Just over a week ago, Toronto Maple Leafs enforcer Ryan Reaves was suspended a whopping five games for his hit to the head of Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse.
The event occured as Nurse barreled around the back of his net with the puck, and Reaves took the opportunity to go inflict some pain, something that Cherry praises as his role in the NHL. Darnell Nurse, however, disagreed.
Cherry hit back hard, calling Nurse out for not understanding the dynamics of the game, as well as exposing him for overreacting to the effect of the hit:
Cherry's co-panelist on this podcast, former NHL enforcer Jay Rosehill, also bashed Nurse for suggesting that Reaves had intent to injure:
Here were Darnell Nurse's full comments on the hit:
Whether or not this was a fair suspension doesn't matter, as the NHL department of player safety made their decision, but it certainly shows the disparity between today's NHL and that of yesteryear.
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NOVEMBRE 25 | 155 ANSWERS Don Cherry Brutally Calls Out Darnell Nurse for Actions Leading to Ryan Reaves' Suspension Should Ryan Reaves have not been suspended by the NHL Department of Player Safety? | ||
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Brandon Hagel | - | 5 | 5 | |
Sebastian Aho | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Nico Hischier | 3 | - | 3 | |
Macklin Celebrini | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Seth Jarvis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Zachary Bolduc | 2 | - | 2 | |
Will Cuylle | 2 | - | 2 | |
Lars Eller | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jake Guentzel | 2 | - | 2 | |
Alex Iafallo | 2 | - | 2 | |
Ivan Ivan | 2 | - | 2 | |
Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Drake Batherson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Simon Edvinsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Morgan Frost | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Miro Heiskanen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
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