Islanders Pascal Morency suspended indefinitely

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NEW YORK -- New York Islanders forward Pascal Morency has been suspended indefinitely after leaving the bench to start a fight with Calgary defenseman Dion Phaneuf.

The NHL announced the suspension Friday. No date for a hearing has been set.

Phaneuf's hit knocked out Islanders forward Kyle Okposo in the second period of the Flames' 5-4 shootout victory Thursday night in an exhibition game.

Morency jumped off the bench and charged Phaneuf, starting a brawl that included New York goalie Martin Biron. Okposo remained motionless for more than six minutes. He was immobilized and removed from the ice on a stretcher.

Morency was assessed a game misconduct penalty.

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[Broken 16 381]

What an idiot...

Haha... Theo Fluery. Weird to see him again.

Edited September 19, 2009 by Broken 16

[j.hoop 64]

im sorry but i think thats pretty cool. phaneuf is a ****** bag.

[Broken 16 381]

im sorry but i think thats pretty cool. phaneuf is a ****** bag.

Doesn't make Morency any less of a moron.

[j.hoop 64]

Doesn't make Morency any less of a moron.

never said anything about that. was he not playing? seems like he could of waited for his next shift if so. but still, i hate big ugly phaneuf and will always side with the person beating on him, moron or not.

[Broken 16 381]

never said anything about that. was he not playing? seems like he could of waited for his next shift if so. but still, i hate big ugly phaneuf and will always side with the person beating on him, moron or not.

I think he just lost it. You're right though, after the stupidness was over, it was cool to see Phaneuf get smacked around a little.

[newfy 695]

it looks like it was a line change to me right as phaneuf hit okposo. When you're Phaneuf and have proven your worth in the league you don't go doing that s*** in preseason against a s***ty teams 2nd est prospect after Tavares. He deserved more of a beat down.

[j.hoop 64]

the hit looks a little borderline jumping to me, but since we have kronwall, we can make no assumptions. im sure the islanders will not forget that hit.

[TX Wing 26]

What a bulls*** hit against a top prospect in a preseason game. Deserved everything he got if you ask me, maybe some more.

[eva unit zero 271]

Just for reference, Kyle Okposo is no longer a prospect. He played 65 games last season and 9 games the year before, and is not going back to the minors. He was an Islanders prospect for the 2006-07 season when he played at the University of Minnesota, and the 2007-08 season when he played for Minnesota, and then spent the remainder of the year with Bridgeport of the AHL before joining the Islanders late in the season. He spent all of last season with the Islanders, except for the AHL playoffs which he played 2 games for Bridgeport as the Isles missed the postseason.

[Holmstrom96 347]

Better quality:

[Echolalia 2,961]

Wow I never noticed that Morency wasn't on the ice when the hit happened.

[Guest micah]

Didn't Moron-cy come on at the line change? What's suspension-worthy about that?

[Doc Holiday 0]

Didn't Moron-cy come on at the line change? What's suspension-worthy about that?

The players never came off.

[aw1340 0]

it looks like it was a line change to me right as phaneuf hit okposo. When you're Phaneuf and have proven your worth in the league you don't go doing that s*** in preseason against a s***ty teams 2nd est prospect after Tavares. He deserved more of a beat down.

I agree. There was 1 or 2 players going to the bench at the same time, and somebody would've went after Phanuef anyway probably so I don't think he should even be suspended.

[eva unit zero 271]

Didn't Moron-cy come on at the line change? What's suspension-worthy about that?

No, he flew off the bench right after the hit. Take another look at the video and watch the Isles bench. Morency jumps off the bench immediately after the hit.

As far as the hit, Phaneuf does seem to leave his feet on the play, although it looks like he makes contact before he does, so it's not an illegal hit in that sense. Just Phaneuf not being able to throw a hit without falling down.

[Guest micah]

The players never came off.

Hey, you're right!

If I was Moron-cy, I'd be a bit miffed at my teammates. They saw him come off, and it was clear that they were coming in, at least from what he could tell.

He's a victim. He deserves to be reinstated immediately, a small medal or trophy of some sort, and 3 free shots at Phaneuf.

[Guest micah]

No, he flew off the bench right after the hit. Take another look at the video and watch the Isles bench. Morency jumps off the bench immediately after the hit.

As far as the hit, Phaneuf does seem to leave his feet on the play, although it looks like he makes contact before he does, so it's not an illegal hit in that sense. Just Phaneuf not being able to throw a hit without falling down.

Doc is right. Morency did nothing wrong that I can see - he came off the bench when two guys were coming in, nothing illegal about that. It became illegal when neither of them actually left the ice. Coming off the bench immediately after the hit is not a suspendable offense if it's on a linechange. Had either of the guys who skated toward the bench had the presence of mind to stay there, Morency wouldn't be in trouble.

...I think, anyway.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Meh, he should've flew after Phaneuf and hit any other f***** that got in his way. To jump off for what he did was stupid.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

never said anything about that. was he not playing? seems like he could of waited for his next shift if so. but still, i hate big ugly phaneuf and will always side with the person beating on him, moron or not.

It's not like Phaneuf's neanderthal face is tough to miss out there...

[Holmstrom96 347]

The players never came off.

True. It did look like they were about to, but they didn't. It reminds me of when some dude hit Steve Yzerman and Stu Grimson had his led hanging over the dasher waiting for someone to come to the bench.

[jollymania 162]

It's not like Phaneuf's neanderthal face is tough to miss out there...

lol so true...

[Bring Back The Bruise Bros 1,029]

lol so true...

Rematch Saturday night!!

[Mors 201]

Phaneuf is a piece of garbage, was that hit really necessary in a preseason game? still bitter about the sloppy seconds perhaps?

[Hiei 192]

Morency is only a few years removed from the Fort Wayne Komets...