Shinny Suspension handed down
12 games. I think that's a fair assessment.
Prior to the discipline being handed down, there was a lot of speculation--a lot of it wondering why the WHL was taking so long.
Coming Down the Pipe weighed in:
Shinniman doesn't have the reputation as a dirty player but you have to have more respect then that. Some have used the word "vicious" and "intent to injure" in conversations I've had. The point was also raised that Shinniman at the time of the hit was tied for the league lead in scoring with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Will that play into the suspension because he's viewed as a star player?
It better not. Shinninam (sic) was given 2 game for boarding with more to come. I think if the WHl is perceived to be letting a player off easy they're asking for trouble, and if I was Richard Doekrsen it wouldn't be less then 20 games. (CDTP)
As for the punishment, so far most see it as fair:
Few neutral observers will have any quarrel with this: Tri-City Americans centre Brendan Shinnimin has received a 12-game suspension for his brutal check from behind last week on the Saskatoon Blades' Josh Nicholls.
Twelve games is probably just long enough to eases doubt about double standards for stars. Shinnimin, the Americans' best offensive player, will ultimately miss one-sixth of the 72-game schedule, so he hardly got off lightly. (Buzzing the Net)
Buzzing the Net also has links to others' opinions from around the league. Me? I don't wanna talk about it any more, it's done and over with, he'll serve his time.
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Don't look now, but without Shinnimin, the Americans have won their last three. No, I'm not at all saying they lost some games because of him. Coincidence my friends.
They were without Kruise Reddick yesterday too, he apparently got himself a conky. Poor Pokey. I'll have to make some healing waffles for him--hey, those waffles worked for Neal Prokop!
Yesterday was apparently the Connor Rankin and Drew Owsley Show in Moose Jaw.
"We're just playing better without the puck," said Ams coach Jim Hiller. "Because of that, we're getting better chances offensively."
The Americans played without captain Kruise Reddick (concussion) and suspended forward Brendan Shinnimin, but they got contributions up and down the lineup, with 10 players recording points.
"That's been a hallmark of this team," Hiller said.
He praised the play of forwards Tanner Olstad and David Conrad, who played major minutes with Reddick and Shinnimin on the shelf.
"Tanner has come in the last couple of games and had to take on a more important role with this team," Hiller said. "Those two have been getting the job done as second- and third-line centers."
Reddick's status is day-to-day, and it's unlikely he will play when the Ams conclude the road trip Wednesday in Swift Current.
"We don't want to rush him back," Hiller said. "But the guys are getting the job done (in his absence)." (Examiner)
And quick plug, if that Examiner.com is not part of your daily reading, you should make it so. Rene Ferran is really doing a great job.
2 comments:
I'll talk about it a little more just cuz. I think 12 games is fair. If I was a fan on the other side, I might see it as a little light, but you can't expect the WHL to establish a new set of standards overnight just because you're pissed. This is one of the longest suspensions they have ever issued. It may be the longest, I don't know. They are getting more serious about these kind of hits. But they are sure as hell not going to jump from 7 games (the longest suspension I can remember) to 20+ like some people are asking for. That wouldn't be fair to the players.
If they want to start cracking down on these kind of hits, they need to tell the players that they could be facing double digit game suspensions. No, the players shouldn't be CFB to begin with, but let's face it, it happens. It's going to happen. But maybe it will happen less if the Dub lets the players know where they stand now.
I would also like to add that I agree with those on the message board who said the punishment probably would have been less had it been issued Friday before all the hoopla. Personally, I think the Dub needs to grow a pair and not let the media influence their decision. Again, not saying Shinny deserves less, just saying the way it was handled was disappointing.
ON A POSITIVE NOTE, I am super happy for Olstad and Conrad. I hope Conrad finds his niche with the Americans the same way Neal Prokop did.
NEAL PROKOOOOOP!
I didn't read the whole entry from Buzzing the Net until after my post. Redundancy, thy name is spokant.
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