not a clean hit ; it was a charging penalty, and boarding penalty, with intent to injure, 2x 5min +game
@jamesberry3230Ай бұрын
He slides in he while he's not looking
@rockyayoungАй бұрын
@@jamesberry3230 lol. Sure
@Vayner447Ай бұрын
1:11 you can see Rantanen's head hitting the ice hard. Hope he's ok, but probably a concussion.
@eliteWOLFgamerАй бұрын
Oh yeah. Bell rung. It's too bad but it's still better than those cross-checks from behind head first into the boards. But, a guy like Rantanen it's bad because he's basically someone who doesn't create controversy like Marchand or Gudas.
@canadiansovietАй бұрын
It's not probably
@mrfake675Ай бұрын
Louis was so focused on blabbering on and on about fighting after a hit that he did not even see that. I saw it in that replay and wondered why they weren't mentioning it. It was a clean hit, not towards the boards. It was just the way he went down, unable to protect his head in time.
@robr177Ай бұрын
@@mrfake675listed as a upper body injury garuntee you it’s a concussion homie
@Deven-GuglielemencciАй бұрын
@@Deven-Guglielemencci I agree. I meant to say it's not a probably, it's a guaranteed concussion. I've had many myself. Hope he recovers soon.
@mrfake675Ай бұрын
it wasnt really the hit. it was him landing on his head
@mirckogeroldi2954Ай бұрын
It was him standing too far away from the boards that caused the problem. Ekholm went easy on him. If he'd have been standing against the boards like he should have been it wouldn't have happened, he was trying to leave the zone before he had possession of the puck, with his back turned and his head down. Rookie stuff. I did that when I was 13 and my coaches and team all told me to not to do it again when I got plastered. It's begging the d-man to step up, Avs did everything wrong.
@UnrealTech9403Ай бұрын
And you turned 14 today! Happy Birthday 🤡
@KingQonTrumpАй бұрын
@@UnrealTech9403so you’re the “blame the victim” type of person huh
@Yorha_Unit_2B_Ай бұрын
@@Yorha_Unit_2B_victim of what? Getting hit? He could have and should have prepared himself, you gotta protect yourself out there.
@thefreshninjaАй бұрын
@@thefreshninja no you don't that is what the rules and refs are for
@jamesberry3230Ай бұрын
As an Avs fan I hope Mikko is okay but what a nice hit by Ekholm. Johnson took a stupid penalty there
@MisterGreenw00dАй бұрын
because he's a neanderthal idiot.
@obscurereference6298Ай бұрын
Ekholm is just a bitch tho he remembers what Landy beat the shit out of him a couple years ago. For a big guy ekholm is soft as shit
@kastaway3074Ай бұрын
Or ek could man up and fight and Still get a power play
@jayurenosАй бұрын
@@jayurenos why? lmao
@Hawaii96720Ай бұрын
@@jayurenosbecause hes our best defender and you dont need to fight after a clean hit nuh uh
@glissymanАй бұрын
EKKYYYY, miss that boy, glad he's getting love in Edmonton
@abanana6431Ай бұрын
We sure do love that big guy
@kurtminault8564Ай бұрын
We absolutely love him. He's having an incredible season.
@JayDeeMCАй бұрын
Eks is a monster!! Love this guy. We haven't had a d man of his caliber since Chris Pronger!!
Johnson saw him coming down the tracks when he tossed that pass. 1:01 Think the fight was more of a “oh shit I just got my teammate killed. And need to make up for it.”
@ShatamxАй бұрын
Wow such a clean hit, he even stopped a bit before the hit, didn't run through him, respectable clean hit unfortunate rantanen was in the wrong place at the wrong time
@LaSTBlazinАй бұрын
hits from the blindside are dishonorable & should not be tolerated against a Star. Ekholm just painted a target on his back
@petrpumpkineaterАй бұрын
@@petrpumpkineaterits still a shoulder on shoulder check, whether rantanens head was turned or not, at the point its just part of the game. Ek coulda ran through him honestly but clearly lets up, being a star player is no exception
@LaSTBlazinАй бұрын
@@petrpumpkineater You are a clown and your opinion should be ignored. 🤡
@xRawPowerАй бұрын
@@petrpumpkineaterare you crazy? He got lined up and ekholm read that play like a book! #knonwall. Great hit. Dont be so soft.
@unknownsled6226Ай бұрын
@@petrpumpkineater BLINDSIDE????...Rantanen is accepting a pass going straight up the ice....Ekholm is standing in his way. Simple as that. Ekholm kept his elbows down, did NOT head hunt, he was not even taking strides into the hit. ....Ekholm actually let up on the hit. Watch the replay again.
@algrundau9441Ай бұрын
Ekholm went easy on him, even said so after the game in the presser. If that was someone like Trouba, Rantanen would have had to be carted off the ice in a stretcher and wouldn't have been waking up until this morning.
@enzy6434Ай бұрын
Clean hit, but I hope Rantanens alright, that looks like a concussion
@mcj44Ай бұрын
That is 100% a concussion, but only a grade 1 by the looks of it. He should be fine if they give him time and monitor him.
@xRawPowerАй бұрын
@xRawPower you can't tell the grade of a concussion by looking at it.
@meifert2Ай бұрын
@@meifert2talking out his arse
@dudelove69Ай бұрын
@@meifert2 Actually, you pretty much can. This was what medical professionals would refer to as a mild (grade 1) concussion because Rantanen displayed Post-Traumatic Amnesia (PTA) for ~1 minute, without a loss of consciousness. A moderate (grade 2) concussion would be a brief loss of consciousness followed by a more severe case of PTA lasting for much longer, anywhere from 30 minutes to a day. A severe (grade 3) concussion would be a loss of consciousness followed by PTA lasting anywhere from 1 day to more than a month, depending on severity. All this being said, "grading" concussions is actually being phased out by medical professionals - in my area at least. The spirit of your comment IS correct that I do not have the information to accurately assess how serious this particular concussion will be for Rantanen. Sometimes mild concussions end up causing long term issues and take forever to get over, sometimes severe concussions have no long term repercussions whatsoever.
@xRawPowerАй бұрын
@@xRawPower to me, it looks like he might have lost consciousness based on how his body went limp and the look in his eyes in that slo-mo shot. but if so, very briefly.
@argenmericanАй бұрын
Losing a player of that calibre right before the playoffs would hurt!
@gdavies4Ай бұрын
Clean hit by Ekholm, but an awkward fall likely caused a concussion. Hope Mikko is alright.
@DustinHayreАй бұрын
Look at Makar trying to do something 😂 just stay back bud you ain't fighting no one
@dustintownsend8Ай бұрын
Trying to stand up for a teammate that got hit?
@chef2042Ай бұрын
And Ekholm aint fight with someone who can fight so whats your point?
@Psy-SimАй бұрын
@@Psy-Sim I bet Ekholm drops the gloves with Makar as that is a great trade. Johnson not so much.
