Should Derek Boogaard be suspended for his hit on Brandon Prust?
Flames coaches, players and fans across, well, Calgary are calling for Derek Boogaard to be suspended much like Brendan Witt for his elbow on Niklas Hagman.
Here's Mike Keenan's take on it:
"He’s a menacing player. The strategy of the coach was to put him out with a large deficit to try and take advantage of his physical attributes. I don’t mind people hitting but he did leave his feet. He probably could have been assessed a major for doing so. The league will look at it. We don’t have to suggest that anymore. They watch all the games from the war room and make those decisions as games unfold."
Well, take a look at the two hits and give your analysis.
Here's the Brenden Witt elbow, for which Witt was suspended 5 games.
Is it just me, or does the Boogaard hit not come anywhere near the nasty Witt elbow. I mean, Witt received a major for it.
Many comments mention Prust just returning from a broken jaw, and how the hit was up around that area, etc. Well, I'm sorry folks, but you can't treat someone returning from an injury any differently than anyone else. Last I checked, this is a contact sport. Boogaard took his 2:00 for boarding (which was the wrong call), served them and it's time to move on.
Boogaard isn't dirty, has never been suspended and does not deserve an elbow. Of course, the Flames loyalists disagree, but they live in Western Calgary and only recently learned about the internal combustion engine (Dude, don't even try to talk to them about "green" technology or hybrids either. They start to get dizzy).
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Ehhh....
He’s going to get spanked for that hit, but I think it’ll just be for one game – that kind of hit has the earmarks of one that the league would explain away using “Pronger Physics.” Added to that is that he hit Brandon Prust, a guy who really isn’t a saint in the first place.
by HockeyJoe on Feb 28, 2009 11:15 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Well...
It was stupid play by Boogey, that is true. It was an elbow, but it wasn’t even called an elbow for the penalty. They gave him a minor for boarding, so it shows you what the refs saw…
He should not have put his elbow up, and Boogey is doing more and more stupid stuff like this lately. However, keenan says he left his feet. The video clearly shows he didn’t. Boogey is just that big.
Stupid play by Boogey, but not suspendable, no.
The only way to avoid failure, is to learn from it.
by BReynolds on Feb 28, 2009 2:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Disgusting cheap shot by Boogaard, and most certainly the five games were warranted.
It was an elbow. It was nowhere near the play, it caused a concussion, and lets face it, Boogaard was out there for one reason, and one reason only at that point of the game. Perhaps most importantly, it happened the very day Witt got five. There was no way the NHL was going to tell the world that Witt’s deliberate attempt to injure was worth five games and that Boogaard doing the same was worth less.
by Resolute on Feb 28, 2009 11:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

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