who thinks Justin Williams (Hurricanes) should be suspended for nearly blinding Saku Koivu (Canadiens)?
404569
It was an accident. Still should have got a penalty. What was the ref watching. They see all the stupid penalities they call.
313084
Who knows?? Koivu is injured...That might give the Habs a setback but I'm not going to say anything else.
973824
I think he should've been suspended for at least a year, if not for good. What that punk did was unacceptable. If you or I cleated a guy in face and caused him to get thiry-something stitches we'd be in jail for a year. I have no tollerance for this crap...just like with the Indiana Pacers a few years ago Ron Artest and Jermaine O'Neil should've been booted for good too.
181964
Picking up those three defencemen doesn't seem to have been the solution.  I think that this season is a lost cause for them.  However, Mika Noronen is an improvement over Cloutier.
656926
Both players initially did what they were supposed to do..Barret was right to block the plate in order to make the out and AJ to barrel right into him to make him drop the ball so the run can score.  What was wrong is when AJ got up, he intentionally bumped Barret as he walked past him which provoked Barret to punch him.  A little extreme but entertaining..thought I was watching the NHL!  Both players should receive equal punishment.
1063781
here are my vview on things:\nI'm reading through some of the comments about this situation "I hope it's not serious", "gee that's too bad, we hope he'll be all right"..."he's a great player, hope he can still play"... but I can't help thinking "what a waste."\n\nHow many of us would love to be living a dream, to be a pro football player, making millions? This kid is already on record as the youngest QB ever to win a Superbowl, he's got his whole life and career in front of him, and he doesn't care to protect all that he has to live for?\n\nOne article I read mentions how players past and present, as well as his coach have appealed to him to reconsider his celebration of freedom in not having to wear a helmet. Fellow Americans presumably equally in support of "freedom" yet were also able to consider what he potentially had to lose if he should meet in an accident.\n\nAnd here we are. The article I read said "injuries do not appear life-threatening." Will he play again? Sheesh, we are not out of the woods of whether he'll have a sound mind again, let alone make critical decisions with a blitzing linebacker zeroing in on him.\n\nAs a fan, this player attitude has always bugged me. The discussion issue to which I'm referring is whether athletes, paid by fans, should have some obligation to the fans. Ticket prices go up when big name players are signed, and if they are injured - especially preventable injuries - why shouldn't ticket prices go down and let insurance pay their salary, or refuse it if they insist on taking unnecessary risks?\n\nCase in point - at the beginning of this last NHL season, Toronto Maple Leaf captain Mats Sundin gets hit in the eye. He refuses to wear facial protection, and he's out for the first month. Duh.\n\nLike everyone else in the sports world, I join in wishing Big Ben a full recovery. I hope we get to see him continue what many are now confident must be a hall of fame career. Do I feel sorry for him? Sure...but, for crying out loud, at what point do we hold people accountable for taking unnecessary risks? Wearing a helmet might have rendered this a great story about how he had the accident yet was ok.\n\nThis may not be a popular position, but heck, don't we as parents get upset with our 7 year olds for playing near the stairs or not looking both ways before crossing the street? If we expect kids to make smarter decisions in the interest of their own safety, why is it so easy to make excuses for "adults"?
284307
Yes, and no because  @ Bristol sh*t happens, but I think he should be fined because when Little E had a run in with the press at Dega in '04, he got fined.  So Jeff Gaydon should be fined as well since he was on live TV.  Take the 1979 Daytona 500 into consideration.  When DW, Bobby and Davey Allison, and Cale Yarborough got in a fight, it was just entertainment. But Nascar is so strict now that you can't even go out and party before a race.  Like when Kurt Busch got drunk in Phoenix, Nascar suspended him for the last 2 races.  If it was some dude off the street, it would be no big deal besides loosing your drivers liscense.  You don't need a liscence to race.  Jack Roush and Mike Helton are idiots.  Kurt Busch is a very talented racer.  I feel as my temper rises, I get more sidetracked.
728207
Jarome iginla and Miika Kipruosoff of the calgary flames Dwayne sucks by the way
883055
Guy Lafleur breaking down the wing with his golden locks flowing behind him as defenders scramble to stop him to no avail...\n\nJacques Plante dons a goalie mask for the 1st time....\n\nTiger Williams riding his hockey stick after a rare goal..\n\nThe long reach of Mario Lemieux as he dekes around a defenseman and the puck appears to be velcroed to his stick...\n\nCraig Mactavish being the last player to go without a helmet...
1170845
I think they both have to take blame for it. Conklin should have played the puck better but Smith fanned on it so he is to blame too.  It sure is a shame about Rolloson.
1121803
#1. underrated: after the stanley cup run by the canes, its glen wesley\n#2. overrated: either Iginla or Luongo, im gonna say Iggy\n#3. Any player? hmmm... thats tough... a leader... but who?   probably Joe Sakic or Stevie Y, but ill say Joe Sakic b/c hes younger...\n#4. there arent many.... Brind'Amour???\n#4. Pest.... Jarkko Ruutu!!!!!
92044
Yeah, hockey is pretty dumb.  What would happen if the violence were eliminated?  Bet people would quit watching.  Maybe they should just let the players bludgeon each other to the death, then "Game Over".
433089
he should get patched up and sent back to play
1109562
I just watched it a little bit ago, and have to admit that it is hilarious to watch. That said, however, his actions were an embarassment to himself, his team and the game of baseball. He's been suspended for a week as a result, something I find appropriate.
1002071
its starting to appear as though he is an idiot after trading everything he did for Luongo, now making him the highest paid goalie in the league and the highest paid canuck... But i keep the faith that he will be able to build a good team(i dont know how with the salary cap though) i will let you know later!
1035375
I find the decision to suspend Jerry Stackhouse incredibly stupid.\nIt was a good old hard foul! Whenever Shaq or Haslem fouls one of the Dallas players hard, do they get suspended? NO!\n\nI think David Stern is doing everything he possibly can to stop Mark Cuban from getting his hands on the NBA Championship. It's stupid.\n\nBut the Mavs are gonna show David Stern, Shaq, and all those Heat fans what they're made of tonight.\n\nGO MAVS!!
619698
No way will it be Pat Quinn.  There's bad blood there.\n\nWho knows?  But the Canucks really screwed up by getting rid of Brian Burke as GM.  Look who's in the playoffs this year.  Not Vancouver.  And look at Anaheim, they are awesome.\n\nI think that Kelly Hrudey mentioned like 10 names on Behind the Mask a few nights ago.  Basically nobody special.  But really, who could be better than Marc Crawford?  \n\nVancouver is clearly in the process of self-destructing...