Quoting: Jimbo1119
You kidding me??
Wilson punching Buch while Buch was in an awkward, defenseless position with his head pushed to the ice and his neck against a stick, and his right arm twisted up...pretty damn dirty...in all fairness the punches weren’t death blows- but maybe thanks to Strome jumping in injury to Buch was avoided....which of course led to Panarin jumping on Wilson (to try prevent Strome getting rag dolled (the way he eventually did).
I’m fine with Buch getting suspended for his attacking Mantha (even though Mantha provoked)...but to marginalize what Wilson did versus what Buch did a game later is downright insane....Wilson showed that night....just as he has shown numerous times...that he has no regard for players’ safety. He should have been suspended remainder of regular season and first round of the playoffs...for whatever reason his “consequences” on ensuing violations are getting more and more minimal....this league is failing its players.
No I’m not kidding you. A cross check to the face is more dangerous than a punch (this wasn’t a haymaker guys) to the shoulder/neck/head area. Not saying what Wilson did was clean here my guy. Everything that followed the Buch on the ice and defenceless part, I would say is a scrum, and to which that is hockey, there was nothing insane about what happened. Wilson was worked up and fighting harder than the rest of the guys were, he’s also stronger. I’m not a caps fan.
Don’t take the Wilson play in a vacuum and the Mantha play as the whole play. Buch kicked the goalie, so if we are going to include the taps on the leg (I can’t believe this is a selling point for rangers fans believing Mantha deserved this cross check to the face), then let’s include the kick in considering the way those plays developed. Both were dirty, Busch’s was worse. You’re free to think differently, I’m not a fan of either team in this scenario and I think the league sees it the same way