Last night as the Seattle Kraken came into Saddledome to face the Calgary Flames, we had a chippy game to say the least. What’s going to have everyone talking though, was Martin Pospisil. He laid two brutal hits sending guys head first into the boards. First on Larson and later in the game on Vince Dunn. Now I know Pospisil is a player you like to have. I saw that as a Penguins fan the other night where he had 9 hits that game. He is great at being that annoying guy to play against similar to a guy like Brad Marchand. But if that is your game, you’re gonna be expected to answer the bell because the league takes notice and yet, he has said he’s not willing to fight. He’s had 6 concussions so he’s not gonna fight which is pretty clear by the way he turtles when challenged. While plenty happened during the game, we also got a funny moment after the whistle when Confetti came flying down at one point after the puck hit the scoreboard. I cover that and everything else in todays NHL hockey video!
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He's got a phone hearing scheduled for tomorrow. Any guesses on possible suspension length?
maybe a Raffi Torres situation where they make an example and give him a half-season.
I could be wrong but I thought phone hearings were always fines & in person hearings were for suspensions
Referring to what we've experienced this season maybe 3-5 games
@@Tony-Gunk suspensions can be handed out for phone hearings too, they just can't be more than five games
@@Tony-Gunk that's a point there... 🤔
Running around trying to give people concussions, and then being like “waaah, I don’t wanna fight, I have concussion problems” when challenged is honestly such a chicken shit move…
Reminds me of Lars Eller
Thats what I thought. What a Jackass
he needs to be careful because if he does it against the wrong team someone is gonna end up doing the same to him as retribution.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. You’re ok with giving other people concussions but won’t put yourself in the same position. Total coward
I'd say it's pretty easily the most chicken shit move, maybe outside of someone like Marchand trying to kiss or lick someone on the other side.
Not willing to fight because of concussions but no issue delivering terrible hits that cause concussions. Keep your head up kid. Someone is going to take it off! NHL better suspend him for his own safety!
Hitting should be illegal. The WPHL doesn't have hitting, and they wear cages. If you dont want to wear a cage, stop flopping and acting like babies.
@@user-nw4ln6gr5vyou’re so out of touch it’s actually kind of funny.
@@user-nw4ln6gr5vI’m pretty sure hitting is legal in PWHL.
@user-nw4ln6gr5v worst possible opinion. Hard to believe that you people actually exist. Go watch soccer sweetheart
@@user-nw4ln6gr5v lmao, L take. Simply punish dangerous hits like the rules say you should. Refs are just awful this season, should have been a penalty on the first hit.
If you hit someone so hard that Matty Beniers jumps on you, you have fucked up.
was gonna say
Facts. Matty took two penalty minutes his rookie season.
@@runa_7022The word FUCK???
Get a grip --This HOCKRY not Teather Ball
@@user-ur1qo4fp1f HAR!!!
These hits literally could have paralyzed either one of these players, the NHL needs to get their sh*t together
Settle down the first one wasn't even bad
So what do you propose? Remove contact? Or should a professional player be aware of his surroundings, properly place himself and brace himself? It's not like he had a split second either.
@@alexwinter3272clearly your parents must be related…
@@mrjoshgray17 suspend then probation you don't attack when you see numbers
@@mrjoshgray17 im confused; boarding is illegal… and these shots were illegal. Maybe the NHL should just enforce their own rules?
You can't say "I don't want to fight because I've had 6 concussions" and then go out and throw hits that cause concussions and broken spines/necks. If you don't care about anyone else getting hospitalized or having their career ended why should they care about you?
He can, and he did, and there aint a fuckin thing u or anyone can do about it
I do believe there are some players in the NHL who can do something about it. Let's wait and see. I do agree you couldn't do anything about it though @@dudelove69
@@dudelove69 pretty sure every team in the league is going to go and do something about it real quick if he comes back from his suspension and does the same shit.
@@GadnukBoW pretty sure they arent but u can always hope
Lolz you make it sound like playing by the rules and ''caring'' are the very same thing. I don't know what to tell ya. Just be sure to look both ways before crossing.
doesnt want to fight because he's worried about getting another concussion...yet has no problem dishing out concussions to other players. dude has a room temp IQ.
agreed
Why room temp IQ ? Thats oposit :D like many time this came after for flames as powerplay because he didnt fight :D like sorry thats briliant tactics how to get under skin of oponent
He doesn't have room temp IQ, he realises the league won't do shit so he continues.
