tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75385814768155880472024-03-05T00:59:19.756-05:00Offside Sports LawEric Macramalla's articles, television hits and radio clips on all things related to the law and business of sportsEric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.comBlogger881125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-67828626397529960282021-02-24T09:52:00.009-05:002021-02-24T14:14:53.050-05:00A Tale Of Four Seconds: Rule 69 & Why There Was No Reasonable Basis To Overturn The Goal<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJs9I9tLdM2a5N321lZY3GtLRHnP9A5vKGACQITFOB9I74gk485lMpIw16Kq_l9WccXNooQreQkFMCrp-NJGHNFCarTDIRZ9DkRslc1TRtx72b7at9w5keBi3HW2mjxiPNEyYO9bHYaU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJs9I9tLdM2a5N321lZY3GtLRHnP9A5vKGACQITFOB9I74gk485lMpIw16Kq_l9WccXNooQreQkFMCrp-NJGHNFCarTDIRZ9DkRslc1TRtx72b7at9w5keBi3HW2mjxiPNEyYO9bHYaU/w640-h426/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">With 2.1 seconds left in the game Montreal
Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher scored the game winner against the Ottawa
Senators. Only he didn't. Toronto disallowed it after review.</span><p></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">With less than 10 seconds left in the game,
Gallagher cut through the crease and clipped the back of Senators goalie Matt
Murray's leg. Both players went down, but then popped back up. Gallagher then
deflected the winner off Ben Chiarot shot under the bar. Alas, the goal was
fake news. </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US">Watch it here: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/BradyTrett/status/1364405906788638722">https://twitter.com/BradyTrett/status/1364405906788638722</a></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Should the goal have been disallowed?
Gallagher did indeed make contact with Murray spinning him around.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">The short answer: it was a good goal. A
beautiful goal actually.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">The analysis turns on <a href="https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/319997074/binary-file/file.pdf">Rule
69 of the NHL Rules</a>, which provides as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><i><u>Rule 69 – Interference on the Goalkeeper</u><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><i>69.1 Interference on the Goalkeeper -
This rule is based on the premise that an attacking player’s position, whether
inside or outside the crease, should not, by itself, determine whether a goal
should be allowed or disallowed. In other words, goals scored while attacking players
are standing in the crease may, in appropriate circumstances be allowed. Goals
should be disallowed only if: (1) an attacking player, either by his
positioning or by contact, impairs the goalkeeper’s ability to move freely
within his crease or defend his goal; or (2) an attacking player initiates
intentional or deliberate contact with a goalkeeper, inside or outside of his
goal crease. Incidental contact with a goalkeeper will be permitted, and
resulting goals allowed, when such contact is initiated outside of the goal
crease, provided the attacking player has made a reasonable effort to avoid
such contact.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><i>…The overriding rationale of this rule is
that a goalkeeper should have the ability to move freely within his goal crease
without being hindered by the actions of an attacking player. If an attacking
player enters the goal crease and, by his actions, impairs the goalkeeper’s ability
to defend his goal, and a goal is scored, the goal will be disallowed.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">A few of points:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">1) The opening to the Rule clearly
indicates that contact with a goalie in the crease does not automatically result
in a disallowed goal. That’s right – the NHL gets that every situation is
different and should be evaluated on a case by case basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">2) The Rule outlines the rationale
for the Rule, namely, a goalie “<b><i>should have the ability to move freely
within his goal crease without being hindered by the actions of an attacking
player</i></b>”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">3) The specific part of the Rule that
applies to Gallagher’s fake goal is this part: “<b><i>Goals should be disallowed only if…
an attacking player…impairs the goalkeeper’s ability to move freely within his
crease or defend his goal</i></b>”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Did Gallagher make contact with Murray?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Yes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">By clipping Murray, did Gallagher spin
Murray around?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Yes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Does that mean the goal should have been
disallowed?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">No. And it’s not close.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Why? When Rule 69.1 is read as a whole,
the takeaway is clear: a goal will be disallowed if a goalie’s ability to
defend his net was compromised or impaired. And that’s why everyone is
assessing whether Murray was set or had the time to get set. If the answer to
either question is yes, then his inability to defend his net was cured and he
could once again defend his net.</span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Four seconds. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Four seconds.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Four seconds.</span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">That’s right – four seconds.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">That’s how much time passed between
Gallagher clipping Murray and Gallagher tipping the puck in. Gallagher hit
Murray at 7.1. second and the goal went in at the 3 second mark. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Indeed, between clipping Murray and
