Ovechkin won't be disciplined -- TEB
Alex Ovechkin won't be suspended or receive an additional fine by the NHL for his hit on Buffalo's Patrick Kaleta on Wednesday night, I'm told.
Ovechkin, as you know by now, was assessed a five minute major for boarding and game misconduct for a controversial check that sent Kaleta headfirst into the boards and drew blood. All game misconducts are reviewed by the league and incur an automatic fine of $200.
Although Ovechkin didn't receive any supplementary discipline for the hit, that doesn't mean he's totally in the clear, either. He now must go 41 games (that's from Saturday's game in Montreal through the March 8 contest against Dallas) without incurring another boarding major and game misconduct, or the two-time MVP will be hit with an automatic one-game suspension.
After the Caps' 2-0 victory over the Sabres, Ovechkin said he won't let the ejection - the second of his four plus seasons in the NHL - affect the aggressive manner in which he plays the game.
"I can't do nothing about it," he said. "I just play my game. I'm not going to change. It's me."
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Yoshietree
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I’m not terribly surprised by this but am surprised I didn’t know of the automatic game suspension if he incurs another similar penalty, especially because his particular hit should never have made it to Toronto (read not worth a 5 min major).
by Yoshietree on Nov 27, 2009 10:53 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I think that was what BB was talking about when Shamo got his boarding major in FLA. It’s kinda stupid because he completely didn’t deserve 5 but now he has the “reputation and history” of boarding and he is subject to a mandatory suspension if he does it again. AO definitely needs to be a little less reckless with his hits but I don’t want him to be any less physical.
If consequences dictate the course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught. If consequences dictate the course of action, then I should play God...
by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 27, 2009 12:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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