Ban for life. Waaay to far over the top.

Abrignac wrote:

Way too harsh. I think taking a seat for the rest of the season is fine... but I also think he should be charged, criminally, with battery.

MACS wrote:

careful of the precedent being set...

it would mean the end of hockey.
for now, they get 5 minutes in the penalty box.

frankj1 wrote:

We will have to agree to disagree. As far as I’m concerned this this worse that betting on your own team. The gate has been opened. If he’s not dealt with harshly it will enable even worse acts of violence. Screw it though. I really don’t GAF. I turned the NFL out tears ago.

Abrignac wrote:

Wasn't there a hockey player who hit another player over the head with a stick and ended up being charged with assault?

opelmanta1900 wrote:

why you cryin?

delta1 wrote:

Wasn't there a hockey player who hit another player over the head with a stick and ended up being charged with assault?

opelmanta1900 wrote:

several: Todd Bertuzzi (sucker punch and body slam from behind); Marty McSorley (striking with hockey stick); Dino Cicarelli,( clubbed opponent with stick)...

all charged criminally and found guilty of battery.

delta1 wrote:

Wasn't there a hockey player who hit another player over the head with a stick and ended up being charged with assault?

opelmanta1900 wrote:

Frank... he swung that helmet. If it had landed flush on Mason's skull, he could have killed him. At a minimum it could have caused serious bodily harm.

Yes, I know... "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts...", but in all seriousness... that's not part of football.

Fighting is part of hockey... with fists, not with weapons.

MACS wrote:

Frank... he swung that helmet. If it had landed flush on Mason's skull, he could have killed him. At a minimum it could have caused serious bodily harm.

Yes, I know... "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts...", but in all seriousness... that's not part of football.

Fighting is part of hockey... with fists, not with weapons.

MACS wrote:

Exactly, a few punches many of which never land vs swinging and hitting someone vs cracking a dude over the skull with a helmet is oceans apart.

Abrignac wrote:

Garret didn’t know the ball was out because of where his head was positioned while taking Rudolph to the ground.

Mason didn’t like being taken to the ground and attempted to pull off Garrett’s helmet.....

Miles is much stronger than Mason and showed him how to remove a lid.

Mason didn’t like that either, and should have left the scene like a good QB when your linemen step in. At that point the big boys handle big boy stuff. But he didn’t.......

Then Miles is tackled by DeCastro who was the only SANE person doing the RIGHT thing the whole time. He attempted to shield Miles from everything.

Before he went down though, Miles did one of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen on a football field.

He deserves at LEAST 6 games and I wouldn’t flinch at a season long ban.

Mason deserves at minimum a fine.

Pouncey deserves at minimum 2-3 games for his punching and kicking.

Mason’s press conference post game was PURE PUNK. I actually really liked the kid, was really rooting for him as I watched him at OSU.

ZRX1200 wrote: