Messier to be reviewed for spearing

[Warden]

3/21/2004

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New York Rangers captain Mark Messier will be latest player to face NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell after the veteran centre speared Penguins defenceman Martin Strbak with his stick in their Sunday afternoon game in Pittsburgh.

With the Rangers trailing 2-1 and on the power play, Messier speared Penguins defenceman Martin Strbak in front of the Pittsburgh net at 6:13 of the second period. Strbak remained down on the ice for some time, but did not leave the game.

Messier, given an automatic game misconduct and ejected, cannot return to the New York lineup until a hearing is held on the penalty, according to league policy.

The second-leading scorer in NHL history, Messier has 17 goals, 42 points and 47 penalty minutes in 75 games this his 25th season.

The spear is just one more incident for Campbell to review in what has been a busy weekend for the league. The NHL has already scheduled a disicplinary hearing for Monday for Toronto Maple Leafs forward Wade Belak, who struck Colorado's Ossi Vaananen with his stick Saturday night.

The league is also looking into the game-ending brawl between the Calgary Flames and Nashville Predators on Saturday.

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[Champ]

Good Messier deserves a suspension, i don't care if hes going to the hall of fame. What he did was dirty and it sure looked painful. As for Wade, he deserves one too but I still don't think he intended to smack col's d man. If you look he was off balance, and he didn't even look back at Vaananen to see what he had done. I think Wade should get a game and Messier should get two-three.

[SuppaMan]

:roll: i dont care if he intended to or not, this is one of the probs w/ the league all the players are careless w/ their sticks, i say 5 games(besides belak stinks anyway :P )

[allPS1PS2PS3]

messier always has been a dirty player .....ABOUT time he gets suspended...he is one of the DIRTIEST players....

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MARIO LEMIEUX 2004-2005(well seeeeeeeeeeeeee)
Le Magnifique

[Warden]

Mark Messier was suspended for two games Monday for spearing an opponent.


Also

The NHL suspended Toronto's Wade Belak eight games for his two-handed chop to the face of Colorado defenseman Ossi Vaananen.

[TheBismark]

that was a pretty cheap shot. A season of frustration would cause any man to lose his cool, especially when your the 43 year old captain of a team that wont make the playoffs this year or next year. Rebuilding is not an easy process, dont be surprised if Mess calls it wuits after this year.

[OrangeAndBlack]

I just read that Messier may not retire after all depending on what the outcome is of the CBA....I CERTAINLY HOPE that Colin Cambell reserved the right to review that spear again should Messier decide to play another season! 2 Games for that spear was unacceptasble...most likely cause they expect Messier to retire this year and they didn't want him to finish his career suspended...but if he gets away with a 2 game suspension for that spear...that's just a sick thought...it contradicts everything the NHL is trying to do!

[Warden]

As much as I love Messier - he must go.
I will be more than happy to see him as a managment member but he will not help to rebuild as a player.

[Prowler24x]

you usually dont see violent old people....suprise to me he did this :lol: