The NHL has badly flubbed the suspensions of Hagelin and Carkner if you ask me. The Rangers lose their first line winger for 3 games for a questionable elbow. The Senators lose a goon for one game for repeatedly punching a defenseless player in the head.
The refs threw Dubinsky out of the last game to boot. Notice the referee #29 watch the punches thrown and doesn’t try to break it up when Boyle isn’t fighting, then kicks Dubinsky from the game for being the third man in. How can you be the third man in to a “fight” that only has ONE participant?
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yes fighting , and vulnerable hits are two different categories, he got tossed from the game for the fight, and a 1 game suspension, thats plenty for fighting. enough said,go sens
Thank you reinforcing my reason to dislike all senator fans. You are stupid and Carkner is a coward. Canadian players dive more in the playoffs then their diving team does in the olympics. Only two canadian teams I still have respect for are the Leafs and Jets because of people like you.
This was horrible by carkner I would've hit him across the head with my stick if he was doing that to my teammate
Even the on-ice call was crap. Dubinsky got called for third man in, when Boyle was an unwilling participant.
The third man in rule applies to any altercation where at least ONE fighting major is assessed. Secondly a referees job is to observe not to enter altercations, that's what his linesmen are for. Third Brian Boyle knows his way around s
A fight so I don't see how you can say the refs blew the call. Carkner was ejected for his instigator penalty, Dubinsky for his third man in. Read a fucking rule book before crying on the web.
Nope, it doesn't make sense other than the NHL has to be seen intolerant of hits to the head (targeting). Punches don't count because players have the ability to fight back or defend themselves. You're right though, doesn't make sense. But then again, we're talking Gary Bettman here …