Around the League 2024-25 season

[The Butcher]

Rangers put up 12 total shots on goal in a 60 minute hockey game today. They lost 5-0. What a mess.

 

[AbsentMojo]

This angle doesnt show how bad this was.. Main question is how. many games is Kucherov going to get.



Edit: he's back.. That looked like a major injury and it was not.

 

[VILARGOD]

I'll never get over it

 

[kingsholygrail]

This angle doesnt show how bad this was.. Main question is how. many games is Kucherov going to get.



Edit: he's back.. That looked like a major injury and it was not.

He'll get a max fine.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

He'll get a max fine.

If they acknowledge it at all

Kucherov gets off from the Malkin school of "well we can't punish him because he's not a repeat offender" while he goes off and does it again and again and again

 

[chris kontos]

Kucherov should receive a letter of commendation

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

Rangers put up 12 total shots on goal in a 60 minute hockey game today. They lost 5-0. What a mess.

I guess even the best of teams are susceptible to sucking.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Where would Faber be playing with Doughty, Spence and Clarke?

Vilardi on the other hand, Kings could use a skilled RH shot. That’s brutal.

 

[bland]

Where would Faber be playing with Doughty, Spence and Clarke?

Vilardi on the other hand, Kings could use a skilled RH shot. That’s brutal.

In front. Faber would be playing in front of them. There isn't a coach in the world that would resist playing Faber 25 minutes a night against the best players in the world. Likely the same results as Doughty at the moment, but with one player ascending while the other is on the inevitable path down.

Spence would likely have been dealt, Clarke getting the "this kid is really good" protected 3rd pairing minutes while ironing out his edges.

 

[Statto]

This angle doesnt show how bad this was.. Main question is how. many games is Kucherov going to get.



Edit: he's back.. That looked like a major injury and it was not.

Don’t get me wrong Kucherov has made some bad plays but Tkachuk was milking this. His leg was dangling out there and Kucherov looked like he was targeting the body. We’ve defended Brown for similar.

I really can’t decide if i think it was intentional or not.

 

[bland]

Don’t get me wrong Kucherov has made some bad plays but Tkachuk was milking this. His leg was dangling out there and Kucherov looked like he was targeting the body. We’ve defended Brown for similar.

I really can’t decide if i think it was intentional or not.

Can you recall a more obvious situation of a player leading with a knee though? He had his leg braced outwards two full strides before contact.

I don't blame players for reacting like Tkachuk, just like I don't blame a lot of soccer players for prolonged stays on the floor after a hit to the knee or ankle. Those knocks feel really bad in the immediate moment and it takes a little bit of time to know whether its serious or not. Some minor injuries feel very similar to severe ones right after impact, it just takes a couple of minutes to assess. Of course there is milking as well, and a professional turd like Tkachuk loses the benefit of most doubts.