NHL Renders Verdict on Aaron Rome

[duwal]

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)

Horton wasn't watching his pass, he was making sure he would stay onside

[Wickabee]

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

It will unless the series goes to 7 games.

[JHEYKID]

Im sorry Wickabee for hurting your feelings calling you an idiot was uncalled for.

Mike

[Wickabee]

You didn't hurt my feelings, just surprised me. I have thicker skin than that.

[JHEYKID]

Well regardless I am sorry.

[Wickabee]

No hard feelings.

[fleurynut]

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

Very very late. Hmmmmmmmmm. TSN broke it down frame by frame (from the time Horton pased the puck till he was hit. It took 29 frames, way lesss than a second.

I would like to see any human stop something they started in less than a second. Maybe superman.

And the NHL states any later than 1/2 a second. What a farce!!

[Wickabee]

Rome set his feet for the hit after Horton passed the puck. End of story.

[collectorthornton]

but he did leave his feet that is the big thing though

[jonpop]

The Canucks are going to be remembered as the poster child for losers, even if they win it all. Burrows incident, the Sedins and their continuous fake diving, Rome's late hit, Lapierre's whining, Luongo's pee-wee goaltending. I hope the Bruins turn it into a 1970's goon war and become Gary Bettman's nightmare on ice.