P. Marlowe 748 Report post Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) On February 21, 2009 Gauthier was suspended for two games for boarding on an icing call to San Jose Sharks captain Patrick Marleau. Link: Yahoo! Video 2 (a closer look) On February 2, 2009 Gauthier was suspended for five games for a high elbow head shot to Montreal Canadians defenseman Josh Gorges. Link: LA Times Video Edit: I couldn't embed the videos for some reason, so I just added the links. Edited February 22, 2009 by P. Marlowe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted February 22, 2009 Odd that he only got two games for the 2nd suspension. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted February 22, 2009 Odd that he only got two games for the 2nd suspension. I think it's because the hit wasn't all that bad, might not have been a suspension for someone else. It's a suspension because he simply went for the hit, not the puck...on an icing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hillbillywingsfan 794 Report post Posted February 22, 2009 that was a weak call. suspended for 2 games for that!?!?!?!? wtf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esteef 2,679 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 SLOPPY SECONDS!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holmstrom96 347 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 It doesn't look THAT bad, however: 1) It's an icing 2) He put his elbow to drive the other dude's head into the boards 3) It's their captain With all that factored in I think two games is fair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevvie 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Since when do the length of suspensions make sense? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 If this happened to a Red Wing, I would be pissed. It was a hard hit, nothing more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Didn't the League say that "repeat offenders" would see their suspensions escalate, until they "got the message" regarding shots to the head? It they are following policy, this should have been lonnger than 5 games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holmstrom96 347 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 If this happened to a Red Wing, I would be pissed. It was a hard hit, nothing more. I don't agree. This hit is similar to what Pronger did to Holmstrom. It's not as severe, but it's similar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Didn't the League say that "repeat offenders" would see their suspensions escalate, until they "got the message" regarding shots to the head? It they are following policy, this should have been lonnger than 5 games. Exactly what I was thinking when I questioned "only" two games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
