Sabres' Ville Leino Faces NHL Hearing

[Leafs_Fan18]

Buffalo Sabres forward Ville Leino will face a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Thursday afternoon.

Leino's hearing is in regard to the elbow he delivered to the head of Philadelphia's Matt Read in Wednesday night's game, a 5-4 overtime win by the Flyers.

No penalty was called on the play.

Leino, who spent last year as a Flyer, has scored three goals and notched seven assists in 27 games this season, his first with Buffalo. He has four penalty minutes.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2011/...leino_hearing/

[acdcrocksno1]

I never fought I'd see the day a Leino hit was under review

[gdameo]

It was really stupid play by Leino

[Leafsnation420]

Wow, this one is good... That "elbow" wouldn't even break an egg. Sure, he did it, however that is (maybe) a 2 min penalty, not a suspension. What the **** is wrong with people?

[shaud19]

There was no intent and it wasn't that bad. No suspension needed or warranted.

[lilburtis9363]

Originally Posted by shaud19

There was no intent and it wasn't that bad. No suspension needed or warranted.

If it had been vise versa you'd be begging for a suspension, homer

[acdcrocksno1]

Originally Posted by shaud19

There was no intent and it wasn't that bad. No suspension needed or warranted.

You've changed your tune not its a Sabre's player

[Leafs_Fan18]

Don't suspend him .... the guy is playing like a chump. Make him play more - that'll penalize the Sabres more.

[tim13]

Not sure how you could say there was no intent when he blatantly stuck out an elbow with the (blank) to hit him square in the head.

[farcyde21]

Intent and injury are not important. What is important is the result: he hit him square in the head with his elbow when he had no reason to be doing so (if his arm was anywhere close to his body, he wouldn't have touched Read) and just because it didn't actually hurt Read doesn't mean it shouldn't be a suspension. If the league sees it and lets him get away with it,they have to set precedent by saying "you hit him in the head, you get suspended" otherwise Leino could do it again next game and seriously injure someone and he could show the league how its the same hit (but different result) and that he wasn't suspended for it. Remember: intent and injury - not important. Result - important.

[Isles4life]

Ville Leino Suspended for One Game for Elbowing