Zadorov Fined $5000 and Soucy suspended for 1 game for the Ruffling McDavid's Feathers

[Rocket-68]

https://www.canucksdaily.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/nhl-to-review-soucy-response-to-connor-mcdavid-two-handed-slash

 

Came across my feed that Big Zeke has been fined $5,000 but trying to find the article to link. Anyone find anything related? A phone hearing probably means a 1 game suspension since it is McJesus that took the hit. I guess Huggy doesn't rate on that scale for the slash to the face he took from McDavid.

 

Edited May 13 by Rocket-68

[Jess]

Fined for dumping Kane or for the cross check at the end of the game? I presume the cross check.

 

I'll be honest, I do think that is worthy of a fine. I think Soucy's hit looked worse because McDavid was already going down from Zadorov's hit and it sorta hit him in the face. In my opinion, a fine is adequate for Zadorov, but I wouldn't give anything to Soucy.

 

Still think Ryan should've been fined as well for his nut shot in game 2. Regardless, fines don't really impact our experience as fans too much.

[Goalie29]

3 minutes ago, -AJ- said:

but I wouldn't give anything to Soucy.

 

I can't recall the NHL ever having a hearing with a player and not giving them a suspension, so it seems like they've already made up their mind.

[King Heffy]

Anything more than a fine for Soucy and there needs to be serious pressure on the NHL to clean up the corruption.

[Ballisticsports]

Didn't this all come about because of McDavids 2 hander slash?

Canucks were happy to win, If McDavid hadn't instigated, there would have been no infractions, so why isn't he involved in this meeting?

[Jess]

Just now, Goalie29 said:

 

I can't recall the NHL ever having a hearing with a player and not giving them a suspension, so it seems like they've already made up their mind.

 

Yeah, seems dumb to me. The hit's location was a victim of circumstance.

[Devron]

Worth it 

[Rocket-68]

Asked and Answered

 

[gwarrior]

So there was nothing for the nut shot? Nothing for kane's slew foot? And that is getting a suspension? What is that smell? Oh yeah, it's bullshit!!!!!

[Toni Zamboni]

[Moeknows]

6 minutes ago, Goalie29 said:

 

I can't recall the NHL ever having a hearing with a player and not giving them a suspension, so it seems like they've already made up their mind.

He'll be out for next game...NHL fixers just looking for an excuse 

[whcanuck]

I’m just assuming they’ll suspend him for at least a game, does the NHL ever make the right decision? How much of an impact does Soucy make? Is his loss fairly noticeable?

[Snoop Hogg]

I hope Soucy lays into the league and it’s officials during the hearing.

[fanfor42]

Glad the pricks didn't suspend both Z and Soucy. That would have been complete nonsense.

 

As long as it is no more than 1 game for Soucy, then Juulsen goes in for Soucy and memo to Cole quit tipping pucks into your own net and we will be fine.

 

 

[Wilbur]

Honestly, you can't fine Zadorov and suspend Soucy and let McDavid off scott free (well I guess you can...).  If Zadorov's crosscheck is worthy of a fine, so is McDavid's slash.

[Bob Long]

1 minute ago, Wilbur said:

Honestly, you can't fine Zadorov and suspend Soucy and let McDavid off scott free (well I guess you can...).  If Zadorov's crosscheck is worthy of a fine, so is McDavid's slash.

 

 

don't look for consistency in any of this.

 

Soucy will get a 1 game for cross checking poster-boy, while he was falling, even though there's no way to prevent it since Z was cross checking McDinkus in the kidneys 

 

F it. Worth it to see McWhiner take one in the chops, whiney prick. 

 

[Heretic]

No fine for McBaby for instigating? 

[Bounce000]

"Best $5000 I've ever spent"

[HarbularyBattery]

12 minutes ago, fanfor42 said:

Glad the pricks didn't suspend both Z and Soucy. That would have been complete nonsense.

 

As long as it is no more than 1 game for Soucy, then Juulsen goes in for Soucy and memo to Cole quit tipping pucks into your own net and we will be fine.

 

 

if soucy is out, likely that cole moves bcak to the left side where he was much better

 

hughes-hronek

zadorov-myers

cole-juulsen

[Bob Long]

1 minute ago, HarbularyBattery said:

if soucy is out, likely that cole moves bcak to the left side where he was much better

 

hughes-hronek

zadorov-myers

cole-juulsen

 

this is it. It does hurt us a little bit, Juuls has been good but he's not Soucy. But a Cole-Juuls pairing should be adequate and they likely play Hughes extra minutes. 

 

It doesn't fundamentally change anything about our approach, and in fact might give the guys a little extra motivation to pick Soucy up, and tell the league to f-off at the same time given the non-calls from game 2.

 

[OldFaithfulcap]

Typical bs, hopefully it's a warning, unlikely. 1 game max please.

 

Hopefully juulsen comes in ready to smash

[VanOriginal]

I suspect Soucy will get a game, which is bullshards, Usually phone hearings are for suspensions of 1 to 3 games I believe or a fine greater than the 5k Big Z... 

[Googlie]

1 minute ago, Bob Long said:

 

this is it. It does hurt us a little bit, Juuls has been good but he's not Soucy. But a Cole-Juuls pairing should be adequate and they likely play Hughes extra minutes. 

 

It doesn't fundamentally change anything about our approach, and in fact might give the guys a little extra motivation to pick Soucy up, and tell the league to f-off at the same time given the non-calls from game 2.

 

 

I'd pair Zad with Juules.  They were a plus 5 in the 4 games they played as a duo, with a combined 57 hits

 

(Or something like that - I don't really remember, but I do remember oppo skating very gingerly when they were on the ice together)

[HarbularyBattery]

2 minutes ago, Bob Long said:

 

this is it. It does hurt us a little bit, Juuls has been good but he's not Soucy. But a Cole-Juuls pairing should be adequate and they likely play Hughes extra minutes. 

 

It doesn't fundamentally change anything about our approach, and in fact might give the guys a little extra motivation to pick Soucy up, and tell the league to f-off at the same time given the non-calls from game 2.

 

our guys needed to push back hard

 

their goonery going unchecked was getting stupid, and clearly the league and refs had no interest in doing anything about it

 

hopefully mcdavid now thinks twice before using his stick like a broadsword. 

[VegasCanuck]

24 minutes ago, Goalie29 said:

 

I can't recall the NHL ever having a hearing with a player and not giving them a suspension, so it seems like they've already made up their mind.

Soucy will be suspended, the question is, for how long.

 

There's an argument to be made that his intention was to push him and that he was aiming high chest but the hit from Zadorov dropped him lower and it was all timing.

 

The exchange that I saw was, McDavid was right there, Soucy give him a little push and McDavid responded with a 2 handed slash (which he should probably get a fine for, but won't) then Soucy was just about to crosscheck McDavid in the chest, but the hit from Zadorov altered trajectory of where it landed.

 

I'm hoping 1 game, I'm expecting NHL will decide to make an example and do like 3 games. They only like to set an example when it's Canucks involved.

 

There could have been a fine to Kane after game 2 for a dangerous slew foot on Hughes, but nothing.