No, Tom Wilson isn't the Caps' only fighter, but he's still mad. (Cap Outsider)
There is a longstanding rule in the hockey world that if you injure an opponent, you must take responsibility. Let's take on the next battle. And get over it. move on.
If you think I'm just talking matt rempe hurt Trevor van Riemsdyk Obviously the check hit him over the head on Friday, but not me. I'm talking about the countless hits in professional hockey over the past century where a player was injured and the player who injured that player ended up fighting. No further circumstances matter. There is a code. Something like this happened to me recently. Nick Jensen He was knocked out and sent off from the match on a stretcher. Nick Dowd played against Tampa Bay michael eisymont, made a hit. That's how it works, and Dowd said as much.
Return to Lempe. It's clear he hit Van Riemsdyk in the head, but it was clearly “clean” according to many Rangers fans who can't be impartial.In the second half of the game, he refused to play. tom wilson However, it might have been an advantage for the Rangers if Forsliner could take out the top forwards for five minutes.
Look, I understand. You want to protect your players. I watched Wilson's antics again and thought something like, “But he didn't mean it like that…” But it doesn't matter.
The Caps have recently been linked to TVR, Jensen and, at one point, TJ Oshie He admitted he's not bothered by the recent hit that briefly took him out of the game. WIf your season is over and the guy who accused you gets only a two-minute penalty for obstruction, or worse, nothing, he doesn't have to answer for what he did. If not, why not just keep going? Please discuss with the whole team! Anyway, their power play is terrible so get your elbows up!
Even if the player safety department decides, “He didn't mean to do that,'' there's no reason to stop until he hoists the Stanley Cup. That worked out well for Broad Street Breeze, right?
Whether you're a Washington Capitals player, a New York Ranger player, or a beer leaguer, injuring your opponent is the cheapest way to play the game.And if you're going to keep doing that, you might just decline the fight and end up with something like Donald Brashear Who hurt someone and then refuses to respond? Marty McSorley To take revenge in another way. In this case, and in similar cases, taking off the gloves would have been a wiser choice.
Unfortunately, too many New York Rangers fans who enjoyed the Presidents Trophy during the season with head-hunting blowouts in the fourth row will never be able to see a clear head shot by a player in blue. Needless to say, I don't understand the code.
But this isn't about who won or lost, whether the hit was “clean” (whatever that means these days), or about outright penalties. If you cause someone to get hurt, especially if you have a reputation for doing so, please respond responsibly. That's the code.