scoring, Gallagher was flattened by Nikita Zaitsev, got up and scored.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Murray had time. He had enough time to
reset.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">There was no conclusive evidence that
warranted disallowing the goal. You need more than that as per Rule 69 and the conclusive evidence bar.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">And it just wasn’t there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">So I am overturning the overturned goal. </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Your Friend,</span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Eric</span></p>Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-88166898935450246712015-04-27T16:13:00.000-04:002015-04-27T17:42:29.193-04:00Second Shooter: Why The Pageau Goal Was Not Reviewable<div style="text-align: justify;">
Down by a goal and facing elimination in Game 6, the Ottawa Senators were playing for their lives Sunday evening against the Montreal Canadiens.</div>
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It looked like the Senators tied it up at 1 when Mark Borowiecki's shot was mishandled by Carey Price and Jean-Gabriel Pageau swooped in and knocked in the rebound.</div>
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The problem: before Pageau shot the puck, referee Chris Lee blew the play dead when he lost site of the puck. No goal. </div>
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Here's the play as it unfolded:</div>
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There has been some talk that the goal was reviewable. The play, however, was not reviewable. While it should clearly have been a goal, this was not an instance where the play could have been overturned via video replay. </div>
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The confusion stems from the NHL's <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=730165">summary of its new rules</a>, which was published back in September. In the summary, the NHL announced that the new video review rules would "<b><i>allow Hockey
Operations to provide guidance to referees on goal and potential goal plays
where the referee has blown his whistle (or intended to blow his whistle) after
having lost sight of the puck</i></b>."</div>
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The wording is sufficiently broad to capture the Pageau goal since it basically says a play can be reviewed if a goal was scored after the play was blown dead.</div>
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Here's the problem: the summary of the rule is not the actual rule. The actual rule, which is Rule 38.4(viii), is a lot narrower in scope. </div>
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This is what it says:</div>
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review process shall be permitted to assist the Referees in determining the
legitimacy of all potential goals (e.g. to ensure they are “good hockey
goals”). For example (but not limited to), pucks that enter the net by going
through the net meshing, pucks that enter the net from underneath the net
frame, pucks that hit the spectator netting prior to being directed into the
goal, pucks that enter the net undetected by the Referee, etc. <b><u>This would also
include situations whereby the Referee stops play or is in the process of
stopping the play because he has lost sight of the puck and it is subsequently determined
by video review that the puck crosses (or has crossed) the goal line and enters
the net as the culmination of a continuous play where the result was unaffected
by the whistle (i.e., the timing of the whistle was irrelevant to the puck
entering the net at the end of a continuous play).</u></b></blockquote>
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The key part of this rule is the reference to "<b><i>continuous play</i></b>". The play is only reviewable if we are dealing with a continuous or uninterrupted play. </div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Borowiecki took the shot, Price stopped it, lost sight of it and then Pageau jumped on the loose puck. </span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;">That is not considered a continuous or uninterrupted play. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">It has two distinct components: </span><span style="text-align: justify;">the </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Borowiecki shot and the Pageau shot.</span><br />
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If Borowiecki had taken the shot and it got by Price after a quick whistle, then it would have been a continuous play and therefore reviewable. The second shooter (Pageau) broke up the play, which is ultimately fatal if you were looking for video review.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">For that reason, the play was never reviewed. Rule 38.4 more appropriately applies to a scenario where a shot is taken, the goalie gets a piece of it, the whistle blows and the pucks slides or trickles into the net without anyone else laying a stick on it. That's what happened in Vancouver when Jannik Hansen was credited with a goal after the play was reviewed:</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">One more thing. Price is a great goaltender who doesn't give up many rebounds. It's possible that had another goalie been in that net (like Jimmy Howard), the whistle would have been blown later. Effectively, Price's reputation - and not Price - made that save.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">And another thing. We too often hear in similar circumstances that the team victimized by a terrible call had plenty of other</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> opportunities to score but couldn't capitalize. The idea of course is to diminish the importance of the bad call. At a fundamental level, this statement is flawed. In sports today, there is not only parity among teams but also among athletes and often times games turn on a single moment. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">And Pageau was one such moment. </span>Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-56111285820091567012015-04-17T08:48:00.001-04:002015-04-17T08:48:18.524-04:00TSN Article: Why Aaron Hernandez Will Spend His Life in Prison<div style="text-align: justify;">
