NHL-About the superstars only

The National Hockey League is a league that claims to be doing all it can to take hits to the head out of the game. They have rules in place to penalize players for slowing up other players by impeding their movements. They have rules against slashing other players sticks with your own. They even have a rule about the third man into a fight should be given a game-misconduct. However, if you're a superstar in the league, notably Sidney Crosby you're allowed to do anything and only receive a 2 minute penalty. Even a player like Alexei Kovalev gets a free pass.

The NHL isn't being fair in the way they hand out their suspensions. Sean Avery who is known across the league as an agitator who likes to instigate fights and get under the opponents skin. Avery took this role so seriously earlier this season he publicly said "I am really happy to be back in Calgary, I love Canada," Avery said Tuesday morning. "I just want to comment on how it's become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds. I don't know what that's about. Enjoy the game tonight."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnXC6C_b0CA

At worst this comment was degrading to the women he used to date, and offensive to parents who had to explain these comments to children. Avery received a six game suspension. In my opinion that was a bit harsh for opening his mouth. Maybe a game or two at most would've been sufficient. The NHL was obvious in their content for Avery when they rightfully put in a rule called the "Sean Avery Rule" which forbid a player from standing in front of the goalie and putting a stick in the face of the goaltender. This was the day after Avery did this to Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils during the playoffs last season.

On November 15 in a game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens, Kovalev hit Simon Gagne with an elbow away from the play. Gagne for those unfamiliar with hockey, missed the majority of last season after suffering a concussion. For those who have missed the hit, here is a replay of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlGdGDVuVl8 More proof of how players like Kovalev get away with doing what they please. Last season against Toronto he elbows Darcy Tucker, who is in his own right a dirty player, but all Kovalev gets is 5 minutes for elbowing. That's from 3 years ago, and he wasn't suspended for that either. So Apparently the NHL allows Kovalev to elbow other players as much as he wants, but he'll never learn because the NHL allows him to keep doing it.

Now on to the King of Crying, the NHL's favorite son, Sidney Crosby. I'll admit he has immense talent, but he's a whiner. Players around the league all know that he has a tendencey to whine like a bitch. But how he didn't get suspended for the video following this, atleast for a game, is proof that the NHL doesn't care what players do, but who the players involved are. During a game on December 18, Crosby showed exactly how little balls he has. While his teamate Brooks Orpik was in a tangle with the Thrashers Boris Valabik. Crosby comes up and starts punching Valabik while Orpik is already throwing punches with him. They're more like cheap shots, Crosby even hits him between the legs from the back, as if he was trying to grab his balls. So Crosby the tough guy that he is can't even face him when he punches, but he also can't do it one on one. The NHL needs to address the situation, maybe Crosby shouldn't be suspended for it, but he certainly should've received more than 2 minutes for roughing. The NHL is failing it's players in keeping them safe. Maybe it wasn't dangerous as the Kovalev hit was, but Crosby needs to stop getting free passes from the league to act like a whiney bitch and start to play like a man. If he's gonna start punching someone, he should atleast have the balls to hit them from the front. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wqR17KrLKw If you agree with me, leave a post below.