Polemic Hockey

Prove the conspiracy nuts wrong.

Show that the league cares about dangerous plays. Show us something, please. Can you tell me that hits to the head are worse than shooting pucks at someone? Then what's with all the goalie equipment. Exactly. It's just as dangerous, and let's face it--it's just sissified to do that.

Alfredsson should have to sit in the press box for that, and it should be the first line on his obituary. Shot puck at future hall of famer like a little girl.

UPDATE: The silence is deafening. The only place I can find calling for Alfie to get suspended is the NY Post. Of course, Brett Hull said they deserved to lose the game because of it. But, I'm still waiting for these unsportsmanlike, severe, injury-intending plays to be punished by the league.

Fox says "classless."

And let's not forget, John Muckler was comparing Alfredsson to six time champion Mark Messier just a few days ago, and TSN.ca had already handed him the Conn Smythe after Round 3.

Bob McKenzie: "I find it incredulous that any player in the NHL, let alone one of the stature of Daniel Alfredsson, would deliberately fire a puck at another player, but it certainly appeared that was his intention."

In other words, we've spilled too much ink praising this guy to bash him without more, even though we know he did it.

UPDATE II: This is just another Exhibit in the foibles of the NHL's enforcement policies. All they need to do is have clearly articulated standards based on intent and act, just like the criminal law. This time, a player's reputation saved him. Apparently the league agrees with Murry, "Danyo Awfedsson doesn't do that."

Whatever. The Ducks shouldn't care. Just win.