canescountry.com - 10/26/2008
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This blogger has been a fan of Doug Weight for a long time. Tonight, the fandom is over.
In the third period while rookie Brandon Sutter was extending himself and trying to make a play on the puck when approaching the Islanders zone, Weight lowered his shoulder and took out the vulnerable, ...
newsday.com - 10/26/2008
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newsday.com —
The ending of the Islanders' 4-3 loss to
Carolina last night at the Coliseum couldn't have been...
more exciting with Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward gloving a penalty shot by Doug Weight with 0.7 seconds left that was a team-record 60th shot of the ...
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Isles gets 60 shots on goal, but lose to Carolina
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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On the Doug Weight hit
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On the Doug Weight hit
Kuklas Korner —
... Some Canes fans, including one prominent blogger are upset with Doug and wish there would have been some form of frontier justice. I can’t board that train. Then again, some folks still haven’t let go of the Orpik/Cole incident. ...
Video: The brutal Doug Weight hit, and debating its legality
Puck Daddy —
... of the law, (Weight's) arm didn't come up. But they're trying to take away blows to the head and (Sutter) was in a vulnerable position and was knocked out." The outrage from the Hurricanes comes from a very personal place. As Rutherford stated, the team has lost its share of players through similar hits. That Colton Orr/Cullen hit remains particularly vicious when viewed again. It's understandable that Rutherford, Laviolette and fans like Bubba from Canes Country would be livid: According to the rules it was a legal ...
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Video: The brutal Doug Weight hit, and debating its legality
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