@MrWookie1981Ай бұрын
@@Psy-Simbreaking news he’s not a fighter, and why would you sit your best dman for 5+ minutes in what was a close game, guarantee you wouldn’t want makar to fight after making a clean hit
@obi-wankenobi8413Ай бұрын
Dustin....there's so much you need to learn about team sports. This is above your pay grade lil bro
@whoisbrucewayne17Ай бұрын
Clean hit, Ekholm didn't fight because no reason to. Hope Rant is okay.
@Gid-JАй бұрын
If someone hit McDavid like that, Ekholm would have jumped the player. Ekholm didn't fight because he has no integrity.
@JS-kb4bkАй бұрын
@@JS-kb4bkbit different by those you compare.. McDavid would everyone stand up for.
@superstar5687Ай бұрын
@@superstar5687so is Rantanen. He has one of the A’s for a reason.
@chef2042Ай бұрын
@superstar5687 the moose is a top 5 scorer in the league. Sit down. Ekholm is a little Nancy boy for ducking that fight and he'll get his in the playoffs.
@sethsisneros6630Ай бұрын
@@chef2042 lol...
@superstar5687Ай бұрын
Clean! Good hockey play, smart move by not engaging Johnson after too. Hope Mikko is ok
@MikeyScott90210Ай бұрын
Clean hit. Elbows down, didn't head hunt, didn't leave his feet, wasn't even skating that fast. Just 2 solid athletes colliding...I get why an Av's fan would be pissed off. Rantanen is one of their better forwards....That said, they play again before the end of the year. Ekholm is not a dirty player, and it was not a dirty hit..... We will see if their is a fight then.
@algrundau9441Ай бұрын
He didn't go head first into the boards either. The problem here is a code thing. Rantanen is otherwise a clean player so he shouldn't draw this type of hit. By comparison, guys like Cozens, Marchand and Gudas are far more deserving of this Ekholm hit.
@canadiansovietАй бұрын
@@canadiansoviet He drew the hit because he was skating backwards up the ice accepting a pass...But the code is the code. And it may spill over to the last game...but....The Avs had almost HALF the game to respond in a game that was out of reach in the 3rd. No real retaliation like some may want or expect. Maybe they realise it was a hockey play and that was all?
@algrundau9441Ай бұрын
Its a blindside
@ianhuntercatfishАй бұрын
@@ianhuntercatfish lol it`s not you doofus
@AlexanderMitrakovАй бұрын
In any other contact sport that considered a defensless player. But it was clean but ducking the fight after is only gonna make that last game even more wild. @algrundau9441
@sethsisneros6630Ай бұрын
Textbook clean hit. Gotta be prepared for those
@shoresy4084Ай бұрын
Clean hit, hell stopped after hit
@guadalupev30Ай бұрын
Yup, just like Kucherov on Gule
@jeffreycairns767Ай бұрын
Not textbook at all he elbowed him right in the head and knocked him out you weirdo
@drboom.Ай бұрын
Textbook BLINDSIDE
@ianhuntercatfishАй бұрын
@@ianhuntercatfishtextbook shitty body positioning to receive a hit
@DavidVandemarkАй бұрын
Losing Rantanen would hurt the Av's just as much as losing Draisaitl would hurt the Oilers.
@DiabloManiaczАй бұрын
Clean hit, but I do remember years ago they emphasized how dangerous a hit from behind was. And on the other side, if that was Crosby, or macdavid, or MacKinnon I'm sure there would have been a call there. For nothing
@bobkuboske649426 күн бұрын
NHL needs to go back to when you didn't try to fight after every single hit. Keep this up and they are going to take that out of the game. Clean hit Unfortunate fall That being said I hope Mikko comes back before the first playoff game so we can win another cup.
@insignia406Ай бұрын
Man those hits from the side are fuckin brutal.
@comic6308Ай бұрын
Hot was good! Great read by eks. Hope rantanen is ok.. would love to play the AVS at full strength in the playoffs.
@MukbangMaxwellАй бұрын
ahh he hit his head on the way down, ouch
@t2av159Ай бұрын
Karma sucks thanks for laughing about my players injury.
@user-wb7nw2ve1lАй бұрын
@@user-wb7nw2ve1l I didn't laugh. Ahh is not haha, ahh is more like a realistantion of what happened. Because it didn't look like much from the hit
@t2av159Ай бұрын
@@t2av159it's ok. Ekholm will get what he dished out tonight intentional or not. Johnson will get em.
@user-wb7nw2ve1lАй бұрын
@@user-wb7nw2ve1l It was clearly not intentional. He was clearly being a good sportsman. He was clearly trying not to board him or charge him. That's what you'd call a free lesson from Ekholm. Only an absolute chump would think a hit like that deserves retribution. If I'm the Avs coach I'm congratulating Ekholm on his nice hit and tearing Johnson and Rantanen a new one. I'd go out of my way as the coach to make sure Ekholm doesn't get payback, that will make them look like absolute clowns. One of the cleanest hits and sloppiest plays ever. Rantanen is lucky Ekholm eased up on the hit or he would've been in real trouble. Rookie stuff by Johnson and Rantanen.
@UnrealTech9403Ай бұрын
I want to see sport fights coming in American football and soccer too ! HEy, lets give baseball these fights too! Would be so aweesome!!!
@matiasvaisanen8359Ай бұрын
GOD DAMNIT MIKKO YOURE MY BEST FANTASY PLAYER. Legal hit though.
@user-pe5wp7eh1pАй бұрын
Fuck. Our country's finest needs to stay healthy.
@TheRenaissanceGuysАй бұрын
I don't like it when players get concussions (if this is indeed what Rantanen has) but when it happens after a clean hit like that, I accept it as part of the risks of playing hockey. It didn't happen during a fight, Ekholm did not use his stick or throw him into the board... I hope Rantanen takes the time to heal properly, but Ekholm did nothing wrong here.
@bwalker77Ай бұрын
Poor dude, hope he’s ok. Getting hammered by a Viking. Oilers Nation ✨🇨🇦🏒🥅👍✨
@CrazyFunnyCatsАй бұрын
One of the first things they teach you in hockey is "keep your head up." And every player knows if they see someone cheating on that rule to deliver a big hit. That's what happened here.. hockey 101.. if you get caught with head down looking at puck you could get rocked. Ekholm showed veteran play by not laying him out totally, so Rantanen caught somewhat of a break. However, it was funny that Rantanen started ranting afterwards as he left the ice, living up to his name. The hit was clean, hope Rantanen is okay. However, Avs announcers are always talking about how Rantanen is a "moose" and how he stiffs opponents around the creese. This time he got some of his own medicine. It's like the bully finally getting a knuckle sandwich in the mouth.
@anthonycaroselli83429 күн бұрын
Kronwallian
@SB-xe3pjАй бұрын
That was a great textbook hit! I love fights, but a player shouldn’t have to drop the gloves after a good hit.
