i don't care whether you're getting checked or you're headhunting. the second you stick your elbow out, it's intent to injure and you should be suspended. an elbow is a freaking WEAPON, and anyone who's ever run into one will tell you so. yeah, some of you think i want to have my cake and eat it too, but i've never said an elbow was clean and i never will.

i wouldn't care if it was richards or if it was thomas vanek. keep your goddamn elbows in or get suspended.

i don't care whether you're getting checked or you're headhunting. the second you stick your elbow out, it's intent to injure and you should be suspended. an elbow is a freaking WEAPON, and anyone who's ever run into one will tell you so.

I think he would and should get suspended for a game or two if it were the regular season. In the playoffs I highly doubt it will happen even though he should get one game. I just refuse to believe that the Flyers could be down both Carter and Richards for game five. I even think if Carter is definitely out that Campbell would take that into consideration in not suspending Richards.

I can agree with the majority here. Should he be gone for at least a game? Yes.

Will he be gone? They'll find some reason as to not suspend him for the elbow.

Also, they'll look at his past record, as the league happens to do as of late when handing out suspensions. And since he doesn’t talk to Bettman and Co. as often as say, Matt Cooke, we can expect him in game 5.

But that is fine, I'm sure Patty’ll drive him infuckingsane again and make him take a retarded penalty, again.

Richards and Booth ring a bell!?

Should Timmonen get a game for giving a ball shot to Gerbe?

Yes.

FWIW, the Kunitz elbow was blind side skating into the player, the Richards elbow was standing still while the player came straight at him.

It shouldn't matter, but with Buffalo involved I just don't think it will go their way.