Aaron Hernandez has been convicted of first degree murder. Click <a href="http://www.tsn.ca/talent/legal-look-why-hernandez-was-convicted-of-murder-1.257962">here to read my TSN article</a> on how we got here, what this means and what's next.</div>
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<br />Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-22790149412273984982015-04-16T13:53:00.000-04:002015-04-16T13:56:58.141-04:00Subban On Stone: No Ordinary Slash<div style="text-align: justify;">
In Game 1 between the Canadiens and Senators, PK Subban slashed Mark Stone sending the forward to the ice in obvious discomfort. Subban was assessed a major for slashing, which in turn calls for a game misconduct (I wrote about that <a href="http://offsidesportsblog.blogspot.ca/2015/04/why-pk-subban-was-tossed-from-game-1.html">here</a> during the game because I was lonely).</div>
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As a result of the slash, Stone suffered a micro-fracture in his wrist together with ligament damage. Subban was not suspended for the slash.</div>
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Slashing is not an uncommon occurrence in the NHL. We see it repeatedly every game. It's part of the game and part of the culture.</div>
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Now to the hard part because I'm a diehard Habs fan. I love my Habs. I once pretended Jean-Jacques Daigneault was my father. I also pretended to lift André Racicot's spirits.</div>
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Subban's slash was no ordinary slash. At the time of the slash, the puck was nowhere near Subban or Stone. Erik Karlsson had the puck at the Habs blue line and Subban and Stone were in front of the net.</div>
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But puck location by itself is insufficient to characterize the Subban slash as crossing the line. Those types of slashes away from the play happen all the time. I was slashed by an old lady at the grocery store today while buying some milk. Again, it happens a lot.</div>
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The problem with the Subban slash is that it's more like a tomahawk chop. That together with the location of the puck makes the hit dangerous, reckless and frankly unacceptable. </div>
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Look for yourself:</div>
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Subban rears back with his stick and chops down on Stone. This isn't hockey. I'm sorry.</div>
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For a Habs fan, Subban's actions are gravely disappointing. This is a person who would have welcom<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed the captaincy of the Canadiens. This entire incident - from the slash that put his team a man down for 5 minutes to the half-dressed tantrum he threw after being tossed - suggests he still has some maturing to do.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> This is not how leaders behave. If Subban wants to be a captain one day, he needs to act like a professional.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">By way of full disclosure, I am a big Subban fan. <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Subban is a spectacular and gifted defenceman. He’s a terrific skater, has a great shot, is physical, has great vision and is clutch. In short, Subban is pretty special. I wrote about it <a href="http://offsidesportsblog.blogspot.ca/2014/01/subban-its-not-about-race.html">here</a>. </span></span><br />
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said, Subban can do better - and he will do better.<br />
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the absence of a suspension. For me at least, the snapshot above clearly
demonstrates that this was no ordinary slash. Subban's actions, in my view, are
suspendable. And let's not get distracted by intention, which is too often
misapplied. So long as Subban intended to slash Stone, he is responsible for
the harm that follows. That is a basic legal principle. The other issue of intent - whether Subban
intended to injure Stone - is a separate consideration that has the effect of
increasing a suspension (and not vacating it altogether).<br />
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Subban
intended the slash, and by extension, is responsible for the harm that followed
- Stone's broken wrist. Yes, a suspension is warranted.<br />
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It is not
difficult to understand why Subban escaped suspension. The hockey culture has
indulged similar behavior in the past. It's part of the game so to speak.<br />
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The problem
is that it shouldn't be. As a result of a reckless and ill-conceived slash,
hockey fans will either be deprived of watching the likely Calder trophy winner
play, or best case scenario, will get a watered down version. That's a damn
shame, particularly for a team that had an unprecedented and historic run just
to get into the playoffs.<br />
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The league
should be protecting its players from unnecessary injuries.<br />
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This isn't
good for the game.<br />
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suspension would have sent that very message.</div>
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Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-33619261168272688832015-04-15T21:17:00.001-04:002015-04-15T21:17:13.445-04:00Why P.K. Subban Was Tossed from Game 1 after Slash on StoneP.K. Subban received a game misconduct for his slash on Mark Stone. For many, this was a surprise to see. How on earth did the referee make that call?<div>
