This is a joke, but a predictable outcome considering that NHL is gutless. The Pietrangelo offense could be considered a criminal assault in a court of law. As far as I am concerned, NHL is a joke considering that they are an entertainment company, not a sports organization. Let that sink in. This means that legally, if NHL is found to fix games, they can't be sued. Welcome to WWE/WWF.
There needs to be discussion leading to a formal letter that is sent to Oilers Mgt & to Coach. There are a massive number of basic basic mistakes being committed day after day. But are only accidents or random if both the Coach is not coaching – giving team clear direction…. or if the Players are refusing that direction or won't accept it because they say they are veterans and know everything. The 5min rule is not a secret. Is Woodcroft taking blame or Nurse? Any intent to not repeat (ie apology to fans or rest of team) – or will we all pretend we didn't know any better.. & keep repeating over & over. Same for many of the position mistakes almost every single game. Nobody taking responsibility. Pretty sure McD/Drais goal is a team win/Cup… & even Drais said on the play 'don't anyone do anything' ie retaliate. If they never take responsibility & fans never ask for them to… key mistakes will repeat & repeat. It is intentional ! Hockey is a 1 goal (1mistake) game !
NHL terrible. I didn't think Foegele/Hague were in a fight for Nurse to be the 3rd man in – but I don't know the exact rule. But a $9mil player & a $5mil coach do.. & even peewee coaches know it. Games & Series decided by 1 goal & 1 mistake. For Nurse to remove his teams #1 D ($9mil) from Gm5 so rookies Brober Deharn Douch as well as Cici could have more time against VEG top line is very bad -very serious & is up to the Coach to enforce & ensure they make the right decisions to WIN. McD knew to confront Piet but to not take his gloves off (but Piet did & no call). Drais knew to say 'do not do anything'. Coach made Nurse a Captain? but does not ensure that he is leading? knows what to do? These repeat errors are not random so they are intentional/not being responsible. Somebody needs to take responsibility & show they 'get it' by apologizing.
I'm honestly surprised they gave PT anything… Nurse got his suspension right away.. but we had to wait for PT's suspension news… I half expected them to just let him fly free…
League being its usual bias calls to promote US teams. Nurse needed to engage his brain at that part of the third. He played really well up to that point. Team needs to play hard and smart in game 5. PT only got one game due to his status . One game was not enough for that type of play.
I don't know, man. Last year Draisaitl gave Durzi a slash after scoring a PPG and got nothing (if I remember correctly). And now he talks to the media how unhockey-like that play was. Double standards I guess. He should have said nothing. Nevertheless it's a good thing Pietrangelo was suspended. Don't wanna see those dirty plays.
Two people expected to fight each other (221 & 230 lbs) compares to breaking a guys arm with the hardest top to bottom smash I have ever seen in hockey? If you find out the people responsible for this inequitable call there is where you find the corruption. Also who instigated between McD and Pietrangelo? Does that mean Connor gets a 1 game suspension? Or since Pietrangelo took his gloves off first, Pietrangelo should also get another game suspension? What a joke! No consistency. Nurse made no motion to take his gloves off, but he was punched 8 times for hugging a guy. Nurse is skating down the ice to protect his own player from a 230 lb player smashing his head in; this is uncalled for. The whole thing is crap. Morally bankrupt. Nurse had his gloves on. McD had his gloves on, but Pietrangelo did not have his gloves on. Why do guys with their firsts showing not get penalized.
Edm gets..10k fine , 1 game suspension, and a nearly horrendous injury, Vegas gets..1 game suspension, free atk on a super star, and Hague free for his part w nurse..yes this has been amazing!!! Thank you NHL said no one
instigator is a total bullshit call. still surprised 7 got suspended. nhl will still do what it has to for vegas to win. i have 0 respect for the nhl. i've hated it for years and it's only gotten worse. vegas fans are even trash, shit talk canadian hockey etc yet their entire team is canadian including Captain stone lol. 3 year hockey fans trash talking. clowns icant. support the players not the nhl
"leon dint get hurt" i see vegas kids spamming this on twitter. thats 1000% irrelevant. if you point a gun in someone face but dont pull the trigger its still intent to kill. intent to injur is obvious. he had his back to the puck lol
Same old BS rulings from the NHL. In fact, this sordid affair has almost the same stench as when referees call a legitimate penalty against a player from one team but unofficially make great efforts to call a penalty against the other team (no matter how marginal it may be) in order to make the false claim that they are unbiased. However, what is even worse is the fact that Vegas defenseman Alex Pietrangelo received a 5 minute penalty (with just over a minute to play in the game which in turn was meaningless) for ATTEMPTING TO INJURE Edmonton's super star forward Leon Draisaitl. And, for this he only received a ONE GAME SUSPENSION WITHOUT A FINE! Unbelievable!
