Comments on: Okposo Taken Off Ice on Stretcher

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:37:32 +0000

uncalled for in pre-season for sure.
clean hit – yes, right hit – no
very unfortunate for okposo

By: CrackheadTheo

CrackheadTheo — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:25:47 +0000

I am a huge Okposo fan as much as as the next isles fan but the hit was clean. Uncalled for in preseason, but clean.

By: AMalmut

AMalmut — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:26:33 +0000

The league is supposedly cracking down on those "message sending" events. They wouldn't even show a replay on the broadcast last night or show the medical people attending to Okposo at all. Hopefully Okposo bounces back quickly and Phaneuf gets a fine.

By: PenguinsMarch

PenguinsMarch — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:55:52 +0000

I'll file this hit by Phaneuf under the "was that really necessary?" column. I know Phaneuf is known for his thunderous checks and reminds me of a latter-day Scott Stevens, but sheesh, it's pre-season… these two teams will probably only meet once in the regular season. Doesn't really seem necessary to send a "message", the way a player might do to a division rival.

By: Ron Guillet

Ron Guillet — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:39:50 +0000

Hope he's alright, not only because he's in my pool (erhm..) but it'd be a shame to see his sophomore season get affected. Guy is a tremendous talent.