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  • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

    I hope Zucker is OK and can get back on the ice this week, if not for the game today for practice later.
    My initial thought was concussion. Hopefully it is just a minor shoulder injury.

    Rau deserved 5 and a game for that. It was late. It was against the wall. He had plenty of time to decide not to lay the hit.
    Bottom line, it was a reckless and dangerous hit that resulted in injury. These are the kinds of hits that need to be eliminated from the game.

    Anyone saying there needs to be some sort of accountability by Zucker to avoid putting himself in that position....that's crazy. There was no reason he should have expected to get hit that late after releasing the puck. Rau was in complete control of his body and made a decision to hit Zucker well late. Attempts to shift any of the responsibility away from Rau are, in my opinion as a Gopher fan, disgusting.

    I would fully support an additional game suspension for Rau, with the caveat being that the WCHA starts being more consistent with handing out suspensions for this type of situation. I think other leagues (the CCHA in particular) have been much better at consistently handing out additional suspensions for reckless and dangerous hits. We haven't seen that from the WCHA. So, I don't like the idea of giving a suspension simply because of who the victim is. If this is the turning point and the WCHA gets serious about addressing these kinds of hits regardless of who is on the receiving end, then hand down a suspension.

    Oh yeah, whoever alluded to the high stick as being "headhunting" lost as much credibility as those who said the Rau hit only deserved 2 minutes.

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    • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

      Can someone give us an update on Zucker's condition? (or post a link.) I was in the building for the Travis Roy hit. Watching Zucker not move for that long produced horrible flashbacks.
      It Happened!!!!

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      • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

        Originally posted by Bomber View Post
        Can someone give us an update on Zucker's condition? (or post a link.) I was in the building for the Travis Roy hit. Watching Zucker not move for that long produced horrible flashbacks.
        Here is a tweet from Jay Z as of few hours ago.

        Jason Zucker @JasonZucker17
        Thanks for all the wishes everybody. Feeling better as of now, will have an update for you at a later time.
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        • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

          Originally posted by du78 View Post
          Here is a tweet from Jay Z as of few hours ago.
          Thanks.
          It Happened!!!!

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          • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

            Luckily this thread has helped me out. "Do not give credibility to posters with an 'x' in their user name." Thanks for tipping me off.
            tUMD is Jan Brady per Brenthoven. Whew.... thanks for clearing THAT up.

            Best USCHO quotes to date:

            "UND/DU will realize that their party sucks, because the easterners only want to drink Zima." - BPH

            "It is too bad that aaron marvin was a senior so he can't go after the rest of the sioux". - bigblue_dl

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            • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

              Also, B Jugs got two minutes, all he should have. That wasn't intentional, it was reckless
              tUMD is Jan Brady per Brenthoven. Whew.... thanks for clearing THAT up.

              Best USCHO quotes to date:

              "UND/DU will realize that their party sucks, because the easterners only want to drink Zima." - BPH

              "It is too bad that aaron marvin was a senior so he can't go after the rest of the sioux". - bigblue_dl

              "I would rather play the blackhawks than you right now." - dogs2012

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              • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

                Originally posted by SCSU Euro View Post
                Luckily this thread has helped me out. "Do not give credibility to posters with an 'x' in their user name." Thanks for tipping me off.
                Just remember - if you dare have any common sense and are willing to support the suspension of one of your own team's players for a dangerous hit, you are equated with the likes of Reusse and are an "anti-homer".

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                • Originally posted by Bakunin View Post
                  Just remember - if you dare have any common sense and are willing to support the suspension of one of your own team's players for a dangerous hit, you are equated with the likes of Reusse and are an "anti-homer".
                  Well what do you expect from a Commie?

                  So am I anti-homer cause I say Marvin on Genoway was a dirty hit?
                  tUMD is Jan Brady per Brenthoven. Whew.... thanks for clearing THAT up.

                  Best USCHO quotes to date:

                  "UND/DU will realize that their party sucks, because the easterners only want to drink Zima." - BPH

                  "It is too bad that aaron marvin was a senior so he can't go after the rest of the sioux". - bigblue_dl

                  "I would rather play the blackhawks than you right now." - dogs2012

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                  • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

                    Zucker looked pretty good when they showed him walking down the hallway to the treatment room. he should get at least an Emmy.
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                    • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

                      Originally posted by SCSU Euro View Post
                      Well what do you expect from a Commie?
                      Goose-stepping, a ready supply of vodka, and the perpetual humming of the Soviet national anthem?
                      So am I anti-homer cause I say Marvin on Genoway was a dirty hit?
                      Knowing the nature of your school's fanbase, yes, I'm guessing you've been labeled as such by at least some of them for that type of stance.

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                      • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

                        Non-Gopher, low-poster here.

                        Since the refs missed it, they saw the same thing I'm seeing - replay (apparently a different replay than DX saw). Looks like Rau raised up to go for the head. Late, high hit, player down. Any effort to single out the head is an intent to injure. 5 - DQ. Maybe 1 game.

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                        • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

                          Originally posted by dirty View Post
                          i say zucker should be suspended. If you can't take a hit from a runt like rau, you have no business playing hockey. With a guy like zucker leading them, it's no wonder the us sucked at the wjc this year.
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                          • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

                            Originally posted by du78 View Post
                            Here is a tweet from Jay Z as of few hours ago.
                            Do us a favor and never call him Jay Z again
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                            • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

                              No doubt. The real Jay Z could take a hit. Or was that Rihanna?
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                              • Re: Suspend Kyle Rau for as long as Jason Zucker is unable to play!

                                The more I see the hit...the worse it looks. He hits JZ high...way late...then thrusts his head into the glass. That is called intent to injure. It was a stupid, idiotic play and I am sure Lucia has likely ripped him a new one for it. I don't believe Rau will play tonight, if Lucia is smart, he'll suspend him.

                                The high stick was clearly incidental, he was stick-checking and caught Zucker, nothing malicious, but it was definitely a good shot. If you're going to get a high stick penalty, at least get your money's worth, he got him good, but not intentional.

                                Kyle Rau really needs to look in the mirror after that hit and decide if he wants to be known as a quality player or as a cheap shot artist. I love the small scrappy player, but there is a clear line that cannot be crossed, Rau over stepped it by a big margin. He'd be best served sitting out a couple games and learning from this. He is a young player, hopefully this kind of incident will teach him a lesson.
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