This is an extremely weird hill to die on. This isn't new in the sport of hockey, or even in the real world for that matter. You f*** around, you find out. Also weird to see a Blackhawks fan take the moral high ground and say they're in the "wrong community" despite everything that teams culture has enabled...

Doesn’t mean you go over and intentionally cross check a guy in the face

If that happened to Matthews we all know how Leafs fans would be reacting. That should be a lengthy suspension for Rielly

Are you new to hockey? There is literally fighting allowed in this sport.

Like this is so far from out of the ordinary... Greig acted like a dipsh*t. Mo came over to give him the business and the stick got up a little high.

- Play is dead
- Game is over
- Interference

Should be at minimum 5 games. Rielly got his feelings hurt and felt embarrassed. Similar to Perron's hit, but less severe.

Thank you, but these little kids are too blinded by bias to realize that ****

5-seconds on clock...headshot/CTE-radar alert
It's 2-games.
Best he just enjoy the popcorn and meet the new coach when back from the break...

I don't care how unpopular this opinion is, but I think it's hard to deny at this point that the intimidation factor of 70s and 80s enforcers was much more effective than the refs and Bettman. In addition, enforcers gained respect and were held accountable for their actions, whereas Bettman's petty functionaries have neither.

Zadorov had close calls numerous times throughout his career though

Not comparing but often it seems physical Dman get this punishment which sucks as what we want no hits and ****

Rielly retaliated for Pinto being cheesy. With officiating and that probs a game but if Parros does his famous leafs tax might be more but that be him proving should not have job

This being the Leafs literally has nothing to do with this. If any other team did what the Sens did, I would wholeheartedly expect the same outcome

Bettman and Parros basically 2 guys who should be unemployed but Board and owners love em as they need scapegoat

It's the same for all sports

If I remember correctly (I might be wrong, but I don't think so), my example on Bennett on Knies was very similar. Not only was it a headshot, it took Knies out for the rest of the season

Yes, we'd be pissed and wanting a suspension - I don't think anybody is saying Rielly shouldn't be suspended or that what he did was morally "right"

But hockey is a game where sh*t like this happens and I'm not going to sit on my high horse and pretend it didn't feel good to see the Leafs on the flip side of the coin.

Exactly. I fully expect Rielly to get suspended and I think it's fully deserved

An intentional cross check to the face is far worse than what Zadorov did. Rielly deserves a lengthy suspension. But with how inconsistent the DOPS is I wouldn’t be surprised if Rielly gets less than he deserves

It does... It's for the following teams so they know not to mess with TO

Also it's more of a punch as if he cross checked would have been more the middle then back of stick in the hand. As he does drop the middle before hitting. The second is a shove in the back. But if they think its that we see guys cross eachother up high and often it's 5k fine to 1-2 games. Just ask Marchment

After what Pinto did, SN panel talking about it, and officiating probs a game if at all

Grieg got what was coming to him. This kind of response is exactly what the Leafs have been missing for years, especially in the playoffs. You're complaining now, but I guarantee that if Rielly had not done it, the narrative would be that the Leafs were too soft (again).

Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews suspended two games for cross-checking Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin
The check occurred during the third period of Sunday's Heritage Classic
By Chris Bengel
Mar 14, 2022 at 3:23 pm ET

1rst, Matthews wouldn't do it in the 1rst place

2nd, there have been so many questionable hits on Matthews with no reactions from Leafs fans

3rd, yeah, you don't disrespect the opponent at the end of the game

That was direct to the mouth and everyone agreed was to much considering similar plays got fined and or 1 game suspension.

If you rewatch it Rielly drops the middle of his stick and more so punches Greig with the first hit holding the back part

Matthews was a crosscheck rielly more sk a punch holding the stick. Both will probs get more than they should as Parros be hard for them. Anyone blue and white when he wakes up

And at the time the two games for Matthews was severe. So many comparable plays were just fines...

Remember the Buchnevich crosscheck to Mantha's(?) face in the fallout of the Tom Wilson/Panarin debacle? 1 game.

3 should be the max here based on history

I don't know what's up with Ottawa, maybe just immaturity, maybe because I only see them in division, maybe bias, but they always seem to be whining or gooning rather than winning.

Am I just not watching them enough, or is that how others are seeing them as well?

I remember that, and that's a fair point. It was actually one of the first things that came to mind. However, given my 2 examples, doesn't that mean there's an obvious double standard here? Here's the link to Bennett on Knies: https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1654270011156963328?ref_url=

Can't go back however...
I'm looking at Monday this week.
And I see 2-games.
THAT's THE CALL in the here & now.

IF it was viewed as just "Scrub Player X on Beerleaguer Player Y" the 2-G suspension take would get 95% approval rating...

There always has been...

Bunting on Cernak, Spezza on Pionk, even the Matthews on Dahlin was considered severe...