Yes and he was always on the same trajectory, that is why when the other guy slowed and then stopped, he didn`t hit him with a full body check. And before anyone say anything, I am a Hawks fan and I couldn`t care less for any other team but that suspension compared to Lapierre`s is a farce.
I think a player who continues to show NO respect for the game like Kaleta has done repeatedly should be banned from the league. If a player makes the same infraction 3 times or more during there carreer they should no longer be eligible to play in the league. If they want to play dirty there's other leagues for douchebags like him that promote that kind of stupidity. These guys make millions, a few hundred thousand dollar fines mean nothing to these guys!
3 times over a course of a career? I think thats extreme. soon he will be such a liability to a team he wont be picked up or paid much by a team that does get him.
I'd say 10 games is a little extreme, but you have to take into consideration the extreme amount of suspensions this guy's gotten over his career. I'd say this is a suspension to tell the player "hey, SMARTEN UP, or you won't be here for much longer."
i understand this but everyone knows if someone like Crosby would have hit someone like this he would have got a slap on the wrist. Kaleta is one of the most physical players in the league but he needs to calm it down a little with these bad hits. how else are my Sabres gonna make it
And he'll go to the KHL. Truthfully, I think the 10 games is more for the repeated offense. Kaleta was moving towards Johnson and when Johnson slowed down/stopped, where he would have been is where Kaleta met him. Not saying it wasn't a dirty check, but it was obvious enough for the NHL to make it a point.
Such BS. At one game this hit is suspension worthy, the next game it isnt. When its a "big team" making the hit against a smaller team, its not suspension worthy. If its a smaller team making a hit, it is.
Honestly this hit is suspension worthy, yet if the Kings, Hawks or Wings etc made it, Shanahan would do absolutely nothing to protect the other team.
that was not an illegal hit because when he was skating down the ice bent over and when kaleta hit him he slowed down and his shoulder happened to hit his head
The guy he was gonna hit slowed down a lot. I think he was gonna hit him square but the guy slowed down and leaned in to make the pass and he just perfectly clipped his head.
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Kick him outta the NHL
What a goon
its called a backcheck
Get him out of the nhl
Fuckin Lappier should have got 10 and Kaleta should have got 5.
Be quiet jtayl, it wasn't even that bad
Yes and he was always on the same trajectory, that is why when the other guy slowed and then stopped, he didn`t hit him with a full body check. And before anyone say anything, I am a Hawks fan and I couldn`t care less for any other team but that suspension compared to Lapierre`s is a farce.
This is some BS
He just needs he ass kicked
I think a player who continues to show NO respect for the game like Kaleta has done repeatedly should be banned from the league. If a player makes the same infraction 3 times or more during there carreer they should no longer be eligible to play in the league. If they want to play dirty there's other leagues for douchebags like him that promote that kind of stupidity. These guys make millions, a few hundred thousand dollar fines mean nothing to these guys!
3 times over a course of a career? I think thats extreme. soon he will be such a liability to a team he wont be picked up or paid much by a team that does get him.
I'd say 10 games is a little extreme, but you have to take into consideration the extreme amount of suspensions this guy's gotten over his career. I'd say this is a suspension to tell the player "hey, SMARTEN UP, or you won't be here for much longer."
Brendan Shanahan is a complete joke. Inconsistent, at best.
He needs to be banned from the league with a rap sheet like that.
i like how they show why they gave him the suspension. i like this vid
i understand this but everyone knows if someone like Crosby would have hit someone like this he would have got a slap on the wrist. Kaleta is one of the most physical players in the league but he needs to calm it down a little with these bad hits. how else are my Sabres gonna make it
Kaleta's just mad cause Buffalo sucks balls. In every sport.
Deserves 20
Kaleta's a scumbag
And he'll go to the KHL. Truthfully, I think the 10 games is more for the repeated offense. Kaleta was moving towards Johnson and when Johnson slowed down/stopped, where he would have been is where Kaleta met him. Not saying it wasn't a dirty check, but it was obvious enough for the NHL to make it a point.
Such BS. At one game this hit is suspension worthy, the next game it isnt. When its a "big team" making the hit against a smaller team, its not suspension worthy. If its a smaller team making a hit, it is.
Honestly this hit is suspension worthy, yet if the Kings, Hawks or Wings etc made it, Shanahan would do absolutely nothing to protect the other team.
@cforr don't forget John Scott
No, just no. This is straight to his face, this is suspension in every fucking situation.
Cooke, kaleta, Torres, Ott and Bertuzzi should be banned from the league. Ruining careers of honest players.
I totally agree. Cooke and Kaleta for sure
and scott
Ott lol? How has he ruined someone's career? Might ban chara too because he's 300x dirtier than Ott
He should have gotten more than 10 games, 6 times still isn't enough?
when he shoots, his head goes down and his right shoulder opens up which would have been the intial target for Kaleta
that was not an illegal hit because when he was skating down the ice bent over and when kaleta hit him he slowed down and his shoulder happened to hit his head
biased. how about you suspend some la king players?
Brendan Shanahan is a disgrace. Suspend Chara once in awhile and I'll believe you do care about player safety and aren't just playing favorites.
The guy he was gonna hit slowed down a lot. I think he was gonna hit him square but the guy slowed down and leaned in to make the pass and he just perfectly clipped his head.
10 games, damn
TURNED THE SPORT INTO PUSSIES !!!!! THAT'S WHY NOBODY WATCHES ANYMORE. ITS DOWN THERE WITH SOCCER AND TENNIS. THERES MORE PLAYER CONTACT IN GOLF !!!!