Quote: Originally posted by beezhockey on 5/11/2009Falling to the ice, not ground (I thought they educated you Canes fans about hockey), is not quite the same as someone getting punched while they are down.

Quote: Originally posted by bb_icetime on 5/11/2009Sparky, he's refering to the cheap shot Ward gave Cullen that sparked the whole thing.  I said he hit Cullen when he was down.  That was incorrect, it was what caused him to fall face first to the ice.

Quote: Originally posted by bb_icetime on 5/11/2009The rule is if you get an instigator in the final 5 minutes you are suspended 1 game.  However, it always gets reviewed by the league to determine if it fits the spirit of the rule as it was put in, which is basically to prevent message sending for the next game for something that happened earlier or just general mayhem the league doesn't want.  In this case, they could very well withdraw the suspension as it doesn't appear to fit either criteria.  Although I will admit I may be a bit biased here and the criteria is very vague.  However, in other instances this year with Jordin Tootoo and Matt Walker and others that have gotten the draw on the other and popped them in the face, they weren't suspended.  And this is the playoffs.

Quote: Originally Posted By sparky2441 on 5/11/2009

Quote: Originally posted by bb_icetime on 5/11/2009 Sparky, he's refering to the cheap shot Ward gave Cullen that sparked the whole thing. I said he hit Cullen when he was down. That was incorrect, it was what caused him to fall face first to the ice.

Got it, my bad. He's got himself so confused that I honestly don't know if he knows what he is posting


Obviously I could follow the conversation. So who is the confused one?

Quote: Originally Posted By SAKABAKBRG on 5/11/2009

Quote: Originally posted by bb_icetime on 5/11/2009
The rule is if you get an instigator in the final 5 minutes you are suspended 1 game. However, it always gets reviewed by the league to determine if it fits the spirit of the rule as it was put in, which is basically to prevent message sending for the next game for something that happened earlier or just general mayhem the league doesn't want.

In this case, they could very well withdraw the suspension as it doesn't appear to fit either criteria. Although I will admit I may be a bit biased here and the criteria is very vague. However, in other instances this year with Jordin Tootoo and Matt Walker and others that have gotten the draw on the other and popped them in the face, they weren't suspended. And this is the playoffs.

Given the suspensions already handed down during the playoffs to other players, don't expect it to get rescinded.

Quote: Originally posted by cleon on 5/11/2009I WANT  20 SECONDS OF MY LIFE BACK