Green was a little feisty last week and I’m left wondering what’s going on? Don’t get me wrong at first I was tweeting that I liked it because he was showing some signs of life, but it rapidly boiled over.
He skated into and crashed over top of a goalie. Smacked at an opposing player after said crash. Wrestled with Bobby Ryan. And elbowed Michael Frolik in the head. All before taking a nasty knee on knee hit that took him out of Friday’s game.
That’s a pretty spirited week for Green. And quite out of character in my opinion.
As the week went on Green seemed to be showing signs of mounting frustration and I’m left slightly puzzled. His team is dominating the league and he’s having another phenomenal season. Where is this “anger” coming from? And why is it surfacing now when the team is on fire?
There is a fine line between playing passionately and taking things a step too far. The elbow to the head was absolutely over the line. Green deserved to be suspended.
The league’s punishment however is a little more for show. Green took a fairly hard knee on knee impact that took him out of the remainder of the game. Suspending him for 3 games was necessary to show that everyone is held to the same disciplinary standard, however this punishment seems to be allowing him time to heal instead of actually making a point.
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