Sorry, but this decisions are absolute shit!!! This series is from the start a very tough match up, with a lot of body attacking and hard checking. So far so good. Therefore are referees on the ice. Professionals? Never on one of these games! Audience are paying for the stars on ice and for goals, not for hunting them and trying to injure them. What should children think seeing a defender slashing a star with his stick on the arms in order to break them?!!! Where is the respect for the other sportsman? Also a crosscheck against the head. What is next?!!! Hitting a head off!!! From my point of view Kane 3 games suspended in order to think about his foul and the respect against an opponent. The Vegas Knight 15 games suspended and 10 games on probation to see if he is able to respect an opponent or not!!! Such an attack isn't tolerable at any time!!! How will you argument against a junior who will do the same?? Absolutely disgusting! Don't have other words, i am sorry. And i was a Waterpolo professional, i know what beating is, believe me. Greetings from Germany
They should just abolish Player Safety at this point, it's obvious that's the last thing they seem to care about. The Oilers should bring in some AHL'er to hack and slash Stone back to early retirement if this is how trying to injure your best players is handled.
Tryin to be open minded and see DPS point of view here, but i cant. Just doesnt make sense. Ok, i see Nurse gets a game according to rules, but then Pietrangelo should easily get 3. Can’t believe the punishment was same for both.
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This is a joke, but a predictable outcome considering that NHL is gutless. The Pietrangelo offense could be considered a criminal assault in a court of law. As far as I am concerned, NHL is a joke considering that they are an entertainment company, not a sports organization. Let that sink in. This means that legally, if NHL is found to fix games, they can't be sued. Welcome to WWE/WWF.
There needs to be discussion leading to a formal letter that is sent to Oilers Mgt & to Coach. There are a massive number of basic basic mistakes being committed day after day. But are only accidents or random if both the Coach is not coaching – giving team clear direction…. or if the Players are refusing that direction or won't accept it because they say they are veterans and know everything. The 5min rule is not a secret. Is Woodcroft taking blame or Nurse? Any intent to not repeat (ie apology to fans or rest of team) – or will we all pretend we didn't know any better.. & keep repeating over & over. Same for many of the position mistakes almost every single game. Nobody taking responsibility. Pretty sure McD/Drais goal is a team win/Cup… & even Drais said on the play 'don't anyone do anything' ie retaliate. If they never take responsibility & fans never ask for them to… key mistakes will repeat & repeat. It is intentional ! Hockey is a 1 goal (1mistake) game !
oilers in 6
Complete BS – DoPS and Parros are both JOKES.
NHL terrible. I didn't think Foegele/Hague were in a fight for Nurse to be the 3rd man in – but I don't know the exact rule. But a $9mil player & a $5mil coach do.. & even peewee coaches know it. Games & Series decided by 1 goal & 1 mistake. For Nurse to remove his teams #1 D ($9mil) from Gm5 so rookies Brober Deharn Douch as well as Cici could have more time against VEG top line is very bad -very serious & is up to the Coach to enforce & ensure they make the right decisions to WIN. McD knew to confront Piet but to not take his gloves off (but Piet did & no call). Drais knew to say 'do not do anything'. Coach made Nurse a Captain? but does not ensure that he is leading? knows what to do? These repeat errors are not random so they are intentional/not being responsible. Somebody needs to take responsibility & show they 'get it' by apologizing.
I'm honestly surprised they gave PT anything… Nurse got his suspension right away.. but we had to wait for PT's suspension news… I half expected them to just let him fly free…
Should be more than 1 for pietrangelo that is danger play.
I think Alex piestrangelo should be suspended for 5 games
League being its usual bias calls to promote US teams. Nurse needed to engage his brain at that part of the third. He played really well up to that point. Team needs to play hard and smart in game 5. PT only got one game due to his status . One game was not enough for that type of play.
This is a joke! The NHL needs an overhaul!