@timothymacdonnell9079Ай бұрын
only a few games left .... plz rest Mikko so he come back full health for the playoffs
@guyleclerc7324Ай бұрын
I wish more players would be willing to not fight. Don't throw away the gift that is a free power play
@gamogi7142Ай бұрын
Fighting is one of the things hockey still has that’s great. Especially if you are standing up for a fellow player. Especially if the players, in the moment, don’t think it was clean. For the record, I do think the hit had some illegitimacy with it being a blindside hit, but the hit itself was clean.
@chef2042Ай бұрын
@@chef2042 how is it illegitimate? He has to hit him, can't just let him go. Once you touch the puck you're gonna get hit, part of the game.
@steverogers5956Ай бұрын
@@chef2042how can a hit be illegitimate and clean at the same time? Shoulder to shoulder on the puck carrier, doesn't get cleaner than that. Don't like it, go watch soccer.
@matthewzmyndak2028Ай бұрын
@@matthewzmyndak2028 you have the context of the hit and then the hit itself. The hit itself was clean: no diving, head contact, or clear intention. However, the context of the hit was bad in the sense that it was a blindside hit.
@chef2042Ай бұрын
@@chef2042 it was only a "blindside" to avs fans. If that was trouba he would of ended his career. Keep your head up is hockey 101. If you don't like clean hits there's always figure skating and PWHL you can fall back on. Be easier on your limp wrist
@bigraver1661Ай бұрын
It wasn't the hit itself, but the impact to the ice. Couldn't see because of the boards but he was dazed
@RobVTheRealtorАй бұрын
Ekholm said post game he actually let up on the hit and he coulda really leaned into it but didn't.
@oopoppАй бұрын
Honestly him letting up on the hit made it worse. If he follows through with it, Rantanen might've been pushed fully into the boards instead of falling head first onto the ice, due to momentum. Obviously not something he's thinking about when making the hit, but just a weird situation where less impact actually worsened the outcome.
@maekohАй бұрын
I didn’t say Mikko is any angle. He is a great hockey player whom can’t play tonight. Right, all the Oilers are angles!!
@joannwagner2395Ай бұрын
You gotta notice when the train is coming or you are going to have a bad time. That hit was as clean as they come. You can be sure the Avs will answer by going after the Oiler stars.
@leonardmccannon3136Ай бұрын
pathetic. back in the day it was understood there would be hitting. avs are that fragile and stupid to freak out over a clean hit.... wow.
@AlaborJintaАй бұрын
@@AlaborJintabasically all teams do that shit these days. Almost every big hit, whether clean or not, almsot always gets retaliation. I hate it
@dudelove69Ай бұрын
@@AlaborJinta bro that is the state of the game, every team defends their guys. If you watch this channel you know it isn't the avs being fragile and pathetic. relax and go drink a beer
@TheHolacorАй бұрын
@AlaborJinta Yep the hit was fine. But back in the day it was understood that you man up and have the fight after a hit like this on top player on opponents team. Pathetic.
@vernashwell4774Ай бұрын
Take the hit, take a number, get off the ice and quit bitching
@wereskeleton3553Ай бұрын
Hate to see Mikko down, but that was a clean hit. I also hate having to fight after a clean hit pretty dumb to me.
@sydcash1626Ай бұрын
Sweden vs Finland!
@HydraModsАй бұрын
Classy rivalry! Usually Finland wins! 😅
@aapo616Ай бұрын
I mean, you don't have to fight after a clean hit, but you still gotta stick up for your star guys one way or another too. But it's also on the star players to understand they're a target. I can see both sides of this and neither side is right or wrong really
@NifeOO4niffАй бұрын
Too many fights after a clean hit isn't right, it takes hits away from the NHL if everyone is worried they have to fight after a clean hit.
@johnjohnnston3498Ай бұрын
Clean hit.. playoff hockey comes early
@thet3504Ай бұрын
Slow-moving puck along the board kills players this way! They have to look down and halt movement to focus due to the change-of-pace. The end result is full absorption of an incoming hit as still target. How would one possibly avoid that?!
@coolvi6015Ай бұрын
And scored on the power play
@damianryan216Ай бұрын
Back hand knockout! Swedish people.
@timojarvela413025 күн бұрын
The hit is legal but barely, if rantanen was turned another 10 degrees it would be hitting from behind. The oilers better have their heads up next game, the avs will be looking for opportunities for retribution.
@calebread6966Ай бұрын
Rant just got air out,no concussion.. e: ask me how i know. E: Hes my friend
@matiasvaisanen8359Ай бұрын
Just seemed like he didn't brace himself and took the landing face first . Hope he's ok . GO WILD !
@nellietolb420Ай бұрын
B E A UTIFUL hit
@DPSARAUJOАй бұрын
I dont get it. The puck is going past him, he gets blown up, and he's taken out of the game. Legal, sure, but what's good about hits like this? What am I missing?
@seymourbutts4203Ай бұрын
@@seymourbutts4203”it gets the people going!”
@RighteousWarrior777Ай бұрын
@@seymourbutts4203 very clearly he was trying to receive the dump around the boards. & he got fucking rocked for it. go watch soccer or somn maybe
@hypnotiqАй бұрын
@@seymourbutts4203🤦♂️its hockey... hitting is a big part of the game, just as exciting as a pretty goal, fans love it. Clearly u are not a hockey fan
@dudelove69Ай бұрын
@@dudelove69 clearly you're not a hockey fan if you prefer a big hit everyone's gonna forget in a day over the longevity of the life and career of one of the best players in the league
@seymourbutts4203Ай бұрын
I played a lot of hockey, that's the part that's a gray area, hard hitting is fine, but today's hockey they make a big deal over every hard hit, that one didn't look too bad, you can't lineup guys all night, you gotta play. It's a gray area.
@johnshields6852Ай бұрын
Everytime a big hit happens, does a fight need to follow? What happened to this game man
@MrSchwend87Ай бұрын
i don't care much about these two teams at all...but that was a clean hit...stupid penalty calls
@user-tm2jk9ym4wАй бұрын
Definitely got knocked out. His right leg is a tell here I think. Goes limp after his head hits the ice, then jerks up when he comes to. With the wide, unfocused eyes after waking also, seems clear this was a bad concussion.
@nbradou92Ай бұрын
I've been saying it for the entire year, I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW PLAYERS LEAVE THEMSELVES IN SUCH EASY KILLER PUNISHMENT SPOTS, just a few years ago no way folks turn their backs ,stand & wait for passes, skate freely in the center ice area READY TO GO UP ICE WITHOUT REALLY CARING OR LOOKING? Look folks no way the NHL is going to stop old time hockey they have tried the last 7-8 years & yes it's made for amazing highlight reels but how much of that can you even take in? It's now every night every game in the league has highlight reels, But G D IT it's not NORMAL!
@stephenchristian5739Ай бұрын
You’re not wrong, but Johnson gave him a terrible pass too. I understand why he ended up leaving himself unprotected. Johnson tries his best to get the fight as redemption but Ekholm was wise to get the power play opportunity.
