You can decline? Wish things worked like that in the real world.

"Sorry, your Honor, but I don't feel like making the trip to court...'Contempt'? Can't you just charge me or fine me or whatever without me being there? Additional time and/or money? I knew should have played hockey..."
- tangent_man

They'll only accept a skype call into the hearing.

do we need to revisit james neal 2012 playoffs?
- JoeRussomanno

Oh, so you want to use the kid excuse of, "Well they did it first?"

James Neal is a cheap, dirty player. Not sure why that excuses Rinaldo or justifies in any way shape or form what he did.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nbc-yahoo-sports/flyers-reportedly-planned-penguins-brawl-over-dinner-214943521-nhl.html



- 2Real

They'll only accept a skype call into the hearing.
- ob18

So, if you delete one comment, they both go...huh.

Oh, so you want to use the kid excuse of, "Well they did it first?"

James Neal is a cheap, dirty player. Not sure why that excuses Rinaldo or justifies in any way shape or form what he did.
- Jsaquella

I could be wrong, but he might have meant Neal hit the suspension checklist and threw an elbow at Giroux and only got one game

So, if you delete one comment, they both go...huh.
- tangent_man

Not on my screen, I see just one removed.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nbc-yahoo-sports/flyers-reportedly-planned-penguins-brawl-over-dinner-214943521-nhl.html



- 2Real

Does that mean Malkin and Crosby plan their dirty plays over breakfast?

Oh, so you want to use the kid excuse of, "Well they did it first?"

James Neal is a cheap, dirty player. Not sure why that excuses Rinaldo or justifies in any way shape or form what he did.
- Jsaquella

you're missing my point. he only got that much of a penalty cause of his name. james neal went around for like a whole shift throwing those hits before an arm even went up. as far as cheap and dirty just about every player out there is doing something dirty at one point or another.

So, if you delete one comment, they both go...huh.
- tangent_man

Yes, that's why when the DoPS releases the statement, it says they offered the player an in-person hearing. The player still has a hearing either way. Carcillo declined his in-person hearing when he broke Perreault's arm.

Not on my screen, I see just one removed.
- ob18

I got nothing. It's cool though...I know what I said.

I got nothing. It's cool though...I know what I said.
- tangent_man

I never removed your comment at all.

Yes, that's why when the DoPS releases the statement, it says they offered the player an in-person hearing. The player still has a hearing either way. Carcillo declined his in-person hearing when he broke Perreault's arm.
- Jsaquella

Guess it saves the guys on the board the trouble of stifling their cries of 'dippoop' and 'bumhole'.

you're missing my point. he only got that much of a penalty cause of his name. james neal went around for like a whole shift throwing those hits before an arm even went up. as far as cheap and dirty just about every player out there is doing something dirty at one point or another.
- JoeRussomanno

In my opinion if Claude Giroux leveled the same hit, he would've gotten a 5 minute major and a game misconduct also.

you're missing my point. he only got that much of a penalty cause of his name. james neal went around for like a whole shift throwing those hits before an arm even went up. as far as cheap and dirty just about every player out there is doing something dirty at one point or another.
- JoeRussomanno

Not missing your point. Neal has started to earn more and more of a rep as a dirty player.

Rinaldo spent a year in the AHL and had more suspensions than goals.

I never removed your comment at all.
- ob18

I did. Double post.

Not missing your point. Neal has started to earn more and more of a rep as a dirty player.

Rinaldo spent a year in the AHL and had more suspensions than goals.
- Jsaquella

So you thinking reputation is a valid reason to extend suspensions?

Guess it saves the guys on the board the trouble of stifling their cries of 'dippoop' and 'bumhole'.
- tangent_man

If you know you're going to get hammered, why spend the time traveling to New York? Just easier to pick up the phone, get suspended for 8 games and move on with life.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nbc-yahoo-sports/flyers-reportedly-planned-penguins-brawl-over-dinner-214943521-nhl.html



- 2Real

Got I hate the Pens even more now. I didn't think it was possible

So you thinking reputation is a valid reason to extend suspensions?
- aflyerpower8

Repeat offender status certainly is.

I did. Double post.
- tangent_man

I didn't see a double post, saw one from landros 2 though

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nbc-yahoo-sports/flyers-reportedly-planned-penguins-brawl-over-dinner-214943521-nhl.html



- 2Real

Repeat offender status certainly is.
- MJL

Fair enough, but I still think the hit should be the primary focus when suspending someone

So you thinking reputation is a valid reason to extend suspensions?
- aflyerpower8

Nope. I think repeatedly committing suspendable and fineable acts is a valid reason to get a longer suspension.

I think that a guy with a reputation as a dirty player should not get the benefit of the doubt from refs, unless he actually makes an effort to change as a player. I have zero issue with a guy like Rinaldo getting called more closely than a player who doesn't have a reputation as a thug.

If you know you're going to get hammered, why spend the time traveling to New York? Just easier to pick up the phone, get suspended for 8 games and move on with life.
- Jsaquella

I get that, but I'm thinking that a disciplinary hearing oughta be mandatory.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nbc-yahoo-sports/flyers-reportedly-planned-penguins-brawl-over-dinner-214943521-nhl.html



- 2Real

Like that never happens....a little paranoid though.