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It all starts with Rule 61.3 of the NHL Rule Book, which provides as follows:</div>
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<b>61.3 Major Penalty</b> - A major penalty, at the discretion of the Referee
based on the severity of the contact, shall be imposed on a player
who slashes an opponent. When injury occurs, a major penalty must
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Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-17046862678193636822015-02-28T10:19:00.004-05:002015-03-02T12:07:33.849-05:00Eric Lindros Lawsuit: The Problem With Paul Stewart's Defence<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Earlier this week, I addressed the Eric Lindros defamation lawsuit against Paul Stewart in my TSN article "<a href="http://www.tsn.ca/legal-look-lindros-sues-over-defamation-1.216887">Legal Look: Lindros sues for defamation</a>".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The real focal point of Lindros' claim is the denial he tore up Stewart's posters destined for a charitable auction. There are also denials that Lindros swore on the ice, but ultimately those allegations don't really matter too much. Lindros has been heavily engaged in charity work, and I expect the claim that he would undermine a charity in any way was the impetus for the lawsuit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In response to Lindros' lawsuit, Stewart told </span><a href="http://www.nj.com/flyers/index.ssf/2015/02/ex-ref_paul_stewart_on_flyers_great_eric_lindros_d.html#" style="font-family: inherit;">NJ Advance Media</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> that the "truth is always your shield." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He's right - the truth is a complete defence to a claim for defamation. If Stewart can show that Lindros indeed tore up the posters and was told he did, Lindros' lawsuit will fail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Remember Lindros only needs to show that Stewart's comments were </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"><i>capable</i></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> of defaming him (which they clearly were); the onus then shifts to Stewart to show the comments were true. So defamation is a funny tort as its strict liability as the defendant (and not the plaintiff) needs to prove the key component of the case.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">According to Stewart's own article, he never saw Lindros tear the posters. Rather, he was told by Flyers equipment manager Jim Evers that Lindros tore the posters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So here's the problem for Stewart: Evers is saying the whole thing isn't true. This is what Evers said on the </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://buzzonbroad.com/flyers/flyers-equipment-manager-jim-turk-evers-lindros-story-was-not-true/">Preston and Steve Morning show</a></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://buzzonbroad.com/flyers/flyers-equipment-manager-jim-turk-evers-lindros-story-was-not-true/"> on WMMR</a>:</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">“I’ve been
friends with Eric since the day he came to Philadelphia, and he would never do
something like this. I’ve only ever seen him [Lindros] go out of his way to
sign autographs for people. He’s not that kind of man.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“I’ve
known Stewie (Paul Stewart) for a while, he’s a UPenn grad, and you have to be
pretty smart to go there. Maybe he had too many concussions over his career
cause he wasn’t a very good hockey player, but I don’t know what would make him
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recollection, this never happened. I’ve known Eric for a very long time and
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So Stewart will need to establish that Evers is lying or bring in another witness to corroborate Stewart's version of events. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This raises another problem for Stewart: who on earth would want to get involved in this mess? For example, I'm pretty sure Marc Recchi will want to stay as far away as possible. Note, however, that a witness who does not want to testify can be forced to do so by being served with a summons to witness.If they don't show up to testify, a warrant for their arrest is issued and they can brought to court to testify. So it's not totally a lost cause for Stewart but at the outset at least, things don't look great. Still, however, the case will turn on the evidence so we need to wait for Stewart's formal court defence (i.e., Statement of Defence).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Still the issue he faces is a substantial one. Since he did not witness the alleged destruction of the posters he will need to find someone who did. That is not going to be easy. Alternatively, he will need to </span>establish<span style="font-family: inherit;"> that someone told him Lindros tore the posters. Again, tough one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This raises the issue of the wisdom of writing an article attacking someone of doing something when you never saw it yourself. Relying on hearsay to defame someone is a risky proposition. Whether it's true or not, you may be inviting litigation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As for Lindros, many have asked me why he's suing since his legal fees may well offset any damage award against Stewart. It's possible that Lindros is looking to change the narrative concerning his reputation. For some people at least, Lindros perhaps does not have the most positive reputation and reflecting back on things, he may want to correct the way he's perceived. Note, though, he's already done some tremendous charity work. For example, he's donated <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">$5 million to <a href="http://www.lhsc.on.ca/About_Us/LHSC/News_Events/Eric_Lindros.htm">London Health Sciences Centre</a>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So it's possible that's not at all the case. It may be as simple as Lindros just got fed up with people mentioning the article seven months after it was published.</span></span></div>
