From
where I sit it looks like the NHL needs to stick to it's standards...
It's
great to see a major suspension in the playoffs for a brutal hit by
Brent Seabrook. It was a terrible hit and deserved a couple of games
off. It's cliche, but this sends the proper message about bad hits.
Too bad the same can't be said for Milan Lucic's suspension, or lack
thereof. Seabrook's hit, although late and illegal was a hockey
play. Hitting is part of the game. Spearing is not. I really don't
want this to devolve into a personal attack on Lucic, but this is his
second spear this season, neither of which have resulted in any
appreciable punishment. The NHL needed to apply the same standards
to Lucic, if not harsher. It's an age old maxim in hockey, “Keep
your head up.” The obvious implication being 'expect to get hit at
any time'. There is no such warning about keeping your legs
together. A spear, particularly to the groin, should be considered a
more egregious offence, not a mere fine.
Meanwhile,
Formula 1 needs to look carefully at who controls the race...
The
Chinese Grand Prix ended two laps before it ended on Sunday. This
was thanks to some idiot marshal who put the chequered flag out a lap
early. Thanks to F1 regulations that put the official finish on lap
54, not at the actual end of the race lap 56. This brings up a
couple of important questions. Why should the race not count full
distance? There is full agreement the flag was out early and the
race was continued to the scheduled end. Let the finish line results
stand. I also want to know why there isn't a proper F1 official in
the gantry at all times. Charlie Whiting is there for the start of
the race to make certain the cars line up properly, but there is no
such occurrence at the end? It's a system that's open to major
problems. What's to prevent a fanatic from influencing the outcome
of a race? It's stupid and dangerous.
At
least that's how I see it and I sit in the cheap seats.
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