![]() The Hurricanes are a Stanley Cup contender - and could be for years to come. That’s not done, and the negotiations are grinding. What he’s asked, however, is for his assistants, goalie coach, trainers and equipment people to be re-signed. That’s where he wants to be and everyone knows it. In Carolina, it sounds like the Hurricanes have a verbal agreement with Rod Brind’Amour to stay as coach. The coach added the Capitals are “working through things inside the room.”Ģ. Laviolette said Tuesday the status of the centre and goalie Ilya Samsonov, who did not play Monday because they were late to a meeting, is uncertain for Wednesday’s rematch. On another matter, I think Washington is running out of patience with Evgeny Kuznetsov. I used to have an awful temper, and my father would tell me, “It’s on you to control it or you will pay the consequences.” In this situation, Wilson should be held accountable to control himself much more than he did.ġ. He has to play his game, he has to be hard to play against, he has to be physical, but in the same sense he’s got to know that eyes are on him as well.” “With the attention on him, he gets looked at a certain way. “I think the message (from us) to Tom is he’s big, he’s strong and when he gets into scrums and wrestles you’ve got to be careful,” said Capitals coach Peter Laviolette. Whatever you may think of Wilson, he’s a high-level talent. ![]() That’s an alert player who can think quickly - and properly. ![]() Minutes before the brawl, John Carlson lost his stick in the defensive zone, and Wilson gave the defenceman his own, knowing Carlson needs it more than he does. When the NHL punished Tim Peel, it was about “protecting the shield,” and there’s a similar argument to be made here - it’s just not good for the league to have this all over TMZ. “As players, you want the league to have your back in those situations, and I think a lot of guys in our dressing room just feel like they didn’t.” “(Panarin) with no helmet on - a superstar in our league - I think it’s a joke,” Strome added. To me it was an awful lot there to suspend (Wilson).” “A line was crossed: (Panarin) didn’t have his helmet on, vulnerable, he got hurt. “Everybody in our organization is very disappointed,” Rangers head coach David Quinn said. He won’t play the rest of this year, but it could have been much, much worse. We’ve all seen fights where someone stops because their opponent is overmatched.īut Wilson didn’t end it, and Panarin got hurt. Second, there was a point where Wilson realized who he was tangling with and could have ended it. Some said that Panarin engaged Wilson, so he brought what happened on himself, but I’m not buying that.įor one thing, Panarin was defending Buchnevich and Ryan Strome. So he’s doing a slow burn, and that contributes to what happened. He’s upset at a roughing call against him from earlier in the period, then gets mad when the officials think he shouldn’t be on the ice for a face-off. If you watch the second period leading up to Monday’s incident, it’s clear Wilson is losing his temper. ![]() It’s proof there is room for manoeuvring, if necessary.Īnd there’s a lot to pore over here. The league interpreted its rules in an almost unprecedented manner and not everyone liked it, but the decision was made. When Wilson hit Brandon Carlo, there was enormous internal debate before his seven-game suspension. If he’s delivering a ferocious open-ice hit, or making some kind of tough “hockey play,” I am more understanding. They aren’t equipped to deal with him, and he should recognize there’s a limit. What it comes down to - for me - is that Wilson should know he can’t take free shots at Pavel Buchnevich and/or Artemi Panarin. I generally don’t get riled up about player-safety decisions, but I didn’t like this Tom Wilson ruling. Stanley Cup playoffs could begin May 15.
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