[Devils-list] TSN's Gord Miller take on things....
Don Whiting
dwhiting@accesswave.ca
Sat, 5 May 2001 01:52:41 -0600
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(May 4) There are actually some fans - Toronto fans one would
presume - who are defending what Tie Domi did last night, saying that
it's the same as what Scott Stevens has done in the past.
That ignores the fact that Stevens hits people with legal bodychecks,
not flying elbows.
Then there are those who point out that Scott Niedermayer was seen
walking around after the game. Apparently those people think you have
to put someone in a coma before you get severely disciplined.
But the NHL's position on all this is baffling. The league says it's
outraged, while allowing and even encouraging people like Domi to
make a handsome living hitting in the head with their fists.
Look who's been involved in most of the worst incidents in the last
few years: Marty McSorley, Donald Brashear, Domi, Brad May, Matt
Johnson. Even Niedermayer's suspension for swinging his stick at
Peter Worrell came after Worrell was spearing New Jersey players
trying to start a fight.
So what will Domi learn from his suspension? He got eight games a few
years ago, and is selling autographed pictures of that incident on
the internet.
It's time for the NHL to face the facts: fighters don't prevent
violent acts, they commit them. And as long as it condones fighting,
the league can be outraged all it wants, but when something like this
happens, it can't be surprised.
Gord Miller
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4)</b></i> There are actually some fans - Toronto fans
one would presume - who are defending what Tie Domi did last night,
saying that it's the same as what Scott Stevens has done in the
past.<br>
That ignores the fact that Stevens hits people with legal bodychecks,
not flying elbows.<br>
Then there are those who point out that Scott Niedermayer was seen
walking around after the game. Apparently those people think you have
to put someone in a coma before you get severely disciplined.<br>
But the NHL's position on all this is baffling. The league says it's
outraged, while allowing and even encouraging people like Domi to
make a handsome living hitting in the head with their fists.<br>
Look who's been involved in most of the worst incidents in the last
few years: Marty McSorley, Donald Brashear, Domi, Brad May, Matt
Johnson. Even Niedermayer's suspension for swinging his stick at
Peter Worrell came after Worrell was spearing New Jersey players
trying to start a fight.<br>
So what will Domi learn from his suspension? He got eight games a few
years ago, and is selling autographed pictures of that incident on
the internet.<br>
It's time for the NHL to face the facts: fighters don't prevent
violent acts, they commit them. And as long as it condones fighting,
the league can be outraged all it wants, but when something like this
happens, it can't be surprised.<br>
<i><b>Gord Miller</b></i><br>
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