Milan Lucic hit on Ryan Miller.

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I'm no fan of either team but it disgusts me that there was no suspension. There was clear intent when Lucic went in. It's not like it was an accidental collision. Shanahan is starting to lose me as a fan
 
I'm surprised that Lucic didn't get a suspension, not that I think he deserved one. The 2 min minor was enough IHO. And I'll stand by my assertion that goalies who come out that far from their crease should prepare to be smoked. If I come out of my crease when I play, I do so with the knowledge that I leave myself open to contact. Otherwise, what the hell is the point of having a crease? Why call them "netminders" or "goaltenders" if they're not tending goal or minding their nets?

As for the standing up for your teammate, I'll give you this little analogy. I was playing in a gentlemans league tourney. The team I was playing with was not a group of guys that I regularly played with, but being a netminder means there's always ample ice time to be had. Now keep in mind this was "Gentlemens" rules; no hitting, no fighting, no slapshots, etc. The play was getting a little chippy in around my crease: the other team throwing a couple slashes, I chopped at some ankles, etc. One guy kept parking his a$$ right in my crease, trying to get some garbage goals. I shoved him a couple times in the small of the back trying to move him, but he had a good 30lbs on me and wasn't moving. So I took it upon myself to introduce his head to my blocker.....Mr. Ear, please meet Mr Vaughn T1000. You can imagine how well that went over. He turned around, took a stickswing at my goalpads, and then gave me a shove backwards. In steps one of my defensemen who I had never met before that day. He proceed to beat that guy down like he owed him money and earn himself an ejection from the game.

Now, was he wrong in doing that? Yes.

Was I wrong at trying to defend my crease a la Battlin' Billy Smith or Ron Hextall and did I deserve a little lovetap? Probably.


But you can damn well I made sure I thanked that defenseman afterwards for sticking up for me and bought him a beer or two. It's what teammates do for each other when they're in the trenches together so-to-speak. You can damn well bet that nobody else came in my crease for the rest of the game.
 
The thing I don't get is it's clear as day what he was trying to do. His reaction IMMEDIATELY after the hit tells you he did it on purpose. He doesn't look surprised, he looks down on Miller as if to say "There you go". How did he explain his way out of that to Shanahan? Stupid, absolutely stupid
 
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The thing I don't get is it's clear as day what he was trying to do. His reaction IMMEDIATELY after the hit tells you he did it on purpose. He doesn't look surprised, he looks down on Miller as if to say "There you go". How did he explain his way out of that to Shanahan? Stupid, absolutely stupid
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I agree. It's surprising to me that Shanny's justification for taking no further action was that there was a lack of intent on Lucic's part. If you feel that the call on the ice was sufficient that's fine. But I don't see how he can claim that there wasn't intent.
 
I was just listening to Kerry Fraser on Sat radio, he said there should have been a suspension. Lucic made no effort to miss Miller.

Way to go Shanny, from one goon to another. You and Lucic will probably do lunch and laugh at Miller and the rest of the Sabres.

You're a joke and today is all the evidence we need to prove it.
 
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