Bob Duff: Wings get Kronwalled Team stunned to learn of Niklas Kronwall's suspension for Game 7 against Lightning.

Stunned? Why should they be stunned?

Charging. Elbowing. Targeting the head. Pretty much checks all the boxes.

I am a lightning this makes my happy, but I am not sure this sus was called for.

I like hits, if he kept his forearm follow-thru closer to his body I would say clean hit.
It's the NHL, expect to get run over when you have the puck.

Palat got Dekeyser and Glendenning in the head as well that game. I don't like the suspending one and not the other here. I get he should be suspended, but you've got to suspend all suspendable hits.

Palat got Dekeyser and Glendenning in the head as well that game. I don't like the suspending one and not the other here. I get he should be suspended, but you've got to suspend all suspendable hits.
- dps0610

This, I agree its playoffs no harm "no foul" or sus Palat as well. if Lightning win, because Kronwall is gone I will still be happy, but not as happy as if he was playing and they won.

Only thing to be stunned about would be the hits by others so far, that have not been punished. NHL justice is subjective. Caps vs. Isles or Flames vs. Canucks could have had more than a couple suspensions for sure.

Right call made.

This is embarrassing. This league has no standards and no commitment to getting anything right. The officiating throughout the playoffs has been laughable, nothing new. When you watch an NHL game with casual sports fans or fans of other sports it is no wonder they have ammunition against the NHL. Tampa has run Dekeyser, and Glendening in the same fashion as well as Abdelkador with blows to the head. P.K. Subban swings his stick like a warrior on a battlefield and receives no suspension!!!! I guess we can see where Gary Bettmann sides on this, his officials are a joke, his safety board is a joke and he is as well. I guess Cedric Paquette has a right to play although he intentionally took the skates out from under two very key Detroit players which could have led to head injuries. Quintal was a crappy hockey player and maybe he has a personal agenda. NHL....ha, I cant even defend it to my children who watch the WWE because at least we know their boys in pinstripes are following orders. Shame on you Bettman for further damaging what was once the greatest game, shame on you Quintal for being a yesman and a clown. Shame on the NHL for picking favorites. Oh and Stevie Y I hope your Lightning get you where you need to go. It isn't very far judging by the ratings the playoffs have been getting. Most sports fans expect equal treatment in their favorite league and a better standard for the governing body to hold true to. Maybe Subban can tee off on a downed players head on the ice, he already displayed his baseball prowess unpunished. SHAME,SHAME, SHAME

Stunned? Why should they be stunned?

Charging. Elbowing. Targeting the head. Pretty much checks all the boxes.
- MartiniMan

go back to the hawks blog and never come back.

Right call made.
- tboucher77

thanks for the input, feel free to stay in JJs blog

This, I agree its playoffs no harm "no foul" or sus Palat as well. if Lightning win, because Kronwall is gone I will still be happy, but not as happy as if he was playing and they won.
- Dudestar

and ur a (frank)ing sabres fan...

This call probably has everything to do with the huge law suit that the nhl has in their hands. Maybe deserving or a penalty in the game but definitely not a suspension in game 7 of the playoffs after letting so much else. Nhl got it wrong again.

I have mixed feelings about this suspension.
First, Kronwall should have been suspended and was.
However I do want Detroit to win because I want to see a Montreal /Detroit matchup vs the Lightning /Montreal. Hopefully this still happens.

and ur a (frank)ing sabres fan...
- wingz4life

Are you the blog police or something?

Dirty hit.

Player suspended.

Deal with it.

thanks for the input, feel free to stay in JJs blog
- wingz4life

You don't actually think that hit was fine do ya? Take the wings goggles off please

Bob Duff: Wings get Kronwalled
Team stunned to learn of Niklas Kronwall's suspension for Game 7 against Lightning.
- BobDuff

Should read Kronwall kronwalled the Wings

You don't actually think that hit was fine do ya? Take the wings goggles off please
- MLeafs81

Easily could have been multiple games.

Not that I have an issue with this suspension because that was a dirty hit but how does Kronwall get 1 game and Ovechkin doesn't even get a minor for his boarding in game 7? Any other player throws that check and its an automatic 5 and a misconduct and in person hearing.

go back to the hawks blog and never come back.
- wingz4life

Given that you are quite often found in other blogs, I think this is perhaps not the best thing to say. It's one thing if the tone of a post is off, but if an opposing view is presented in an appropriate fashion, then why should that other person leave just because they don't follow the same team as you?

What... a joke

Easily could have been multiple games.
- tboucher77

If it were the regular season it most likely would've been multiple games. Left his feet and targeted the head. Not much to argue about here.

Given that you are quite often found in other blogs, I think this is perhaps not the best thing to say. It's one thing if the tone of a post is off, but if an opposing view is presented in an appropriate fashion, then why should that other person leave just because they don't follow the same team as you?
- lumlums

While you may be right, you can't deny the fact that JJ putts from the rough

If that's a suspension then every player in the NYI/WSH series should be suspended. Palat jumps at glendenings head and doesn't even get a penalty. The guy who gets hit doesn't even claim it a dirty hit and somehow we make something out of nothing.

While you may be right, you can't deny the fact that JJ putts from the rough
- Jnutz

I honestly have never spent much time reading his blogs.