tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post9053099787151613756..comments2023-10-20T04:45:00.350-06:00Comments on Coming Down the Pipe!: What To Do With Shinnimin?Guy Flaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178739486819659419noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post-67047972224708181792010-10-09T11:32:04.990-06:002010-10-09T11:32:04.990-06:00That is the dirtiest hit I have seen in any league...That is the dirtiest hit I have seen in any league in a long, long time.<br /><br />Worthy of a 40 game suspension.<br /><br />Anything under 25 games and the league looks like a joke.Traktorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05742119009000773867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post-35635520775026167662010-10-09T09:55:26.472-06:002010-10-09T09:55:26.472-06:00While it was a brutally dangerous hit, here's ...While it was a brutally dangerous hit, here's why I'd be surprised if it was over the 10-15 game mark...<br /><br />1) The fact that Shinniman isn't a known pugilist or a guy who's got a reputation around the league for this sort of thing. Not to mention he's one of the leading scorers in the league.<br /><br />2) Nicholls wasn't hurt THAT badly. We all know from the history of these actions in the CHL, that the extent of the injury definitely plays into the suspension length. Nicholls has a concussion and a bruised back. Serious, but I've read he could be back in a week. <br /><br />If you compare it to the Mike Liambas incident, Ben Fanelli suffered a fractured skull and still hasn't been cleared for contact nearly a year later. He was also a vulnerable 16 year old rookie the league was clearly trying to protect. While Nicholls is a veteran in the WHL. <br /><br />You've also got to factor in Liambas' reputation as someone on the ice there to mash faces rather than score goals. <br /><br />If I think back to Zac Rinaldo's hit on Andrew Yogan (not quite as serious but Yogan missed significant time with a concussion), he got 8 games for his actions.<br /><br />It'll be interesting to see the ruling.Brock Ottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237782074032840702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post-54531128744004852312010-10-09T00:21:28.071-06:002010-10-09T00:21:28.071-06:00For me that play is deserving of 15-20 games. I wo...For me that play is deserving of 15-20 games. I would be really disappointed with less and if he got more I would be surprised, but not outraged. <br /><br />Shinniman isn't a habitually dirty player from what I can gather but that's a hit that needs to be eliminated from the game and only a big reaction from the WHL will be an appropriate response. <br /><br />I feel for GM Bob Tory though because it would be tough to lose what is arguably your best player for an extended period of time. <br /><br />That said, I don't think you the league can afford to have different sets of rules for their marquee players and the rest of the guys on the rosters. <br /><br />Ignore the names on the jerseys, judge the play for the play itself.<br /><br />That's a brutally dangerous hit and should be treated as such regardless of who gave or received it.Guy Flaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178739486819659419noreply@blogger.com