raped, killed etc. That hasnt happened to gays, and therefore in my eyes isn't nearly as bad.
Matthew Shepard says, Hi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard
I would assume that between The NHL and The Florida Panthers, that like most other corporations, one or both of them, have a code of conduct for all of their employees to follow that includes a non-harassment clause based on race, religion, color, creed, or sexual orientation. I am sure this will be brought forward while deciding what kind of punishment to hand out. By not doing anything about the Simmonds-Avery incident, they leave themselves plenty of room to shoot themselves in the foot with this one.
OK, sure, so he's widely known as one of the best playoff performers of the last four years for nothing. You go, champ.
Much of the last 2 years has been paying lip service to the 2 years previous, when he was a dominate force in the playoffs. But not to worry, he has 9 years left on his contract to get back on track.
Babcock is, without a doubt, trying to be an obstacle in his career.
Actually, I think that if Commie looked good enough to play, he would be playing some. We don't get to see what goes on in practice, so I'll have to think that Babcock doesn't see him as any more help, than the six that we dress. It also doesn't help that we're trying to bank some points. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I don't think this will effect Stuart in any way, as he usually goes ass first and lays a pretty mean Johnny Bucyk on most of his targets. As for Kronwall, he had better be wearing weights on his skates to keep his damn feet on the ground. He knows that the league is watching this now. He has no excuse now. He needs to aim at the crest on the front of the sweater to make sure that he's not head hunting.
I'm sort of baffled at where the "exploding upward" hit came from. What ever happened to the days when Stevens, or Robinson, or Potvin, or Horton, or Marotte, would just run your ass over, and keep skating? And what was so wrong with those hits, that they had to change the style of hitting to more resemble a perfectly executed tackle in football?