NHL Renders Verdict on Aaron Rome

[Craig2]

How does he have the puck if it's still in the air? Another question, why is Thomas allowed to blocker a guy in the chest?

The puck is quite bouncing on the ice after being dropped from Sedin's glove:

[flemingc04]

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[Wickabee]

Really??? That's the best response you can come up with?

Why did I even bother to try?

It's funny how nothing should be said about the stretcher because it's a stretcher. What I said is the truth. There's "safety first" there's "overcautious" and there's "milking it.

At best, the stretcher being brought out was "overcautious"

[habsheaven]

All medical staff are taught to be "overcautious". To play on your line, there's "lies", there's "stretching it" and there's "truth". I think you are "stretching it" a bit. lol.

[Wickabee]

Nice pun.
I knew my opinion would be unpopular, though I didn't expect to be called an idiot. In the end, the hit was late, the penalty was right and the suspension was justified. No harm came from the stretcher being brought out, but I still don't think it was a necessity, I think the staff brought it out for show, but I have no way to prove that. I can agree to disagree if everyone else can.

[fleurynut]

I just dont understand the game anymore. 4 game suspension for a good clean solid bodycheck. Maybe Hortons head bouncing off the ice had something to do with it?? Might as well make the NHL a no contact league, then there is no question on what is a "clean" hit.

Believe me there were just as hard hits years before and you never seen the amount of concussions and suspensions like it is now. With all these new rules players try to take advantage of it.

I doubt Horton will admire anymore of his passes.

One other point, maybe the league should look at what the players eqpt like elbow and shoulder pads are made of these days. It is basically Kevlar which is as hard as steel. No wonder players are getting the injuries they are!!

The NHL is in a sad state of affairs and constantly applying more rules that are just destroying the game. (my opinion only)

[Wickabee]

I just dont understand the game anymore. 4 game suspension for a good clean solid bodycheck. Maybe Hortons head bouncing off the ice had something to do with it?? Might as well make the NHL a no contact league, then there is no question on what is a "clean" hit.

Believe me there were just as hard hits years before and you never seen the amount of concussions and suspensions like it is now. With all these new rules players try to take advantage of it.

I doubt Horton will admire anymore of his passes.

One other point, maybe the league should look at what the players eqpt like elbow and shoulder pads are made of these days. It is basically Kevlar which is as hard as steel. No wonder players are getting the injuries they are!!

The NHL is in a sad state of affairs and constantly applying more rules that are just destroying the game. (my opinion only)

It was very, very late. That makes it the opposite of a good, clean bodycheck.

[bojohnson]

there should be no questions asked, or people not agreeing.
imho, rome is an idiot who clearly did not want to play for his team any more, and raised his hand to the commisioner and asked if he could leave and watch the rest.
i will laugh when his team wins, and rome is sitting in the box, knowing he had nothing to do with the teams stanley cup win.

i wont be surprised if vancouver releases him.

only thing that surprised me is that the penalty was not carried over to next year.

im unbias, as im not cheering for any team.

[tuukkatime]

Nice pun.
I knew my opinion would be unpopular, though I didn't expect to be called an idiot. In the end, the hit was late, the penalty was right and the suspension was justified. No harm came from the stretcher being brought out, but I still don't think it was a necessity, I think the staff brought it out for show, but I have no way to prove that. I can agree to disagree if everyone else can.

I am a Bruins fan and a lifeguard. The first thing we learn about head injuries is that if there is ANY indication of spinal or cranial injury we must take every action possible to limit the movement of the neck, head and back (often times this includes both a floating stretcher and a standard one once we get on land). If I was a pro hockey player and it was my career on the line, I'd pray that the trainers around me would undertake the same precautions. Preventing further brain damage is the difference between this 20+ year old player having another 10 seasons versus none at all. There is no doubt in my mind that this was the right thing to do. The Bruins will be especially cautious after the Savard incident.

-Matt

[duwal]

It's funny how nothing should be said about the stretcher because it's a stretcher. What I said is the truth. There's "safety first" there's "overcautious" and there's "milking it.

At best, the stretcher being brought out was "overcautious"

theres no such thing as being too cautious when it comes to head and neck injuries