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Swamp you and I both know a rules a rule. Its black and white. Etched in stone. We can't have room to wiggle because that goes against the culture we're tryin to grow. A fourth liner and a star need to feel the punishment equally so we'll make it a game suspension. Heck what would people think if we treated people differently ? As individuals ? As adults ? So it is the playoffs. Do they make up a new set of rules ? Do they suspend the rules ? Do guys not sleep in ? Just curious. I can't wait to see how its handled if and when it happens.

O.K. i'll say it again. I said it upthread and nobody ( not you nobody ) thought it worthy of an answer. Its game 7 of the finals against Calgary 2019. Morning yoga Eichel ( our star and front runner for the Conn Smythe ) sleeps in and is 15 minutes late. Because GMTM and double D thought it wise to etch the rules in stone ( black and white ) instead of leaving wiggle room ( grey ) they have no choice but to sit our star ( Eichel ) for the game. They've painted themselves into a corner. What say you ? Its their rule not mine I'm just offering an example of where this can go off the rails for the hardasses like ahem, ( sorry guys ) LTS and Pi . Thoughts ?

Was Terry involved ? ;)

O.K. so whats CJs given name ? Haven't seen anything other than CJ which bugs me wether its BJ or DB or OJ for that matter. If ma n pa called you Cody or Clarence or Calypso go with that please but we are not growing a culture of guys late to yoga or guys that go by CJ or BJ or O friggin J. Gawd forbid GMTM drafts anyone named Tad or Buffy and I'm not lumpin the new kid in with them but pulease CJ give us your blue collar workin man hands name.

Dog ate their homework ?

Anyone see the attempted hit by young tchachk on Drew Doughty last night? He jumped at least a foot into the air and turned his back to the hit ( a la Risto ) and almost decapitated Doughty. Doughty saw him last second and fell backwards to the ice to slide under the hit and avoid certain injury. Young Tchachk is a real piece of work.

Management and coaches don't like grey. They want black and white. So stanley cup finals 2019 Jack Eichel sleeps in for stretches the morning of game 7 against the Flames. The coach has no choice and no wiggle room to devise another form of punishment rather than sitting his star player in a game 7 because they preferred to make their rule book on tardiness etched in stone. There would be blood in the streets of Buffalo and heads would roll. And it would serve them right. Treat these guys like adults and they'll act like adults.

Continually. Noticed that too. When I played beer league one of the worst places to end up was on the floor of the players bench. It was a nasty nasty mess.

I could see showing up for the white board overboard meetings as a real kick in the nuts. If Murray had to raise the punishment because the brief reprimands weren't effective anymore then DD has lost the room.

Its like someone mentioned when the Crosby slash went unpunished. They'll penalize when you break a stick but let it go when you hit the body. I'm sure coaches are saying for gods sake just don't hit the stick. Its absolutely bush league but it is the N.H.L. so it is what it is. I doubt they'll ever get it right.

Hopefully the players are circling the wagons

Wins

Whats up with Sam ? Bylsma sending a msg ? I'd like to see GMTM send DD a msg.

Jesus I didn't even know Vanek was playing.

That shot of Bylsma talking to the guys in the room. Not sure anyone was listening. I picture the guys hearing Charlie Browns teacher. Wah wah wah wah wah wah.

This is going to be one epic GDT to follow tonight. Hopefully more than a few of you guys narrate the highlights of the evening for those of us that are only there in spirit. Have a blast

Halak has been golden. Not sure Shittsburgh wants to go into the playoffs with Fluery. Nice to see Crosby lose amidst all the hub bub and his cowardly lack of response following the Methot injury. Man up Sid

This just in. He is a dirty whiner.

Hell I'll take the M&Ms in your pits. I like em slightly melted.

I spit on your grave brings back some memories of my youth, I'm with you Drunkard horror gets my blood flowing. Not so much the slasher at the lake variety. Anything that doesn't follow that tired old formula .

I agree. On all of it.

In a league that hands out punishment based on injury/result rather than intent/transgression he should have received a penalty at the very least. A punch in the mouth would have been sufficient. But yeah it is routine in this league for those slashes. This one caught the finger just right. Or wrong depending how you view it.

Was there no call on the play. Not even 2 min. ?

That cheap p rick wouldn't even look Methot in the face afterwards