No Suspension for Alex Burrows

[hal29]

I'm fine with the call Burrows will hopefully get the beaten he deserves. I don't think Bergeron stuck his fingers in his mouth. If anyone knows the type of player Bergeron is he doesn't look for trouble, doesn't instigates stuff and isn't going to stick his fingers in his in a guys mouth. The gloves were up and the linesmen was in between. Now as for Murphy and the linesmen they are idiots for saying that they didn't see anything. Well the replay clearly shows it, the blood on Bergeron's hands clearly showed it, oh and a bite taken out of the finger. So what evedince do you need. Oh and to not penalize Torres for that punch in one of the scrums where he nearly took off I think Seidenbergs head. That was definetly a penalty if not a game misconduct. Why not they did this to Lucic twice for a much less of a punch. Hope Torres gets it to. The refs were horrible in my opinion. Seidenberg gets a penalthy for a guy trying to avoid a hit. Guy falls down behind the net on his own and Bergeron gets called for a trip. Oh and the low hip check on Lucic. I would of been fine with the hit if the puck wasn't out of play and the whistle was blown but it wasn't so it was a late hit and should have been called. And how many times could Kesler been called for goalie interference. I just hope the officiating is much better in game 2 and further more.

Oh and that goal was clearly offsides. When you have that bone head Eddy Olcyck saying it was offsides then you know it to be true. That was horrible. Please clean up the act, call the game right. Bad calls both sides more the worse for Boston but still come on. Get the best of the best not these morons.

[bigty]

Originally Posted by hal29

I'm fine with the call Burrows will hopefully get the beaten he deserves. I don't think Bergeron stuck his fingers in his mouth. If anyone knows the type of player Bergeron is he doesn't look for trouble, doesn't instigates stuff and isn't going to stick his fingers in his in a guys mouth. The gloves were up and the linesmen was in between. Now as for Murphy and the linesmen they are idiots for saying that they didn't see anything. Well the replay clearly shows it, the blood on Bergeron's hands clearly showed it, oh and a bite taken out of the finger. So what evedince do you need. Oh and to not penalize Torres for that punch in one of the scrums where he nearly took off I think Seidenbergs head. That was definetly a penalty if not a game misconduct. Why not they did this to Lucic twice for a much less of a punch. Hope Torres gets it to. The refs were horrible in my opinion. Seidenberg gets a penalthy for a guy trying to avoid a hit. Guy falls down behind the net on his own and Bergeron gets called for a trip. Oh and the low hip check on Lucic. I would of been fine with the hit if the puck wasn't out of play and the whistle was blown but it wasn't so it was a late hit and should have been called. And how many times could Kesler been called for goalie interference. I just hope the officiating is much better in game 2 and further more.

Oh and that goal was clearly offsides. When you have that bone head Eddy Olcyck saying it was offsides then you know it to be true. That was horrible. Please clean up the act, call the game right. Bad calls both sides more the worse for Boston but still come on. Get the best of the best not these morons.

[canuckfan]

The whole biting thing is what it is - it was as dumb as it was embarrassing. Regular season, yeah, Burrows may get a suspension, or a fine, but really, we've all seen plenty worse and this is the Cup finals - what did people think was going to happen?

I remember when Claude Lemieux bit Jim Peplinksi's finger in the '86 finals, almost to the bone, and Peplinski got a tetnus shot afterward. And Lemieux got nothing for that too. This incident with Burrows seems so tame in comparison.

Still - Bergeron's shoving his glove in Burrows face. It wasn't like it was his bare fingers. Then he goes around to anyone and everyone trying to show them what may or may not have been a little cut on his finger - somehow Burrows' sharp incisors got through the heavy padding of his hockey mitt. Then he spends all night whining about it.

But there was something funny about seeing two French guys with visors spending 2 minutes facewashing one another - with a French linesman doing a terrible job breaking them up. The whole thing I found a little comical, if embarrassing, to everyone involved. Glad the NHL did nothing so we can move on, talk about something else, and put the actual hockey back into the spotlight.

Still - controversey, bad blood, hatred, and shenanigans, all in game 1 - nothing if not interesting and giving people lots to talk about - it won't be a boring series, thats for sure! Nothing wrong with a little flavour, I guess...

[hockey doc]

Originally Posted by hal29

I'm fine with the call Burrows will hopefully get the beaten he deserves. I don't think Bergeron stuck his fingers in his mouth. If anyone knows the type of player Bergeron is he doesn't look for trouble, doesn't instigates stuff and isn't going to stick his fingers in his in a guys mouth. The gloves were up and the linesmen was in between. Now as for Murphy and the linesmen they are idiots for saying that they didn't see anything. Well the replay clearly shows it, the blood on Bergeron's hands clearly showed it, oh and a bite taken out of the finger. So what evedince do you need. Oh and to not penalize Torres for that punch in one of the scrums where he nearly took off I think Seidenbergs head. That was definetly a penalty if not a game misconduct. Why not they did this to Lucic twice for a much less of a punch. Hope Torres gets it to. The refs were horrible in my opinion. Seidenberg gets a penalthy for a guy trying to avoid a hit. Guy falls down behind the net on his own and Bergeron gets called for a trip. Oh and the low hip check on Lucic. I would of been fine with the hit if the puck wasn't out of play and the whistle was blown but it wasn't so it was a late hit and should have been called. And how many times could Kesler been called for goalie interference. I just hope the officiating is much better in game 2 and further more.

