tsn.ca - 10/26/2008
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Jim Rutherford has been around the game of hockey long enough to know there will be no great outcry throughout the league over Doug Weight 's devastating hit on Brandon Sutter last night because it's considered a "clean" hit by NHL standards. But the general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes ...
fromtherink.com - 10/27/2008
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fromtherink.com —
Hurricanes rookie Brandon Sutter was absolutely plastered by
Doug Weight during last night's game in Long Island...
and remains in hospital: "The league should at least stop saying it's concerned with hits to the head, because it's not," ...
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Head hits in the news (again)
kuklaskorner.com - 10/26/2008
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kuklaskorner.com —
A lot has been made of the devastating
hit that Doug Weight laid on Carolina rookie Brandon...
Sutter last night. There are a lot of different opinions out there, and I thought it would be appropriate to offer my opinion. Not just as a ...
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Video: The brutal Doug Weight hit, and debating its legality
Puck Daddy —
This hit by New York Islanders center Doug Weight on Carolina Hurricanes rookie Brandon Sutter was absolutely brutal. It was deemed to be legal. Now, the question is whether this hit to the head is immoral and should be outlawed by the NHL. Weight's hit knocked Sutter unconscious, and the Hurricanes forward was still hospitalized on Sunday. Jim Rutherford, Carolina's general manager, spoke out about the hit in an interview with TSN's Bob McKenzie today: "The league should at least stop ...
Doug Weight Refuses to Go Quietly Into the Sunset
Barry Melrose Rocks —
... is trying to figure out why it feels like he's in a small western town circa 1847 and why no one seems to understand what hockey is. But for a 19-year old that partially grew up on Long Island, you have to feel for the kid. And for the people who complain about how a fight seems to start after every big hit, this is Example 1A as to why that is. It's really a disservice to your team to not show emotion after your 19-year old teammate gets lit up. And finally Canes GM Jim Rutherford makes a great point about how the NHL handles hits like these: ...
Jordin Tootoo on hits to the head: 'It's a man's game'
Puck Daddy —
... . But he had heard many of the same issues being raised in its wake, many times before: The calls for increased player safety and respect, and the calls for any hits to the head -- accidental or intentional -- to be penalized and legislated out of the NHL. ...
Richards escapes NHL punishment for Booth hit
Puck Daddy —
... said. "In my day, if you got hit that way, legally by a player, your teammates would wonder what was going on, your coach would look at you and maybe not say anything, but your dad for sure when you got home would give you crap for having your head down." "I'm certainly concerned about player safety, but I'm more concerned about taking a play out of the game that is a good, physical part of the game." Like Carolina Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford said last year after watching Brandon Sutter(notes) take ...
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tsn.ca 10/26/2008 — Jim Rutherford has been around the game of hockey long enough to know there will be no great outcry throughout the league over Doug Weight 's devastating hit on Brandon Sutter last night because it's considered a "clean" hit by NHL standards. But the ...
Video: The brutal Doug Weight hit, and debating its legality
sports.yahoo.com 10/29/2008 — This hit by New York Islanders center Doug Weight on Carolina Hurricanes rookie Brandon Sutter was absolutely brutal. It was deemed to be legal. Now, the question is whether this hit to the head is immoral and should be outlawed by the NHL. ...
Doug Weight's Devastating Hit on Brandon Sutter
nhl.fanhouse.com 10/26/2008 — We've seen a number of vicious hits in the NHL recently, and Saturday night on Long Island another was added to the list as Doug Weight of the Islanders knocked Carolina Hurricanes rookie Brandon Sutter unconscious with a legal, but devastating hit ...
Brandon Sutter is Back
nhl.fanhouse.com 11/12/2008 — by Eric McErlain 18 days after a hit from Doug Weight sent him to the hospital and crashing out of the lineup, the Carolina Hurricanes have activated forward Brandon Sutter from injured reserve list. Sutter has missed eight games due to a concussion ...
Players reminded on hits to head
newsobserver.com 11/18/2008 — Carolina Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said a memo issued late last week by the NHL about hits to the head was a "reminder" to the players that the league intends to take a sterner stance on such blows.
Hurricanes @ Penguins
kuklaskorner.com 10/23/2008 — On Thursday, the Hurricanes will play the third of six straight road games when they travel to Pittsburgh . Carolina has been off since winning in Anaheim on Saturday, and they elected to spend that time in Raleigh rather than setting up shop ...
: Carolina Hurricanes :: Hurricanes looking to trade
thefourthperiod.com 10/15/2008 — Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford continues his attempts to trade one of his veteran defensemen in exchange for an attacking forward. "At this point we run the risk of another one or two injuries, and then we don't have the depth up front to continue," ...
Doug Weight Hit on Sutter Raises Questions —
Bleacher Report - NHL 10/26/2008
In recent years, the NHL has made a concerted effort to crackdown on hits to the head in an effort to ensure the safety of players. Saturday night we saw another example of a brutal, albeit unintentional, hit to the head in the game between the ...
