MafiaMan

I can give you a good example of why the answer to your question would be "no" - Northern Michigan. The Wildcats won the 1991 NCAA title as a member of the WCHA. How did the move to the CCHA pan out for them? Not good.

According to updates posted within the last half-hour or so on GPL, Gary Shopek has passed away.

The defending Stanley Cup champs in trouble...Columbus with its first-ever playioff win...some great hockey already in the first round...I love it.

How about last season's Filppula incident?

None of the Toews-loving Blackhawks fans on this board will say a word...

I've always been a big Brendan Shanahan fan but his handling of discipline last season was atrocious.

Whatever it takes...the end justifies the means. Just like the Filppula play last season. No, it doesn't. At all.

You weren't picking up on my sarcasm - fines mean nothing. Now sitting a game in the playoffs? That would make some guys wake up and pay attention.

But I don't. Remember Kris Draper almost having his face removed courtesy of Claude Lemieux in '96? Is that 'Old Time Hockey' that we need to get back to? Count me out.

Lucic can pay that as easily as you or I can order a cheeseburger at McDonalds. Throw a head shot in the NFL and you're gone from the game. Zing a fastball at a player in MLB and you're likely hitting the showers early. But nail a guy with your stick in the NHL? Meh. Nut up...it's the playoffs.

Much like the slew-foot from Andrew Shaw that wound up breaking Valteri Fulppula's ankle in game 7 of last year's Chicago/Detroit series, the NHL will continue to play the 'see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil' card in terms of discipline. Nothing will happen to Lucic or Perry.

Yesterday. He was sent down to Fort Myers A team for a rehab assignment and decided to call it quits.

I dunno about that...the White Sox are bad too. Jason Bartlett calls it a career. That's too bad...I was hoping he'd make the team.

For the record, Corey Perry needs a time-out as well.

I'm no hater of Boston, Goon. In fact, I kind of like them. And it's been a while since I've seen a guy skate hard like that to catch someone and pull a stunt like that. Happens all the time? If that was Chris Kunitz doing that against Lucic, you would be the first one here ranting about it.

Yep. I hope the league reviews them and acts accordingly.

http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/canadiens-playoffs-2014/2014/4/19/5630204/milan-lucic-spears-another-player-in-the-junk-bruins-media-loves-it

I fell asleep during that game and didn't see the play in the Ducks/Stars game. And I think the expression is 'feigned' outrage.

No comments from DaveK or Goon on this yet...interesting. Of course, had Pittsburgh been in Detroit's place last night, this thread would have 170 new posts already!

sagard...have you been using Mariucci's password again?

That was definitely an exciting 1-0 game. Well, except for DeKeyser almost getting split in two...

Red and white paint drying quite nicely tonight!

Wow! Nice stick to the jewels by Lucic on DeKeyser! What a clown stunt that was!

Jersey-watch: Bruins vs Red Wings is heaven. Original 6 is beautiful.

Wrong thread, Blackheart!