Can't wait to hear what Doan said to him..

I'm more impressed with how well Dustin Penner has played in the playoffs. He's playing just as good as when he was in Anaheim during their cup run.

lets see shanahan NOT do anything about that...blah blah..unfortunate....not late...blah blah...part of the game... my a$$

According to yesteryear, 1 game suspension in the Stanley Cup Finals is equivalent to 8 regular season games. So I say no, Brown won't be suspended

he should be though, that was a blatant knee-on-knee.

same here, cant wait to see what doan was saying to brown

what is all this talk about doughty's hissy fit though?

He had a hissy fit twice. First one I thought it was a correct call, but the 2nd one wasn't so he was right to be upset on that one.

Milbury and JR at it again

I feel for all 3 fans in Phoenix as I have seen it all before

damn Kings do it again, in the Western Conference Final no less.

Alfie is booed to this day for that. At least the Leafs won that series in the end.

It's funny how this happens so often. a controversial play that leads to a goal by the guilty party.

In the end, the fault lies mainly in the refs as they missed the call.

Missed what call? It was incidental contact. Roenick is right

weirdest thing to see. shaking hands while yapping at eachother..:fulloffuck:

He was leading with his knee out. You could clearly here the whistle go and he had a chance to avoid that hit. But he didn't. I guarantee there will be retaliation next year on Brown. Too many dirty hits by Brown in these playoffs. What goes around comes around.

And yet another road win for the Kings... CRAZY!

To me, after watching the replay of the ensuing play, it seems like the Coyote player was too busy throwing a hit and missed the moving puck. Bad defense lead to the shot on goal which Smith can't hold on to the rebound and Mr. Pancake cleans up the garbage to win it.

Dirty hits always happen. But what's more important? Kill the dirty player or play D to not lose the game?

Pretty much seemed all LA for the final 35 minutes of the game. I'm not surprised the Kings won, only that it took them so long to score.

I think Brown's hit was dirty. He had him lined up in the rail road tracks, and lead with his knee. I don't think it's a hit that will garner a suspension, just that it's one of those borderline hits that's meant to injure a player, not just separate him from the puck.

Put Torres' name bar on the back of Brown's jersey and Shanny would throw 15 games at him though :)

No fucking way that deserves a suspension. You can't fault Brownie on that one, blame the refs if anything.

:seriously:

Don't blame Brown? Please explain...

Looked to me like he was leaning with his upper body and forearm extended to the chest of Rosz for a hit, but instead clipped the inner thigh of Rosz.

Alain Vigneault signs contract extension with the Canucks

Vancouver, B.C. –Vancouver Canucks President and General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that Head Coach Alain Vigneault has agreed to terms on a contract extension.

“Alain has established himself as one of the premiere coaches in the National Hockey League,” said Gillis. “He has demonstrated a commitment to winning that has led to back-to-back Presidents’ Trophies and we are confident his dedication and hard work will continue to yield positive results. Alain has built a foundation of winning with this franchise and I feel he can continue to build on that foundation to achieve our ultimate goal.”

“I am pleased to be signing this extension to continue as the Head Coach of such an outstanding organization,” said Vigneault. “I look forward to taking the next step with this franchise in bringing the Stanley Cup to Vancouver. I feel fortunate to be able to work with such a dedicated group of management, coaches and players in this great city I love.”

Alain Vigneault signs contract extension with the Canucks - Vancouver Canucks - News

AV signs contract extension. As expected

I guess lots of ppl in this thread are gonna be choked.. hopefully he changes his coaching strategies a bit

Sorry did I miss where it says for how long? or is it just for 1 year?

I respectfully disagree.

Yeah, maybe. But you don't give him a pass because of what he was trying to do, you penalize him because of what he DID do.

JR says he was turning and didn't have time to avoid the hit. Questionable. But it was Brown's choice to stick his leg out and turn that way to make the contact, he needs to be accountable for that action when Roszival had no chance to avoid that contact. It was Brown's fault that he didn't turn far enough for a full on body-body hit, or maybe Brown realized he'd have a higher chance of hurting himself throwing a hit like that.

Rome got 4 SCF games with his questionable late hit, but it was a clean hit otherwise. If Brown was some no name bum, he'd get the same treatment. I bet Shanny turns the other cheek.