@George__Parasol279Ай бұрын
Ekholm rocked him twice.. no need to fight after a clean hit..
@user-zy1xz4ur8uАй бұрын
i'd usually disagree but when your star player is injured no matter if its a clean hit you gotta fight or else it sends the wrong message
@elliot3292Ай бұрын
You hit a star player or someone with a A on their Jersey you fight afterwards......especially if that person is hurt from said hit dirty or not......don't like it learn to take the puck away without hurting people lol....this is how the Steve Moore incident started.....
@Shifty51991Ай бұрын
No you laugh at the goons trying to fight you, Ekholm is the oilers best defenseman why in the world would he take a fight after a fairly tame hit? Its not his fault Rantinen is softer than baby S^%$.
@defgrantАй бұрын
I agree with both of you except ekholm is also a star player so in this case I think it’s good I mean he’s Edmontons best Dman if he fights they lose him in a 2-2 game for 5 minutes and if he hurts himself in the fight he’s out for ploffs. Ekholm and Bouchard don’t fight there but any other dman for sure has to answer the bell there
@chelguy31bro66Ай бұрын
@@elliot3292^
@chelguy31bro66Ай бұрын
Yeah, I dont think Ekholm has fought since Landeskog fed him.
@dillydilly6987Ай бұрын
Seems like there mifht be some history there from Ekholm's Nashville days?
@tyscamАй бұрын
Hockey has gotten so soft that clean hits draw penalties and retaliation for every single bump. Less scrums and more legit fits and and man to man fighting plz
@user-yj2lm3jk4oАй бұрын
Ekholm gets his azz beaten so easily. I'm surprised he had the nuts to try this. Oh that's right, Landeskog is injured.
@milieu675Ай бұрын
Not dirty. Hard shoulder to shoulder. And have a good look I think it’s when Rantos head hits the ice is what bonked the hardest 🤷🏻♂️ hope he’s ok but it wasn’t predatory
@josh474Ай бұрын
If Ekholm would have taken the fight there probably still would have been a powerplay, because Johnson gets the instigator regardless.
@robr177Ай бұрын
Never a good thing to see someone get injured. So hope fpr a quick recovery for Mikko. Hopefully it's for safety reasons that he didn't continue playing. But a solid clean hit. And the Avs knew it. Part of the game
@sohlbergАй бұрын
Ekky
@Hockey0482Ай бұрын
Clean hit
@Jon-ir7hlАй бұрын
Great clean hit, but you can't hide behind linesmen and refs and your team mates if you're going to throw big time hits like this
@Codez1087Ай бұрын
Hard hits on the blindside are no fun... Rantanen clearly did not see this one coming. Head first into the ice. All the best wishes for the Moose and hope for a fast recovery❤
@sucersdungeonАй бұрын
Big boy hit. Players need to het penalized when they try fighting directly after a hit. Especially a clean one
@Jimmyfly215Ай бұрын
Mikko did bad mistake in this one. Always keep your head up and watch your back. The hit was actually quite soft.
@MarkTBirdАй бұрын
Dangerous sport but that’s a clean hit all day. Not like eckholm is a rempe
@lucky9er567Ай бұрын
Sloppy play by Johnson, sloppy play by Rantanen. Picture perfect textbook hit by Ekholm. Johnson passes without looking and Rantanen is accepting the pass in the danger zone 2 feet away from the boards. Most kids learn not to do this by 14 years old. The fatigue from the game made them make two rookie mistakes. That's one of the cleanest hits I've ever seen, ever. He even lets up 50% to make sure there's no charging or boarding.
@UnrealTech9403Ай бұрын
As an oilers fan i hope Ratanen is going to be ok . I hate to see that . Ekholm is not a dirty player
@AKBERBАй бұрын
There’s only a few loose screwed Avs fans that think it was dirty, most of us see its a textbook hit, just all flustered it ended in a possible concussion right before playoffs is all
@kpov2533Ай бұрын
Was a perfectly clean hit, don't let these moron AVS fans in here gaslight you into thinking it was dirty.
@enzy6434Ай бұрын
Good hit. We won’t see Moose until the playoffs.
@Trail429Ай бұрын
There's nothing clean about a blindside hit. If the player can't see you coming for any reason other than having his head down, that's a dirty hit!
@LeoBondАй бұрын
Clean hit. Honestly, I'd hate playing in Edmonton. Great hit and the crowd popped zero. Lame ass fans.
@younglobwedgeАй бұрын
Clean hit but very unfortunate result, hate to see that
@droogiesouls8635Ай бұрын
Blindside hit
@ianhuntercatfishАй бұрын
@@ianhuntercatfishevery comment you see that says it’s clean you cry about it “Noooo. It was a blindside hit”. Just watch the hit, it’s clean
@scout8424Ай бұрын
@@scout8424 Yeah, completely clean 🤐🤣
@ianhuntercatfishАй бұрын
I really hate seeing players hurt on clean hits, especially when it ends up in major injuries. Not much Ekholm should've done differently, and it's just unfortunate the way Rantanen landed.
@maekohАй бұрын
Blindside
@ianhuntercatfishАй бұрын
@@ianhuntercatfish😭😭😭😭🤡🤡🤡
@bigraver1661Ай бұрын
@@ianhuntercatfishshoulder to shoulder=blindside...typical American 😂 can't wait to see you have a melt down when playoffs hit and those type of hits are ramped up🤡😭
@bigraver1661Ай бұрын
@@ianhuntercatfish Respectfully, you're just a dumbass
@maekohАй бұрын
Lowkey a bit of a suicide pass
@Bruce918Ай бұрын
Clean hit, head hit the ice after. Unfortunate.
@BununciАй бұрын
Clean 100%
@MrOCalАй бұрын
try again
@ianhuntercatfishАй бұрын
Need a tissue Ian?
@RickL_was_hereАй бұрын
@@ianhuntercatfish yeah hockey can be a rough sport, try watching soccer. Or maybe ballet?
@MrOCalАй бұрын
Big fan of rantanen as a fellow fin but that was just good hit.. even best ones gets run over sometimes.. i hope it's just end of that game what moose is missing.
@Hjjhgg420Ай бұрын
well he aint coming back for atleast 2-3 weeks minimum after a clear concussion
@janituokko3811Ай бұрын
@@janituokko3811 no voi vi**u.. onks se vahvistunu et tuli aivotärähdys
@Hjjhgg420Ай бұрын
i don’t think he meant him to get hurt he kinda fell awkwardly it looks like
@hdhdbeuАй бұрын
blind side hit or nah?
@AGXtubeАй бұрын
This is the problem with the nhl now, Teams wanna start fights when they there are clean hits. So ridiculous. So should the nhl be like the women with no hitting? Guaranteed in five years that this is what's coming and what a sad day that will be.
@metalmarty3948Ай бұрын
Love Rantanen but this was simply a great hockey hit with an unfortunate end result.
@patienbearАй бұрын
lucky he was wearing the helmet man.. god dam.. could of been worse.. no one wants to see that but the hit is legit just him fallin down hitting hes head
@tony-zo5ihАй бұрын
3rd man in #jackjohnson #nhl
@user-gw5wg2jf9cАй бұрын
You have to have a fight for that to even apply. Ekholm backed down from the bell.
@petrpumpkineaterАй бұрын
#hastags #are #stupid
@massmayhem9Ай бұрын
@@petrpumpkineater lol nobody has to fight, it was a stupid penalty
@AlexanderMitrakovАй бұрын
That is a clean a hit/bump as there can be. I think Ranatanen wasn't braced for a hit coming and got caught flat footed on it. No real intent to hurt the guy, just one of those small moments in a game a player wasn't totally aware of his surroundings and got knocked off balance and unfortunately hit his head on the ice without getting his hands/arms out in front of him. Hope that Ranatanen is going to be okay in a couple of days of rest. Get well soon Mikko
@jackkennedy1936Ай бұрын
I like the Oilers a little more than the Avs. I think the whole Stan Kronke thing has a little to do with that but if I’m going to be the judge here. That’s a clean hit! Gotta keep your head up out there boys. Hope Rantenan is ok though
@Bluezee1Ай бұрын
This is great!!
@Drugs748Ай бұрын
he's so fucking lucky gabe ain't in the lineup
@bcxsniperz8032Ай бұрын
Oh please, like he's some tough enforcer. He would have just taken a dumb penalty himself though and helped with the beating the AV's were taking.
@lwright5672Ай бұрын
it was a clean hit, but when you have a player clearly injured after a big hit, it makes sense that you want to defend your teammate. I get johnson wanting to drop the gloves there, but it was not a great penalty to take in a tied game.
@stevenmagdaleno9863Ай бұрын
Big boy hockey, clean hit, hopefully no injury.
@mikkos.8212Ай бұрын
Blindside hit
@ianhuntercatfishАй бұрын
@@ianhuntercatfish hits are part of hockey, get over it or take up watch golf.
@dman6377Ай бұрын
@@dman6377Hits from the front, yes. Blindside hits, NO! Hitting from behind has ALWAYS been ILLEGAL!
@LeoBondАй бұрын
@@LeoBond It wasn't a hit from behind in any way. Clean hit.
@dman6377Ай бұрын
@@dman6377 Blind as a bat! 🤡
@LeoBondАй бұрын
Real hockey is coming back
@unchainedabomination7228Ай бұрын
definitely didn't even look like he hit him in the head
@campbellzachcАй бұрын
Guys talking about clean hit and says non sense go to fight. But if this happen matthews or mcdavid whole team is defending them
@sennzeiАй бұрын
Rantanen is a superstar too 😂 and the team was defending him 😂😂
@mcj44Ай бұрын
Its a clean hit... but a hit is a hit regardless, and when the hit leaves a top player dazed like that as a teammate you have to respond, best to keep there heads up in the next game is all I'm saying.
@dylanrobertson451729 күн бұрын
I am so sick at everyone saying it was a clean hit. What if the Avalanche took their 29 out of the game due to a clean hit. It would be a different story. We have no clue when our second best player in points will be back.
@joannwagner2395Ай бұрын
Please, be sick all you want. It's hockey, they hit. No matter who it is. Many AV's do the same thing if not worse. Same hit is fine when they do it I'm guessing or they just never hit or hit perfectly? I've seen Rantanen hack a player with his stick from behind on a break away, he's no angel himself.
@lwright5672Ай бұрын
Is anybody ready to stop paying all taxes and GET RID OF DEBT SLAVERY
@waderay1394Ай бұрын
Clean hit but still a bit blindsided.
@hollowmadeАй бұрын
He literally stops before the hit and rat runs into him
kzhead.info/sun/Z5GndtykpaCbfH0/bejne.htmlsi=5AEDmB2ZxWp4WYkI
not a clean hit ; it was a charging penalty, and boarding penalty, with intent to injure, 2x 5min +game
He slides in he while he's not looking
@@jamesberry3230 lol. Sure
1:11 you can see Rantanen's head hitting the ice hard. Hope he's ok, but probably a concussion.
Oh yeah. Bell rung. It's too bad but it's still better than those cross-checks from behind head first into the boards. But, a guy like Rantanen it's bad because he's basically someone who doesn't create controversy like Marchand or Gudas.
It's not probably
Louis was so focused on blabbering on and on about fighting after a hit that he did not even see that. I saw it in that replay and wondered why they weren't mentioning it. It was a clean hit, not towards the boards. It was just the way he went down, unable to protect his head in time.
@@mrfake675listed as a upper body injury garuntee you it’s a concussion homie
@@Deven-Guglielemencci I agree. I meant to say it's not a probably, it's a guaranteed concussion. I've had many myself. Hope he recovers soon.
it wasnt really the hit. it was him landing on his head
It was him standing too far away from the boards that caused the problem. Ekholm went easy on him. If he'd have been standing against the boards like he should have been it wouldn't have happened, he was trying to leave the zone before he had possession of the puck, with his back turned and his head down. Rookie stuff. I did that when I was 13 and my coaches and team all told me to not to do it again when I got plastered. It's begging the d-man to step up, Avs did everything wrong.
And you turned 14 today! Happy Birthday 🤡
@@UnrealTech9403so you’re the “blame the victim” type of person huh
@@Yorha_Unit_2B_victim of what? Getting hit? He could have and should have prepared himself, you gotta protect yourself out there.
@@thefreshninja no you don't that is what the rules and refs are for
As an Avs fan I hope Mikko is okay but what a nice hit by Ekholm. Johnson took a stupid penalty there
because he's a neanderthal idiot.
Ekholm is just a bitch tho he remembers what Landy beat the shit out of him a couple years ago. For a big guy ekholm is soft as shit
Or ek could man up and fight and Still get a power play
@@jayurenos why? lmao
@@jayurenosbecause hes our best defender and you dont need to fight after a clean hit nuh uh
EKKYYYY, miss that boy, glad he's getting love in Edmonton
We sure do love that big guy
We absolutely love him. He's having an incredible season.
Eks is a monster!! Love this guy. We haven't had a d man of his caliber since Chris Pronger!!
@@richardjurgens4511Is he?.... kzhead.info/sun/krtukrKLmHyJi5E/bejne.html
Amazing player who we love!!
Johnson saw him coming down the tracks when he tossed that pass. 1:01 Think the fight was more of a “oh shit I just got my teammate killed. And need to make up for it.”
Wow such a clean hit, he even stopped a bit before the hit, didn't run through him, respectable clean hit unfortunate rantanen was in the wrong place at the wrong time
hits from the blindside are dishonorable & should not be tolerated against a Star. Ekholm just painted a target on his back
@@petrpumpkineaterits still a shoulder on shoulder check, whether rantanens head was turned or not, at the point its just part of the game. Ek coulda ran through him honestly but clearly lets up, being a star player is no exception
@@petrpumpkineater You are a clown and your opinion should be ignored. 🤡
@@petrpumpkineaterare you crazy? He got lined up and ekholm read that play like a book! #knonwall. Great hit. Dont be so soft.
