nhl.com - 10/26/2009
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Philadelphia Flyers captain Mike Richards was not suspended for his pulverizing hit on Florida's David Booth during Saturday's game because he did not leave his feet, lead with his elbow or make contact with Booth in an out-of-the-way area, NHL Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell ...
banginpanger.com - 10/26/2009
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banginpanger.com —
How much different is Mike Richards hit from
this weekend all that different from this "example" provided...
by the NHL for our viewing pleasure. Yes, I am talking about the Matt Cooke hit. Side by side folks, let's do it. And for the Richards hit? Well, both are late, both come after ...
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Ok Let's Ask Ourselves This...
therattrick.com - 10/26/2009
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therattrick.com —
A new week, a new beginning, yet another
mess to clean up for the Florida Panthers. Obvioulsy...
the talk of the town is the collision between David Booth and Mike Richards on Saturday night. How long Booth is out remains to be seen, but here’s George Richard’s take on it in ...
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Monday Morning Reading. Kulikov, Martin, UGH!!
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Campbell said the Hockey Ops people showed the [general] managers clips to outline what an illegal...
Lighthouse Hockey —
... Here's a novel idea: Maybe the NHL could show the same instructional clips to its fans (i.e. its paying customers) and media -- to eliminate the confusion? Or does the league feed off the controversy? Sure looks that way.
To nhl.com writer Dan Rosen's credit, he attempts to go into some of the particulars of league policy. Still, video clips, please. ...
Tuesday Morning Fly By: Flyers prepare for Capitals in DC, Hernia surgery for Gagne?
Broad Street Hockey —
... Sbisa has been officially sent back to juniors. [Long Beach, CA Press-Telegram]
The 2010 NHL Draft will be held in Los Angeles, California. [LA Kings Insider]
Besides the Richards/Booth hit on Saturday, there were several other controversial hits over the weekend. The debate still rages on, so cue opinions from every corner of the Internet. Get ready, this list is long: Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy, Adam Proteau at The Hockey News, Colin Campbell via NHL.com, Ryan Lambert at Puck Daddy, Bangin' ...
The Morning Skate: N.H.L. Ducks on Head Shots
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... , but the N.H.L. maintains its stance that hits like this are part of the game. In an interview on NHL Live over the NHL Network yesterday (the basis for this story on NHL.com ), the N.H.L.’s vice president of hockey operations, Colin Campbell, said that Richards’s hit was within the rules and should have been expected by Booth, considering where he was skating with the puck, cutting across the neutral zone which Campbell called “the Bermuda Triangle, or Scott Stevens Triangle of heavy traffic.” Campbell absolved Richards of wrongdoing, saying: “He did not jump. He did not ...
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Panthers' Booth out of hospital —
NHL.com News in English 10/25/2009
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -Florida Panthers left wing David Booth was released from a Philadelphia hospital Sunday, a day after sustaining a concussion on a hit from Flyers captain Mike Richards.
Also Sunday, the NHL said Richards will not be suspended...
No suspension for Flyers' Richards —
NHL.com News in English 10/25/2009
Philadelphia Flyers captain Mike Richards will not be suspended for his hit on Florida Panthers forward David Booth on Saturday.
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Campbell: Richards' hit on Booth legal —
NHL.com News in English 10/26/2009
"He did not jump. He did not elbow him. He did not hit him in a place where he wasn't expecting it. It was an area where you expect to get hit, both the player passing the puck and the player doing the hitting."
-- Colin Campbe...
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