@@martinmatis7716 that stuff doesnt work, he did it once so now every guy is ready for it, they know he wont drop em.
Couldn’t have said it any better. 👍Never thought I’d see an NHL player put their head down not to fight especially after having the balls to lay the dirty hits he was. Biggest pxssy in the NHL. Dude will forever be clowned on now and with a permanent target on his back.
To save you some time, Pospisil was suspended 3 games without pay for the hit on Vince Dunn. That translates to about a $12k fine.
You hero, I was about to give up scrolling to see what he got !
When I played highschool hockey, fighting was not allowed. It was not only a suspension from hockey but also a school suspension. So when someone was running around guys would target him with headshots instead of fighting. Made games super dirty. In Junior, we could fight and two guys would square off, punch each other a couple time and usually the game would calm down.
I get it from the school stand point, honestly can't openly say they support fighting but they gotta change that somehow
Jr. B was the worst. 90% of players got a taste of Maj. Jr. A and were sent back down with a giant shoulder chip to share. Few helmets back in early 70's and the speedy beans/ amphetamines were washed down with Schnapps. ANYTHING to get back to Jr. A. Just pile up the bones after the the bench was reduced to 7-8 players after the game was over. No Handshakes either.
Kids gonna get himself fucked up. If he won't answer the bell, he's eventually gonna get ran through and he'll catch his 9th concussion.
bro said "ran through" 😭
“Ran through”…..? *PAUSE* 😬😬😬….. my Dad runs through me.
You’re exactly right. If you’re gonna run around throwing dangerous hits like that you’re gonna have to answer for it and if you’re not gonna drop the gloves then someone is gonna take your head. Hockey players don’t fuck around like that.
1st hit is questionable penalty. 2nd hit is absolutely a match penalty. NHL: We dont want fighting or goons in the league anymore! Also NHL: Where are the worst people we can hire for player safety and refs?
Agree with your assessment on the hits. 1st one wasn’t a blatant penalty, though could maybe make an argument for boarding. Thing is, the player was on a really vulnerable position and there’s no need to make that hit. 2nd one was straight in the numbers into the boards, definitely a no brainer of a call, extremely dangerous
First one looked worse to me.
@@user-iw5mp5th6d first one he came in far more from the side. The safety issue was that he was near the boards and the direction of the hit turned him right into it. The second one was directly in the numbers, the rule book definition of checking from behind.
Not a match... not even close... not many things qualify to be a match and this is one of those that doesnt
This is also an example of the instigation additional penalty making the game less safe. If Seattle wasn’t punished for protecting them selves then you probably don’t have dangerous hits like that as often.
I was watching this live, it was genuinely one of the most insane hockey games I've seen in a really long time. Pospisil deserves more than that 5 minute major, those hits he was throwing were deliberate and dangerous. I hope we see the league respond to this appropriately. It's just unacceptable!
Don’t know what your hockey interest is, player, fan whatever but your commentaries are very well done. I really enjoy your style and presentation. Well done.
Thats what you call...... a coward
@hanninencraig so dirty hits aren’t supposed to be answered?
@hanninencraigYou are the idiot.
Either way if he’s gonna throw hits like that he’d better be up to walk to walk
Youre the kind of dude that starts a fight then calls the police when he loses. A woman in a mans body. @hanninencraig
@hanninencraig Only a true idiot would defend Pospisil and blame Dunn in this situation. How do you explain that it was his 2nd potentially concussion-inducing hit of the game??
As much as I like hard hitting old school hockey, those Posposil hits warrant review and suspension.Two dangerous hits in one game is far beyond what could be called mistakes. The game is too fast these days to permit hits that could easily leave a player paralyzed. He didn't even let up or hit to one side.
Those kind of hits were less likely to happen in old school hockey because they knew they’d have to answer with a fight if the refs didn’t call it.
