Crosby gets compared to Wilson after wrestling Konecny to the ice

What do you make of this comparison?

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Crosby gets compared to Wilson after wrestling Konecny to the ice
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On Tuesday morning, fans were outraged to find out that Tom Wilson was only getting fined $5000 for punching New York Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich in the back of the head while he was facedown on the ice, while also throwing star Artemi Panarin to the ice in the ensuing scrum. 

The news was trending all day and some more this morning. And some how, Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby ended up in the mix after he wrestled with Philadelphia Flyers’ Travis Konecny during the second period of last night’s game. 

Konecny first put the Pens’captain in a headlock for about ten seconds, and we bet Crosby didn’t like that especially with his past history of neck-related issues. Sid retaliated by doing a waist-lock takedown of Konecny and slammed his head into the ice twice. Konency was still wearing his helmet. Both players received two-minute roughing minors.

Earlier in the game, Konecny was involved in a play that sent Penguins forward Bryan Rust to the dressing room, missing most part of the second period. 

Some fans were quick to point out that his actions could be compared to the ones of Wilson’s, even wondering if the star player would get a similar fine. 

These folks seem to forget that Crosby doesn’t have to same suspension history as the Caps’ forward. Wilson was suspended for seven games in March for a hit that injured Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo. It was the fifth suspension of Wilson’s NHL career, the previous four coming in a 105-game span from 2017-18, which included a 20-game suspension for an illegal check to the head of Oskar Sundqvist of the St. Louis Blues back on Oct. 3, 2018, which was reduced to 14 games on an NHLPA appeal.

Huge difference. 

While some say it would be nice to see consistency in the league, let me tell you, they need to do more than look at this wrestling match! 

The Rangers surprised everyone when they put out a statement on the NHL’s decision following Monday’s incidents. They demanded that the NHL fire the head of the NHL’s Department of Player Safety George Parros, who failed to suspend indefinitely a repeat offender like Wilson. 

That might be a better way to get consistent in the league!

Source: Twitter