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Originally Posted by T.C.O.B.
No matter how much you whine about this, it is not going to change. Obviously, the NHL saw what Osgood did and recognized without his stick butt, the incident would not have occurred. Face it, you were wrong about this last night. Happens to the best of us.
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Swinging a stick with two hands at another player has always been recognized by the NHL as a no-no, usually resulting in a suspension. Just because Osgood made contact with Ribeiro does not give Ribeiro the right to swing his stick at Osgood.
Heck, if Ribeiro hadn't swung his stick, there's no way Osgood would have been fined for that play. The one thing that we can say is that NHL's supplemental discipline is wildly inconsistent.
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"Picked off by Michigan State, 3 on 1 down the ice. Abdelkader to the slot, fires. OFF THE POST! Over to the near boards, picked up by the Spartans. 25 seconds left in the period. Around behind the net, Kennedy. Kennedy out in front. GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLL! MICHIGAN STATE SCORES! OH MY GOODNESS! The Spartans, with 19 seconds to play have taken a 2-1 lead over Boston College!"
-Scott Moore, calling Justin Abdelkader's National Championship Winning Goal, 4/7/07
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