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Leafs_Pam
4-18-05, 2:10 PM
First, I will say, I hate to see anyone hurt like this. I don't wish serious injury on any player, even if I don't like him.

I used to like Scott Gomez, but not anymore. I found out Scott Gomez is a dirty player. The last few games the Aces played the Gulls in San Diego, he made some very dirty hits on the Gulls Players. At first, fans here were excited to see him, but after the dirty stunts he pulled here, he was being booed by everyone, including me. I'll never like him again.

Ashlee Langdone used to be on the Gulls, but that was before I moved here. He's been on other teams for at least the last 3 years. He always plays dirty when he plays against the Gulls, so this doesn't surprise me. Food for thought. Maybe Scott did something dirty towards the Condors and Langdone took care of business. However, if that's what he was doing, he's just as bad, if not worse, than Scott Gomez. From what I've heard about Langdone, and what I've seen of him, he is a dirty player. In no way do I condone what Langdone did. I have to agree with the Aces Coach. This was absolutely disgraceful.

Langdone was suspended by the League. Tonight's game, pending further review. I sure hope they decide to give futher suspension to Langdone. This kind of crap doesn't belong at any level of hockey.

Having an NHL Player injured in Europe, the AHL and the ECHL was bound to happen. They should sign a new CBA and get back where they belong.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=121922&hubName=nhl

Scott Gomez breaks pelvis in ECHL game

TSN.ca Staff

4/18/2005

It's what NHL general managers feared during the lockout - a serious injury to one of their players who had found work elsewhere.

Alaska Aces leading scorer Scott Gomez suffered a broken pelvis in an overtime loss to the Bakersfield Condors in Game 4 of the EHCL playoffs on Saturday.

The NHL all-star and New Jersey Devils restricted free agent was headed back to his bench when the Condors' Ashlee Langdone slammed him awkwardly into the open gate.

Aces coach Davis Payne said prospects are good for a full recovery but like any broken bone, it needs time to heal. Payne, however, was not impressed with Langdone's actions.

''It's one thing to play that type of hockey, to finish your checks, to check hard, punch, slash and facewash people from behind,'' Payne said to the Anchorage Daily News. ''But it's another thing to take a premium superstar who did everyone in the game of hockey a favour by coming here and hit him like that.

''It's absolutely disgraceful."


http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&id=4533

Bakersfield's Langdone Suspended

April 18, 2005

PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL announced on Monday that it has suspended Bakersfield right wing Ashlee Langdone, pending further review, as a result of his actions in ECHL Playoff Game #14 against Alaska on April 16.

At 9:49 of the second period, Langdone was assessed a major penalty under Rule 44(b) - Boarding.

Langdone is suspended under rule 33A Supplemental Discipline.

Langdone will miss Bakersfield's game at Alaska (Apr. 18).

Rusty
4-18-05, 4:27 PM
As you said Pam actions such as this do not belong in any level of hockey.

I always fellt or thought that Gomez was a respectful type of player.

Leafs_Pam
4-18-05, 5:19 PM
So did I Rusty. I had heard rumblings on him being dirty, but when I saw people say that, I told them I couldn't believe it because I had never seen him do anything dirty. I have seen the light. Maybe Scott Stevens is his Role Model. (will I get in trouble for saying that?) Unfortunately, after the first games of the season with Alaska in San Diego, whenever I saw him he seemed to get dirtier in every game. Last game he was in the PB quite a bit and got booed alot.

a4l
4-18-05, 5:50 PM
I always thought of Gomez as being a decent player .. wow, your description of his recent play has blown me away.
I heard about his injury on the radio and was surprised that it was so severe.

Leafs_Pam
4-18-05, 6:01 PM
I always thought of Gomez as being a decent player .. wow, your description of his recent play has blown me away.
I heard about his injury on the radio and was surprised that it was so severe.
I too was shocked at the way he played in the ECHL this season. I had always thought he was okay too. I liked him, but his actions in the ECHL really ticked me off and made me see the light. However, I still wouldn't wish this kind of injury on him. Langdone should have the book thrown at him for what he did to Scott. Maybe Scott will learn a lesson from this. You get back what you give out. Maybe it will teach him it doesn't pay to be dirty in any League.

Leafs_Pam
4-19-05, 12:45 PM
This is good news, but even though the injury wasn't quite as bad as first feared, this kind of thing in any league is disgraceful and has to be done away with. I hope the League decides to give further suspension to Langdone anyway.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=122059

Gomez injury not as bad as feared

TSN.ca Staff

4/19/2005

Scott Gomez's injury is not as bad as initially feared

The Devils forward who was hurt after being blindsided in an ECHL playoff game on the weekend will be sidelined up to a month with a hairline fracture in his pelvic area and won't require surgery.

"Rest will take care of it," Devils GM Lou Lamoriello told the New York Times. "In three, four or five weeks, he'll be perfect."

Gomez signed to play with the Alaska Aces during the lockout. He was paid a salary of $500 a week because he wanted to play in front of hometown crowds.

Gomez led the ECHL in scoring this season and was named a first-team selection.



With files from the New York Times.

Madferret
4-19-05, 12:50 PM
Stay out the ECHL and get your Union Head to find you work in a real league Gomez.

MadDevil
4-19-05, 12:53 PM
So did I Rusty. I had heard rumblings on him being dirty, but when I saw people say that, I told them I couldn't believe it because I had never seen him do anything dirty. I have seen the light. Maybe Scott Stevens is his Role Model. (will I get in trouble for saying that?) Unfortunately, after the first games of the season with Alaska in San Diego, whenever I saw him he seemed to get dirtier in every game. Last game he was in the PB quite a bit and got booed alot.

No offense, but it sounds as if you have a rather biased opinion here (as do I). All I'm going to say is that I've watched just about every Devils game in the last few years, and I haven't seen any of this dirty play you're talking about. Maybe he's playing differently in the ECHL than he does in the NHL, I don't know.

As for the Stevens comment, we all have our opinions. Personally, I would think he would be a good role model, but then again, I'm a little biased.:nod:

Leafs_Pam
4-19-05, 2:05 PM
No offense, but it sounds as if you have a rather biased opinion here (as do I). All I'm going to say is that I've watched just about every Devils game in the last few years, and I haven't seen any of this dirty play you're talking about. Maybe he's playing differently in the ECHL than he does in the NHL, I don't know.

As for the Stevens comment, we all have our opinions. Personally, I would think he would be a good role model, but then again, I'm a little biased.:nod:
Please reread my post. I said I had NOT seen Scott Gomez do anything dirty when playing for the Devils. That I had heard rumblings of him being dirty but didn't agree. I made my decision based on his play in the ECHL and from that decision, decided maybe I was wrong to defend Scott Gomez's play in the NHL.

As for Scott Stevens, I've heard that before. :D Anyone that likes Stevens says he isn't dirty. I don't agree, as do lots of others. As you said, be all have our own opinions. :nod:

MadDevil
4-19-05, 2:51 PM
I haven't seen how Gomez is playing in the ECHL, so maybe he has been playing dirty, I'm not sure. I just didn't think he was a dirty player, but maybe I was wrong. As for Stevens, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.:nod:

Leafs_Pam
4-19-05, 2:58 PM
As for Stevens, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.:nod:
That's fine with me. I have to say that to people sometimes too. If we all agreed with each other all the time, then there would be nothing to talk about lots of times. :D