*snort*
While I agree with you, he brings up a point. Can the Rangers log a formal protest or something? Is there anything in the CBA on this?

Can Hags appeal? If it's impossible for anyone to appeal the NHLPA should really demand an appeal system in the upcoming CBA negotiations after the way this year has gone

Shanahan can go eat a bag of baby dicks.

You are an embarrassment! I've called you out several times for you tasteless posts and so have others yet you won't shut up. Now you've been banned. Maybe now you get it. Oh wait. You've been banned before and yet you continued . guess you're learning curve isn't too steep.

They can, but the Rangers just announced that they accept the suspension and will not do so.

Guess they figure if it gets further reviewed Hagelin might not play until 2016.

Well the Rangers are just as useless then.

I believe that the customary response here is the impassioned web petition. I'll begin drafting the grammatically-incomprehensible forms.

WE DEMAND A NEW ENDING TO THE GAME!!

I may have the title but all that gets me is the ability to turn HTML on in my posts. Fuck you, Sean Avery!

KatieStrangESPN: #NYR Rangers release statement on Hagelin suspension that says org is "thoroughly perplexed" by "inconsistency" in supp discipline.

Well they at least called the league out in the statement.

"AGrossRecord: "...However, we are thoroughly perplexed in the ruling's inconsistency with other supplementary discipline decisions that have been made..."

I think it could have used some F-bombs, though.

And we can always take that ability away, so I'd stow the complaints mister.

Lets stage a walk out in the 2nd period!

Yeah but then they'd realize Torts wrote it and fine him some more.

Oh, and my name is green in the "Who's browsing?" section.

Thank you. That shit just makes me crazy.
Wait isn't this his 2nd banning? As a repeat offender shouldn't he get 5 days this time?

Unlocked! I outrank you guys*, so I'm moving the posts here.





* Not really, just think it's worthy of it's own thread. Plus it's fun to wield mod powers.

What if a number of members here called the office to complain? Maybe they'd get the message that they're turning the playoffs into the WWF.

And by "outrank," he means, "smells worse."

OCCUPY NHL HQ.

Told you he'd do it Sed.

Everyone just needs to relax...and look at these .gifs of SUPER CUTE PUPPIES WHO I JUST WANT TO TAKE HOME AND CUDDLE!!

And here comes Colin Campbell drunk with power.

In 100 percent complete honesty, I'm fairly certain the NHL gets THOUSANDS of phone calls from crazy people regarding suspensions on a daily basis.

The Rangers issued a statement:

That would be pretty crazy.

The Rangers issued a statement. I presume it was written in blood. Whose, I don't know.

Redden's.

The Rangers are "Vexed. Terribly vexed." /gladiatorquotes

Nothing shows anger with the NHL like telling them how perplexed you are.

This suspension makes perfect sense when you consider the completely twisted logic of the senior management that this league operates under. Namely, that fighting and the associated goonery are part of the game, but they still allegedly care about player safety.

As others have said, and the Rangers themselves imply with that statement, the suspension to Hagelin is harsh, but understandable in that they are really trying to get those head shots out of the game. I also agree with considering the extent of the injury in whatever rubric they are using to determine suspensions. It's just impossible to reconcile that with only giving Carkner one game.

"I'm Perplexed as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!!!"

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to being perplexed.

Angry by reason of bafflement

It's a nice way of saying their heads are about to explode.

I'm concerned. Thoroughly concerned.

This.

George was pretty confused when he wrote that.

INCONCEIVABLE!!!

Perplexment is a gift?

Heh

How does Carkner get one game for repeatedly punching Brian Boyle before he could defend himself -- Carkner played 29 games this season, with three points -- and Hagelin gets three? I was fine with Hagelin's suspension, until I saw Carkner's. That's atrocious. Hagelin was penalized because Alfredsson is a vulnerable player, whereas Boyle's ability to take punches to the face seems like it worked against him. Ugh.

This is how things like what happened in Philly today happen again. The players lose faith in the refs and the league doesn't do the right thing. I think that if the Rangers jump out to a nice lead again tomorrow and Chris Neil starts lining people up again, Bickel or Rupp is going to Kobra Kai him.

The ruling on Phillips: No fine, no suspension.

Well of course not, Cally didn't drop like a sack of rocks so obviously it's not warranted

Let's get real for a second. The Senators losing Carkner means nothing. He was scratched for game one. The only reason Carkner was in game two was to retaliate for what Boyle did to Karlsson.

I think we all realize that. Him not being in the lineup probably makes Ottawa better. It's just the stupidity of the whole thing.

Boyle didn't get punched in the face, it was the back of the head because Carkner is a coward.

Since we have a precedent set now, forget John Scott, let's just re-call Avery. We can fish his skates out of the river.

All we need to do is sit him down in the locker room and not say a word. We just show him pictures of 4 different Senators...Spezza, Karlsson, Foligno, and Alfredsson. That way the coaching staff is not directly saying anything in terms of gooning it up. But he then can get the implied message.

He can go out there in his first shift, and hunt one of them down, preferably Spezza. Then we're assured the ref will just watch on as some Senator goes to interject and interfere in pull Avery off his helpless teammate, thus leading to his departure from the game as well for being a 3rd man in.

Avery will subsequently be suspended for 1 game, so we can employ this tactic again in Game 5.

Hey , if you can't beat them, join them right?



I'm joking.......I think.