NHL needs to put a STOP to this thuggery
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Cerebral Labyrinth
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It's strange that there's absolutely no mention of this incident on NHL.com when other sports outlets have reported it. The league isn't demonstrating any accountability on its part.
the fact that i'm catching negs over this 
why are you mad at me and not this violent heathen?
why are you mad at me and not this violent heathen?
soulfuljah
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It is on there, but they don't take ESPN approach to sports journalism, because most people that watch hockey knows that it will be thoroughly looked at by those that matter. Since ESPN doesn't have any decision making power, they have to rely on the court of public opinion; NHL, not as much. It will be handled.
i see a lot of people with blue checks defending him on twitter
I don't think of NHL.com as a sports outlet but more as the official league site. The accountability will be clear when the discipline is handed down by Shanahan.
And it's all over TSN, Sportsnet, etc.
Cerebral Labyrinth
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Where is it on the NHL website? It's not on the top headlines (questionable contact with an official deserves a top headline), it doesn't come up on for results on a google search of the incident, and it's not even mentioned in the game recap.
As to "because most people that watch hockey", that's a problem in itself, see below.
I agree with you from a practical standpoint but it's beyond that - this is where the NHL falls short in comparison to the NBA and especially the NFL. They're ultimately a business & product and when a potentially seriously incident like this happens, then your official representation needs to let your audience know that you're at least looking into it if nothing else in the immediate aftermath. It shouldn't be coming from third party websites and reporters, that to me is just lacking foresight. The other leagues would never leave it to ESPN and Multiple Sources without an official statement to cool the noise.
soulfuljah
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Why does it need to be the top headline? What good will that do when the decision makers are probably already looking into it? It happened, they pulled a small report from the Canadian Press, and when punishment is dealt, you will then probably see an article about it. Again, the NHL is good at dealing with infractions; not having it plastered as main story of the night (especially when every other sports "news" site is doing it) doesn't negate the fact that it will be handled.
The official representation would be the NHL Player Safety Department, which usually releases a formal statement when they decide to suspend a player or not. They obviously haven't reviewed the case yet so it might be jumping the gun to release anything "official" at this point. Just the way I see it breh
They actually release these kinda corny explanations for each judgement which are helpful
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Trill Bellamy
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Wow, that nikka gotta go for at least the season 
Lucky_Lefty
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What do the fights and this type of thuggery add to the game? Cause if it didn't exist, you'd just have, you know..........the game
Cerebral Labyrinth
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I think it does a hell of a lot of good. It's not just quality control, it's transparent quality control. It ensures not only that the league efficiently looks into its own issues and modifies rules and penalties over time, but that the audience (ie. all of us) CLEARLY know about it and can be reassured that as much as we all complain about our favorite league, at least they're keeping us informed. You know the NHL is good at dealing with infractions and that's great that you're informed, but not everyone is aware of that and I think it's a big part of maintaining transparency with your fans/the public.
And the incident isn't on the league website at all, not once. You really think it's fine for the league to not even acknowledge it at this point? Would the NFL, NBA or MLB completely refrain from mentioning a cross-check on an official?
I didn't even know about the Department, thanks. This is part of what I was saying to @jahsoul357, it isn't as transparent to me and probably many other casual fans if the NHL even looks into these things when it's not openly talked about. Especially in social media, I think a product as big as the NHL has to be more on top of it because you're just not indicating to the public that you're actively looking to improve the league - the frontlines should mention it, not just a sub-department. We see it differently I guess.
NERO
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I think fighting should be allowed in all sports. Clearly OP is highlighting the double standard that exists between fukkups in white dominated sports and black ones. The OP is right so let them all fight. fukk it lets bring back the gladiatorial arena and Man vs. Lion deathmatches.
He was concussed and no idea where he was
soulfuljah
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This is the thing that I probably haven't been able to articulate since I'm multitasking like crazy; most fans of hockey already knows how it goes down, because hockey has set that standard. As regards to punishment and communication of punishment, the NHL has always been pretty fair how they handle business. I get what you are saying about casual fans, but with the NHL, you will hear about dirty plays during the broadcast (for those who look at games) and if/when punishment comes down. I'm probably in the minority this day and age, but I don't need NHL.com plastering the article and trying to make it the main headline when they have a track record of doing the right thing when it comes to things like this. That's one thing I like about the NHL; it's not reactionary. I
Again, I get what you are saying but I ask the question again, what good would a main headline do regarding this issue? Would the article spend more time talking about the hit or 2 sentences saying this is what happened and it will be investigated (which most fans already knows)? That's why I feel it isn't needed; it will be address once investigated and punishment dealt, like all of their issues.