Comments on: Video: Derek Stepan’s Headshot on Mike Green

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Hauswirth Departs, Wideman and Arnott Arrive on Trade Day — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 03:19:00 +0000

[...] Poti on LTIR and Green out for a few weeks after an elbow to the head, the Caps picked up another puck moving defenseman in Dennis Wideman. It’s important to note [...]

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By: Fedor Fedin

Fedor Fedin — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:24:21 +0000

CLEAN UP YOUR OWN HOUSE. Your team has Avery in the line-up. And who’s dirty? Green or Avery?

By: Blueshirt Faithful

Blueshirt Faithful — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:18:00 +0000

If the officials made the call on the Green crosscheck we wouldn’t be questioning whether Stepan should be suspended. Green got what he deserved. He’s a dirty player and it was nice to see someone give him a dose of his own medicine. No Suspension.

By: Canyon of Blueshirts

Canyon of Blueshirts — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:02:24 +0000

For starters Green cross-checked Stepan head first into the boards. So Stepan wouldn’t even have marked his numbers had that not happened first. Too bad Green got hurt, you don’t want to see that, but he had it coming. It wasn’t a vicious hit by any means, but yeah Stepan did hit Green high. Should he be suspended though? No. The NHL hasn’t obeyed the letter of the law all season and it would be bullshit if they decide to start enforcing it now. The league put this situation upon itself.

By: Fedor Fedin

Fedor Fedin — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:09:14 +0000

When I saw it I thought it was a clean hit. But then on the slower replay I saw that Stepan didn’t put his shoulder on Green’s way. He put his HAND on MG’s way and that should be a penalty.

By: The Judge

The Judge — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:20:47 +0000

The league is trying to get rid off hits to the head, and this was a hit to the head without a doubt. I’d say that a suspension would be the right call. But the crosscheck was also a dangerous play, worth at least a penalty. But still, the cheap hit with the elbow to the jaw was worse.

By: Ian Oland

Ian Oland — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:53:35 +0000

Is it just me, or is Caphoky’s comment a bit disconcerting?

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:08:32 +0000

oh please, mike green sending Stepan into the boards head first and almost breaking his neck has not come up once in this thread? get your heads out of your rear-ends and face the facts that Stepan would have never hit Green if Green wasent a dirty player in the first place. HE GOT WHAT HE DESERVED! NO SUSPENSION!

By: irockthered

irockthered — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:45:22 +0000

I was surprised the Green hit wasn’t called in the first place, but the elbowing retaliation is equally uncool. I can’t say fr sure whether having Green in the lineup would have helped, but I don’t think it would have hurt. The Caps historically have problems when they lose a defenseman in the middle of a game, and they lost Green awfully early…