Jesse Boulerice suspended 25 games
 

For break his stick across the face of Ryan Kesler.
Jesse hit

Steve Downie was suspended 20 games for a brutal hit on former Flyer Dean McAmmond.
Steve Downie hit

WTF is up with my Flyers? They're crossing the line with brutality

Re: Jesse Boulerice suspended 25 games
 

man that second one is a brutal hit

Re: Jesse Boulerice suspended 25 games
 

Yea, I cringe everytime I see that [censored]. THat's just uncalled for!

Re: Jesse Boulerice suspended 25 games
 

Sooner or later the league will have to suspend one of these clowns for life. I love the violence of hockey, but sticks to the head are stupid and cowardly.

Re: Jesse Boulerice suspended 25 games
 

Wow. [censored] meatheads. 20 games no pay plus a couple hundred grand in fines seems about right.

Re: Jesse Boulerice suspended 25 games
 

thankfully they got this one right

Re: Jesse Boulerice suspended 25 games
 

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Not really, IMO. No more than 2 weeks after Downie gets 20 games, Boulerice decides to break his stick on someone's face.

Until Colin Campbell/the NHL banishes one of these goons for life, the message will not be sent.

Re: Jesse Boulerice suspended 25 games
 

Probably best for Boulerice that he used his stick and didn't try to drop his gloves

Re: Jesse Boulerice suspended 25 games
 

25 ties the record for longest ever in the NHL. This is pretty much right on par with Simon's from last year. It's run as a legal system with precedents and such you can't just look at an isolated incident and say 50 games. He's technically a repeat offender with the OHL baseball swing which was way worse than this but CPA rules say offenses in none NHL/AHL games don't count so 25 is right on par considering Kessler got up and practiced the next day. I think intent is more important than result but it seems to be the other way around in determining discipline.

Re: Jesse Boulerice suspended 25 games
 

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Not really, IMO. No more than 2 weeks after Downie gets 20 games, Boulerice decides to break his stick on someone's face.

Until Colin Campbell/the NHL banishes one of these goons for life, the message will not be sent.

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oh gimme a [censored] break - boulerice is a 50-50 shot never to play in the NHL again, he wasn't a particularly good fighter/enforcer, and he's had two incidents where he's just lost it on the ice.

a lifetime ban could never be enforced. however, for a guy like boulerice who's probably only made $2-3 million in his career, the loss of that money and probable waiving/demotion could hurt quite a bit.