e_prime 1,936 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 http://www.csnbayarea.com/sharks/sharks-raffi-torres-gets-match-penalty-questionable-hit Match penalty for an elbow to Jakob Silfverberg. The gif below shows it in slow-mo and it's a blatant shot to the dome. http://gfycat.com/RipeGoodGopher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
number9 3,297 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 He took a few strides but I thought it looked shoulder to shoulder, at least didn't look like he was targeting the head on purpose to me. Maybe I'm blind. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) He's so bad at being a grinder. How hard is it to avoid headshots ya dumbo. If almost all of the other grinders can do it why can't you.. He took a few strides but I thought it looked shoulder to shoulder, at least didn't look like he was targeting the head on purpose to me. Maybe I'm blind. He could have avoided it in this case imo. dudes head was down. I do notice it was close to shoulder tho. Wow i just looked at the gif. Ouch! Edited October 5, 2015 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
number9 3,297 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 He's so bad at being a grinder. How hard is it to avoid headshots ya dumbo. If almost all of the other grinders can do it why can't you.. He could have avoided it in this case imo. dudes head was down. I do notice it was close to shoulder tho. Wow i just looked at the gif. Ouch! Yeah, honestly I don't have a problem with the hit. He got rocked. Sometimes you get rocked. This is hockey. This is life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e_prime 1,936 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 Did you follow the link to the reverse angle .gif, 9? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheelchairsuperhero 1,453 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 The gif to me makes it look like he's doing that chicken wing thing to extend the elbow out on purpose. Though whether intentional or not it definitely looks like the first thing that gets hit is the head. How's Silfverberg? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e_prime 1,936 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres will have a hearing with the National Hockey League on Monday after receiving a match penalty for an illegal hit to the head of Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg. TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reported Torres has waived his right to an in-person hearing. Torres was assessed the penalty in the first period of Saturday's exhibition game. Silfverberg left the ice and did not return. "He"s OK. Thank goodness for that," Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. "He was kept out just for precautionary reasons. Knowing this was the last pre-season game, there was no sense bringing him back. He could’ve played."" Sharks coach Pete DeBoer called the play "unfortunate." According to NHL rules, any player who receives a match penalty "shall be automatically suspended from further competition until the Commissioner has ruled on the issue." Torres has been suspended four times in his NHL career, the most recent coming during the 2012-13 Stanley Cup playoffs. Torres was suspended for the remainder of the second round against the Los Angeles Kings for an illegal check to the head of Jarret Stoll. Torres was handed a 25-game suspension in 2012 while playing for the Arizona Coyotes after landing a late hit on the Blackhawks' Marian Hossa. The 25 game suspension is the third-longest handed down by the league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amato 3,210 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Looks like he could get a pretty lengthy suspension.... It's being reviewed for the same reasons as the hossa hit. And supposedly he's not considered a "repeat offender" because he hasn't been suspended for the past 18 months. but hasn't he been injured most of that time? http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2015/10/04/torres-offered-in-person-hearing-potentially-setting-up-long-suspension/Good riddance edit: also, who in their right mind gave him an A??? hopefully that's just a matter of not enough starters playing in a preseason game. Edited October 5, 2015 by amato Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings_Toledo 233 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 Never liked the guy and hopefully this suspension is enough to force him out of the league next season. 2 Z Winged Dangler and TheXym reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
number9 3,297 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 Did you follow the link to the reverse angle .gif, 9? I did, maybe it's too fast for me, I just don't see targeting of the head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z Winged Dangler 2,082 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 Never liked the guy and hopefully this suspension is enough to force him out of the league next season. That would be a LONG time coming. Torres is the worst kind of garbage. 2 TheXym and Wings_Toledo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hillbillywingsfan 794 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 Raffi Torres always reminded me of Dutch from Karate Kid so thats why I never liked him. 1 BobRouse03 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 Did he hit his head or shoulder, hard to tell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hillbillywingsfan 794 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 Did he hit his head or shoulder, hard to tell Looks like pretty much both at the same time per these frames http://gfycat.com/RipeGoodGopher#?frameNum=100 http://gfycat.com/RipeGoodGopher#?frameNum=102 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 Looks like pretty much both at the same time per these frames http://gfycat.com/RipeGoodGopher#?frameNum=100 http://gfycat.com/RipeGoodGopher#?frameNum=102 Ouch little shoulder and a lot of chin and jaw Thank you for those, yup... Head shot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BottleOfSmoke 5,965 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 41 games? Jesus Christ! what a doucher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 About time the NHL grew a pair 2 hillbillywingsfan and TheXym reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 At first, I thought the report of 41 games was a typo. Then, I remembered that this is Raffi Torres we're talking about... 1 thegerkin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 Crimminal at it again.. nothing new. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheXym 2,606 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 The vid on TSN from the league explaining the suspension was pretty clear it was a head shot. Long overdue. He should have been banned from the the league earlier. As others have said, hopefully this forces him out of the league next year. 3 thegerkin, F.Michael and Wings_Toledo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 41 games. NHL finally has some balls. 1 thegerkin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 Raffi Torres contrbution to the Sharks.. Played in 28 games Suspended 47 games. Love it 1 PavelValerievichDatsyuk reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ami 273 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 41 games. NHL finally has some balls. do you really believe it? I dont'. until they use equal measure to everyone regardless offender status Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kliq 3,763 Report post Posted October 6, 2015 do you really believe it? I dont'. until they use equal measure to everyone regardless offender status Why do you think the NHL should not take past suspensions/actions into consideration when handing out suspensions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted October 6, 2015 about time it's pre season and he could have held back. Now he has 4 months to think about it. 1 thegerkin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
