bustaheims
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Tigger said:The 'mistake', if you will, was made by the refs, if they'd given Lucic a major and a game misconduct for charging the league could have suspended him but he only received a minor.
Sorry, but, that's complete bullhonkery. If the league couldn't suspend him, he would not have had a hearing today. He did, and, as such, the league was perfectly able to suspend him. Obviously, they decided the hit was not a suspendible offence.
Tigger said:I don't think it's completely clear that Lucic targeted Millers head, fwiw, Milan made no attempt on the puck and hit him high so I don't like the play but what's the league supposed to do?
Also bullhonkery. Lucic was chasing a loose puck, which he was making a beeline towards until Miller swept it away when Lucic was maybe 5-8 feet away from making contact with him. He was in the process of trying to play the puck, and when Miller swept it away, he didn't have enough time to adjust his path enough to make a play on where Miller sent the puck. I don't like the play either, but, to say Lucic made no attempt on the puck is just ignoring how things actually happened.
Tigger said:The 'automatic' fine is a joke too, $100? Really?
This part I'll agree with you on. The way the NHL assigns fines is ridiculous and meaningless. Maximum fine of $2500? Absurd.