SteenIsThaFuture Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Not sure if this was deserving of the Sens/Sabres thread or its very own, if not mods move it. I just couldn't believe it, so don't let me describe it just watch. What should the league rule on this? I mean when has this happened before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js2 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 The TSN highlights of the game and Ruutu tries denying it even though you can clearly see he's biting the glove. http://watch.tsn.ca/nhl/#clip127166 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trock48jj Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Both clips show he was clearly bitten. I think it should become a rule and the nhl should make it a harsh one. If the refs had seen it the most Ruutu would have recieved is and unsportsmanlike misconduct and an extra 2 minutes becasue he drew blood. Until a new rule is made this is all players are most likely to recieve. Lets just hope there a only a few, if any, copy-cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js2 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 TSN is saying the league will be scheduling a hearing with Ruutu. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=262261&lid...os=topStory_nhl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey_gal89 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 TSN is saying the league will be scheduling a hearing with Ruutu. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=262261&lid...os=topStory_nhl I say he gets 10 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlHabsFan Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Make him fight Mike Tyson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innis_Mor Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Why not? You stick your fingers in an 8 month-old's mouth, the same thing happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjamessauve Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Throw the coward out of the league. I hate that little weasel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-1 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I say he gets 10 games.I'll agree, but Supplementary Discipline is such a crap-shoot, I wouldn't be surprised if it was anywhere in the 5 to 15 games range... higher than 10 because: 1) Ruutu has "repeat offender" status 2) Ruutu isn't a star who would get preferential treatment -- in fact, while Avery might have been the "most hated" player, I think Ruutu is considered by many as the "dirtiest" player -- and the league would see this as a chance to get him out of there for a while... lower than 10 because: the potential for serious injury was small... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Somebody should feed the guy before games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1963 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 What a joke that was by the nhl commitee to give him only 2 games this league is getting to be a total joke....I think they should change the disciplinary committee all together.....2 GAMES BIG DEAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innis_Mor Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 What a joke that was by the nhl commitee to give him only 2 games this league is getting to be a total joke....I think they should change the disciplinary committee all together.....2 GAMES BIG DEAL 2 games, .... plus $31,000 of salary. I thought it would be 2-3 games. That's all it needs to be; he was biting through a leather glove. Now, if he actually bit a finger off or something it would need to be more. Face washing is just about as cowardly (and not that Ruutu doesn't partake of that himself). You won't see Peters face-washing Ruutu again, at any rate. Peters, on the bite: "It's not good for the game of hockey." (but concentrated face washing is? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareyPrice31 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 That is possibly the most immature thing I've ever seen. A grown man who bites other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefooligan5 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I love Jeremy Roenick's response to this. He just kept saying "This is a Chicken-Bleep move." ahaha ... it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-1 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 2 games, .... plus $31,000 of salary. I thought it would be 2-3 games. That's all it needs to be; he was biting through a leather glove. Now, if he actually bit a finger off or something it would need to be more. it's not exactly "plus" $31k in salary, that's the salary he forfeits for the 2 game suspension... if a player could be suspended but not have to forfeit salary, it could seem like a reward on some teams... another way to look at it is, why should Ruutu get paid for those two games when he's not going to be playing in them because of his own actions... Ruutu is a "repeat offender", which should have increased the number of games... so, 2 games means the actual biting is only worthy of 1 game and the second was for being a "repeat offender"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twillightzone Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Imagine Ruttu and Avery on the same team.....man what a "freak show" Frankly I laughed when I saw this the first time and was but what would one expect when putting fingers in that mans mouth really. Both of them is kind stupid and to blame for the whole thing (clearly mostly Ruttu, but still fingers in a mans mouth ??) Got to keep the sex out of the game guys, rent a hotel room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruuvimeisseli Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 lol Mike tyson younger brother. But that was a dirty move tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbochan Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I just hope to god Peters has had a recent tetanus shot, and doesn't need rabies shots. Compared to Ruutu, Chris Neil is a Lady Byng winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 This whole situation is ridiculous. On one hand you have Peters and the other Ruutu. They're both a couple of morons if you ask me. Peters might not have the reputation that Ruutu does, but I could care less about him getting bitten by Ruutu and then screaming about it like a child. Ruutu deserves the