http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2009/news?id=4220529
in the stanley cups finals the second best player malkin on the penguins clearly violated a rule that warrants suspension in the next game. the commish or whomever rescinded the rule stating that upon view of game film that the intent of the rule does not apply here. see this is my problem...i think they made the right call considering money loss if this guy's suspension leads to a sweep or poor series, loss face time of this superstar, whatever. but it isn't coincidence that certain guys in the NBA don't get this consideration globally in the NBA...stern said his hands were tied in the suns-spurs series and went with the letter of the law....
some may say that "hey they rescinded dwight's technical the other night for similar reasons" neglecting the fact that dwight should only have maybe 2 techs period and he only has 5 or 6 because of the overseer/warden preemptive stance of the NBA officiating. dwight shouldn't even have half the techs he has (same thing with kobe too--he only has 2-3 real techs).
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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when it comes down to it, that's BS. if he clearly violated the rule, he should get a suspension. since they didn't suspend him, they HAVE to eliminate the automatic suspension due to violating this rule. When they don't, they're just being hippocritical and allowing the "superstar" status to create a seperate rulebook. that ain't right.
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