Oh and that goal was clearly offsides. When you have that bone head Eddy Olcyck saying it was offsides then you know it to be true. That was horrible. Please clean up the act, call the game right. Bad calls both sides more the worse for Boston but still come on. Get the best of the best not these morons.

You do realize that Boston won the Tampa series because of horrendous officiating calls in their favor, "when you live by the sword you........."

[BobNystromOwnsU]

I posted that pic right after it happened. Not offsides.

If an Islander bit somebody , it would be a suspension, easily. Gotta' love it. You would think they would do something about the bite, seeing they are trying to 'clean up the game for new fans.' Yet they let this happen without punishment the one time non-diehards are watching. Way to go bufoons.

Hey to the new fans, you are allowed to bite, but if you start a fight at the end of the game in retaliation, the suspensions will fly.
So new fans, you may think it's weird that we would allow biting but not fighting in retaliation, but wait until you see some of our other decisions, new fans.

[bruiser11]

Originally Posted by hockey doc

You do realize that Boston won the Tampa series because of horrendous officiating calls in their favor, "when you live by the sword you........."

Everytime I read a quote by you it's nothing besides bitching and complaining about the officials! Reguardless if your getting the breaks with the officials or not a team still has to find a way to win.

[bruiser11]

Originally Posted by hal29

I'm fine with the call Burrows will hopefully get the beaten he deserves. I don't think Bergeron stuck his fingers in his mouth. If anyone knows the type of player Bergeron is he doesn't look for trouble, doesn't instigates stuff and isn't going to stick his fingers in his in a guys mouth. The gloves were up and the linesmen was in between. Now as for Murphy and the linesmen they are idiots for saying that they didn't see anything. Well the replay clearly shows it, the blood on Bergeron's hands clearly showed it, oh and a bite taken out of the finger. So what evedince do you need. Oh and to not penalize Torres for that punch in one of the scrums where he nearly took off I think Seidenbergs head. That was definetly a penalty if not a game misconduct. Why not they did this to Lucic twice for a much less of a punch. Hope Torres gets it to. The refs were horrible in my opinion. Seidenberg gets a penalthy for a guy trying to avoid a hit. Guy falls down behind the net on his own and Bergeron gets called for a trip. Oh and the low hip check on Lucic. I would of been fine with the hit if the puck wasn't out of play and the whistle was blown but it wasn't so it was a late hit and should have been called. And how many times could Kesler been called for goalie interference. I just hope the officiating is much better in game 2 and further more.

Oh and that goal was clearly offsides. When you have that bone head Eddy Olcyck saying it was offsides then you know it to be true. That was horrible. Please clean up the act, call the game right. Bad calls both sides more the worse for Boston but still come on. Get the best of the best not these morons.

It wasn't offsides. Sorry hal. And that was a clean hit on Lucic.

[BobNystromOwnsU]

When you have that bone head Eddy Olcyck saying it was offsides then you know it to be true.

I would think it wouldn't be if a bonehead thought it was, not the other way around.

[acdcrocksno1]

Originally Posted by hal29

I'm fine with the call Burrows will hopefully get the beaten he deserves. I don't think Bergeron stuck his fingers in his mouth. If anyone knows the type of player Bergeron is he doesn't look for trouble, doesn't instigates stuff and isn't going to stick his fingers in his in a guys mouth. The gloves were up and the linesmen was in between. Now as for Murphy and the linesmen they are idiots for saying that they didn't see anything. Well the replay clearly shows it, the blood on Bergeron's hands clearly showed it, oh and a bite taken out of the finger. So what evedince do you need. Oh and to not penalize Torres for that punch in one of the scrums where he nearly took off I think Seidenbergs head. That was definetly a penalty if not a game misconduct. Why not they did this to Lucic twice for a much less of a punch. Hope Torres gets it to. The refs were horrible in my opinion. Seidenberg gets a penalthy for a guy trying to avoid a hit. Guy falls down behind the net on his own and Bergeron gets called for a trip. Oh and the low hip check on Lucic. I would of been fine with the hit if the puck wasn't out of play and the whistle was blown but it wasn't so it was a late hit and should have been called. And how many times could Kesler been called for goalie interference. I just hope the officiating is much better in game 2 and further more.

Oh and that goal was clearly offsides. When you have that bone head Eddy Olcyck saying it was offsides then you know it to be true. That was horrible. Please clean up the act, call the game right. Bad calls both sides more the worse for Boston but still come on. Get the best of the best not these morons.

If anything the officiating was in Bostons favour, certainly wasnt a great job but certainly seen worse refs

[UKRedWing]

Was this the first disciplinary decision taken by Shanahan?

I agree with it, either way,

[BStreetBullies]

nah, mike murphy is the interim disciplinarian, shanahan starts next season

[Big Punisher]

If the league wasn't willing to make Torres sit out against the Hawks, there was no chance of Burrows getting dinged either. Just add it to the list of things the Canucks are getting away with this year.

The league wasn't going to suspend him, but at least hopefully Hamhuis will miss a few games for his cheap shot low bridge on Lucic. Ballard did the same thing against the Sharks, and got nothing.

So the league has made it clear; high, low, or without the puck, Canucks players can "hit" whoever they want.

I pray one of these games is a blowout, and the B's can have a repeat of the ass whopping they put on the Canadiens early this year. The sad part is, the Habs showed more guts that game than the Cauncks ever would.

[RCSheppy]

I've said this more times than i can count, Montreal has more balls than Vancouver, and that's saying something.

[Sugden Flu]

Its a conspiracy! Burrows & Mike Murphy are second cousins!!!

[acdcrocksno1]

Nothing wrong with the hit on Lucic