I Give Aaron Rome More Than 4 Games

When the series moved back to Boston for Game 3, what I didn't expect what a big wipeout, or at least a very serious injury that could've cost the Bruins a man-down. Instead, that is exactly what happened.

In the Bruins' 8-1 crushing of the Canucks, Canucks defenseman Aaron Rome laid out a big hit on the Bruins' Nathan Horton, resulting in a concussion for Horton and a big 4-game suspension for Aaron Rome, which will take him out the rest of the playoffs.

While Nathan Horton's concussion is a very serious matter and one that could possibly end the Bruins' hopes of winning the Stanley Cup this year, the Aaron Rome suspension is not really that stuning or surprising. I've seen this guy do this fare share of almost-blindside hits to players, and he still got off with no suspension. This, however, was a complete embarrassment to a player whose career is always hanging in the balance and one that gives off a few red flags.

The 4 game suspension is definitely a good idea, but I would give the suspension a little more than that. I would probably say at least 4 games of next season as well, which would give him a totaly of eight games in total that he would have to miss. You want to talk about taking out big hits that totally ruin a players' career, how about giving a player exactly what they deserve for their checks? That's why he's getting that four-game suspension.

As for the Nathan Horton injury, all condolences are to him and his family, but it might put the Bruins' chances of winning the Cup in peril. he has been a major factor in how the Bruins have gotten up to this point. Heck, he even scored the lone goal in Game 7 vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has been important to a Bruins team that has been putting all of their time on defense and their goaltender Tim Thomas. But with Nathan Horton out, they'll have their work cut out for him, as they'll be without a big offensive star for the rest of the playoffs. This could put their chances of winning the Cup in peril. So they'll have to look for answers quickly.



For Aaron Rome, I would say 'If you want to give a big hit, I'd rather you not.' The Canucks will probably fare well without him, but then again, the Canucks can lose it all together as they can usually tend to do at times, like their big Game 3 disappointment. Game 4 will tell us who's got the advantage now. Will the Bruins come back to even it? Or this is the Canucks' wind to ride? Only Game 4 will tell, puckheads. It's Wednesday at 5 pm (8 pm ET) on Versus. Hope you're watching then.

This is Aaron Rome's big hit on Nathan Horton and this is why he's getting the rest of the playoffs for it.