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Old 02-02-2009, 05:26 PM
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Denis Gauthier Suspended Five Games
TORONTO - Los Angeles Kings defenseman Denis Gauthier has been suspended for five games, without pay, as a result of a blow to the head delivered during NHL Game #732, Jan. 31 against the Montreal Canadiens, the National Hockey League announced.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Gauthier will forfeit $56,451.61. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.

Gauthier was assessed a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct for hitting Canadiens' defenseman Josh Gorges at 3:50 of the second period.

Gauthier will miss games at Ottawa on Feb. 3, at Washington on Feb. 5, at New Jersey on Feb. 7, at New York Islanders on Feb. 10 and against Calgary on Feb. 12. He will be eligible to return on Feb. 14 against Edmonton.
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Old 02-02-2009, 05:29 PM
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Gorges deserved it.

This thread is just waiting for the Sabre fans to start crying about him getting suspended for this but not suspended for the Kaleta thing.
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Old 02-02-2009, 05:31 PM
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Gorges deserved it.

This thread is just waiting for the Sabre fans to start crying about him getting suspended for this but not suspended for the Kaleta thing.
yup. where's shaud19 to complain?
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Old 02-02-2009, 05:42 PM
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Considering Gauthier's reputation and past history I guess I'm not surprised its 5 games. I'd say it was a bit high if it was almost anyone else.
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Old 02-02-2009, 06:19 PM
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yup. where's shaud19 to complain?
Right here....but I'm not going to complain, I'm just going to wait till the next time Saber's play Kings and watch Kaleta take him out big time
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Old 02-02-2009, 06:21 PM
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Right here....but I'm not going to complain, I'm just going to wait till the next time Saber's play Kings and watch Kaleta take him out big time
Uhhh, I wouldnt put money on that. Bottom line, Kaleta deserved the sucker punch, too bad it wasnt career ending.


Surprised that hit didn't get more.
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Old 02-02-2009, 06:23 PM
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Right here....but I'm not going to complain, I'm just going to wait till the next time Saber's play Kings and watch Kaleta take him out big time
good luck with your thought process though. gauthier isnt gonna have a job here next year and well kaleta might not either for being a douche bag on the ice.
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Old 02-02-2009, 06:24 PM
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Right here....but I'm not going to complain, I'm just going to wait till the next time Saber's play Kings and watch Kaleta take him out big time
Now thats some funny $hit right there. Your joking right? Kaleta take someone out? lolol rolling around on the carpet.



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Now for the suspension, I think 3 games would have been fine, 5 might be a little too much.
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Old 02-02-2009, 06:27 PM
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It was a dirty hit and warranted a suspension of some kind.
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Old 02-02-2009, 06:28 PM
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Now for the suspension, I think 3 games would have been fine, 5 might be a little too much.
history rears its ugly head for gauthier with this one.
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Old 02-02-2009, 06:31 PM
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I'm not surprised at all.

I saw the hit over the weekend and it didn't piss me off or shock me or anything - we've all seen way worse - but it was just another typical hit to the head by Denis Gauthier, who has a history of these kind of hits.

Its funny, he can leave the NHL for a couple years, but his reputation didn't go anywhere. You can't hide from Bettman and his cronies!
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Old 02-02-2009, 06:49 PM
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i wanted 5 honestly. bring denis back to his feet (literally). Kings have recalled Davis Drewiske from manchester.
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Old 02-02-2009, 07:00 PM
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This is about what I expected. That was a pretty blatant shot to the head. With the current crackdown and Gauthier's track record, 5 games seems about right for this incident. I really hope the league can find some consistency on this issue though.
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does anyone have any video of this hit?
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