OT: Team Responses to Dirty Plays

[That Aud Smell]

Over in the Devils game thread, pi posited that teams that care about each other will (consistently) stand up for each other when an opponent takes liberties.

 

So I took a look at the wiki for this year's suspensions and fines

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NHL_suspensions_and_fines

 

and picked out one out that sounded nasty, to spot-check the assertion.

 

 

The Avalanche have been terrific of late. Do they not care about each other?

 

I'll add other clips here as time allows, and invite others to do the same.

 

The Lightning jumped up.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HIhcE2JUGM

Edited February 1, 2018 by That Aud Smell

[darksabre]

Interesting topic. I bet people will be surprised at how often teams don't respond.

[That Aud Smell]

Full marks to the Bruins here.

 

Not a hit that warranted a "reply," but ... Eichel cares.

 

[North Buffalo]

Carma struck though Taylor out of lineup injured. At least so I heard on 1010 Wins this am, but cant find any news posted on it.

Edited February 1, 2018 by Kottbullar

[pi2000]

 

Apparently McCabe and Reinhart are buds...

 

http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/11/07/video-tom-wilson-fights-after-his-latest-big-hit/

 

[That Aud Smell]

What grade to the Kings get here? I'd say a passing grade.

 

Done posting for now. It's interesting to note: I think the Bruins have been the victims of three dirty hits that resulted in supplemental discipline this season. In two instances, Schaller responded by dropping the gloves.

 

The Bruins get an "A" grade, I think.

 

OTOH, I'm not sure what this does to the notion that prompt retaliation discourages future reckless acts.

[That Aud Smell]

Penguins (principally Crosby) do nothing in response to Dustin Brown's dirty cross check.

 

[SwampD]

So, should they just get rid of the 2 minute minor boarding call? 

[That Aud Smell]

Easier to do on a go-forward basis.

 

Using the team-response-to-nonsense as a metric: The Devils are a good team (and I think they're a damn good team otherwise).

 

 

[bunomatic]

Gudas only got two minutes for that hit ? WTF was the ref looking at ?