Comments on: Thanksgiving Turkey: Alex Ovechkin http://grossmisconducthockey.com/2009/11/26/thanksgiving-turkey-alex-ovechkin/ Making fun of the hockey establishment since 2007. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:09:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: goon http://grossmisconducthockey.com/2009/11/26/thanksgiving-turkey-alex-ovechkin/comment-page-1/#comment-311 goon Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:48:16 +0000 http://grossmisconducthockey.com/?p=451#comment-311 Ovechkin will get nothing, there is a different set of standards for superstars. Ovechkin will get nothing, there is a different set of standards for superstars.

]]> By: Hockey Joe http://grossmisconducthockey.com/2009/11/26/thanksgiving-turkey-alex-ovechkin/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Hockey Joe Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:09:12 +0000 http://grossmisconducthockey.com/?p=451#comment-310 Scotty - I think you've analyzed this one perfect. I'm going to guess that the punishment given to Ovechkin in the game (five-minute major and a game misconduct) will be all the punishment he'll get and won't see a suspension. That said, your last paragraph is where a lot of debate comes in as far as the action done itself versus the result of the action. Some guys do totally dirty things that don't hurt guys and they get away with it (Pronger) whereas others will get spanked hard because a guy was injured even though their history is relatively clean. Scotty – I think you’ve analyzed this one perfect. I’m going to guess that the punishment given to Ovechkin in the game (five-minute major and a game misconduct) will be all the punishment he’ll get and won’t see a suspension.

That said, your last paragraph is where a lot of debate comes in as far as the action done itself versus the result of the action. Some guys do totally dirty things that don’t hurt guys and they get away with it (Pronger) whereas others will get spanked hard because a guy was injured even though their history is relatively clean.

]]> By: ScottyWazz http://grossmisconducthockey.com/2009/11/26/thanksgiving-turkey-alex-ovechkin/comment-page-1/#comment-309 ScottyWazz Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:54:14 +0000 http://grossmisconducthockey.com/?p=451#comment-309 When does happenstance play a role in this?? While the hit was slightly to the back, the reasoning for the injury seemed to be the force given by the hit to propel Kaleta into the boards, thus drawing the blood. To an extent, you could say Kaleta turned as he dished the puck behind his back. Frankly, I don't see Ovie getting much, if any, suspension due to this. While he should have gotten a double minor or even five, I don't think getting the gate when Kaleta had the ability to play afterwards was suffice in hindsight. Ovechkin is an intense and sometimes stupid player, but at what point will the intensity be taken out of the game if we punish hits that in the end really didn't take an opposing player out of the game. When does happenstance play a role in this?? While the hit was slightly to the back, the reasoning for the injury seemed to be the force given by the hit to propel Kaleta into the boards, thus drawing the blood. To an extent, you could say Kaleta turned as he dished the puck behind his back.

Frankly, I don’t see Ovie getting much, if any, suspension due to this. While he should have gotten a double minor or even five, I don’t think getting the gate when Kaleta had the ability to play afterwards was suffice in hindsight.

Ovechkin is an intense and sometimes stupid player, but at what point will the intensity be taken out of the game if we punish hits that in the end really didn’t take an opposing player out of the game.

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