Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee discuss Michael Bunting getting a three game suspension and what that means for the Maple Leafs in their first round series vs the Lightning.
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41 Comments
Bunting channeling his inner Kadri lol
Blessing in disguise. Forces Keefe to take him off the top line
I worry about Matthews and Marner… the playoffs reveals how soft they are. Here's what I would do to try and get them going:
Matthews – – O'Reilly – – Marner
Jarnkrok – – Tavares – – Nylander
Knies – – Acciari – – Kerfoot
Aston-Reese – – Kampf – – Lafferty
If a player ILLEGALLY checks to the head with a puck that's nowhere near them and causes injury , the offending player should be suspended for as long as that injured player is off the roster…
God Leaf fans are so delusional. There’s no way you can argue with the suspension.
-Cernak didn’t have the puck, not even close to the play
-Bunting left his feet, directly headshotting an unexpecting player
-Cernak is out with a concussion
Trash hit by a trash player/person. Should of been 4 or 5 games.
Not playing Simmonds is as big a mistake as Bunting's phantom elbow. Cernak bruised his tail-bone, I'm sure of it. The elbow wasn't even called until Cernak couldn't get up. I'm so done with Keefe. This Simmonds snub is beyond ridiculous.
If the Leafs win the next 3 will they bench Bunt for the remainder of the run?
Kerfoot and Nylander on the second line.
O'Reilly with Matthews and Marner. Done.
who is the tool off camera speaking with the blue coloured glasses.. get over it.. he screwed up with a blatant elbow to head, retaliating for an earlier hit, got what he deserved…leaf fans so embarrassing
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These two guys talking about this are clowns. Bunting wasn’t even looking at him while he hit him. 2 games max. If the roles were reversed, Tampa gets 1-2 games.
Please hes not that important of a player we still have mathews marner taveres nylander jokrok oreily we will ve just fine
They'll probably lose 8-2 now 😢
Jeff Carter did the same thing to Makar earlier in the season, and there was no punishment.
The movie Christine Cuntingham lol Buntingham
They'll blame him for losing the series. Or were we asking how they'll do throughout the series?
Interference, targeted the head, elbow, left his feet, intent to injure. WHY ARE YOU COMPLAINING, THERE IS NO BUNTING BIAS HERE. That was a dirty cowardly hit
Pretty sure they will play 3 more games without him and thats the season.
No Bunting…..
No Cup.
Not even Simmonds can save em now.
This sammy guy is so biased it's ridiculous
Did you say Bunting or Kadri because they're both the same 😂. It's ok he's got his golf bag ready.
They will win three games . Bunting is gone next year .
yeah lots of delusion here , sam is waist deep in it. the idea of a “bunting tax” is insane and a complete cop out for his poor on ice behavior. his reputation with the refs this season is his own fault , no one else’s. I’ll agree there’s inconsistencies in regards to the dops , but that doesn’t excuse the hit by any means.
Players like Kadri and Bunting really do not help the Leafs in the playoffs anyway.
Any leaf would have got 3 games. Boston or Florida would of being 5000 fine
Cernak going down like he was shot was embarrassing. Where's your pride? Before the first lockout; you had guys like J.R. who would play with a broken jaw. Ryan Smyth would get high sticked in the face and not even flinch. Hockey has become completely emasculated now.
He will traded off and win a cup like Kadri lol
I would have been sitting Bunting regardless f the suspension. He is a major distraction.
Some of the takes on this hit are so bad.
Intent to injure or not, there was no reason for that hit whatsoever but he still went through with it. It would have been interference anyways, but he took it one step further and hit the guy in the head when the puck wasn't close. That should be 2-3 games. If it was someone who had been suspended before I could even see it be longer. It was a dangerous hit to the head for no reason. So I agree, cheks all the boxes of a dangerous hit that should not be in the game + Cernak is now out.
What’s the big stinking deal about bunting!!! He’s no Brad Marchand or even Cory Perry! If that who makes the leafs who they are…THEY’RE SCREWED!!!
Sam is right. It would be called a good hit by a gritty team if it was Tampa.
But Bunting is a fool. And intended to injure. So he gets what he gets.
Thank you Kyper for posing that question. If one of the leafs dman got taken out like that there would be calls for blood by the leaf fans. Also, think of it as protecting your star players, if Bunting got 1 game and Cernak is out for the rest of the series why not take a run at Matthews, Marner, or Willy to even it out?
Mathew Knies time to shine
They’ll handle it like they handled Kadri.. Keep playing and lose in the first round 🤷♂️
Nosek clearly hit staal. Did you not see his bruised fat lip? You can’t fake that lol
It's delusional to use the word "hit" to describe what Bunting did. It was an elbow. It was interference, he jumped, and it was 100% elbow directly to the head.
can any one spell Kadri? or even remember him
Pretty well apparently
How will they handle it? With glee and a bonus if he stays out a couple extra.
Full support of Staal! 👍
Thats right Boston player should be suspended