What are people looking at when they think the first hit was bad though? Just because Larsson fell awkwardly? The hit was not a blindside shot, it was shoulder to shoulder... Dunn hit, yes, awful, Larsson hit... hockey.
@@robertmulligan7475correct. People here are blind and or stupid
Can you please explain for the whole world the difference between 'dangerous' hits and illegal hits? The rule book clearly specifies what constitutes the latter...but the former seems to be entirely subjective (this comments section is Exhibit A), and is only results-driven at best. Giving credence to that would be akin to encouraging hockey players to take Neymar-like swan-dives. Frankly, I'm delighted that NHL is about the only professional sports league that identifies and penalizes divers.
@@timapple6586 Well dangerous hits end careers early and can cause hideous issues at home. Not giving people concussions is actually a really good idea, and it makes hockey better because we get to see skilled players play longer. But I guess then you wouldn't have the joy inherent in seeing someone injured.
I still can't believe that first nasty hit wasn't called. That linesman was *staring* at them. Unbelievable. I hope the league hits Mr.Turtle with something harsh. That was disgusting.
Completely agree with the answering the call discussion. HOWEVER. NHL players have got WAY to used to standing in the "dangerous" spots on the iced, un-touched. If you're going to stand a foot away from the boards, with your back to the play, you need to be ready. Hit is GARBAGE either way. But I do think players need to be more mindful of the position they're putting themselves in. A suspension is 100% needed, and I'm sure the $5000 "maximum allowable" fine is coming. (Fine is garbage btw... These guys make 775K at the low end.)
Completely agree no one knows how to keep their head on a swivel or get hit anymore
If Pospisil is not willing to answer the bell for these hits, he's gonna put his teammates in more danger. When (not if) a retaliatory hit comes to him or one of his Flames teammates, he'd better hope they don't get seriously hurt. The hit on Dunn was especially egregious. And I have no bones about the Kraken or the Flames, my team is the Sharks.
If he keeps playing this way, someone will make sure his "concussion" concerns are validated.
Kids for sure gonna get himself ran through playing like this and acting like a turtle.
Eyy! Other sharks fan! I 100% agree with you - if he doesn't step up it's just a matter of time before shit gets bad. If he won't drop the gloves, someone will take a game misconduct/suspension if it means they get to sucker punch him.
As a former team mate of a few players like that, players and management tire of this quickly. Time to set him free after the season. Maybe a trip to the minors might be appropriate too
Sharks Fan? My condolences to your season. Hopefully you’ll get the #1 pick
No one is going to want to play with Pospisil when his team mates are the ones who have to go out and fight after he gets ejected for his dirty hits and wont fight.
Those hits are no worse than many hits made by many players. Wait until the playoffs come around. You're going to see a lot more hits like that. He got 5 minutes, that's good enough.
@@Leroy001 Sure but if her never sticks up for himself and his teamates have to do it for him, then he wont be around for long.
They are 27-14-4 with him in the lineup and 4-12-1 without. Pretty sure his teammates like him.
@@regancolberg3919 And you completely miss the point.
Is he even a good or decent fighter at all? Does he like to throw any CHEAPSHOTS??? 😳
As someone currently struggling with post concussion syndrome after approximately 12 concussions, I definitely understand him not wanting to fight. I would never expect a hard bodychecker to fight to defend a good hard "clean" bodycheck. However... he needs to look in the mirror. It looked like he was getting payback for his own past concussions the way he was recklessly hitting players. He might not want to change his game if that's what got him to the NHL, but it will also force him to retire early if players go after him and he gets more concussions. He needs to play a game that doesn't make him a hypocrite. Both hits made my symptoms spike just watching them. He should be setting an example with the injury trouble he has, not being his own worst enemy.
how are you going to hit people from behind knocking them head first into the boards but not be willing to fight.....
So many Rats! 🐀
That, and turtles too.
I smell a Posposil trade to Florida lol
Tkachuk Posposil Cousins for the ultimate rat line
It`s now official, there`s no officials on the ice in NHL!
@@jaredlalonde2078 yeah, on the second dangerous hit. The first should be boarding at minimum.
@@notstonks20Wrong. Cry harder.
@@jaredlalonde2078He shouldn’t have gotten anything more than a double minor at most.
