Commander Wallace
10-03-18, 07:31 PM
Washington Capitals right winger or goon, Tom Wilson was suspended for 20 games today by the NHL.
Quote : The right winger, who plays on Washington's top line with captain Alex Ovechkin, was ejected for the hit on St. Louis Blues center Oskar Sundqvist in the second period of the teams' exhibition game on Sunday. Wilson had an in-person hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety in New York on Wednesday.
Wilson's suspension, which he can appeal, is the longest handed down by the league since Raffi Torres of the San Jose Sharks was banned a record 41 games in 2015, also for a preseason hit.
The league noted that Wilson "is considered a repeat offender" — and, indeed, this is hardly the first time the sixth-year player has been in trouble for the way he has taken out an opponent.
He was suspended twice because of preseason hits a year ago, then had to sit out three games during the playoffs for a check to the head that broke Pittsburgh Penguins center Zach Aston-Reese's jaw and caused a concussion.
"In short, including preseason and postseason games played, this is Wilson's fourth suspension in his last 105 games, an unprecedented frequency of suspensions in the history of the Department of Player Safety," the NHL video says.
Wilson's fourth ban in less than 13 months will cost him nearly a quarter of the 82-game regular season — only five NHL players have been suspended longer for on-ice play — and $1.26 million in salary.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/capitals-winger-tom-wilson-banned-20-games-preseason-195343293--spt.html
https://ux.azcentral.com/story/sports/nhl/capitals/2018/10/03/washington-capitals-tom-wilson-suspended-20-games-hit-head-nhl/1513128002/
I think Wilson should have been banned for longer than 20 games. If the NHL Dept. of player safety is serious about avoiding injuries and sending a message, Wilson should have been banned for maybe 50 games because of his status as a repeat offender and resident goon of the Capitals.
Quote : The right winger, who plays on Washington's top line with captain Alex Ovechkin, was ejected for the hit on St. Louis Blues center Oskar Sundqvist in the second period of the teams' exhibition game on Sunday. Wilson had an in-person hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety in New York on Wednesday.
Wilson's suspension, which he can appeal, is the longest handed down by the league since Raffi Torres of the San Jose Sharks was banned a record 41 games in 2015, also for a preseason hit.
The league noted that Wilson "is considered a repeat offender" — and, indeed, this is hardly the first time the sixth-year player has been in trouble for the way he has taken out an opponent.
He was suspended twice because of preseason hits a year ago, then had to sit out three games during the playoffs for a check to the head that broke Pittsburgh Penguins center Zach Aston-Reese's jaw and caused a concussion.
"In short, including preseason and postseason games played, this is Wilson's fourth suspension in his last 105 games, an unprecedented frequency of suspensions in the history of the Department of Player Safety," the NHL video says.
Wilson's fourth ban in less than 13 months will cost him nearly a quarter of the 82-game regular season — only five NHL players have been suspended longer for on-ice play — and $1.26 million in salary.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/capitals-winger-tom-wilson-banned-20-games-preseason-195343293--spt.html
https://ux.azcentral.com/story/sports/nhl/capitals/2018/10/03/washington-capitals-tom-wilson-suspended-20-games-hit-head-nhl/1513128002/
I think Wilson should have been banned for longer than 20 games. If the NHL Dept. of player safety is serious about avoiding injuries and sending a message, Wilson should have been banned for maybe 50 games because of his status as a repeat offender and resident goon of the Capitals.