Comments on: No discipline for Stoll on Fowler hit; Stoll defends actions

By: elvispocomo

elvispocomo — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:54:50 +0000

I could see that defence if Stoll hadn’t gone full into the boards, hitting Fowler when he stopped up to prevent him from getting by him. He pulls his jersey to guide him in? Please, that causes him to stop up more and be in an even more dangerous position because he’s off balance and lower so that when Stoll does hit him (and he actually drives through the hit, it’s not just incidental contact) his head is going into the boards.

By: hockeywithdrawal

hockeywithdrawal — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:43:30 +0000

I do understand that you were just making some comment completely unrelated to the article, and that’s also fine, I was actually just refuting your point that there was something wrong with Pittsburgh’s D. There isn’t.

By: ron05342

ron05342 — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:27:02 +0000

And you are happily without vision. It’s a long season, even if shortened. Pittsburgh will get it back together.

I was just giving my opinion. Nice to see even the mildest of opinions get trolled around here with morons like you who having nothing better to do.

By: sjsharks66

sjsharks66 — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:25:38 +0000

Just like when he destoyed ian white into the boards during the sharks series? He needs to let up on his hits from behind.

By: 19to77

19to77 — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:14:46 +0000

This is something the NHL has to fix with the rules somehow. I’m not saying I know what the solution is, but the players can’t reasonably be expected to avoid situations like this. Stoll would have had to react just about instantly to dodge Fowler there – and this same problem unfolds every other night, it seems. The players can’t help it, so the League has to think of something.

By: hockeywithdrawal

hockeywithdrawal — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:12:11 +0000

Pens are 7th in the league for fewest goals per pame, also 7th best in fewest shots per game…

But you don’t have to make any sense, now do you? You’re happily anonymous.

By: ron05342

ron05342 — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:48:26 +0000

I was at the game, it was wild…the Ducks are a great offensive team, but laughable on defense, and a high-scoring game is totally predictable.

They are like Pittsburgh West.

By: misterchainbluelightning

misterchainbluelightning — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:41:27 +0000

I hate hits from behind near the boards, but I keep watching it and man, if Fowler doesn’t break, the hit doesn’t happen. and I mean the second he breaks Stoll hits him. Stoll doesn’t have a chance.

By: hockeywithdrawal

hockeywithdrawal — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:38:29 +0000

Alright, I can see your point.

By: misterchainbluelightning

misterchainbluelightning — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:31:16 +0000

Or is someone going to tell me that Fowler didn’t cause this himself the second he grabbed an edge with a player in pursuit directly behind him?

By: misterchainbluelightning

misterchainbluelightning — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:29:19 +0000

Just saying if I’m skating with the puck and you’re chasing me, I can make you hit me every single time unless you’re a mind reader and know I’m about grab an edge and come to a stop.

By: misterchainbluelightning

misterchainbluelightning — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:27:41 +0000

If you’re skating directly behind the puck carrier chasing him, and he hit the breaks hard, you’re going to hit him every single time.

By: hockeywithdrawal

hockeywithdrawal — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:27:16 +0000

That gets into a very gray area…”I didn’t mean to break his neck…I was just following him and bracing for it”…nah, doesn’t work for me.

By: misterchainbluelightning

misterchainbluelightning — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:25:26 +0000

They are skating together with Stoll right behind him, Fowler hits the breaks, Stoll braces for it and hits him. Can’t fault him much for this.

By: hockeywithdrawal

hockeywithdrawal — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:24:08 +0000

That’s a pretty picture he’s painting of his own actions. He grabbed the jersey well before Fowler started going down, he grabbed it to slow him up, then extended his arms for the SOLE purpose of shoving Fowler into the boards when Fowler did start to go down.

I don’t know much about Stoll, not commenting at all about his play. But that was a really dangerous move. Didn’t seem clean at all, from an impartial point of view.