A bruins player could get shot on the ice and NHL would be like “eh, he’s got a prior history”
mastrochr
What a weak response. That was a completely reckless, two-handed batter’s swing to the head. This wasn’t a slash, certainly wasn’t a hockey play; it was a Marty McSorley.
Pratius
There’s another angle that makes it clear he wasn’t going for the head, and Frederic pulled his arm up.
But this absolutely still should have been 1-2 games.
RangersGoalieFanClub
There is no way that the NHL Player Safety is a real thing lol
brownietownington
Disappointing, but not surprising
bfordx
The league just can’t make the right decision
DangerRanger_21
Make it make sense please…. That’s a 2 handed slash to the face…
I thought the league was actually doing alright this year with suspensions with the Anderson and McAvoy suspensions… then they only gave Mang 1 game for cross checking a guys head into the ice.. and Trouba a $5000 fine for a 2 hander to the head… guess they forgot to actually spin the wheel on the first 2 suspensions lol.
cyclingnutla
F*#king joke!
Aegis_1984
And how about Marty McSorely?
Top_Tumbleweed
TrOuBa’S nOt EvEn A dIrTy PlAyEr – some rangers fans after his last incident
Nerf-h3rder
First time Trouba has genuinely disappointed me as a Ranger fan, certainly not the first time the NHL player safety board has disappointed me, that’s a tradition
BilkySup
High sticking? Are you kidding me?
DOCinLA90272
Big Trouba fan. Throw the book at him.
whopperman
If he had some native art on his helmut or rainbow tape on his stick he probably would have gotta a 25 game suspension. Gotta keep those players safe from native art and pride. /s
IdyllicOleander
The real joke is $5,000 as a maximum for a fine lol…
That is not a lot of money for players who pull in millions a season. Fine’s are meant to get the point across.
On average here in the USA, people make about $14 to $20 an hour but if we get pulled over for speeding, we’re looking at what? A couple hundred dollar fine (Depending on your speed of course but that’s not the point)? That’s quite possibly a quarter of someone’s two week pay check.
Hell, I’ll take a $10 ticket if I’m dumb enough to speed. Will that encourage a repeat offender to stop speeding? Fuck no. No wonder Marchand has 8 fucking suspensions.
burtonboy1234
bush league decision by a bush league
Tamatajuice
What the hell is going on in the NHL?!?! Can they not get anything freakin right?!?! With “player safety”, Flower’s mask, pride tape et al, it seems like they really just have their heads up their collective asses!!
lsd418
A lot of people commenting here maybe haven’t played competitive hockey. A stick is long and sometimes when you’re locked up , it’s a little unwieldy. I would’ve been comfortable with a suspension , but Trouba isn’t a dirty player. His signature is hard, clean hits. Anyone comparing him to Mcsorley had angel dust for dinner
veloxaraptor
The wheel of DoPS strikes again.
Fuseld
yeah something gotta change with the NHL or it’s going to die out
Away-Answer-
Why does NHL player safety exist if it doesn’t actually do anything useful?
readytogohomenow
Yeah that’s BS. I don’t even like Boston, but when you deliberately high stick someone to the head you should be forced to sit and think about what you did for longer than five minutes.
Spyder726
00.0625% of his salary. Punishment absolutely fits the crime/s
So for us common people. If you make 100k that’s a $62.50 ticket
Vinny331
I think they’ve gotta increase the maximum allowable fine in the next CBA. This is silly
MagniPlays
Not trying to be THAT guy but everyone acting like this was unexpected or surprising needs to chill out
Every single professional sports league is like this, small maximum fines and barely any suspension. This isn’t gonna kill the league
It’s just how it goes in professional sports
Hyperocean
I think the union should take some leadership on some of these malicious events. What’s a $5000 fine gonna accomplish when some knuckle dragger ends a top 5 player’s career way too early..? Everyone will suffer..
GamerGoalie_31
Parros dropping the ball, as always
an0rak343
He broke rule number one, never use your stick as a weapon and gets this? Gimme a break, try adding a few more zeroes on that fine.
mschach88
The department of player safety has taken into account the fact that this is the first time Trouba has attempted to decapitate a player with his stick. His previous offenses have been due to elbow/shoulder infractions. Player safety is our highest priority, and we applaud Jacob for using his flimsy stick as a weapon instead of a dirty hit to the head.
Noox89
There’s no way they spin the same wheel for Trouba
just4chaosLOLz
The wheel has spoken
ambassador321
It’s gonna cost Fleury more for wearing that mask in practice. Shameful.
5xyeahs
Just don’t gamble
Arpey75
He as a C, equally embarrassing. This guy is a liability.
uhcayR
I didn’t see the game, was it that egregious?
andrewb610
Can we trade for Tom Wilson now and send him out for the next game against the Rangers? Asking for a Frederic.
jjbjeff22
Should have been a 2 game suspension. Trouba also should have got a match penalty, but as far as I can see from the match report he wasn’t even penalized at all.
