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Brendan Smith suspended 2 games for slashing



Brendan Smith suspended 2 games for slashing



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43 Comments

  1. Toiletboy4

    How do they justify that while trouba got 0 lol this league man.

    For clarification, I think trouba should have been suspended

  2. soulknife20

    Yeah. Don’t do that. However, Trouba didn’t get suspended for swinging his stick at someone’s head, so I don’t know. The wheel of random punishment strikes again.

  3. red_langford

    He took a nasty cross check right before. Not defending it but fuck I can’t see anyone not retaliating

  4. Ah so that’s where the ticker landed on the NHL suspension wheel!

  5. punkdrummer22

    Should have done it to the head. Then only a fine

  6. SnooHamsters8997

    Fair to suspend, you can’t react that way, but we don’t have to act like the cross check was fair…that’s bullshit and I’m tired of people downplaying that…even the announcers on this “little cross check”

    Play dumb games, win dumb prizes

  7. dr_van_nostren

    No 2 incidents are the same but goddamn the wheel of Justice is truly all over the place.

  8. Officiating has been all over the place this year too

  9. fdisfragameosoldiers

    So a slash to the arm is worth a 2 game suspension but if he hit him in the head it’s only a $5k fine? This league is a joke.

  10. BettmansDungeonSlave

    This is 2x worse than Pietro apparently

  11. DismalChance

    Why would Trouba do this? How is the league letting him get away with this night after night on teams he’s not even a part of.

  12. Shawnalish

    Now I’m hearing Konecny got a fine on the play lol. Supposedly from the crosscheck prior to the slash.

  13. Aggravating-Truck829

    This is why fighting should be a part of the game

  14. djohnny_mclandola

    The NHL is so fucking soft these days. Anyone who has ever played knows that hockey pads are like a suit of armor, especially on the front of the body. A cross check to the back is a cheap shot.

  15. Weird_Importance_301

    Need to be hard on these types of plays. This isn’t hockey, it’s embarrassing. Still crazy they didn’t suspend trouba on his home run hit to Frederic’s head.

  16. cheezturds

    Brendan Smith doing something dumb as fuck. Color me shocked. I don’t blame him for retaliating, but he would’ve been better off turning around and punching him.

  17. JerseySpot

    Should have tried to hit his head.. would only be fined $5000 like Truba.

  18. HonoluluHonu808

    Yet the piece of shit in NY gets a 5k fine. Seems pretty fair to me.

  19. turbopro25

    That’s just Jersey vs Philly hate. If you know you know.

  20. dense-but-radiant

    Should have raised the stick over his head 4 feet like Pietrangelo. Would have only got 1 game.

  21. Larryloopout

    Should have aimed for the head. No penalty or suspension

  22. Ok but how many games suspension for theh crosscheck?

  23. Vast_Impression_5326

    Moron only gave issues more than skill to Detroit so good riddance of that guy! Best of luck to ya!

  24. ExpertRedditUserHere

    If only he hit him in the head. Oh and been on the Rangers.

  25. Ambitious_Western_12

    The NHL now is not only boring as all hell to watch but full of unprofessional babies and about as real as the WWE

  26. Ah, so lumberjacking someone’s arms off is only illegal in the regular season… it all makes sense now

  27. mastrochr

    But a 2-hand whack to Frederick’s head was a fine. 🤔#consistency

  28. 2 games?

    That’s actually ENCOURAGING this more. WTF?!

  29. I mean cross check a guy in the back after the play eat a slash. I feel like they should both be suspended under the play stupid games clause.

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