No Suspension for Nash

[IAMCAPER]

With the IIHF deciding to not discipline Rick Nash for his actions towards not one but two officials, I think it's a disgrace and an extremely bad message to be sending to the hockey world.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of Team Canada but there is no question that Rick Nash should have been suspended or even disqualified from taking part in the remainder of the tournament. There should be a zero tolerance when it comes to contact with league officials, especially with actions similar to Nash. The IIHF's statement that the contact was not deliberate is absolutely absurd.

I think this opens the door to abuse of officials and the IIHF missed the boat on sending a strong message. Rick Nash is young and will have plenty of time to compete internationally again so they should have done the right thing.

[cbisle]

There's no doubt that Nash should have been suspended. However, both officials aren't complaining in the least. In fact, they are downplaying the incident saying it wasn't that severe. But I still agree he should have been suspended and I think the refs and tournament organizers need to be on the same page in terms of good sportsmanship.

[IAMCAPER]

does that not seem odd to you? Nash was clearly agressive with the refs, at least in my opinion.

I hope the refs feel better when another player does the same thing but actually hurts one of them.

[cbisle]

Kudos to that! Maybe then they'll realize that they have lost control of the game. It's too bad that the best lessons taught are often tough lessons.