I figure they could wear trackers in the skates to auto call 2 line passing/offsides and Refs can get off the ice. Shit what am I saying, they dont call offsides...
Crazy that Matt Cooke was able to inspire a kid all the way in Slovakia
Man. Longmatti. I was thinking the same thing.
As a Kraken fan it sucks because Dunn is such a big key to our team success. He is our best defender and lethal on the power play. Missing him and then Jaden Schwartz going out with an upper body injury last night doomed us against a really good Winnipeg team. Kraken have been playing good hockey lately too against quality opponents.
Laying dirty hits and not even willing to fight should be at least a 2 game suspension
A suspension for *not* fighting?? I'm guessing you wanna grow up to be guard in a corporate jail.
lol what?
Well if he won't fight, you make his team fight for him and they will talk to him afterwards. That's the best way since people get tired of dealing with pesky players that won't fight.
Right?.. coleman got jumped last night. I reckon it had to do with him trying to stick up for a gutless player on the team.
Tell them at the face off you are going to crush their star player if it doesn't step up... then crush their star player.
I agree, put the boots to the rest of the team. Start running down their better players and see how the Calgary organization deals with it. Black balling these type of players will cause teams to look less at these types of goons. Lastly, other teams need to start taking sticks or runs at posposil. The concussion meter will ring off the charts. I was a goalie and a player like this ended my playing days, NO MERCY!
So he's basically like "I got six concussions, so you have some too"? True class act.
EFF you this is Hockey not DARTS What pissed cause your teams not winning ?.... JOIN THE CLUB !!!
Hakstol’s interview after is great, real no-nonsense kind of guy, and super happy to have him as our head coach
Not willing to fight because he's had concussions but very willing to drive other players heads into the boards where they can be injured or concussed. Pure coward with zero character. Would not want him on my team.
"That the type of year hes having". Bro huberdeau catching strays that was so unnecessary 😂
I still feel bad for him, but as a Cats fan myself, I'm so glad we got Chucky instead
AMEN! @@TheRiverweasel09
Truth hurts!
He def caught a stray on that one but I gotta admit I laughed pretty hard
I was proud to see the young Kraken players standing up to Pospisil after those hits. Now the Kraken have to play without Dunn, thier best scoring defenseman. Hope that Turtle Chicken gets 10 games to think about it. And he'd better keep his head on a swivel next time those teams tilt.
they really need to start rating these refs, how do you miss those!
Guys out here doing his best matthew turtlechuk impression
If the league is going to let these hits go... they must be reinstating the enforcer role and promoting fighting in the NHL?
i say the first one is clean
The first one was dirty but legal.
Tkachuck and Cousins turtle. You don't have to answer the bell in this league anymore LMAO
Unfortunately this isn't new. See Claude Lemieux
As a Flames fan I think Pospisil is on one if he thinks his concussions are more important than answering to giving concussions. You can act like that and be too pussy to answer for it!
He doesn’t need to answer the bell for clean hits. If they were dirty sure, but not for clean hits like the ones on Larson and Dunn.
@@kyleyoung4527 me when i lie:
@@frankcastle10 I don’t know how you can convince yourself that they were dirty hits.
@kyleyoung4527 the second one is one one of the most dangerous hits in hockey. 3 feet from boards, straight into the numbers, no last minute turn. How you think that one was clean is just straight insane. And i almost always lean on the side of "don't turn your back idiot"
Im the same way brother... Even as a flames fan im not too dense to see how awful those were...
He's going to break someone's heck if he keeps thus up. The League must deliver a storm message and give him 10 games.
Agree. At least 10.
He should get a season without pay
That confetti has been waiting to get jarred loose and fall since 1989.
i was thinking somewhat the same...how long has that been up there? it was from soem previous event that got stuck on teh scoreboard then finally falls to the ice its probabyl been up there for quite sometime..it was its destiny to fall to the ice and agian be touched by human hands
@@sonnyc3826 I am happy to see that he finally got to have his big moment.
