Almost as blatant was Ovechkin's cross check from behind directly into the boards against the Islanders last night. As usual, he is an animal and that is ignored by the League, which desperately wants him to win.
Not surprisingly, there were no penalties called against Kronwall or Ovechkin last night. Both should be suspended
- Amanion

even tho i agree he should get suspended, at the time on the ice, no one thought it looked as bad as it was, not any wings, refs or lightning, so the penalty has 0 to do with anything other than from FIRST glance, it didnt look bad..

under 2nd, and now countless reviews, it is a bad hit and he probably will get suspended.

It never fails to amuse me how people come into a lightning blog board with a lightning writer and lightning fans , and expect zero bias !! It's a light in blog a lightning blogger and lightning fans , if you want Detroit bias , go to your own damn blog ! God damn people are stupid !
- RileyB77

I'd use that term loosely. He's heading down the Garth/Henderson/Coultier road.

- j.boyd919

Such a great hit you guys replayed it like 7 times that game

It never fails to amuse me how people come into a lightning blog board with a lightning writer and lightning fans , and expect zero bias !! It's a light in blog a lightning blogger and lightning fans , if you want Detroit bias , go to your own damn blog ! God damn people are stupid !
- RileyB77

We don't want any bias....

- j.boyd919

I would have given him at least two for charging, but I at least can admit when a hit is questionable, Redwings fans are incapable of that.

I would have given him at least two for charging, but I at least can admit when a hit is questionable, Redwings fans are incapable of that.
- Artyukhin76

It was more in response to "Show me when he's ever left hit his feet and run his elbow into someone's head!" from last night.

I wasn't saying you weren't admitting it was questionable... just showing you where he's left his feet and lead with his elbow...

I would have given him at least two for charging, but I at least can admit when a hit is questionable, Redwings fans are incapable of that.
- Artyukhin76

No one is arguing Kronwall made a good hit. We are saying a suspension is ridiculous.

I would have given him at least two for charging, but I at least can admit when a hit is questionable, Redwings fans are incapable of that.
- Artyukhin76

Multiple wings fans, myself included think he should get suspended 1 game. Everyone has their own opinion. So saying all wings fans is a large assumption

I would have given him at least two for charging, but I at least can admit when a hit is questionable, Redwings fans are incapable of that.
- Artyukhin76

Good thing you know all of us so you can make that claim accurately.

It was more in response to "Show me when he's ever left hit his feet and run his elbow into someone's head!" from last night.

I wasn't saying you weren't admitting it was questionable... just showing you where he's left his feet and lead with his elbow...
- j.boyd919

Like I said in the Kronwall hit, there is no elbow here and he hit more the just head. That's the difference. Kronwall lepped and PPOC was Kucherov's head. That's the difference.

No one is arguing Kronwall made a good hit. We are saying a suspension is ridiculous.
- Mr_Underwood

why??? his elbow hit kucherov's head...isn't that the bottom line?

Like I said in the Kronwall hit, there is no elbow here and he hit more the just head. That's the difference. Kronwall lepped and PPOC was Kucherov's head. That's the difference.
- Artyukhin76

I think the overall point is, they are both dangerous hits and shouldn't be in the game. Both should be penalties. Neither were penalties. So at least the officials were consistent in their calls.

Michael has conclusive evidence oh his twitter account that Kronwall hit head first and jumped.

Michael has conclusive evidence oh his twitter account that Kronwall hit head first and jumped.
- Artyukhin76

What caused your fallout with M. Stuart? I thought you were BFFs.

why??? his elbow hit kucherov's head...isn't that the bottom line?
- RileyB77

So any elbow to the head or face without intent should be a suspension?

What caused your fallout with M. Stuart? I thought you were BFFs.
- Leafsandbolts

His Garth/henderson/Coultier impersonation.

His Garth/henderson/Coultier impersonation.
- Artyukhin76

You really are not going to compare Michael to this group?, that's a little extreme for disagreeing on your point of view. I'd rather read the truth than put on homer glasses all the time. Even Bolts fans boo their own once in awhile as we've all be on the get Lindback train on here. And before that there was Rolly and... And ...

So any elbow to the head or face without intent should be a suspension?
- Mr_Underwood

Only if it's you on the receiving end.

You really are not going to compare Michael to this group?, that's a little extreme for disagreeing on your point of view. I'd rather read the truth than put on homer glasses all the time. Even Bolts fans boo their own once in awhile as we've all be on the get Lindback train on here. And before that there was Rolly and... And ...
- tpd11

He has spent a considerable amount time ripping on Cooper. I'm sick of it.

Only if it's you on the receiving end.
- tpd11

Lol wouldn't be the first elbow to my face.

Kronwall's lack of suspensions over the years—as pointed out by Bob Duff—have less to do with his hits (which are often dirty), than it does former Wings Colin Campbell and Brendan Shanahan conveniently looking the other way for years.

Kronwall has raised the combination of targeting the head, raising the elbow and skates leaving the ice to an art.

His garbage would be a little more tolerable also if he ever answered on the ice for his dirty plays. But, no, that's never happened either.
- John Jaeckel

This is pure nonsense. Respecftully disagree.

His hits are not always dirty which is why he doens't get suspended. There is no "old boys club" favoritism keeping him from being suspended. Where was Shanahan when Webber rammed Zetterberg's head into the boards a few years ago during the playoffs ??

Kronwall plays a physical game but he's not a dirty player trying to take somebody's kneecap out to deliberately injure. Has he ever had a hit that was questionable/borderline ? Yeah... but it going to happen to a lot of players that throw big hits.

And lastly... in terms of "answering on the ice" for his dirty plays that is ridiculous. There have been lots of great hitters who don't drop the gloves after every big hit they throw. And to say they should is silly. I didn't see Scott Stevens, Rob Blake, Kasparaitus, Konstantinov, etc... having to drop the gloves every time they made a big hit. Nor should they have to in order to please some of the Hawk fans that whine about it.

It's the lizard people bro.
- Mr_Underwood

He has spent a considerable amount time ripping on Cooper. I'm sick of it.
- Artyukhin76

There things I don't like about Coop but he's still the coach and Can be criticized, it goes with being in charge someone always has a better way or a different viewpoint, get over it. I think he was out coached as well but they're all young and learning, Coop only has 10 NHL playoff games under his belt, I'd like to see him more vocal with the Refs on calls- he seems to be calm and not willing to yell at them every once in awhile - maybe not his style but once in awhile it will pay dividends.