Mike Milbury once called former Penguins head coach "Badger" Bob Johnson a professor of goonism. In those days Milbury was just a whiner because that is how hockey was played in the early 90's. Well the game has changed over the last 20 years and the league has taken many steps to put a stop to goonism.
Apparently the Islanders Trevor Gillies has not gotten the message. Gillies is the goon that mocked Eric Tangradi after he was injured and has now made himself into a complete joke. Gillies is not a hockey player, so don't mistake him for one. He is simply a scrub that thinks he can make a name for himself by throwing dirty hits and fighting injured players.
Well after this incident against the Penguins he served a 9 game suspension. The league thought that was long enough to send a message. Apparently it was not. His first game back was tonight against Minnesota and he just happened to earn a game misconduct for hitting a defenseless player from behind.
The league needs to send a serious message now. The only reason the Islanders have Gillies on the roster is to strike fear in other teams. He adds no hockey talent to their lineup. I would suspend him for one year. He shows no signs of remorse or of changing his playing style after the 9 games he missed. If you don't let him know this kind of thing is serious you could have another Todd Bertuzzi situation. The league cannot afford a black eye like that again. If you take a stand now you may be able to put an end to all of these dirty hits we see in the game today. I'm sure Gary Bettman will not though, further proving why he is the worst commissioner in professional sports today.
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