YOU be the DOPS - modern suspensions for historic hits

Bozo Texino

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The Puck Soup guys did a Patreon episode in which they assigned modern-day suspensions to hits from the past - stuff from the 80s into the early aughts. It's interesting to think about how much the game has changed in past twenty or thirty years.

Since this is B's board, I'll suggest this 1987 Dale Hunter hit on Joe Nieuwendyk - if only because it's reminiscent of the night a bunch of Montreal fans overloaded their city's emergency services line.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd8ISpShoA4


So. How many games does Hunter get here in 2022? In the interest of full disclosure, Chara received ZERO games for his hit on Pacioretty. Suffice it to say, I think Hunter gets a pretty hefty suspension.
 

wibi

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Thats not even a vicious hit. Thats just a dirty play like slew footing. I know it wont be this way but that should be a 82 game suspension
 

Bozo Texino

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Thats not even a vicious hit. Thats just a dirty play like slew footing. I know it wont be this way but that should be a 82 game suspension
Agreed. It's not really a hit - it's assault. There's no doubt as to Hunter's intent.

For what it's worth, it occurred well before his hit on Turgeon - and the hit on Gord Murphy below.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcEGZALLUpU
 

wibi

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Hits like that make me shudder. Not even an attempt to come at that cleanly.