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Neil Not Happy With Ryan Whitney Cross-Check To The Head
by Paul on 03/11/10 at 08:46 AM ET
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from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun,
Chris Neil woke up with a headache Wednesday….
While Neil was on the ice for the club’s 30-minute practice Wednesday at the Saddledome, he wasn’t happy the refereees only gave Whitney a two-minute minor.
Not only did Whitney drill Neil in the head, he also caught him in the shoulder.
“That was a headshot, for sure,” said Neil. “You want to get that kind of stuff out of the game. I didn’t even see him coming. I know he’s behind me, but my back is to him. I wasn’t even facing him. That’s the kind of player he is, he’s kind of a backstabber.
“I didn’t really know what happened off the get-go. I’ve seen that play before and guys have gotten a (five-minute major) and kicked out of the game. I know the referees saw the first one (to the shoulder), but they didn’t see the second, obviously.”
read on and watch a video of the play below…
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Someone is going to get paralyzed or killed with that crap.
It’s all on the NHL now. They have to step up and stop it.
Posted by psycaz on 03/11/10 at 11:00 AM ET
I’m a Sens fan, and I can definitely see why Neil is upset - but I’m not sure where he’s getting that Ryan Whitney is a ‘backstabber’ kind of player.
Maybe I just don’t watch the west enough? Is there a history of this?
It should have been a major, but I don’t know if I buy that it was an intentional shot to the head.
Posted by Da lil Guy from Ottawa on 03/11/10 at 01:12 PM ET
I would think that the second to last guy in the league who would have any ground to stand-on when complaining about headshots is Chris Neil, a master of cheap shots and blows to the head. And he’s second to last only because Cooke is in a more tenuous position at the moment.
Posted by Dan from Pittsburgh, PA on 03/11/10 at 01:47 PM ET
Players I will never feel bad for when they get hit a little too violently:
1. Sean Avery
2. Chris Neil
Honorable mention: Jarkko Ruutu.
Personally, I’m sitting here chuckling to myself at the idea of Chris Neil being mad about a dirty play.
Posted by Brian from Pittsburgh on 03/11/10 at 02:53 PM ET
Neil implying that Whitney is a dirty player is kind of like a speeding car yelling a a bicycle to slow down.
Posted by Flowery from Pittsburgh on 03/11/10 at 03:23 PM ET
I think was accidental but still. You can’t be careless like that.
Bad hit, yes. Backstabber? A little bit of a sensationalist there. He’s had his fair share of backstabbing too then. Probably could have been a major or double minor.
Posted by Matt Fry from Winnipeg on 03/11/10 at 09:09 PM ET
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Cheap shot for sure, but I’m pretty sure Chris Neil getting cross-checked in the neck broke my schadenfreude meter
Posted by KevinP on 03/11/10 at 10:21 AM ET