![]() ![]() “A line was crossed: (Panarin) didn’t have his helmet on, vulnerable, he got hurt. “Everybody in our organization is very disappointed,” Rangers head coach David Quinn said. He won’t play the rest of this year, but it could have been much, much worse. We’ve all seen fights where someone stops because their opponent is overmatched.īut Wilson didn’t end it, and Panarin got hurt. Second, there was a point where Wilson realized who he was tangling with and could have ended it. Some said that Panarin engaged Wilson, so he brought what happened on himself, but I’m not buying that.įor one thing, Panarin was defending Buchnevich and Ryan Strome. So he’s doing a slow burn, and that contributes to what happened. ![]() He’s upset at a roughing call against him from earlier in the period, then gets mad when the officials think he shouldn’t be on the ice for a face-off. If you watch the second period leading up to Monday’s incident, it’s clear Wilson is losing his temper. It’s proof there is room for manoeuvring, if necessary.Īnd there’s a lot to pore over here. The league interpreted its rules in an almost unprecedented manner and not everyone liked it, but the decision was made. When Wilson hit Brandon Carlo, there was enormous internal debate before his seven-game suspension. If he’s delivering a ferocious open-ice hit, or making some kind of tough “hockey play,” I am more understanding. They aren’t equipped to deal with him, and he should recognize there’s a limit. What it comes down to - for me - is that Wilson should know he can’t take free shots at Pavel Buchnevich and/or Artemi Panarin. I generally don’t get riled up about player-safety decisions, but I didn’t like this Tom Wilson ruling. Stanley Cup playoffs could begin May 15.
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