@@petrpumpkineater BLINDSIDE????...Rantanen is accepting a pass going straight up the ice....Ekholm is standing in his way. Simple as that. Ekholm kept his elbows down, did NOT head hunt, he was not even taking strides into the hit. ....Ekholm actually let up on the hit. Watch the replay again.
Ekholm went easy on him, even said so after the game in the presser. If that was someone like Trouba, Rantanen would have had to be carted off the ice in a stretcher and wouldn't have been waking up until this morning.
Clean hit, but I hope Rantanens alright, that looks like a concussion
That is 100% a concussion, but only a grade 1 by the looks of it. He should be fine if they give him time and monitor him.
@xRawPower you can't tell the grade of a concussion by looking at it.
@@meifert2talking out his arse
@@meifert2 Actually, you pretty much can. This was what medical professionals would refer to as a mild (grade 1) concussion because Rantanen displayed Post-Traumatic Amnesia (PTA) for ~1 minute, without a loss of consciousness. A moderate (grade 2) concussion would be a brief loss of consciousness followed by a more severe case of PTA lasting for much longer, anywhere from 30 minutes to a day. A severe (grade 3) concussion would be a loss of consciousness followed by PTA lasting anywhere from 1 day to more than a month, depending on severity. All this being said, "grading" concussions is actually being phased out by medical professionals - in my area at least. The spirit of your comment IS correct that I do not have the information to accurately assess how serious this particular concussion will be for Rantanen. Sometimes mild concussions end up causing long term issues and take forever to get over, sometimes severe concussions have no long term repercussions whatsoever.
@@xRawPower to me, it looks like he might have lost consciousness based on how his body went limp and the look in his eyes in that slo-mo shot. but if so, very briefly.
Losing a player of that calibre right before the playoffs would hurt!
Clean hit by Ekholm, but an awkward fall likely caused a concussion. Hope Mikko is alright.
Look at Makar trying to do something 😂 just stay back bud you ain't fighting no one
Trying to stand up for a teammate that got hit?
And Ekholm aint fight with someone who can fight so whats your point?
@@Psy-Sim I bet Ekholm drops the gloves with Makar as that is a great trade. Johnson not so much.
@@Psy-Simbreaking news he’s not a fighter, and why would you sit your best dman for 5+ minutes in what was a close game, guarantee you wouldn’t want makar to fight after making a clean hit
Dustin....there's so much you need to learn about team sports. This is above your pay grade lil bro
Clean hit, Ekholm didn't fight because no reason to. Hope Rant is okay.
If someone hit McDavid like that, Ekholm would have jumped the player. Ekholm didn't fight because he has no integrity.
@@JS-kb4bkbit different by those you compare.. McDavid would everyone stand up for.
@@superstar5687so is Rantanen. He has one of the A’s for a reason.
@superstar5687 the moose is a top 5 scorer in the league. Sit down. Ekholm is a little Nancy boy for ducking that fight and he'll get his in the playoffs.
@@chef2042 lol...
Clean! Good hockey play, smart move by not engaging Johnson after too. Hope Mikko is ok
Clean hit. Elbows down, didn't head hunt, didn't leave his feet, wasn't even skating that fast. Just 2 solid athletes colliding...I get why an Av's fan would be pissed off. Rantanen is one of their better forwards....That said, they play again before the end of the year. Ekholm is not a dirty player, and it was not a dirty hit..... We will see if their is a fight then.
He didn't go head first into the boards either. The problem here is a code thing. Rantanen is otherwise a clean player so he shouldn't draw this type of hit. By comparison, guys like Cozens, Marchand and Gudas are far more deserving of this Ekholm hit.
@@canadiansoviet He drew the hit because he was skating backwards up the ice accepting a pass...But the code is the code. And it may spill over to the last game...but....The Avs had almost HALF the game to respond in a game that was out of reach in the 3rd. No real retaliation like some may want or expect. Maybe they realise it was a hockey play and that was all?
Its a blindside
@@ianhuntercatfish lol it`s not you doofus
In any other contact sport that considered a defensless player. But it was clean but ducking the fight after is only gonna make that last game even more wild. @algrundau9441
Textbook clean hit. Gotta be prepared for those
Clean hit, hell stopped after hit
Yup, just like Kucherov on Gule
Not textbook at all he elbowed him right in the head and knocked him out you weirdo
Textbook BLINDSIDE
@@ianhuntercatfishtextbook shitty body positioning to receive a hit
Losing Rantanen would hurt the Av's just as much as losing Draisaitl would hurt the Oilers.
Clean hit, but I do remember years ago they emphasized how dangerous a hit from behind was. And on the other side, if that was Crosby, or macdavid, or MacKinnon I'm sure there would have been a call there. For nothing
NHL needs to go back to when you didn't try to fight after every single hit. Keep this up and they are going to take that out of the game. Clean hit Unfortunate fall That being said I hope Mikko comes back before the first playoff game so we can win another cup.
Man those hits from the side are fuckin brutal.
Hot was good! Great read by eks. Hope rantanen is ok.. would love to play the AVS at full strength in the playoffs.
ahh he hit his head on the way down, ouch
Karma sucks thanks for laughing about my players injury.
@@user-wb7nw2ve1l I didn't laugh. Ahh is not haha, ahh is more like a realistantion of what happened. Because it didn't look like much from the hit
@@t2av159it's ok. Ekholm will get what he dished out tonight intentional or not. Johnson will get em.
@@user-wb7nw2ve1l It was clearly not intentional. He was clearly being a good sportsman. He was clearly trying not to board him or charge him. That's what you'd call a free lesson from Ekholm. Only an absolute chump would think a hit like that deserves retribution. If I'm the Avs coach I'm congratulating Ekholm on his nice hit and tearing Johnson and Rantanen a new one. I'd go out of my way as the coach to make sure Ekholm doesn't get payback, that will make them look like absolute clowns. One of the cleanest hits and sloppiest plays ever. Rantanen is lucky Ekholm eased up on the hit or he would've been in real trouble. Rookie stuff by Johnson and Rantanen.
I want to see sport fights coming in American football and soccer too ! HEy, lets give baseball these fights too! Would be so aweesome!!!
GOD DAMNIT MIKKO YOURE MY BEST FANTASY PLAYER. Legal hit though.
Fuck. Our country's finest needs to stay healthy.
I don't like it when players get concussions (if this is indeed what Rantanen has) but when it happens after a clean hit like that, I accept it as part of the risks of playing hockey. It didn't happen during a fight, Ekholm did not use his stick or throw him into the board... I hope Rantanen takes the time to heal properly, but Ekholm did nothing wrong here.
