I find it pretty sad to think Sopel "backpedalling" is some kind of victory
Yikes
The way I understood Sopel was:
-He did choke and hit me
-I told it as a story, not as an accusation
-Don't quote me from a year ago and put words in my mouth
So doesn't change the fact Crawford choked Sopel, just Sopel was ok with it. Does change it a bit, doesn't change the fact Crawford hit his players. O'Sullivan hasn't changed his tone however.
I do like how Chicago went about this though.
NHL is working on a code of conduct for coaches, something they didn't have in place...per Elliotte Friedman
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
I find it pretty sad to think Sopel "backpedalling" is some kind of victory
Yikes
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Why though? I don't get it. The point being is everyone made a big deal out of these statements when they first emerged, which is very typical in the un vetted world of social media, later both statements were clarified to show a clearer picture. In the meantime somebodies life, reputation and lively hood has been greatly affected Marc Crawford. We all need to be more responsible with out words because it's clear our society is ready to pounce on the next hot topic at a moments notice.
12 Team Keep 5 (2 F, 1 D, 1 G, 1 Any) G,A,PTS,PPP,SOG,HITS,PIMS,W,GAA and Sv%.
F: Kucherov, K.Connor, J. Hughes,, J.Guentzel, A.Svechnikov,
D: Q. Hughes,
G:Bobrovsky
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12 Team Keep 5 (2 F, 1 D, 1 G, 1 Any) G,A,PTS,PPP,SOG,HITS,PIMS,W,GAA and Sv%.
F: Kucherov, K.Connor, J. Hughes,, J.Guentzel, A.Svechnikov,
D: Q. Hughes,
G:Bobrovsky
Just some random comments after going through most of this thread...
Wonders me how Avery only got a kick in the ass. If there's one player that probably deserved to be abused... I half kid. He's not a good person.
NHL conveniently turned a blind eye until the media made it the spotlight. Pretty much the concussion landscape all over again. Class action lawsuit in the NHL's future for failure to act on NHLPA complaints over the years? ... I wonder?? Or perhaps for failure to protect.
it's hard to believe a 6 billion dollar business is JUST NOW creating a Code of Conduct... Yeeesh... and Bettman's in the Hall of Fame....
There's no way the NFL can open this can of worms. I would suspect 50% of head and assistant coaches would find themselves in Crawford's shoes... probably all of them in Babcock's shoes. NCAA - NEEDS to do this. Those kids would have so much more to lose by speaking up while on scholarship. They're already some of the most exploited athletes in North America.
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