"The hit by Rome was clearly beyond what is acceptable in terms of how late it was delivered after Horton had released the puck and it caused a significant injury." - NHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations, Mike Murphy The great majority of those that oppose the 4 game suspension do not argue against the fact the hit was late. Instead, most latch onto the "significant injury" … [Read more...]
AARON ROME SUSPENDED 4 GAMES FOR HIT ON NATHAN HORTON
June 7, 2011 By
The NHL has suspended Aaron Rome for last night's late hit on Nathan Horton: "Two factors were considered in reaching this decision," per NHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations Mike Murphy. "The hit by Rome was clearly beyond what is acceptable in terms of how late it was delivered after Horton had released the puck and it caused a significant injury." Aaron Rome will miss the … [Read more...]
NHL FINES DEAN LOMBARDI $50,000.00 FOR CALLING MIKE MURPHY BIASED
Ouch. I think Dean's salary is $1 million dollars per season so this adds up to 5% of his salary. The question is, does the team pay for it or does it come out of his paycheck? I will guess that the team pays for it. That may be at AEG's discretion as part of Dean's contract. For those looking for a positive out of this, there is none. Our GM acted like an immature adolescent who threw a … [Read more...]