@@dannycarlow8204 yes in teh world of confetti hes a hero
Nick Cousins and Pospisil really decided to be the villains this year huh
You didn't mention some of the most blatant and showman-like embellishment I've seen from Kuzmenko on that pretty light high stick. Twisting, turning, head in both hands, no one in soccer goes that crazy. Also, in addition to his suspension Pospisil may be due a fine to his teammates for basically extinguishing what was looking like a promising late-game Flames surge with his antics.
I mean, he did get hit by a stick in the face, therefore no embellishment should have been called. Although he definitely over sold what happened
Academy Award nominee
Nah bro, that stick was really moving. It caught him with the point, it wasn't something he needed to 'embellish' it was an easy call. It was entirely unintentional, but you're supposed to have control of your stick at all times.
@@PhoenixRiseinFlame It's not unheard of for there to be an actual penalty committed AND to have the effects embellished. They usually call both when the person on the receiving end of the high stick starts spinning like a top, gliding for another 15 feet and clutching at the back of his head like he was being jumped into a gang whilst also still being upright.
So, 2 suspensions worthy hits in 1 game and still only a phone hearing, yikes
Everyone : The game is being marketed to the most violent fans in America, this started back in the 70's when the Flyers gooned their way to 2 Cups for the US fan who likes the game more violent. Hits like these have grown exponentially over the past 50 years.( I'm in my mid 60's , so I have seen it all. ) It will only continue as long as people like Bettman are in charge who regard the game as a business, and an American one at that.
Excessive force, clearly on the numbers.. and just the distance he skated to deliver the hit.. warrants supplemental Discipline. just a Dirty play, and you're absolutely right this type of hit doesn't belong in hockey.
Popsicle doesn't want any more concussions but looks like he wants to give them
Both hits deserved a penalty, that being said I don’t like that turning your back on players has become a way to protect the puck. Something needs to change to make players take responsibility for their own safety as well
Bingo!
Yes bingo! In Canada we were hitting right from tinymite (5 or 6 years old from what I remember) when you can barely skate and you learn over the years how to take a hit but now I believe its U15 (Bantam in my day) which is crazy to me. I see bad positioning at the NHL level almost every game which is crazy cause these guys are bigger stronger and faster and you dont want to be 2-3 feet from the boards with your back turned or your gonna get cracked
@@mtc1637I grew up in hockey the the same way, but your position of putting blame on the person receiving the hit is just plain wrong. I That’s like telling a pedestrian they’re at fault for getting hit by a car in a crosswalk when the car is speeding. If the puck is on the boards sometimes you have to have your back to the rest of the ice temporarily, that’s just reality. The burden is rightfully on the guy choosing to deliver a hit.
yeah thats what the firs thit looked like , it looked like he was hitting his side but the dude moved and his head went into the boards the second one was blantently form behind he had plenty of time to stop
Agreed, it's a bit of a rock and a hard place
The league is so cringe with hearings and fines. Like Rempe didn't get called on anything for a straight charging Lyubushkin when the ref stared at it while it happened, meanwhile Rielly gets a 5 game suspension from ccing Greig after he pulls up nd deflects Rielly's stick into his own face. Either make calls or don't. So petty.
If we look at these 2 Pospisil hits Objectively, not allowing our emotions to affect our thinking, the first hit on Larson is Objectively clean & fair. The second hit on Dunn was Objectively boarding, definitely a major, and that's that. All the commentary from people about "running around" is a whole lot of emotional projection.
The NHL created this problem by punishing the guy throwing the hit and making it so players would try to draw the call by facing the boards and holding the puck for 30 seconds while doing nothing with it. This is a culture of corporate stupidity and it's the defending player's fault for not playing the man or playing the puck faster. Always play the man first. Don Cherry is laughing at this stupid shit
Finally someone who mentions this. Yes Pospisol’s hit was dangerous but wtf are you doing facing the boards and holding onto the puck for 3s or longer?!? Prepare yourself cause you know you’re gonna get hit. Don’t put yourself in a vulnerable position; be responsible of your body position. It’s the NHL ffs.
Big, lifelong Flames fan. Someone needs to have a talk with him. If you can’t fight because your brain is broken, you need to be a little more thoughtful about how you throw your body around. He should get 2 games for that hit and he should get a stern talking to from his coach and his captain.
Wow, finally someone refreshingly rational about it haha.
