Orpicks hit on Erik Cole

[Adam91 0]

Orpik IS known for his hitting - but at the same time he probably expected cole to protect himself more than he did.

How can you expect someone to protect themselves from a hit they can't see coming? Even if Cole slightly turned into it Orpik could have easily taken him off the puck by simply pinning him against the boards. There was absolutly no need for that type of hit. In terms of the Canes...

Doug Weight where are you?

[cbettner66 0]

I'm not trying to defend orpik - and I go to penguins games all the time..

But at the same time I think Cole and orpik were pressed up against each other and he knew that a hit could happen.

Any time you are shoulder to shoulder with another player you know you could get hit.

I also think cole started to trip or hit a rut when he was trying to stop - it certainly didnt help things..

How long do you think orpik will be suspended if at all?

[Wolfpack_1986 154]

if cole wouldn't stopped and kept going to his left like orpick expect he would do he would have been ok, cole put himself in that danger postion. listen to don cherry if you dont beleive me

shut the fu*k up u fag he broke one of his verttabrea(sp) and you procede to say it was coles fault that someone hit him with his back turned and and parallel to the ice that is just complete bullshit, if you were even watching the game you would understand, u are a complete fu*king idiot ihope u get hit from behind and break ur vertabrea, then we'll see if ur still blaming cole u fag!

Damn near unredable.

If you are canadian you get a c- in spelling and a d- in grammer and punctuation.

If you are american you get an A cause I have 50 other papers to grade.

ironic ;)

nah, but seriously... i hope this punk tries to post something like that on my boards B)

[killthepoodle 0]

if cole wouldn't stopped and kept going to his left like orpick expect he would do he would have been ok, cole put himself in that danger postion. listen to don cherry if you dont beleive me

shut the fu*k up u fag he broke one of his verttabrea(sp) and you procede to say it was coles fault that someone hit him with his back turned and and parallel to the ice that is just complete bullshit, if you were even watching the game you would understand, u are a complete fu*king idiot ihope u get hit from behind and break ur vertabrea, then we'll see if ur still blaming cole u fag!

Damn near unredable.

If you are canadian you get a c- in spelling and a d- in grammer and punctuation.

If you are american you get an A cause I have 50 other papers to grade.

ironic ;)

nah, but seriously... i hope this punk tries to post something like that on my boards B)

Damn. I owned myself right there.

Then again.....I am an American ;)

[ash_96 0]

Anyone got a video of the hit? i still havent seen it.

[KC83 2]

I love Cole, I think he is one of the major reasons other than staal that the hurricanes are where they are now, but Cole's game is driving around a guy with a lot of speed, and he tends to goto the outside a lot. A lot of his goals are going around a player really close to the boards and driving in from the outside on the goalie, in this case I think that Cole went outside and Orpik just forced him outside and Cole hit the boards and lost his footing when he was there, there was a hit but I think it was cause Orpik just forced him into the boards... It wasn't coles fault and it wasn't Orpiks fault, Just read what the warning label says on most of your helmets...

[hyprlte 0]

i think that orpicks hit on Cole was horrible. He should be suspend for as long as cole is out with his injury

[Sven 1]

Cole is a hell of a player. I saw him in germany a couple of times during the lockout and hes just amazing.

He also leveled some DEL player NHL-Openice like and he got a game and a 4 game penalty. It was a fair check tho.

[thenextone96 0]

video?

[msander 0]

I'm not trying to defend orpik - and I go to penguins games all the time..

But at the same time I think Cole and orpik were pressed up against each other and he knew that a hit could happen.

Any time you are shoulder to shoulder with another player you know you could get hit.

I also think cole started to trip or hit a rut when he was trying to stop - it certainly didnt help things..

How long do you think orpik will be suspended if at all?

You should take another look at the hit. They were not pressed up against eachother at all. Orpik came over from the middle of the ice and was clearly going to throw a hard hit on Cole. As he went to hit him, Cole turned back and Orpik drove him into the boards from behind. It was obviously partially accidental, but it was still a hit that Orpik could have let up on when Cole turned his back...a pretty ugly play.

