In the end, it does not matter if it was a dirty play or he intended to injure him.
What matters is that it was an elbow to the head, and is why he will get a game or two. That's it.
You are accountable for your actions every second you are on the ice as a player. - kingcong39
And that's why I tend to agree. 1 game, 2 max. Careless, reckless, but not malicious.
That's whats wrong with both sports because elbows to the face should be acceptable because things happen?
Well reasoned argument sir! - kingcong39
No what both sports are challenged with is when Player A changes his level of height while being contacted by player B.
In the NFL a guy can be lined up for a great hit then at the last moment the receiver or back drops his head and pow you have contact to the head. The defensive player is then flagged, fined and possibly suspended. And yet its the running back or receiver that chose to lower the height of their head.
This was not a typical NHL elbow, most Elbows occur either when a guy skates by or is about to place a check against board. In both cases the guy delivering the elbow is in skating motion leading up to it. Brown was standing at the boards pretty much stationary.
Not going to argue it wasn't an elbow, cuz it was. But Brown was going for a cold shoulder, and had Pommer not come in lower than the dasher board, the shoulder not the elbow would have made contact first.
Its not unlike some boarding penalties players need to also be aware of their surroundings and position. You see guys look back knowing a guy is coming then turn so their numbers now so they face the incoming checker. Guys have no time to react to that. But it never is called that way, the guy placing the check gets 2, 5 or a game misconduct.. Its B.S.
At the end of the day Brown should get a game or 2, because he hit Pommer with the elbow trying a cold shoulder and ended up striking him with an elbow in the head. It was not intent to injury, it was a situation where player A thought player B was coming in at a certain level and by the time he got there the level was lower.
People say Brown looked back, its true and when he did the head of Pommer was about 2 feet higher than when it arrived.
No what both sports are challenged with is when Player A changes his level of height while being contacted by player B.
In the NFL a guy can be lined up for a great hit then at the last moment the receiver or back drops his head and pow you have contact to the head. The defensive player is then flagged, fined and possibly suspended. And yet its the running back or receiver that chose to lower the height of their head.
This was not a typical NHL elbow, most Elbows occur either when a guy skates by or is about to place a check against board. In both cases the guy delivering the elbow is in skating motion leading up to it. Brown was standing at the boards pretty much stationary.
Not going to argue it wasn't an elbow, cuz it was. But Brown was going for a cold shoulder, and had Pommer not come in lower than the dasher board, the shoulder not the elbow would have made contact first.
Its not unlike some boarding penalties players need to also be aware of their surroundings and position. You see guys look back knowing a guy is coming then turn so their numbers now so they face the incoming checker. Guys have no time to react to that. But it never is called that way, the guy placing the check gets 2, 5 or a game misconduct.. Its B.S.
At the end of the day Brown should get a game or 2, because he hit Pommer with the elbow trying a cold shoulder and ended up striking him with an elbow in the head. It was not intent to injury, it was a situation where player A thought player B was coming in at a certain level and by the time he got there the level was lower.
People say Brown looked back, its true and when he did the head of Pommer was about 2 feet higher than when it arrived. - fsanford
