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Maxim Lapierre Suspended 4 Games
by Paul on 03/05/10 at 05:36 PM ET
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TORONTO (March 5, 2010) – Montreal Canadiens forward Maxim Lapierre has been suspended for four games, without pay, for a late hit on San Jose Sharks forward Scott Nichol during NHL game #949, last night, the National Hockey league announced today.
Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Lapierre will forfeit $14,248.72. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
At 1:50 of the third period, Lapierre knocked Nichols into the end boards with a late, careless hit. Nichol was injured on the play and did not return to the game. No penalty was assessed on the play.
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The problem with this is that he was suspended for a “late hit” as opposed to any of the other, more obvious flagrant issues with the hit, being from behind, cross checking, and boarding. It’s as though the League wants to say “no, he was late, but we do want to see this kind of hit and result. It was just too late. Would have been great a second earlier.” Next time Lapierre’s up for review, when deciding how to mete out justice, “late hit” as opposed to the more direct and honest issues at play will curtail his punishment, rather than deliver it appropriately.
Posted by Anonymouss on 03/05/10 at 06:09 PM ET
Good Call.
Posted by Pierre from Sherbrooke on 03/05/10 at 06:29 PM ET
What a Dive By Nichols No respect for the Game
Posted by Evilpens on 03/05/10 at 06:32 PM ET
@ Evilpens: Facepalm, engage.
Posted by Matt from SLO,CA on 03/05/10 at 06:36 PM ET
What a Dive By Nichols No respect for the Game
I have to admit, I laughed at this….
Posted by mrfluffy from Long Beach on 03/05/10 at 06:43 PM ET
Good Call…Evilpens you should focus your useless comments about the real divers in the league like Crosby.
Posted by Rob from San Jose on 03/05/10 at 06:44 PM ET
UMMMMMMMMM Sorry you Geniuses missed the Sarcasm
Was Channeling my Inner 12 year Old Wings Fan
BUT THANKS FOR PLAYING & HERE’S YOUR LOVELY PARTING GIFT !!!
Posted by Evilpens on 03/05/10 at 06:53 PM ET
What a Dive By Nichols No respect for the Game
Posted by Evilpens on 03/05/10 at 06:32 PM ET
I did laugh at this, I must admit. 
I don’t know about this. It was stupid, careless, and completely pointless, but I see that happen other times and the player shoved doesn’t go into the boards that hard, or gets right up because he happens to hit a way that isn’t as painful.
Sure it’s wrong, but if that warrants a suspension then so do a lot of other random acts of stupidity. If the suspension is going to be based on “he could have been paralyzed” instead of “he was paralyzed” then suspensions should also be based on “he could have been concussed or otherwise seriously hurt” instead of “he was concussed or seriously hurt” in other actions - and prior experience shows this is definitely not the case.
It’s just so arbitrary and random. (And it doesn’t help that I lost my dang flowchart, too.)
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 03/06/10 at 07:16 AM ET
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well deserved. Was a cowardly hit with no respect for a fellow player
Posted by Luongo-is-my-hero on 03/05/10 at 05:48 PM ET