TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Found this...thought it was pretty funny 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 @TropicalFruitGirl26 Haha, just watched almost two hours on that topic on all angles. Antoine Roussel and Maxim Lapierre, two identical type of players when they were in the League, completely disagreed: Roussel was all on the Leafs' side, giving Reilly a 2-game suspension max, Lapierre said he would have shot harder while making a 360-michigan, and giving at least 10 games to Reilly lol. I'm wondering how fans in Centre Bell would have reacted if Greig had done it in Montréal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Math said: I'm wondering how fans in Centre Bell would have reacted if Greig had done it in Montréal... I think the word you’re looking for is “apeshit.” 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 10 hours ago, Math said: @TropicalFruitGirl26 Haha, just watched almost two hours on that topic on all angles. Antoine Roussel and Maxim Lapierre, two identical type of players when they were in the League, completely disagreed: Roussel was all on the Leafs' side, giving Reilly a 2-game suspension max, Lapierre said he would have shot harder while making a 360-michigan, and giving at least 10 games to Reilly lol. I'm wondering how fans in Centre Bell would have reacted if Greig had done it in Montréal... Oh I am sure Antoine was all in on Morgan's side here. I mean, he was the type of player that I used to keep on my fantasy team (mostly when he was with your Dallas Stars), simply because I knew at some point in the week, he was gonna lose his $#!& on the ice and give me the PIMs category for the week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Yeah I was pissed when he didn't re-sign with the Stars even though he was already downtrending. He's pretty good as an analyst on TVA Sports right now and never uses gloves when he speaks (he completely assumes his Golden Knights hatred for example). Still funny to ear his France french accent with the couple of Québec terms in the middle of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaFlyerFan Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 He got 5 games https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs-morgan-rielly-suspended-five-games-for-hit-on-ridly-greig-1.2075565 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 12 minutes ago, AlaskaFlyerFan said: He got 5 games https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs-morgan-rielly-suspended-five-games-for-hit-on-ridly-greig-1.2075565 Well deserved. And NOT just because he plays for the Leafs. But because he took a stick to another player's head. Talking heads today were all about, "Well, Rielly showed leadership by taking one for the team...showing others they are not to be messed with or disrespected" That's a load of crap because Rielly could have done that by throwing his stick down and going after Grieg with his hands. But, then again, that isn't Rielly's game, is it? Neither is crosschecking a guy with graphite to the noggin. But he took the easier, emotional way out. Yea, great leadership. Guarantee you if Rielly goes after Grieg mano a mano: A) There is no suspension B) His point of not disrespecting the Leafs is made C) People OTHER than Leafs fans could actually get behind his actions. But bottom line was, and putting aside Grieg's shenanigans is, the took a stick to a fellow player's head. And the league gave him what he deserved for that. Period. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Well, the topic remains red hot. Another opposite statements there: André Tourigny: "Completely disrespectful from Greig, you don't do that and he should've known. Reilly shouldn't have reacted that way but I understand it" Philippe Boucher: "The code? What's the f**king code? I have been playing for 17 years in this League and I still don't know what it is. Btw, Greig was completely right. It's the battle of Ontario, let's rise it and give a good show" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) 1 hour ago, AlaskaFlyerFan said: He got 5 games https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs-morgan-rielly-suspended-five-games-for-hit-on-ridly-greig-1.2075565 Great call. Fully on board. No more, no less. Don't want him to put a slapper into an empty net? Don't let him. This is hockey, not synchronized swimming (NTTAWWT). Edited February 14 by ruxpin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 18 minutes ago, Math said: Well, the topic remains red hot. Another opposite statements there: André Tourigny: "Completely disrespectful from Greig, you don't do that and he should've known. Reilly shouldn't have reacted that way but I understand it" Philippe Boucher: "The code? What's the f**king code? I have been playing for 17 years in this League and I still don't know what it is. Btw, Greig was completely right. It's the battle of Ontario, let's rise it and give a good show" I'm completely onboard with people saying Greig was out of line, he should've known better, etc.....I won't defend him doing what he did anymore than I would defend Artem Anisimov when he scored on the Lightning years ago, then celebrated by pretending his stick was a rifle and he knelt and aimed as if "killing" the goalie.... The Bolts went after him for that BUT, no one tried to take his head off with a weapon. And that there is the crux of the Rielly-Greig situation. Nevermind "codes" or what you do, don't do...... Greig did something wrong, and Rielly escalated it to a dangerous level by taking a stick to the guy's head. And I am glad, for once, that the league looked at this, and got it completely right with the decision. If Rielly had gone after Greig, mauled him without using a weapon, then the entire storyline could go something like, "Rielly showed that showboat youngster you just don't do that in the NHL and disrespect an organization like that". And honestly, from that point, Greig likely is the villain, while Rielly comes off as a hero to even NON Leaf fans. Like @Tomdog had said in an earlier post on here: "I don't see how anyone could see what Rielly did as 'ok'".... despite Greig being bush league. And I agree with that. Cro-Magnons like Reaves and some other pro-Maple Leaf people would be singing an entirely different tune if it had been the other way around, no? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post radoran Posted February 14 Popular Post Share Posted February 14 11 hours ago, ruxpin said: Great call. Fully on board. No more, no less. Don't want him to put a slapper into an empty net? Don't let him. This is hockey, not synchronized swimming (NTTAWWT). For lack of a better term: this. Is Reilly really that incensed about the slap shot? No. He's pissed that the Leaes were getting beat. Don't want a player to showboat into an open net? Don't need to play with an open net because you're losing. Ottawa put an exclamation point on the win and the Leaes lost. Again. I'd imagine that's pretty frustrating. But in the only major sport you're actually allowed to fight a guy in, taking your stick to his head is beyond bush league. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Reilly appeals suspension: https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs-d-morgan-rielly-to-appeal-suspension-to-nhl-commissioner-gary-bettman-1.2075922 Good opportunity to give him seven games. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 30 minutes ago, radoran said: Reilly appeals suspension: https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs-d-morgan-rielly-to-appeal-suspension-to-nhl-commissioner-gary-bettman-1.2075922 Good opportunity to give him seven games. Appeals?? LOL....you kidding me? "Umm, well, Mr. DPS person.... you see, it really WASN'T me using a graphite weapon cranked across the cranium of my fellow player. No. Not my game at all. That was someone else. I suspect I was superimposed onto that footage....and please consider that I play for YOUR Toronto Maple Leafs" --- Morgan "Oh Reeeally" Rielly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Ewing Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 6 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: Appeals?? LOL....you kidding me? "Umm, well, Mr. DPS person.... you see, it really WASN'T me using a graphite weapon cranked across the cranium of my fellow player. No. Not my game at all. That was someone else. I suspect I was superimposed onto that footage....and please consider that I play for YOUR Toronto Maple Leafs" --- Morgan "Oh Reeeally" Rielly -"Come on, this is my first suspension." -"I didn't mean to get him in the head. My stick rode up." -"As Mr. Rielly's agent, I think these extenuating circumstances dictate a two or three game suspension instead." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 4 minutes ago, JR Ewing said: -"Come on, this is my first suspension." -"I didn't mean to get him in the head. My stick rode up." -"As Mr. Rielly's agent, I think these extenuating circumstances dictate a two or three game suspension instead." Hmmm, I see.....oh, and ... ---Temporary insanity ---Greig told me, as he hit the ice, he thinks Bettman sucks! ---I thought I was hitting Sean Avery ---Dog ate my homework! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Ewing Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 3 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: Hmmm, I see.....oh, and ... ---Temporary insanity ---Greig told me, as he hit the ice, he thinks Bettman sucks! ---I thought I was hitting Sean Avery ---Dog ate my homework! Yeah, pretty much. He has an agent and a union and wants to use them to reduce the suspension and missed salary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 9 hours ago, JR Ewing said: -"Come on, this is my first suspension." -"I didn't mean to get him in the head. My stick rode up." -"As Mr. Rielly's agent, I think these extenuating circumstances dictate a two or three game suspension instead." well it is his first…shouldn’t that “count?” Leveling your stick into a guy’s neck is one of the most dangerous things you can do on the ice. It’s beyond stupid and the consequences should be severe. But the fact is Rielly didn’t get him that bad. “It could’ve been worse” is hardly a defense but it’s true nevertheless. I don’t like to see “discipline-by-result” but the damage or lack of it should be taken into consideration. As a first offender a 5-game suspension for a crosscheck that resulted in no injury is overkill imho. Any other time of the game and it’s probably a major but I doubt a suspension follows. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegx.ca Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I love fighting and hate suspensions and even I think 5 games is about right...gotta deter idiotic stuff that could escalate into Bertuzzi stuff...anything less than 5 isn't a deterrent but I doubt Bettman has the balls to increase it any... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schulzie Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Cross check was wrong, slap shot to empty net was Sean Averyesque. Not how I would want to be remembered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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