Flames fan here too! Stuff like this brings the whole team down-I don't want to cheer for players like this.
You're deluded if you don't realize that the coach, the Flames and the league are part of the reason as to why he's laying those hits or why there are "dirty" players. Most dirty players are only dirty because that is what they get paid for and would rather not be dirty if that wasn't the case. One season I played with the guy who had the most boarding penalties in the WHL. He got a stern talking to from our coach about not playing physical enough and was put on the bench. He was like "it's not like you get amazing opportunities to lay guys out with clean hits every game". Once he started hitting people from behind he was back in the lineup and eventually got drafted. I also received a stern talking to that year for not taking enough fights. I also was drafted as a tough player but thing is that coach wanted us to be dirty in addition to tough.
Jesus, I'm surprised law enforcement didn't get involved in the Dunn hit. What a POS.
lol. The announcer comment about Huberdeau was funny. That Pospisil is a real scoundrel. The first hit was borderline but that second one was really bad. I hope they make a example out of him and suspend him for the remainder of the season. Just because you can't be out there serving people career ending illegal hits and then refuse to fight because of concussions. It is one or the other.
If I'm the opposing coach, I tell the toughest guy on my team to tell him in warm ups, if he lays a dirty hit, he's got to fight. If he doesn't, you take a run at their star player. This is the code.
bring back the enforcer to have certain people ANSWER THE BELL,
Marchand is somewhere tearing up with pride. The legacy continues.
Bro I just wanna say you are my favourite nhl KZheadr ❤❤❤
I WOULD SUSPEND HIM FOR 30 GAMES AND FINE OF 100 THOUNAD. How the ref missed the first one is A man not doing his job. They need to start suspending the officials.
The Panthers are probably calling the Flames too see if they can trade for Pospisil.
As Dunn could not go tonight, I will hope for 5 games. Also, give the ref a talking-to for missing the first boarding call. They also gave a tripping call in the 3rd period that was not even close to being a tripping call. This was a game that the refs did not step in and control very well.
Maximum suspension needed here. Playoffs are coming, no more injuries needed by this guy.
The last hit from behind happened to me. I struggled to play after that. All I wanted was to give the same back. In a tussle later on in our season I almost kicked him in the head with my skate. I can’t believe it almost came to that. It was lucky for him the ref put himself in front of my skate.
That hit on Dunn was scary as fuck. My heart fell watching that.we all know he saw the numbers, gross
Each of those hits deserves 5 games.
Love seeing Tanev angry.. That's when you know you messed up
Flames fan but I have zero tolerance for those hits. Throw the book at him. AND won't answer the bell? Nope...
As a fighter/enforcer in the WHL and Jr.A when i was a kid, my job was to make people second guess themselves, and be scared to touch the puck, mostly by knockin their lights out whenever possible.. but….. This role goes both ways, and you better believe the other teams big guy was stepping on the ice every time I got on once they clued in.. and almost always ends in a fight after a few shifts of a couple big hits. You take the fight, take the break, and then chill out a bit after hyping up your team. This guy shouldn’t be playing that way if he can’t take it back… but, unfortunately, that’s likely the only reason he’s still in the NHL, and has to keep playing like that while trying to save himself from a SEVENTH! Concussion 😂
Nice hitting. Love watching hard-hitting hockey. Love when players turn their back to make the impact more entertaining. Hope they get the call and hope it was worth it.
radko gudas is similar too... he is bodychecking and dirty hitting a lot and you almost never see him fight... pospisil was close to never playing hockey ever again, so not willing to fight because of possible 7th concussion is ok to me... (it must be so frustraiting to play against him :D )
The second hit should never have happened. The Refs. screwed this one.
One of the problem’s is that guys are too afraid to hit guys near the boards so it rarely happens anymore. So guys are playing the puck around the boards without their guards up. Guys are also turning so guys can’t hit them. You got to be ready to get hit. That first hit was legal but his reaction was because he wasn’t bracing to get hit. Always get ready to be hit.
He's had 6 concussions so he doesn't want to fight but he has no problem jamming guys head-first into the boards potentially causing concussions. What a clown.
