


-=Cigaro=- a écrit:Je suis sous le choc avec ce que Zdeno Chara a fait à Max Pacioretty il y a quelques instants. Espérons qu'il survive à ce coup salaud d'un géant de 6'8". Le pire coup que j'ai vu depuis des lustres.




MCKENZIE: DIFFICULT TO MAKE CALL ON PUNISHMENT FOR CHARA
The Montreal Canadiens' fans have it all figured out. Life imprisonment for Boston Bruin defenceman Zdeno Chara. Throw away the key.
The Boston Bruins' faithful are equally sure of their verdict -- time served (a five-minute major and game misconduct) is just fine and dandy, thank you very much.
This Chara hit on Montreal forward Max Pacioretty, which left the Canadien unconscious on the ice after being steered by Chara head first into the glass partition at the players' bench, was the kind that leaves you with a sickening feeling in the pit of your stomach.
In relative terms, Pacioretty is okay. Which is to say he was able to move his extremities, he was conscious and conversant at hospital although it's quite obvious he suffered a concussion and no one can say what exactly that means for him both short and long term, in life as well as hockey.
So now the proverbial ball is in the court of NHL hockey operations department. VP Mike Murphy will ultimately make the call on whether or not to suspend because executive VP Colin Campbell is recused due to his son Gregory playing for Boston.
And on this one, I would suggest Murphy requires the wisdom of Solomon to make his ruling.
Montreal fans are convinced Chara knew exactly what he was doing, that he rammed Pacioretty into the glass partition as part of a running battle with that player dating back to an early January game when Pacioretty pushed Chara from behind after scoring a game-winning goal.
Others, certainly Bruin fans, would suggest that is not Chara's style, that he's not a dirty player and it was an unfortunate result, a hockey play gone wrong.
Personally, I didn't see or sense any malice or obvious intent to injure on the play but one would have to be a mind reader to know for certain what exactly Chara was thinking at that moment. Who knows, really?
To me, it looked as though Chara was compensating for potentially being beaten to the outside by Pacioretty and after the puck had been advanced up the ice, the big defenceman attempted to rub the Canadien winger into the boards.
But here's the bottom line for me. Chara was rightfully assessed an interference penalty on the play. Because of the obvious injury, it was a five-minute major.
Certainly, if the partition weren't there, it would have been no more than a two-minute minor for interference and there almost assuredly would have been no injury on the play. But the partition was there and, ultimately, Chara is responsible for the outcome. He made an illegal play that caused injury and even if there was an absence of malice, Chara is still responsible.
Them's the breaks, so to speak.
It's no different than when a player goes in to make a shoulder-to-shoulder check on another player by the boards. If the hitter makes contact forcefully enough and the player being hit has his head rap off the glass, causing obvious injury, that player doing the the hitting is going to be assessed a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct and is quite likely to get a suspension. Intent doesn't always have to be the critical factor. Outcome often works as well.
Suspensions in those cases, where there is an illegal play causing injury but where there is no obvious or apparent intent to injure, generally run in the two-game neighborhood, give or take a game.
So if I were in the unfortunate position of having to rule on this one, I would be looking at a two-game suspension. For me, no more, no less.
And it's that type of ruling that would make no one happy.
Canadiens' fans would see it as a heinous act that should be punished much more severely. Bruins' fans aren't convinced it's worthy of a suspension at all and that it's another sign the NHL is going soft with suspensions for hockey hits.
But...
The hit was late. It was interference. It caused injury and while the design configuration of the boards and glass played a pivotal role in the severity of the injury, the responsibility is still with the hitter.
So two games is my call. No one will like it. Works for me.
We'll find out Wednesday where the NHL comes down.


Au début de la troisième période, le Canadien avait annoncé que Pacioretty était conscient au moment de quitter en ambulance et qu'il pouvait bouger tous ses membres. Puis, l'agent du joueur, Alec Shall a affirmé tard hier soir sur son comte Twitter avoir reçu un appel du père de Pacioretty lui affirmant que ce dernier allait s'en tirer.
Selon ce qu'indique La Presse ce matin, l'agent du joueur confirme que son client est hors de danger et qu'il aurait subi une commotion cérébrale dont le degré de sévérité n'est pas connu pour le moment. Ses signes vitaux seraient normaux et il devrait rester hospitalisé de façon préventive.
Le Canadien de Montréal devrait faire le point sur la situation en cours de journée mercredi








Le Valdorien a écrit:Dans le sport, on est responsable de ses actes.
C'est sûr qu'il ne voulait pas le blesser sérieusement, le conduire à l'hopital. Mais il savait pertinemment que ça ferait mal...