suspension, but it's not like he bit someone who is considered a moral crusader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innis_Mor Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 it's not exactly "plus" $31k in salary, that's the salary he forfeits for the 2 game suspension...Yes, it is 'plus' if one considers the two distinct. Heck, I'd take pay for no work; not sure sure I'd work for no pay. I imagine the $31K hurts Ruutu more than the two games 'not playing', especially when the team sucks as bad as Ottawa does right now. (At least Mike Fisher is taking it all in stride, keeping his mind off the Sens' woes -- word is he's dating Carrie Underwood. ) This whole situation is ridiculous. On one hand you have Peters and the other Ruutu. They're both a couple of morons if you ask me. Peters might not have the reputation that Ruutu does, but I could care less about him getting bitten by Ruutu and then screaming about it like a child. Ruutu deserves the suspension, but it's not like he bit someone who is considered a moral crusader. Exactly. Peters is the wrong person to be 'complaining' -- and what exactly did he expect by washing his glove all over Ruutu's face anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-1 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Yes, it is 'plus' if one considers the two distinct. Heck, I'd take pay for no work; not sure sure I'd work for no pay. I imagine the $31K hurts Ruutu more than the two games 'not playing', especially when the team sucks as bad as Ottawa does right now. Exactly. Peters is the wrong person to be 'complaining' -- and what exactly did he expect by washing his glove all over Ruutu's face anyway? that's just it, you shouldn't consider the two distinct... all suspensions mean you forfeit salary... it's not like they're suspending him and want $31k out of his pocket, they're just not going to pay him the money he isn't going to earn because he won't be playing those games... and I know we've all seen that this is NOT the case in the NHL, but NHL discipline/rules should be applied equally to everyone, like the law... it shouldn't matter how despicable the 'victim' is or how angelic the offender is, you should punish the 'act' that was committed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innis_Mor Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 that's just it, you shouldn't consider the two distinct... all suspensions mean you forfeit salary... it's not like they're suspending him and want $31k out of his pocket, they're just not going to pay him the money he isn't going to earn because he won't be playing those games...I expect "not playing" for an NHL player is not the same as a regular Joe getting a "day off" -- Ruutu will still have to travel with the club, practice and attend the game. Heck, if you have to attend, you may as well play -- that's the fun part!! . Any way you cut it, it's $31,000 (less taxes) out of his pocket that he expected to be there when he did his budget for the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-1 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I expect "not playing" for an NHL player is not the same as a regular Joe getting a "day off" -- Ruutu will still have to travel with the club, practice and attend the game. Heck, if you have to attend, you may as well play -- that's the fun part!! . Any way you cut it, it's $31,000 (less taxes) out of his pocket that he expected to be there when he did his budget for the year. you would think, but I've heard with my own ears (as opposed to someone else's ears I borrowed? ) an unnamed (mostly because I can't remember his name right now and don't want to look it up) MLB catcher admit he faked an injury to get out of a game early... and this wasn't the everyday catcher, he was the back-up, or at best a partial platoon, who certainly didn't get to play everyday, and here he was lying to get out of playing on a day he did get to start... you don't think Ruutu has budgeted for 'acting like a ****'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracie12 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 This whole situation is ridiculous. On one hand you have Peters and the other Ruutu. They're both a couple of morons if you ask me. Peters might not have the reputation that Ruutu does, but I could care less about him getting bitten by Ruutu and then screaming about it like a child. Ruutu deserves the suspension, but it's not like he bit someone who is considered a moral crusader. +1 Biting should not be in the game - but neither should face washing (and that was a pretty dirty, extended face wash). IMHO Ruutu should have gotten 10 games & Peters should have gotten 2. Ps, I think MacTavish had the best line: "Yeah, I've seen it lots. Guys get hungry. Was it in the third period?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innis_Mor Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 you would think, but I've heard with my own ears (as opposed to someone else's ears I borrowed? ) an unnamed (mostly because I can't remember his name right now and don't want to look it up) MLB catcher admit he faked an injury to get out of a game early... and this wasn't the everyday catcher, he was the back-up, or at best a partial platoon, who certainly didn't get to play everyday, and here he was lying to get out of playing on a day he did get to start... you don't think Ruutu has budgeted for 'acting like a ****'? I was thinking the same thing (and expecting you to, as well ) as I was typing that statement. It's funny, how in Avery's case for example, it can be the best thing (Sloppygate, then) that ever happened to a club. Dallas is achieving more without him in the dressing room now (never mind, not on the ice). At some point a salary can be a "sunk cost" (it can be more beneficial to pay a guy to not play; heck, they do it with coaches all the time!! ) Ruutu is not there yet, but seems as if he may be heading there. +1 Biting should not be in the game - but neither should face washing (and that was a pretty dirty, extended face wash). IMHO Ruutu should have gotten 10 games & Peters should have gotten 2. Ps, I think MacTavish had the best line: "Yeah, I've seen it lots. Guys get hungry. Was it in the third period?" Yes, McT should go on stage; he did well with that one -- didn't even crack a smile 'till the reporters all burst out laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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