Dude’s got a hell of a Nick Cousins impression…
The fact that Pospisil is willing to deliver hits like that, yet is unwilling to fight after, he's a COWARD of the lowest order. That 2nd hit especially was flagrant. Absolutely no attempt to play the puck, just recklessly hit an opponent with intent to injure.
Man he had all day to ease up with the second hit but he just full speeds sends Dunn into the boards. He definitely deserves some type of Suspension.
The league has to make a strong statement on these types of hits before someone gets killed.
The return of hits is not a problem. Players lost lots of the old school awareness of how to work the boards so you do not get your head slammed into a wall.
I guess with the og turtle in Florida now, the flames needed a new one. 🐢🐢🐢
First time hearing about this person. Probably because I only follow players with talent and class. He's bound to receive the old McSorley home run swing with this behavior.
Damn! Those were some dirty hits! The first one should definitely have been called for boarding.
It's hard to know what a player is up too when he sets himself up for a hit 3 feet from the boards and back turned. Boarding rule or no boarding rule, you better take a look and get ready to bail.
Pospisil looks like Anakin Skywalker when he's about to murder younglings
First one is a 50/50. The result looks like boarding, but the hit wasn't textbook boarding. Hit kinda hit him in the side. Second one is 100% a boarding call.
The league needs to take real steps to reeducate players on how to hit. If you hit a guy in the upper back/shoulders, you are going to push the head forward. When a guy is close to the boards, you have to make contact around the hips and push him into the boards with a reasonable amount of speed. Flying in and trying to send a guy flying into them serves no extra purpose other than to make it look more impressive to the crowd. That's not worth hurting a guy. He also shouldn't have to fight afterwards. The only reason players feel like they have to punch the guy is because they have no faith in the punishment the league will give him.
Dirty hits yes but the one with Larson I wouldn't suspend. Larson wasn't making any effort to protect himeself. Head down, knees straight, bent at the hips, and facing the boards with the puck is just putting yourself in a dangerous situation. I'd like to see some sort of two way penalty. ex: Puck goes to corner, player A goes to get puck with head down facing the boards, player B is rails player A into the boards. Player B gets 5 minutes, and Player A gets 2 minutes for "dangerous play", "failure to protect themselves". I'm not sure how to word the naming or even if its a good idea but it sure is an idea.
If the league doesn't put their foot down not a slap on the hand, this will continue
Pospicil, i'm amazed he's still alive playing like this. If I'm on the other team, every player would be ordered to knock the shit out of him on every shift for the entire game.
RIP Chris Simon; may he finally find the peace he so justly deserves!
"I want to lay dirty hits but I don't want to fight because I don't want a concussion" is the definition of "can dish it out but can't take it." Don't want to potentially get a concussion? Then don't give other players concussions. If you lay dirty hits and injure players, you're gonna have to answer the bell, and whether you drop the gloves or not you're getting punched in the face. Players like him are the bane of this league. If you want to ring guy's bells, be ready to answer the bell.
The way you deal with people like him is you find the best player on his team and take runs at them.
lol was that confetti from the Tool show in Oct? sort of looked like it
When is that 3 game suspension expected to end? after the trade deadline or before?
The league does not need players like this!
If Pospisil doesn't change, I expect he's on the road to a career-ending injury. And honestly, he kind of deserves it.
This league is all over the map on these things . No wonder fans believe their bias actions depend on certain teams getting more or less than others
Tough Flaming turtles. They have a history of this.
Flamers always have lacked skill so they go for dirty plays to compensate. giordano, tkatchuk, anderson etc etc
@garysharp3841 Tim Hunter, etc.
76 threw a punch. Odd behaviour for someone who doesn't want to fight.
This is the professional league one injury, and it could be his last game. Of course, he deserves it because of his play style, but you got to respect the guy a little bit. He's just trying to enjoy what he worked so hard for.
You shouldn’t be allowed to look down as you’re about to get hit. That’s so dumb. I see it so much this season. Player comin at you behind the net. And that’s when the defender decides he’s going to look down at the puck
Oh my good Lord Jesus Murphy in heaven I cringed when I saw that first hit that you're showing. Goodness gracious
Double minor for charging. Feet were up after the hit
Someone's gonna treat him the way Darren McCarty did Claude Lemieux and I'm here for it.