Stéphane Laporte a écrit:"La NHL a décidé de suspendre Pacioretty pour avoir retardé le match."


Sergio a écrit:Tel que prévu par tous les analystes crédibles et non biaisés à l'extérieur de Montréal, aucune suspension ou amende pour Chara.
Zdeno Chara hit on Max Pacioretty difficult to defend
Tony Massarotti, Boston Globe
March 9, 2011 07:37 AM
Let us begin with the simple fact that Zdeno Chara had every intention of running Max Pacioretty into, as Carey Price called it "the turnbuckle." What Chara did not expect was for Pacioretty to clip the glass the way he did, his head struck at such a frightening angle that Pacioretty was carried away on a stretcher.
Go back and look, folks. Last week against Tampa Bay, Milan Lucic executed a similar hit on Dana Tyrell late in the first period [hit takes place with :25 seconds left in the first period in video]. Tyrell hit the turnbuckle, too. The difference was that Tyrell got up and nobody was carried off, and so we all celebrated the hit and cited it as an example of playoff-caliber hockey.
That hit was as every bit as ill-advised as this one. And so shame on all of us for focusing on the end result instead of the event that led up to it, which undoubtedly will result in Chara receiving some sort of well-earned, multi-game suspension.
If Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban had delivered this kind of blow to, say, Patrice Bergeron, we would all be up in arms. We would be demanding justice. We would be calling Greg Campbell's old man an incompetent coward, as we have done before, and we would be lamenting the plight of another fallen Bruin.
Does this mean Chara is a dirty player? No, no, no. A thousand times no. It just means he made a bad decision at a bad time and got a terribly unfortunate result, particularly given the circumstances leading up to an event that will recycled, over and over and over again, should these teams meet in the playoffs.
Fact: Circumstantial or otherwise, Chara's recent history with Pacioretty only makes this look worse. On Jan. 8, after the Bruins had blown a 2-0 lead at the Bell Centre in the final minutes, Pacioretty scored in overtime and then pushed Chara, who responded angrily and with aggression. The jousting continued in Boston last month during the Bruins' emotional and chippy 8-6 win. Entering last night, Pacioretty had six points in four games against the Bruins this season.
And then there is this: At the time of Chara's hit, the Bruins were getting skunked. The Canadiens held a 4-0 lead. Frustrations were mounting. Montreal was skating circles around Boston, and Pacioretty would have blown by Chara on the left side had the Bruins defenseman done anything but derail him.
These are professional hockey players we're talking about. They have spent a lifetime on the ice and in the rink. If they don't know their surroundings by now, they should.
"Things happen quickly," Canadiens forward Lars Eller told reporters after the game. "You make decisions out there. Unfortunately, Chara made a bad one. I think he knew the glass was starting there. Hopefully he won't do that again. We just hope Max will be all right."
Said Canadiens goaltender Price, "Everybody's aware of what's what out there. I don't care what anybody says, you're aware of your surroundings. It's your job out there to know what's where. But the game does happen fast. He's a big guy, he's a big physical presence, and he can hurt somebody if somebody's not paying attention. Physical play is part of hockey, as long as it's in the rule book."
To their credit, the Bruins said the right things after the game. Chara said he was not trying to hurt Pacioretty. (Only Chara knows for sure, but this is almost certainly true.) Coach Claude Julien expressed concern for Pacioretty's well-being. To its credit, an NHL officiating crew headed by referees Eric Furlatt and Bill McCreary, postponed the final seconds of the second period until after intermission, allowing both teams to regain some composure before returning to play.
In Chara's case, he was issued a five-minute penalty along with a game misconduct, ending his night. Generally speaking, throughout the league, he is widely respected. Chara's reputation should count for a great deal in this case - and it will - but the NHL's increasing sensitivity to head injuries makes him a target for discipline as surely as it would anyone else. He made a poor choice. He must pay the price.
In the bigger picture, the Bruins have other things to consider. Over the last couple of months in particular, physical play has been an important part of their success. If the Bruins are to have any chance at winning a Stanley Cup this spring, it must continue to be so. The Bruins now have lost two straight in the wake of their inspiring seven-game winning streak, looking heavy-legged and sluggish in defeats to the Penguins and Canadiens. Maybe a letdown was inevitable. Maybe they eased up.
Whatever the case, the Bruins are back on the ice tomorrow night against Buffalo, then head on another road trip, this one a four-gamer that includes games with the Islanders, Blue Jackets, Predators and Maple Leafs. Chara will miss some or all of that trip. When the B's finally return, they will be within days of another game against these pesky Canadiens, who have beaten them on 4 of 5 occasions this season and 9 of 11 overall, who will not go away in the Northeast Division, who now have a reason to seek vengeance.
Let's hope Max Pacioretty is playing hockey again by then.
Let's hope Zdeno Chara has served his time and learned a lesson.
And let's hope that the Bruins do not allow something like this to alter the way they must play in order to be successful, particularly if they see these Canadiens again beyond March.



Un journaliste de Boston critique Chara
Publié par Bruno Gauthier pour CKAC Sports le mercredi 9 mars 2011 à 18h55.
Zdeno Chara/AP (CKAC Sports) - Plusieurs personnes auraient pu croire que les gens de Boston allaient faire front commun derrière leur défenseur vedette au lendemain de l'incident Pacioretty-Chara. Pourtant, un journaliste du Boston Globe ne mâche pas ses mots pour critiquer l'attitude de Chara.
En effet, Tony Massarotti, du quotidien Boston Globe, a analysé froidement l'incident mercredi matin et pourrait bien devenir l'un des journalistes les plus détestés de la région de Boston.
Voici une traduction de son article paru dans le Globe ce matin.
»Les intentions de Zdeno Chara étaient claires; il voulait envoyer Pacioretty contre le poteau de la rampe. Il ne s'attendait pas à ce qu'il le percute aussi violemment et quitte le match sur une civière.»
«Honte à nous tous de nous attarder aux conséquences au lieu de parler de ce qui a mené à l'incident, qui devrait valoir à Chara une suspension méritée de plusieurs matchs.»
«Si P.K. Subban avait asséné un tel coup à Patrice Bergeron, disons, nous serions tous scandalisés. On demanderait justice. On traiterait le père de Greg Campbell d'incompétent comme nous l'avons déjà fait.»
«Est-ce que Zdeno Chara est un joueur salaud pour autant? Non, pas du tout. Mais il a pris une mauvaise décision au mauvais moment, surtout compte tenu des événements qui ont mené à son geste.»
«Peut-être s'agit-il d'une coïncidence, mais les événements récents survenus entre Pacioretty et Chara font mal paraître ce dernier. Le 8 janvier, au Centre Bell, Pacioretty a bousculé Chara après avoir marqué le but gagnant en prolongation, qui couronnait une remontée de trois buts du Canadien. Chara a réagi en agressant Pacioretty. La tension était encore palpable le mois dernier lors du match à Boston.»
«Le coup de Chara est survenu lorsque les Bruins perdaient 4-0 et que la frustration montait dans le camp des Bruins. Grâce à leur vitesse, les joueurs du Canadien dominaient leurs adversaires. Et sur la séquence, Pacioretty s'apprêtait à déborder Chara lorsque celui-ci l'a bousculé.»
«On parle ici de joueurs de hockey professionnels qui ont passé leur vie sur la glace. S'ils ne sont pas encore conscients de l'endroit où ils se trouvent sur une patinoire, ils le devraient. La LNH est plus sensible aux coups à la tête, ce qui devrait faire de Chara une cible de choix. Il a manqué de jugement. Il doit payer le prix.»



uobbuob a écrit:quelqu'un se rappelle de Nodar Kumaritashvili, mort en luge aux olympiques de vancouver? c'était clairement une négligence criminelle de la part des organisateurs. pendant les pratiques des lugeurs canadiens avant les jeux, des panneaux placardaient les pilliers fatidiques qu'on a replacés après l'accident.. à ma connaissance, aucunne poursuite n'a été déposée et l'affaire a vite été oubliée..
asta la vista babe


Snit a écrit:Il y a un Grand reportage sur ça cette semaine


"There ought to be limits to freedom." Dubya Bush
mexicael a écrit:C'est un secret de Polichinelle que Chara a voulu poursuivre une guerre de nerfs avec ce geste. Bien sûr, il n'y avait aucunement l'intention volontaire de blesser, mais d'un autre côté, il faut être responsable de la conséquence de ses actes, dans la vie comme au hockey.
On s'attend d'un professionnel qu'il connaisse les dangers liés à la pratique de sa discipline. Chara ne peut plaider l'ignorance que ce coin de patinoire était dangereux. C'est une grave faute professionnelle qui se doit d'être sanctionnée.

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