http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/27/nhl-wont-punish-wayne-simmonds-for-alleged-homophobic-comment/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Tue, 21 May 2013 01:40:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/27/nhl-wont-punish-wayne-simmonds-for-alleged-homophobic-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-16879 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:21:31 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48640#comment-16879 You obviously haven’t played sports because that’s the unwritten rule. Players talk about things (skin color, wives, personal problems, etc.) that never get repeated after the game is over. Ask any athlete. And Avery is no saint either. Did Avery sucker punch Simmonds when he was on the ground? Yes. Did Avery say that he was going to kill Giroux? Yes. People want to totally ignore that because he fights for AIDS. Good for him. There are plenty of people who fight against AIDS who aren’t saints.

]]> http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/27/nhl-wont-punish-wayne-simmonds-for-alleged-homophobic-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-16878 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:02:39 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48640#comment-16878 No official punishment was required. He probably hurt his public image a bit. The public debate is a good thing in the long run.

]]> http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/27/nhl-wont-punish-wayne-simmonds-for-alleged-homophobic-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-16876 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:33:07 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48640#comment-16876 This is good news

]]> http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/27/nhl-wont-punish-wayne-simmonds-for-alleged-homophobic-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-16873 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:50:26 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48640#comment-16873 Simmonds stepped accross the line and the league probably let him off in light of the banana incident. There is no place for hate speech and the whole thought of “staying in Vegas” is old. Anyone in the crowd could have heard Simmonds. Avery may have been protecting himself for his role in the fights. But he does a lot of work with AIDS fundraising and has a right to be upset at Simmonds. Avery was just being Avery and Simmonds can’t use that as any excuse for hate speech because there is no excuse for it.

]]> http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/27/nhl-wont-punish-wayne-simmonds-for-alleged-homophobic-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-16872 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:30:18 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48640#comment-16872 Total violation on Avery’s part. It’s like Vegas: what said on the ice, stays on the ice. This dude just continues to give people reasons NOT to respect him.

]]> http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/27/nhl-wont-punish-wayne-simmonds-for-alleged-homophobic-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-16870 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:14:01 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48640#comment-16870 Yes overblown…..plus Sean Avery was clearly threatening to “kill giroux”…and he wanted summoned in trouble for calling him a faggot….go collect more purses Avery

]]> http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/27/nhl-wont-punish-wayne-simmonds-for-alleged-homophobic-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-16864 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:23:16 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=48640#comment-16864 A good decision. Overblown story.

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