Capitals' John Erskine Suspended Three Games for Elbowing

[chilly666]

NEW YORK -- Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine has been suspended for three games for elbowing Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds in NHL Game No. 101 in Washington on Friday, February 1, the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced today.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Erskine will forfeit $24,324.33. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.

The incident occurred at 18:09 of the first period.

[Viper207]

Wow, that's less than I was expecting. It's actually a fair ruling.

[R.Middleton]

Originally Posted by Viper207

Wow, that's less than I was expecting. It's actually a fair ruling.

Probably cause the season schedule is so short.

[Humpzilla]

Nothing too extreme. Glad it wasn't 3-6, as then we'd never see Erskine again. At least on the Caps

[headhunter55]

I could have lived with a 5 minute major, a gamer + (1) additional game.

[bajo39]

I'm not in favour of the typical NHL over-enforcement but that was a purely dirty elbow to the face... 3 games plus some retribution at the next match-up and I think that's fair.

[havoc00]

I honestly thought we could be looking at 5-10 games

[chilly666]

how? only in-person meetings can mean more than 5 games. this was a phone hearing.....

[rbl2010]

First suspension for Erskine is it not?

[devils29]

A surprisingly fair ruling. Guess it would've been a fiver if it were a full season.

[shaud19]

This was a fair suspension, however the refs didn't call a single penalty on the play. Refs go from overcalling something (see Backes hit on Huskins) to missing a blatant elbow. I sound like a broken record but refs have to be held responsible for their call and no calls. Also, how they treat players (see Gerbe get manhandled).

[bruiser11]

Yay they actually got one correct.

[Oilfield316]

Hopefully next meeting the Flyers have a guy available to give Erskine a few minutes of they're time and show them the elbow isn't going unnoticed!

..... and the gloves arn't totally cemented to big John's hands ......

[BullyFan]

Originally Posted by chilly666

how? only in-person meetings can mean more than 5 games. this was a phone hearing.....

Maybe that should've been mentioned in your original post....

3 games is fair, hopefully Shelley and Sestito are in and force a fight with Erskine next game.

[b_eazzzy]

Originally Posted by BullyFan

Maybe that should've been mentioned in your original post....

3 games is fair, hopefully Shelley and Sestito are in and force a fight with Erskine next game.

Yeah hopefully someoen fills him in, that was an unnecessary elbow