Calling__Elvis
This brings me back to the McSorley hit on Brashear. Outcome was different, but intent wasn’t. Trouba is a dangerous person. Now it’s clear even to a blind person. Full stop.
ebimbib
This was like 2/3 of the way to McSorley and they hit him for $5k of the $97,560 he got paid for the game it happened in. Perfect system, great job NHL.
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As is tradition
A bruins player could get shot on the ice and NHL would be like “eh, he’s got a prior history”
What a weak response. That was a completely reckless, two-handed batter’s swing to the head. This wasn’t a slash, certainly wasn’t a hockey play; it was a Marty McSorley.
There’s another angle that makes it clear he wasn’t going for the head, and Frederic pulled his arm up.
But this absolutely still should have been 1-2 games.
There is no way that the NHL Player Safety is a real thing lol
Disappointing, but not surprising
The league just can’t make the right decision
Make it make sense please…. That’s a 2 handed slash to the face…
I thought the league was actually doing alright this year with suspensions with the Anderson and McAvoy suspensions… then they only gave Mang 1 game for cross checking a guys head into the ice.. and Trouba a $5000 fine for a 2 hander to the head… guess they forgot to actually spin the wheel on the first 2 suspensions lol.
F*#king joke!
And how about Marty McSorely?
TrOuBa’S nOt EvEn A dIrTy PlAyEr – some rangers fans after his last incident
First time Trouba has genuinely disappointed me as a Ranger fan, certainly not the first time the NHL player safety board has disappointed me, that’s a tradition
High sticking? Are you kidding me?
Big Trouba fan. Throw the book at him.
If he had some native art on his helmut or rainbow tape on his stick he probably would have gotta a 25 game suspension. Gotta keep those players safe from native art and pride. /s
The real joke is $5,000 as a maximum for a fine lol…
That is not a lot of money for players who pull in millions a season. Fine’s are meant to get the point across.
On average here in the USA, people make about $14 to $20 an hour but if we get pulled over for speeding, we’re looking at what? A couple hundred dollar fine (Depending on your speed of course but that’s not the point)? That’s quite possibly a quarter of someone’s two week pay check.
Hell, I’ll take a $10 ticket if I’m dumb enough to speed. Will that encourage a repeat offender to stop speeding? Fuck no. No wonder Marchand has 8 fucking suspensions.
bush league decision by a bush league
What the hell is going on in the NHL?!?! Can they not get anything freakin right?!?! With “player safety”, Flower’s mask, pride tape et al, it seems like they really just have their heads up their collective asses!!
A lot of people commenting here maybe haven’t played competitive hockey. A stick is long and sometimes when you’re locked up , it’s a little unwieldy. I would’ve been comfortable with a suspension , but Trouba isn’t a dirty player. His signature is hard, clean hits. Anyone comparing him to Mcsorley had angel dust for dinner
The wheel of DoPS strikes again.
yeah something gotta change with the NHL or it’s going to die out
Why does NHL player safety exist if it doesn’t actually do anything useful?
Yeah that’s BS. I don’t even like Boston, but when you deliberately high stick someone to the head you should be forced to sit and think about what you did for longer than five minutes.
00.0625% of his salary. Punishment absolutely fits the crime/s
So for us common people. If you make 100k that’s a $62.50 ticket
I think they’ve gotta increase the maximum allowable fine in the next CBA. This is silly
Not trying to be THAT guy but everyone acting like this was unexpected or surprising needs to chill out
Every single professional sports league is like this, small maximum fines and barely any suspension. This isn’t gonna kill the league
It’s just how it goes in professional sports
I think the union should take some leadership on some of these malicious events. What’s a $5000 fine gonna accomplish when some knuckle dragger ends a top 5 player’s career way too early..? Everyone will suffer..
Parros dropping the ball, as always
He broke rule number one, never use your stick as a weapon and gets this? Gimme a break, try adding a few more zeroes on that fine.
The department of player safety has taken into account the fact that this is the first time Trouba has attempted to decapitate a player with his stick. His previous offenses have been due to elbow/shoulder infractions. Player safety is our highest priority, and we applaud Jacob for using his flimsy stick as a weapon instead of a dirty hit to the head.
There’s no way they spin the same wheel for Trouba
The wheel has spoken
It’s gonna cost Fleury more for wearing that mask in practice. Shameful.
Just don’t gamble
He as a C, equally embarrassing. This guy is a liability.
I didn’t see the game, was it that egregious?
Can we trade for Tom Wilson now and send him out for the next game against the Rangers? Asking for a Frederic.
Should have been a 2 game suspension. Trouba also should have got a match penalty, but as far as I can see from the match report he wasn’t even penalized at all.
This brings me back to the McSorley hit on Brashear. Outcome was different, but intent wasn’t. Trouba is a dangerous person. Now it’s clear even to a blind person. Full stop.
This was like 2/3 of the way to McSorley and they hit him for $5k of the $97,560 he got paid for the game it happened in. Perfect system, great job NHL.
If I’m Rangers coach I’m stripping him of the C