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Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-88711148873777431982014-11-28T21:10:00.001-05:002014-11-28T21:10:23.860-05:00Despite Winning Appeal Ray Rice May Never Play in the NFL Again<div class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
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back Ray Rice has won his appeal. The celebration will be short lived, I
suspect, as materially very little changes for Rice. He doesn't have a team and
is unlikely to find one.</div>
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1) In this <a href="http://www.tsn.ca/nflpa-rice-wins-appeal-suspension-vacated-immediately-1.146673">TSN article</a>, I cover why Rice is unlikely to ever play in the NFL again. Spoiler alert - he's toxic.</div>
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Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-68763768917259169422014-11-27T09:37:00.000-05:002014-11-27T09:37:25.319-05:00Full Coverage of NHL Player Jack Johnson's Parents Blowing His Money<div class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
It all
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NHL career, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson has earned $18
million. In 2011, Johnson signed a seven-year, $30.5 million contract. And on
October 7, Johnson filed for bankruptcy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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While the
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Jack Johnson's betrayal is spectacular and astonishing. Also very surprising is a
player declaring bankruptcy during his career (at the age of 27). Brutal and
nuts.</div>
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1) I address the layers of this case with Forbes: "<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmacramalla/2014/11/25/jack-johnson-bankruptcy-need-to-manage-parents/">Bankruptcy Of NHL's Jack Johnson: Another Sad Case OfParents Blowing An Athlete's Money</a>"</div>
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2) My <a href="http://proxy.autopod.ca/podcasts/chum/185/27320/141126-aaronportzline.mp3">interview of Aaron Portzline</a> of the Columbus Dispatch who broke the story.</div>
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3) My <a href="http://proxy.autopod.ca/podcasts/chum/185/27321/141126-andrewscott.mp3">interview of Andrew Scott</a>, sports agent at Octagon.</div>
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If you're a player, get a good agent and a good financial advisor. If your parents are Goldman or Sachs, use someone else. No family.</div>
Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-12457199098371968262014-11-12T11:11:00.004-05:002014-11-12T11:11:46.138-05:00TSN Article: Takeaways on Adrian Peterson and Ray RiceThere is some confusion as to how Peterson and Rice will shake out. I address it <a href="http://www.tsn.ca/talent/legal-look-takeaways-on-adrian-peterson-and-ray-rice-1.133268">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-14297377789774749252014-11-07T14:37:00.002-05:002014-11-07T14:37:35.979-05:00TSN Article: Can the Yankees Cut A-Rod<div style="text-align: justify;">
In light of the recent news that Alex Rodriguez has admitted to the DEA that he used PEDs, the question is now whether the Yankees can cut him.</div>
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<br />Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-91185802780698153462014-10-21T12:42:00.001-04:002014-10-21T12:42:24.136-04:00TSN Articles: Pistorius & VoynovI address the latest at TSN.ca.<br />
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<a href="http://www.tsn.ca/talent/macramalla-on-the-pistorius-sentence-prison-time-and-an-appeal-1.112126">In this article</a>, I discuss Pistorius' 5 year sentence and the possibility of appeal.</div>
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Here <a href="http://www.tsn.ca/macramalla-voynov-criminal-charges-and-deportation-1.111896">I write about Slava Voynov's criminal charges</a>, prison time, the basis for the NHL suspension and his risk of deportation. </div>
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Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-24495476649700182682014-10-08T16:46:00.002-04:002014-10-08T16:46:34.186-04:00TSN Article: Adrian Peterson Could Walk At Trial<div style="text-align: justify;">
My recent TSN article outlines the charges against AP, his jail time and why he may well walk at trial.</div>
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Read it <b><a href="http://www.tsn.ca/talent/macramalla-with-trial-date-set-peterson-could-walk-1.102195">here</a></b>.</div>
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Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-45404784589257347062014-10-02T11:01:00.001-04:002014-10-02T11:02:41.697-04:00Interview: Amani Toomer<div style="text-align: justify;">
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There is no doubt that the NFL and the Ravens have mismanaged their handling of the Ray Rice case. They've told us that much.</div>
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When <a href="http://www.tsn.ca/radio/ottawa-1200/shows/offside-1.53723">I interviewed Don Van Natta</a>, the ESPN Outside The Lines Reporter and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who wrote his expose on the Ravens handling of the situation, it was tough to conclude otherwise.</div>
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Calls for Roger Goodell to step down, however, are not only premature but unsubstantiated. While many believe Goodell saw the video, there is simply no concrete evidence to date to suggest that's the case.</div>
