This whole thing really pisses me off. Not just the NHL dithering, more so the lack of judgement by Willy.
I can understand the NHL's stance - to a certain degree, but yhey should just make a decision already.
TBH, I'm more upset with Willy.
He
knows he's a marked man by the refs. He KNOWS! Ovi is the same. Marked and always watched very carefully. Ovi has had some pretty .... meh.... how to put it: - borderline (?) plays in his career, but he cleaned them up. Holy crap, he gets an outomatic suspension if he tucks his shirt in his corset, even though other players, even in his own team are allowed to do it. Stupid, stupid, stupid, I know. Exactly. But that's the way it is. Ovi has adapted and has become, not just one of the best scorers generationally, but one of the best scorers of all time, in spite of all the NHL's BS.
Willy worries me now. He has such a huge target on him. He has had for a while. He KNOWS this! The O'Hallorans, the O'Rourkes and the like, who do the opposite of giving him the benefit of the doubt and even seem to fabricate misdemeanors, they must be laughing their heads off now. Willy has absolutely NOT deserved everything he's got.
However.
He KNOWS he's a marked man and to do something as reckless as this was just plain stupid. When is he going to bloody well learn?Other teams can just glide by him now, blow him kisses and there's nothing he can do about it.
A few years ago, someone was banned from the NHL. I can't remember who, but it was because of too many suspensions, I believe. A lifetime ban. I'm sure I read that somewhere. ... ?
I think the 20 games is excessive, expecially considering many of his penalties were bogus. Maybe that's what the NHL is trying to determine?
Whilst he's on his holidays, I hope Willy grows another brain cell.
(Preferably somewhere more north of his current hemishpere.).
Just sayin
