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Flathead
10-15-2005, 11:04 AM
Sutton to be suspended for hit on Tucker
Leafs/Thrashers brawl

TSN.ca Staff

10/15/2005 11:42:35 AM

For all the verbal barbs exchanged, for all the mayhem on the ice, when all is said and done, the only player who will be suspended as a result of Friday night's game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Thrashers is Atlanta defenceman Andy Sutton.

TSN has learned the NHL had a disciplinary hearing with Sutton on the telephone this morning and will announce a suspension, probably this afternoon, of four games or less.

As a rule, disciplinary hearings held via telephone result in suspensions of four games or less. Hearings that are held in person usually result in a suspension of five or more games, and there are occasionally exceptions to those standards.

Sutton's suspension is for banging Leaf forward Darcy Tucker's head off the glass and cutting Tucker for 20 stitches.

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Sources say the NHL hockey operations department has reviewed Atlanta forward Eric Boulton's hit on Eric Lindros, which triggered much of the mayhem, and determined that it was a 'hockey hit' and does not warrant any suspension or penalty.





Some of the Maple Leaf players said today in Montreal that Boulton told them he was sent out to get Lindros, but sources say the NHL is satisfied there’s no hard evidence to back up that claim, so there will be no discipline to the Thrashers beyond Sutton.

That is not likely to sit well with the Maple Leafs, especially head coach Pat Quinn and players such as Tie Domi, who accused Thrasher coach Bob Hartley of being a goon coach.

"Hartley's always had the reputation of being a bush-league coach and his true colours came out tonight," he told reporters after the game.

Hartley countered by calling the Leafs 'whiners.'

At the end of the day, though, the only suspension or disciplinary action coming is against Sutton.





I'm not a huge Leafs fan, but I thought Boultons hit was high and should have warranted at least an elbowing penalty. Also thought he may have got suspended for putting the linesman to the ice.

Homer
10-15-2005, 01:12 PM
The elbow thrown on Lindros was a little high, and maybe Bouton should have gotten a little slap on the wrist.

It's pretty funny hearing Pat Quinn carry on about other teams goonery. It's true, he (and the leafs) are the biggest bunch of babies in the league hands down. Maybe he should be sucking on a soother rather than that cigar.

As far as the hit on Tucker, it was dirty. Something like that has no place in the game. Having said that Darcy Tucker is the biggest idiot in the NHL, and he will dish out more cheap shots than he will ever take. :turkey: