Panthers Vs Devils - 26 Jan 19 - League
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Sorry disagree with every point in this; I haven’t forgotten Liam Stewart’s injury, so don’t assume we all have. This hit was more akin to Marsh’s hit which led to a 5 match ban and which most of us thought was pretty bad. Also the guidance on this has moved on a lot precisely because we know how dangerous it is now. If it had been a devil I certainly wouldn’t have argued with at least a minor penalty. We’re not in the Voth days anymore.
Here’s my match report on tonight’s game:
https://jacobchick.wordpress.com/2019/01/27/match-report-nottingham-panthers-0-0-cardiff-devils/
I think I’d have to say that the hit was not clean, nothing we can do now other than wish Evan a speedy recovery.
https://jacobchick.wordpress.com/2019/01/27/match-report-nottingham-panthers-0-0-cardiff-devils/
I think I’d have to say that the hit was not clean, nothing we can do now other than wish Evan a speedy recovery.
im seething with our team tonight. not with the result, not even for turning up in 1st gear but for watching one of our guys lit up like that and leaving ulmer to fight a guy he should never be fighting. kudos to him but he's our form guy.
ive just deleted the rest of a huge rant until ive had time to think about my words.
last ones: Darnell is a cock
ive just deleted the rest of a huge rant until ive had time to think about my words.
last ones: Darnell is a cock
There have been several hits like this one reviewed by DOPS. There is no raised elbow and no obvious intention to hit the head. HOWEVER DOPS usually invoke the rule that the checking player has a responsibility not to make contact with the head. So if the club asks for a review he will probably get a ban.
A few years ago, we’d be telling Mosey to keep his head up (and lauding the likes of Voth) but hits like that were part of the game then. That kind of hit has been outlawed now - there can be no contact to the head whether you’re taller or not. In the modern game, that hit is an absolute disgrace, as was the officiating in not calling a penalty for it. Both should be investigated by DOPS and Darnell should be publicly called out for such incompetence and made to sit a game or two himself, like they do in football when a ref gets it so badly wrong. As for Rissling, well he should be banned for at least 3 games but more importantly for me, needs to answer the Devils call at some point. Huge credit to Ulmer for having the balls to take him on but where were our ‘tough’ guys? I’m stunned and embarrassed that they didn’t do anything with Mosey laying motionless on the ice. The one piece of the puzzle that this team has been crying out for has been a tough guy who knows his principle job is to protect his team mates from cheap shit like this. Batch doesn’t have it in his nature to do that, not convinced about Louis either, despite both being good scrappers. We’re missing that deterrent and are simply not nasty enough. I still feel sickened by the hit and our response to it (except Ulmer), having watched that incident back.
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The loss to me is a little less relevant atm. The most important thing is that Mosey is ok and makes a full recovery. What ticks me off the most is that after the hit nobody reacted. Pope was the first guy in and did nothing at all. Sad to see that one of our top snipers had to step up and fight. Ulmer has hugely gone up in my estimations and has shown up a few guys after that. Even if the hit was clean and not to the head I would expect somebody on the ice at the time to have gotten in Risslings face to make sure he doesn't want to do it again!
Just remembered that’s the 3rd headshot on Mosey in as many games. Out of all 3 we’ve had one player step up. Said player wasn’t on the ice. So with 4 other team mates on the ice on 3 occasions, weve had 12 opportunities for someone to stand up for their mate but instead turned have a blind eye to 3 cheap shots. What on earth is wrong with the character of these guys? Absolutely disgusted.
Agree. Guys like Faryna, Hotham, Hendo, Dougie, Bordy would never of let that slide. Even Lordo himself would have gone straight for Rissling if he had been out there. Jake, Pope, Fournier and Reddick (I think) were all out there and from that there's only one guy among those that should have and could have gone after Rissling.....and the only one who would have stood a chance. No excuse will be good enough for me!