Pietrangelo has never been suspended before
I don't know, man. Last year Draisaitl gave Durzi a slash after scoring a PPG and got nothing (if I remember correctly). And now he talks to the media how unhockey-like that play was. Double standards I guess. He should have said nothing. Nevertheless it's a good thing Pietrangelo was suspended. Don't wanna see those dirty plays.
I think it’s not ideal but this is going to favour the oilers way more.
Two people expected to fight each other (221 & 230 lbs) compares to breaking a guys arm with the hardest top to bottom smash I have ever seen in hockey? If you find out the people responsible for this inequitable call there is where you find the corruption. Also who instigated between McD and Pietrangelo? Does that mean Connor gets a 1 game suspension? Or since Pietrangelo took his gloves off first, Pietrangelo should also get another game suspension? What a joke! No consistency. Nurse made no motion to take his gloves off, but he was punched 8 times for hugging a guy. Nurse is skating down the ice to protect his own player from a 230 lb player smashing his head in; this is uncalled for. The whole thing is crap. Morally bankrupt. Nurse had his gloves on. McD had his gloves on, but Pietrangelo did not have his gloves on. Why do guys with their firsts showing not get penalized.
Total bs. The league continue to show how politics control their decisions.
I would like to thank Garry for all his hard work..
Edm gets..10k fine , 1 game suspension, and a nearly horrendous injury, Vegas gets..1 game suspension, free atk on a super star, and Hague free for his part w nurse..yes this has been amazing!!! Thank you NHL said no one
sad clown league – to not be giving Peter Angelo at least 2 games after upholding the nurse automatic "instigator"…
instigator is a total bullshit call. still surprised 7 got suspended. nhl will still do what it has to for vegas to win. i have 0 respect for the nhl. i've hated it for years and it's only gotten worse. vegas fans are even trash, shit talk canadian hockey etc yet their entire team is canadian including Captain stone lol. 3 year hockey fans trash talking. clowns icant. support the players not the nhl
"leon dint get hurt" i see vegas kids spamming this on twitter. thats 1000% irrelevant. if you point a gun in someone face but dont pull the trigger its still intent to kill. intent to injur is obvious. he had his back to the puck lol
Joke of the year. Pietrangelo . should have gotten the rest of the series.
What a joke
Same old BS rulings from the NHL. In fact, this sordid affair has almost the same stench as when referees call a legitimate penalty against a player from one team but unofficially make great efforts to call a penalty against the other team (no matter how marginal it may be) in order to make the false claim that they are unbiased. However, what is even worse is the fact that Vegas defenseman Alex Pietrangelo received a 5 minute penalty (with just over a minute to play in the game which in turn was meaningless) for ATTEMPTING TO INJURE Edmonton's super star forward Leon Draisaitl. And, for this he only received a ONE GAME SUSPENSION WITHOUT A FINE! Unbelievable!
Sorry, but this decisions are absolute shit!!!
This series is from the start a very tough match up, with a lot of body attacking and hard checking. So far so good. Therefore are referees on the ice. Professionals? Never on one of these games! Audience are paying for the stars on ice and for goals, not for hunting them and trying to injure them. What should children think seeing a defender slashing a star with his stick on the arms in order to break them?!!! Where is the respect for the other sportsman? Also a crosscheck against the head. What is next?!!! Hitting a head off!!!
From my point of view Kane 3 games suspended in order to think about his foul and the respect against an opponent. The Vegas Knight 15 games suspended and 10 games on probation to see if he is able to respect an opponent or not!!! Such an attack isn't tolerable at any time!!! How will you argument against a junior who will do the same??
Absolutely disgusting! Don't have other words, i am sorry. And i was a Waterpolo professional, i know what beating is, believe me. Greetings from Germany
They should just abolish Player Safety at this point, it's obvious that's the last thing they seem to care about. The Oilers should bring in some AHL'er to hack and slash Stone back to early retirement if this is how trying to injure your best players is handled.
Pietrangelo getting jumped game 6
What a cop out by the league.
UNFAIR 🤬🤬🤬
I was actually expecting one game for Nurse and non for Alex.P #becauseplayersafety
Joke
Tryin to be open minded and see DPS point of view here, but i cant. Just doesnt make sense. Ok, i see Nurse gets a game according to rules, but then Pietrangelo should easily get 3. Can’t believe the punishment was same for both.
Pietrangelo should have been given the longer suspension!