Will the NHL ever smarten the f**k up and make any boarding call at LEAST a 4 minute minor if not a 5-minute major, regardless of presumed "intent" to injure. I, for one, am nauseated by these sickening hits from behind on a defenseless guy that could leave him paralyzed if his neck hits the board the wrong way. I'm throwing random pieces of furniture and pets at the TV last night watching Gerbe get nailed from behind and the refs treating him like their bitch because he was pissed off about almost getting knocked out of hockey for another 6 months.

Get rid of (or minimize) this ugly part of the game once and for all by consistently throwing the book at guys when they do it.

I forget who it was but I hope the Ref who skated him against the boards and pinned him there while screaming in his face gets a talking to by the league.
I've never seen behavior like that from an official. At the very least that was unprofessional.

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Hold my beer and watch this...

I thought it wasn't even allowed for a ref to treat a player like that. If it was somebody like Scott or Foligno, I know he'd think twice.

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.

Refs can pretty much do what they want, because they are never held accountable and if you don't have an A or a C you aren't even suppose to talk to them.

And if a player actually hit a ref, he would be suspended for life.

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A ref still wouldn't rough up someone bigger than Gerbe let alone move them.

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.

Here's Gerbe's side of the story...sounds like O'Halloran was trying to protect him from getting into a fight?

http://www.buffalohockeybeat.com/sabres ... outh-shut/

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Hold my beer and watch this...

Nice restraint Gerbs...not sure i'd have managed to do the same.

Well apparently even if you have a letter on your jersey you can't talk to the refs. Tonight Vanek wanted that explanation on his penalty and he has an A, and got another 2 minutes for asking a question?

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Refs have been totally sketchy these last two games. And that is on both sides, not just from a blue/gold colored sunglasses perspective.

Some of the calls are just, wtf?! Just happens to be more in the buffalo games I've watched as opposed to the other games this season.

Put it behind you and move on. We're not getting any help from the zebras so get ready for the Crapitals.

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If it's a tight squeeze, spit on it! - NyI

He's a middling AHL player who had the good fortune of a drunk arbitrator. - The Squanto re: Tim Kennedy

The ref was trying to protect Gerbe and also to keep him from getting a penalty. I'm guessing that the ref might have known about Gerbe's back surgery whereas Bowman didn't seem to, or didn't care.

The clearly explains why the official slammed Gerbe's back right into the boards, right? Because that's clearly good for a post-surgical area.

Was it Chris Rooney..the worse ref I've even seen live or on TV. Check for a 5 on his blouse.

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If your having goal problems, I feel bad for ya son....we got 99 problems but Vanek ain't one!

Getting back to the original intent of the thread:

Again, last night, Kaleta hit from behind awkwardly, gets what looks like head or neck injury, maybe concussed, misses rest of game, goes to hospital, and all Brown gets is the same penalty as if he flipped the puck over the glass.

And then Lindy defends the hit. Screw you Lindy and shame on NHL for not taking any steps to help protect players in defenseless positions. Maybe when Crosby gets his neck broken after being boarded, something will change.

Mike Weber got more minutes (2+10+5) than Brown (2+5). That REALLY ticked me off. 10 minutes for defending your player? The refs gave him a two, I wish someone other than Weber (he did good but man he cannot fight) could've got a hold of that fuck hole, maybe Foligno or Scott. He deserved more than two minutes, definitely.

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.

And it also pisses me off that Brown may not get a suspension because Kaleta "turned" at the last second.

1. Brown had enough time, maybe 2-3 seconds, to not hit Kaleta. He saw his numbers and could've reacted or went for the puck instead.
2. Kaleta never was facing Brown and was turned around the whole time. He looked over his shoulder for a second to see if someone was coming. If Kaleta wouldn't have moved at all, he still would've been hit in the numbers.

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.