A Strong Silence

I get a lot of email from this site.  When something big happens, my inbox booms.  When Scott Hartnell hit Andrew Alberts yesterday, the emails started to flow.  The tougher the player, the harsher the emails.  When Jesse Boulerice crosschecked Ryan Kesler, the average message was something along the lines of Boulerice not needing to do something like that because he can fight, so he should receive a lengthy suspension.

Curiously, I didn’t receive one email about Scott Parker crosschecking Dion Phaneuf, before fighting Eric Godard last Saturday.

When Phaneuf laid out Jiri Hudler with an open-ice hit last night, it was a good reminder why.  No penalty was called on Phaneuf, nor should one be, although he does leave the ice perfectly before making contact.  Let’s call it somewhere in between skates on ice and a Cam Janssen hit.  Legal or not, outside of your hometown, you don’t make a lot of fans taking out the opposition like that.  Calgary‘s one of the most vocal towns on this site, and not one complaint, go figure.

Videos added

Todd Fedoruk vs Francis Lessard Feb 5, 2004
Dale Purinton vs Wade Belak Dec 13, 2003
Brian Sutherby vs Brad Isbister Nov 27, 2007
Dion Phaneuf vs Andreas Lilja Nov 27, 2007

Also: the scrum towards the end of the Ducks at Canucks game is on the game page.

Some reads

Ducks winger Bertuzzi recalls fond memories from time in Vancouver
Grimson and NHLPA part ways
Carcillo aims to stay on ice
B’s feel game needs respect
NHL has visions of glory in lucrative China
Van Ryn’s wrist injury a concern