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Torres suspended until next round
That is fair. He is dangerous
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Re: Torres suspended until next round
That is bull.
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Re: Torres suspended until next round
Raffi, save your strength. Well need you for the hawks
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Re: Torres suspended until next round
Raffi Torres may be the new Matt Cooke.
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Re: Torres suspended until next round
Is he that bad
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Re: Torres suspended until next round
He seems to do this crap every year so yes, he is that bad.MarioLives wrote:Is he that bad
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Re: Torres suspended until next round
So should he be done forever?
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No. That is ridiculous.
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Yeah, it's fair to say that Raffi Torres is public enemy #1 among relevant players...or at least pretty close to it. He is not very well liked it seems for his shenanigans. I'm assuming the Player Safety video has other angles to this hit and it's a legit head shot? Because at a glance, it looked like a shoulder to shoulder blow that had unfortunate consequences, I'll have to check it out...
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They said that, while the initial point of contact was the shoulder, it was a glancing blow and the head ended up being the "principle" point of contact.mikey287 wrote:Yeah, it's fair to say that Raffi Torres is public enemy #1 among relevant players...or at least pretty close to it. He is not very well liked it seems for his shenanigans. I'm assuming the Player Safety video has other angles to this hit and it's a legit head shot? Because at a glance, it looked like a shoulder to shoulder blow that had unfortunate consequences, I'll have to check it out...
Another part of the wording: he said Torres had a chance to lay a body-on-body hit, but chose a route that made the head the principle point of contact (paraphrased).
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Wow that is so stupid. That actually is ridiculous.
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If there was any contact to the head, this is the right decision. Whether it was the primary point of contact or not, it doesn't matter. Torres has had plenty of chances. He needs to make some effort to avoid people's heads.
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Re: Torres suspended until next round
Don't know how he gets more than abdelkader
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There was contact to the head, and the video showed it, FWIW.
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Because he's Raffi Torres and he's done this 2 years in a row.JoseCuervo wrote:Don't know how he gets more than abdelkader
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Re: Torres suspended until next round
Its a ridiculous suspension no matter how you look at it.
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So we should go back to slaps on the wrists for repeat offenders?Rylan wrote:Its a ridiculous suspension no matter how you look at it.
Or did everyone just forget that there is still a significant issue with head trauma in the NHL?
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Don't get uppity with me shmenguin.
That is a ridiculous suspension. The 2 parts are primarily target the head and principle contact of the head. The primary target was NOT the head. It was the shoulder and he made contact with the shoulder before momentum carried him through the head of a player.
Now, if you give a suspension you give a set number of games. NOT A VARIABLE SUSPENSION. That is ridiculous.
That is a ridiculous suspension. The 2 parts are primarily target the head and principle contact of the head. The primary target was NOT the head. It was the shoulder and he made contact with the shoulder before momentum carried him through the head of a player.
Now, if you give a suspension you give a set number of games. NOT A VARIABLE SUSPENSION. That is ridiculous.
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Again, it's the 2nd time in 2 years that Raffi Torres has hit someone in the head during the playoffs. Doesn't really matter what the first point was. He had ample opportunity to hit Stoll in the side of his body instead of high by the head.
I'm surprised the suspension wasn't a set number of games, like 15. "For the rest of the series" doesn't seem like enough, and apparently violates part of the new CBA.
I'm surprised the suspension wasn't a set number of games, like 15. "For the rest of the series" doesn't seem like enough, and apparently violates part of the new CBA.
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15 games?!? Are you mad?!
If you want to use the repeat offender thing that is fine. But 15 games is absolutely more ridiculous than a variable suspension.
If you want to use the repeat offender thing that is fine. But 15 games is absolutely more ridiculous than a variable suspension.
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I threw out a random number.
But again, he's done this 2 years in a row. He clearly didn't learn from his previous suspension.
But again, he's done this 2 years in a row. He clearly didn't learn from his previous suspension.
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Re: Torres suspended until next round
"repeat offender" is quickly becoming one of the more ridiculous terms in professional sports.
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Honestly, yea I am coming around to this line of thought.canaan wrote:"repeat offender" is quickly becoming one of the more ridiculous terms in professional sports.
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Re: Torres suspended until next round
Not sure what the argument is here. Torres went for Stoll's head and got it. He tried to maim Hossa last year (and did).
I don't get why repeat offender is ridiculous. I guess we could say "Torres is a guy who has tried to injure opponents by going after their heads on multiple occasions."
I'm fine with this decision. Stop trying to ruin other players' careers by going for concussion hits.
I don't get why repeat offender is ridiculous. I guess we could say "Torres is a guy who has tried to injure opponents by going after their heads on multiple occasions."
I'm fine with this decision. Stop trying to ruin other players' careers by going for concussion hits.