to play after the incident. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to figure out the potential danger of the 'slew foot' which is just a flat-out dirty play. Serious injury to an ankle, tibia, fibula, or worse, a femoral fracture, could've just as easily been the end result of that particularly reckless move. The player on the receiving end is pretty much totally defenseless, especially at those speeds & that close to the boards.
Career ending injuries can & do happen in the course of play in just about any fast paced sport - ultra cheap shots like the 'slew foot' shouldn't be part of any game.
The league has to send a stronger message & come down hard on this sort of behaviour to effectively take it out of the game. The weakness of this decision is even more confounding as the player in question is a repeat offender.
Cheers
JB
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Last edited by Hawkeye's-911T; 01-20-2015 at 04:02 PM..
Reason: "faced paced" revised to read - fast paced
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