Maybe I’m just obtuse but I don’t see that text being that damning. It isn’t like he texted that the linesman got what he deserved.

Bettman always had to uphold the suspension so it will be interesting to see what happens with an independent arbitrator.

Tell it to Burneko

that was “gossip”

So how much longer do we have to wait for this level of analysis about Gawker’s own fuck up with that guy Jordan outted??

Barry Petchesky: “The writer driven idea that length is tantamount to quality”

Was that the cheap shot with a glove on that followed a cross check to Simmonds’ head?

Simmonds got a match penalty and was ejected from the game, just like Gudas did in this game. And maybe, just maybe, McDonagh will think twice before he cross checks someone in the back of the head again.

He wouldn’t have been knocked the fuck out had he not crosschecked Simmonds in the back of the head. You get what you get. Tell the whole story next time, fella.

Just like the MSG broadcast, Deadspin ignores the fact that McDonagh deserved it by cross-checking Simmonds in the head. Deadspin truly lives in its NYC bubble.

The league realized he deserved it for crosschecking simmonds in the head.

There is actually a pretty big difference between hitting a guy in the shoulder and hitting a guy in the head. Also, what injury does Farnham have?

He was not injured, he flopped and sold it, it was shoulder to shoulder. It's Bobby Farnham, who is also a total shit head. Gudas is dumb, the call was wrong (head contact), they still could have given him a match for intent to injure I guess but this game was a circus all around.

... after taking a full-arm cross check to the head?

So, a few things here:

I’m starting to wonder if you even watched the play... McDonagh cross checked Simmonds in the head 2 seconds before that... The punch to the face was warranted if you ask me... it’s not Simmond’s fault that McDonagh has a glass jaw.

And McDonagh didn’t get a suspension for crosschecking Simmonds in the damn neck before that punch.

Hey Barry, did you even watch the play, you pussy. He grazed his chest. Even the devil’s announcer said it should be a minor for interference. DoPS doesn’t get involved because they don’t react like girls at a horror movie when some chump throws his hands up in the air and flops like it’s the premier league. Grow a…

He pretty clearly didn’t hit him in the head in the latest hit.

If you actually watched the play the hit is shoulder to shoulder and not shoulder to head. It was still needless but it explains why the player safety department isn’t involved.

P.S. We get it Barry, Deadspin hates Philly.