Poor dude, hope he’s ok. Getting hammered by a Viking. Oilers Nation ✨🇨🇦🏒🥅👍✨
One of the first things they teach you in hockey is "keep your head up." And every player knows if they see someone cheating on that rule to deliver a big hit. That's what happened here.. hockey 101.. if you get caught with head down looking at puck you could get rocked. Ekholm showed veteran play by not laying him out totally, so Rantanen caught somewhat of a break. However, it was funny that Rantanen started ranting afterwards as he left the ice, living up to his name. The hit was clean, hope Rantanen is okay. However, Avs announcers are always talking about how Rantanen is a "moose" and how he stiffs opponents around the creese. This time he got some of his own medicine. It's like the bully finally getting a knuckle sandwich in the mouth.
Kronwallian
That was a great textbook hit! I love fights, but a player shouldn’t have to drop the gloves after a good hit.
only a few games left .... plz rest Mikko so he come back full health for the playoffs
I wish more players would be willing to not fight. Don't throw away the gift that is a free power play
Fighting is one of the things hockey still has that’s great. Especially if you are standing up for a fellow player. Especially if the players, in the moment, don’t think it was clean. For the record, I do think the hit had some illegitimacy with it being a blindside hit, but the hit itself was clean.
@@chef2042 how is it illegitimate? He has to hit him, can't just let him go. Once you touch the puck you're gonna get hit, part of the game.
@@chef2042how can a hit be illegitimate and clean at the same time? Shoulder to shoulder on the puck carrier, doesn't get cleaner than that. Don't like it, go watch soccer.
@@matthewzmyndak2028 you have the context of the hit and then the hit itself. The hit itself was clean: no diving, head contact, or clear intention. However, the context of the hit was bad in the sense that it was a blindside hit.
@@chef2042 it was only a "blindside" to avs fans. If that was trouba he would of ended his career. Keep your head up is hockey 101. If you don't like clean hits there's always figure skating and PWHL you can fall back on. Be easier on your limp wrist
It wasn't the hit itself, but the impact to the ice. Couldn't see because of the boards but he was dazed
Ekholm said post game he actually let up on the hit and he coulda really leaned into it but didn't.
Honestly him letting up on the hit made it worse. If he follows through with it, Rantanen might've been pushed fully into the boards instead of falling head first onto the ice, due to momentum. Obviously not something he's thinking about when making the hit, but just a weird situation where less impact actually worsened the outcome.
I didn’t say Mikko is any angle. He is a great hockey player whom can’t play tonight. Right, all the Oilers are angles!!
You gotta notice when the train is coming or you are going to have a bad time. That hit was as clean as they come. You can be sure the Avs will answer by going after the Oiler stars.
pathetic. back in the day it was understood there would be hitting. avs are that fragile and stupid to freak out over a clean hit.... wow.
@@AlaborJintabasically all teams do that shit these days. Almost every big hit, whether clean or not, almsot always gets retaliation. I hate it
@@AlaborJinta bro that is the state of the game, every team defends their guys. If you watch this channel you know it isn't the avs being fragile and pathetic. relax and go drink a beer
@AlaborJinta Yep the hit was fine. But back in the day it was understood that you man up and have the fight after a hit like this on top player on opponents team. Pathetic.
Take the hit, take a number, get off the ice and quit bitching
Hate to see Mikko down, but that was a clean hit. I also hate having to fight after a clean hit pretty dumb to me.
Sweden vs Finland!
Classy rivalry! Usually Finland wins! 😅
I mean, you don't have to fight after a clean hit, but you still gotta stick up for your star guys one way or another too. But it's also on the star players to understand they're a target. I can see both sides of this and neither side is right or wrong really
Too many fights after a clean hit isn't right, it takes hits away from the NHL if everyone is worried they have to fight after a clean hit.
Clean hit.. playoff hockey comes early
Slow-moving puck along the board kills players this way! They have to look down and halt movement to focus due to the change-of-pace. The end result is full absorption of an incoming hit as still target. How would one possibly avoid that?!
And scored on the power play
Back hand knockout! Swedish people.
The hit is legal but barely, if rantanen was turned another 10 degrees it would be hitting from behind. The oilers better have their heads up next game, the avs will be looking for opportunities for retribution.
Rant just got air out,no concussion.. e: ask me how i know. E: Hes my friend
Just seemed like he didn't brace himself and took the landing face first . Hope he's ok . GO WILD !
B E A UTIFUL hit
I dont get it. The puck is going past him, he gets blown up, and he's taken out of the game. Legal, sure, but what's good about hits like this? What am I missing?
@@seymourbutts4203”it gets the people going!”
@@seymourbutts4203 very clearly he was trying to receive the dump around the boards. & he got fucking rocked for it. go watch soccer or somn maybe
@@seymourbutts4203🤦♂️its hockey... hitting is a big part of the game, just as exciting as a pretty goal, fans love it. Clearly u are not a hockey fan
@@dudelove69 clearly you're not a hockey fan if you prefer a big hit everyone's gonna forget in a day over the longevity of the life and career of one of the best players in the league
I played a lot of hockey, that's the part that's a gray area, hard hitting is fine, but today's hockey they make a big deal over every hard hit, that one didn't look too bad, you can't lineup guys all night, you gotta play. It's a gray area.
Everytime a big hit happens, does a fight need to follow? What happened to this game man
i don't care much about these two teams at all...but that was a clean hit...stupid penalty calls
Definitely got knocked out. His right leg is a tell here I think. Goes limp after his head hits the ice, then jerks up when he comes to. With the wide, unfocused eyes after waking also, seems clear this was a bad concussion.
I've been saying it for the entire year, I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW PLAYERS LEAVE THEMSELVES IN SUCH EASY KILLER PUNISHMENT SPOTS, just a few years ago no way folks turn their backs ,stand & wait for passes, skate freely in the center ice area READY TO GO UP ICE WITHOUT REALLY CARING OR LOOKING? Look folks no way the NHL is going to stop old time hockey they have tried the last 7-8 years & yes it's made for amazing highlight reels but how much of that can you even take in? It's now every night every game in the league has highlight reels, But G D IT it's not NORMAL!
You’re not wrong, but Johnson gave him a terrible pass too. I understand why he ended up leaving himself unprotected. Johnson tries his best to get the fight as redemption but Ekholm was wise to get the power play opportunity.
Ekholm rocked him twice.. no need to fight after a clean hit..
i'd usually disagree but when your star player is injured no matter if its a clean hit you gotta fight or else it sends the wrong message
You hit a star player or someone with a A on their Jersey you fight afterwards......especially if that person is hurt from said hit dirty or not......don't like it learn to take the puck away without hurting people lol....this is how the Steve Moore incident started.....
No you laugh at the goons trying to fight you, Ekholm is the oilers best defenseman why in the world would he take a fight after a fairly tame hit? Its not his fault Rantinen is softer than baby S^%$.
I agree with both of you except ekholm is also a star player so in this case I think it’s good I mean he’s Edmontons best Dman if he fights they lose him in a 2-2 game for 5 minutes and if he hurts himself in the fight he’s out for ploffs. Ekholm and Bouchard don’t fight there but any other dman for sure has to answer the bell there
@@elliot3292^
Yeah, I dont think Ekholm has fought since Landeskog fed him.