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Some argue he should resign on the basis that at the very least he should have known of the video's existence or was willfully blind to it. While I am sympathetic to that position, ultimately there is no evidence he knew of the dramatic and disturbing images on that video.</div>
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Historically, Goodell has been tough on all those associated with the NFL - players, coordinators, coaches and owners (see Vilma, Payton, Loomis, Vitt and Irsay).</div>
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Perhaps a more likely scenario is that he treated this case as one in series of 89 domestic violence cases the NFL has faced since 2000 - and which have received on average a 2 game suspension. And perhaps a more likely scenario is that Goodell has become somewhat desensitized to instances of domestic violence and saw this as just another case.</div>
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The two videos are what caused the public uproar and backlash. However, there was no uproar or backlash in connection with the previous 88 domestic violence cases. And as a lawyer I will say this - that's what domestic violence looks like (and frankly sometimes it's a hell of lot worse).</div>
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In my latest TSN article, I discuss the Tony Stewart case, including the grand jury process, the grand jury electing not to charge Stewart and what's next for Stewart.</div>
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In short, this isn't the end for Stewart. Expect Ward's family to sue Stewart for wrongful death. They hold him responsible for Kevin Ward's death.</div>
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Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-67234395639620719202014-09-17T13:16:00.003-04:002014-09-17T13:16:36.649-04:00TSN Article: Adrian Peterson's Indefinite Suspension & The Exemption List<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today, news broke that the Vikings had a change of heart and were suspending Adrian Peterson indefinitely by placing him on a mysterious Exemption List.</div>
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<br />Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-60945236456696913832014-09-17T09:05:00.004-04:002014-09-17T09:19:08.309-04:00TSN 1200 Radio: We Talk Adrian Peterson Indefinite SuspensionI join JR and Steve Warne on TSN 1200 to talk Adrian Peterson's indefinite suspension.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The lawyers in the Steve Moore/Todd Bertuzzi lawsuit announced settlement recently. At this point, they are crossing the T's and dotting the I's with a view to formally dismiss the case with the Court. Once the dismissal is filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the lawsuit will officially come to an end. That should happen soon. That's correct - it's technically not over yet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At law, <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">an employer can be held liable for the acts committed by an employee in the course of his or her employment. This principle is called vicarious liability. That's why Steve Moore not only sued Bertuzzi, but also his employer Orca Bay.</span></span></div>
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Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-82401002934202531712014-09-15T18:44:00.003-04:002014-09-15T18:44:58.749-04:00TSN Article: The Reactivation of Adrian Peterson<b><a href="http://www.tsn.ca/nfl/story/?id=461864">In this TSN article</a></b>, I explain the charges against Adrian Peterson, his possible jail time, the legal options for the Vikings and what the NFL can do.<br />
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<br />Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-21598351561067652872014-09-15T18:41:00.003-04:002014-09-15T18:41:56.902-04:00TSN Article: Judge Masipa Makes Grave Error in Conviction of Pistorius<div style="text-align: justify;">
Judge Masipa cleared Oscar Pistorius on the murder charge and convicted him on the lesser charge of culpable homicide. </div>
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I join Michael Landsberg on his TSN show <i>Off The Record</i>. We take a 4 minute spin around the legal world of sports hitting on Pistorius, Ray Rice, Roger Goodell and the NHL concussion lawsuits.</div>
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Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-84436284905719741182014-09-11T17:19:00.001-04:002014-09-11T17:20:18.928-04:00CTV National News: Why Judge Masipa Got It WrongI join CTV National News and discuss the Pistorius verdict. Click <b><a href="http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=438361">here</a></b> to watch.<br />
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<br />Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-73115633757106628502014-09-08T11:01:00.001-04:002014-09-08T11:01:17.403-04:00TSN Article: NFL Could Revisit Rice SuspensionHere's <a href="http://www.tsn.ca/story/?id=461257">my legal take</a> in light of the breaking news of a new Ray Rice video showing him delivering a left hook to his fiancee at the time, Janay Palmer.<br />
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<br />Eric Macramallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322995124306036839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538581476815588047.post-40796308709678944442014-09-08T10:58:00.002-04:002014-09-08T10:58:31.049-04:00TSN 1260: We Talk Ray Rice and New Video<div style="text-align: justify;">
I join Dustin Nielson and Wil Fraser at TSN 1260 to discuss breaking news on Ray Rice. A new video has surfaced showing the RB knocking out his fiancee (at the time) in the elevator. </div>
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We discuss what that means <a href="https://soundcloud.com/thenielsonandfrasershow/tsn-legal-analyst-eric-macramalla-on-ray-rice-9814">here</a>.</div>
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