daz28 wrote:
Squanto wrote:
I guess that's my problem with your assessment.
Leaving your feet is ALWAYS dirty. That's how headshots happen. If Torres keeps his feet on the ice, he plows Hossa into next month, it's probably not even an interference call, and everything is fine.
Jumping into hits is WRONG. ALWAYS.
I don't disagree with that, it's just when you're a human wrecking ball, you're jumps are put under a microscope because of it. If Gerbe jumps, no one bats a lash. It happens all the time, but
Shanny made it seem as though anyone caught doing it should be in big trouble. The weak penalty late in the WAS-BOS game yesterday seemed to be an example of trying to make it seem uniform. The Boston player jumped, and got his hands up by the WAS guys head,
but was still clearly a weak call, especially considering the gravity of the situation. The NHL has a lot of work to do on player safety and officiating for sure.
By saying no interference call, you agree Shanny was exaggerating the lateness of the hit to some degree too?
He's right. Anyone caught jumping into a check should be nailed. Even Gerbe. Jumping into a check is a charge, and it's a prime reason for headshots and concussions.
The call in Boston was not weak. It was a penalty. Leaving your skates is a charge if it's 5 seconds into a game in October, or 5 seconds from the end of the game in June.
With respect to the interference, it was borderline if they'd call it, but it was clear interference. But lets be honest here; none of the 25 games he got was from a missed interference penalty.