How in the hell does the NHL

[BurghThing]

Allow their "officials" to stand there and watch one team take an elbow in the back of the head, the immediately get boarded and the only call they make is unsportsmanlike on the victim?!? Is it because the victim didn't drop to the ice and lay there like a puss? Is that what it takes?

[Mad City Mike]

It's because good teams get the calls, and bad teams get no respect from these clowns. If I recall, they'll had issues with Furlatt earlier this year, so tonight was no surprise. These guys were terrible. How can you not see Chara interfering with the goalie? How can you not see the same big oaf punch Recchi in the face? It has to be willful.

[netwolf]

Allow their "officials" to stand there and watch one team take an elbow in the back of the head, the immediately get boarded and the only call they make is unsportsmanlike on the victim?!? Is it because the victim didn't drop to the ice and lay there like a puss? Is that what it takes?

I don't know if that's a shot at Schubert, but if it is, that's low. Dude was rocked. He still might be sure of where he is.

That call came about because of that injury though, no question. If Schubert hits the boards and hops right up there isn't a call made.

[BJL]

Exactly... you can't call something just because the guy got hurt.

[relantel]

Allow their "officials" to stand there and watch one team take an elbow in the back of the head, the immediately get boarded and the only call they make is unsportsmanlike on the victim?!? Is it because the victim didn't drop to the ice and lay there like a puss? Is that what it takes?

I don't know if that's a shot at Schubert, but if it is, that's low. Dude was rocked. He still might be sure of where he is.

That call came about because of that injury though, no question. If Schubert hits the boards and hops right up there isn't a call made.

I think the original quote is about the Brooks Orpik hit, where Orpik got 2 mins for unsportsmanlike after a scrum where no other penalties were called, and not the Boguniecki hit

[DelPen]

Exactly... you can't call something just because the guy got hurt.

Actually, the way the rule is written that is exactly what happens. Doesn't matter if you are facing the boards, 20 feet away, etc. If you get hit into the boards hard and look hurt they can call boarding. It's a stupid rule and I thought it was only applicable when a player was less than 3 feet away and facing the boards. If that same, innocent and good hit happened in center ice there would be no call.