[ryno 0]

Cole is a hell of a player. I saw him in germany a couple of times during the lockout and hes just amazing.

He also leveled some DEL player NHL-Openice like and he got a game and a 4 game penalty. It was a fair check tho.

I remember seeing that, clean hit all the way.

[thompson77 0]

if cole wouldn't stopped and kept going to his left like orpick expect he would do he would have been ok, cole put himself in that danger postion. listen to don cherry if you dont beleive me

shut the fu*k up u fag he broke one of his verttabrea(sp) and you procede to say it was coles fault that someone hit him with his back turned and and parallel to the ice that is just complete bullshit, if you were even watching the game you would understand, u are a complete fu*king idiot ihope u get hit from behind and break ur vertabrea, then we'll see if ur still blaming cole u fag!

Damn near unredable.

If you are canadian you get a c- in spelling and a d- in grammer and punctuation.

If you are american you get an A cause I have 50 other papers to grade.

ironic ;)

nah, but seriously... i hope this punk tries to post something like that on my boards B)

are you talkin about my post or that kid how snapped out on mine post?

[kovalchuk71 212]

Orpick gets a 3 game suspension.

[warrior37 0]

prime example of why not to turn away from a hit into the boards, as wrong as orpik could be, cole shouldve done a better job of not getting himself looking into the dasher two feet off the boards

[cbettner66 0]

Here's the official word:

Penguins' Orpik suspended for three games

TORONTO -- Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik has been suspended for three games, without pay, as a result of a boarding major during NHL game #899 against the Carolina Hurricanes on March 4, 2006.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Orpik will forfeit $9,948.99. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.

Orpik was assessed a boarding major and game misconduct for a hit on Carolina player Erik Cole at 5:18 of the third period.

"While it is apparent that there was no deliberate intent to injure on this play, Mr. Orpik's careless hit on his opponent resulted in a serious injury," said NHL Executive Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell. "Even if a player leaves himself vulnerable, the checking player does bear some responsibility in avoiding a hit on a defenseless opponent."

Orpik will miss games vs. Tampa Bay, March 7; at Washington, March 8; and vs. New Jersey, March 11. He will be eligible to return March 12 vs. Philadelphia.

[hyprlte 0]

should be gone longer

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

Just saw it on OLN and it's a case of Cole turning into the boards and Orpik's momentum following through. No malicious intent IMO.

[Eazy_b97 1]

That's garbage, it was a hit with no intent to injure. That suspension is purely based on the result and not the actual play. He can say the defender should take responsibility, but come on, you don't give a guy a lane to the net and you are taught very early that a player turning his back becomes an attack situation.

[killthepoodle 0]

are you talkin about my post or that kid how snapped out on mine post?

Exactly.

[ChrisGass9909 0]

if cole wouldn't stopped and kept going to his left like orpick expect he would do he would have been ok, cole put himself in that danger postion. listen to don cherry if you dont beleive me

shut the fu*k up u fag he broke one of his verttabrea(sp) and you procede to say it was coles fault that someone hit him with his back turned and and parallel to the ice that is just complete bullshit, if you were even watching the game you would understand, u are a complete fu*king idiot ihope u get hit from behind and break ur vertabrea, then we'll see if ur still blaming cole u fag!

Damn near unredable.

If you are canadian you get a c- in spelling and a d- in grammer and punctuation.

If you are american you get an A cause I have 50 other papers to grade.

ironic ;)

nah, but seriously... i hope this punk tries to post something like that on my boards B)

are you talkin about my post or that kid how snapped out on mine post?

sorry i dont use proper grammer in a forum my bad

[ChrisGass9909 0]

by the way u can ban me if you want i was just standing up for my home town player sorry if it was a little bias and out of hand but damn he is one of the hurricanes best players and he'll be out for the rest of the regular season maybe even the playoffs so go ahead

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

I suggest you do. It makes you look stupid and uneducated.

[sherwood21 0]

What was the extent of Cole's injury(ies)?

[ChrisGass9909 0]

yet again isaid sry but i was a little steamed after seeing the game sort of a rant you could say

[ChrisGass9909 0]

What was the extent of Cole's injury(ies)?

broken vertabra out for 6-8weeks