Seems like there mifht be some history there from Ekholm's Nashville days?
Hockey has gotten so soft that clean hits draw penalties and retaliation for every single bump. Less scrums and more legit fits and and man to man fighting plz
Ekholm gets his azz beaten so easily. I'm surprised he had the nuts to try this. Oh that's right, Landeskog is injured.
Not dirty. Hard shoulder to shoulder. And have a good look I think it’s when Rantos head hits the ice is what bonked the hardest 🤷🏻♂️ hope he’s ok but it wasn’t predatory
If Ekholm would have taken the fight there probably still would have been a powerplay, because Johnson gets the instigator regardless.
Never a good thing to see someone get injured. So hope fpr a quick recovery for Mikko. Hopefully it's for safety reasons that he didn't continue playing. But a solid clean hit. And the Avs knew it. Part of the game
Ekky
Clean hit
Great clean hit, but you can't hide behind linesmen and refs and your team mates if you're going to throw big time hits like this
Hard hits on the blindside are no fun... Rantanen clearly did not see this one coming. Head first into the ice. All the best wishes for the Moose and hope for a fast recovery❤
Big boy hit. Players need to het penalized when they try fighting directly after a hit. Especially a clean one
Mikko did bad mistake in this one. Always keep your head up and watch your back. The hit was actually quite soft.
Dangerous sport but that’s a clean hit all day. Not like eckholm is a rempe
Sloppy play by Johnson, sloppy play by Rantanen. Picture perfect textbook hit by Ekholm. Johnson passes without looking and Rantanen is accepting the pass in the danger zone 2 feet away from the boards. Most kids learn not to do this by 14 years old. The fatigue from the game made them make two rookie mistakes. That's one of the cleanest hits I've ever seen, ever. He even lets up 50% to make sure there's no charging or boarding.
As an oilers fan i hope Ratanen is going to be ok . I hate to see that . Ekholm is not a dirty player
There’s only a few loose screwed Avs fans that think it was dirty, most of us see its a textbook hit, just all flustered it ended in a possible concussion right before playoffs is all
Was a perfectly clean hit, don't let these moron AVS fans in here gaslight you into thinking it was dirty.
Good hit. We won’t see Moose until the playoffs.
There's nothing clean about a blindside hit. If the player can't see you coming for any reason other than having his head down, that's a dirty hit!
Clean hit. Honestly, I'd hate playing in Edmonton. Great hit and the crowd popped zero. Lame ass fans.
Clean hit but very unfortunate result, hate to see that
Blindside hit
@@ianhuntercatfishevery comment you see that says it’s clean you cry about it “Noooo. It was a blindside hit”. Just watch the hit, it’s clean
@@scout8424 Yeah, completely clean 🤐🤣
I really hate seeing players hurt on clean hits, especially when it ends up in major injuries. Not much Ekholm should've done differently, and it's just unfortunate the way Rantanen landed.
Blindside
@@ianhuntercatfish😭😭😭😭🤡🤡🤡
@@ianhuntercatfishshoulder to shoulder=blindside...typical American 😂 can't wait to see you have a melt down when playoffs hit and those type of hits are ramped up🤡😭
@@ianhuntercatfish Respectfully, you're just a dumbass
Lowkey a bit of a suicide pass
Clean hit, head hit the ice after. Unfortunate.
Clean 100%
try again
Need a tissue Ian?
@@ianhuntercatfish yeah hockey can be a rough sport, try watching soccer. Or maybe ballet?
Big fan of rantanen as a fellow fin but that was just good hit.. even best ones gets run over sometimes.. i hope it's just end of that game what moose is missing.
well he aint coming back for atleast 2-3 weeks minimum after a clear concussion
@@janituokko3811 no voi vi**u.. onks se vahvistunu et tuli aivotärähdys
i don’t think he meant him to get hurt he kinda fell awkwardly it looks like
blind side hit or nah?
This is the problem with the nhl now, Teams wanna start fights when they there are clean hits. So ridiculous. So should the nhl be like the women with no hitting? Guaranteed in five years that this is what's coming and what a sad day that will be.
Love Rantanen but this was simply a great hockey hit with an unfortunate end result.
lucky he was wearing the helmet man.. god dam.. could of been worse.. no one wants to see that but the hit is legit just him fallin down hitting hes head
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You have to have a fight for that to even apply. Ekholm backed down from the bell.
#hastags #are #stupid
@@petrpumpkineater lol nobody has to fight, it was a stupid penalty
That is a clean a hit/bump as there can be. I think Ranatanen wasn't braced for a hit coming and got caught flat footed on it. No real intent to hurt the guy, just one of those small moments in a game a player wasn't totally aware of his surroundings and got knocked off balance and unfortunately hit his head on the ice without getting his hands/arms out in front of him. Hope that Ranatanen is going to be okay in a couple of days of rest. Get well soon Mikko
I like the Oilers a little more than the Avs. I think the whole Stan Kronke thing has a little to do with that but if I’m going to be the judge here. That’s a clean hit! Gotta keep your head up out there boys. Hope Rantenan is ok though
This is great!!
he's so fucking lucky gabe ain't in the lineup
Oh please, like he's some tough enforcer. He would have just taken a dumb penalty himself though and helped with the beating the AV's were taking.
it was a clean hit, but when you have a player clearly injured after a big hit, it makes sense that you want to defend your teammate. I get johnson wanting to drop the gloves there, but it was not a great penalty to take in a tied game.
Big boy hockey, clean hit, hopefully no injury.
Blindside hit
@@ianhuntercatfish hits are part of hockey, get over it or take up watch golf.
@@dman6377Hits from the front, yes. Blindside hits, NO! Hitting from behind has ALWAYS been ILLEGAL!
@@LeoBond It wasn't a hit from behind in any way. Clean hit.
@@dman6377 Blind as a bat! 🤡
Real hockey is coming back
definitely didn't even look like he hit him in the head
Guys talking about clean hit and says non sense go to fight. But if this happen matthews or mcdavid whole team is defending them
Rantanen is a superstar too 😂 and the team was defending him 😂😂
Its a clean hit... but a hit is a hit regardless, and when the hit leaves a top player dazed like that as a teammate you have to respond, best to keep there heads up in the next game is all I'm saying.
I am so sick at everyone saying it was a clean hit. What if the Avalanche took their 29 out of the game due to a clean hit. It would be a different story. We have no clue when our second best player in points will be back.
Please, be sick all you want. It's hockey, they hit. No matter who it is. Many AV's do the same thing if not worse. Same hit is fine when they do it I'm guessing or they just never hit or hit perfectly? I've seen Rantanen hack a player with his stick from behind on a break away, he's no angel himself.
Is anybody ready to stop paying all taxes and GET RID OF DEBT SLAVERY
Clean hit but still a bit blindsided.
He literally stops before the hit and rat runs into him
Finally the refs do their job. Clean hits