That tackle by Hertl would have been a penalty in the NFL. Just beyond ridiculous that Vegas has a 5-1 advantage in power plays, even considering the double minor on Buium was 100% deserved. The “slashing” penalty earlier in the game on JEE was farcical and they essentially let Vegas have a timeout earlier in the game letting Cassidy argue an icing call for about 2 minutes.
I think it's odd that the Wild decided to debut 19 y/o Buium in the NHL playoffs.
As soon as it happened, my first thought was that the NHL should even things up with a 1 game suspension but after reviewing, I disagree. No head/neck contact, Guentzel had just played the puck.
I don’t think it’s close to suspendable. There was nothing wrong with the hit itself, it was just late.
Agree. And it really only looks late in slo-mo. I can understand the 5 min major to try to not let the end of the game descend into chaos but I don’t think it should be suspendable.
Dallas wasn’t right down the stretch. This is more of the same.
Meh, it was worth a shot. Just didn’t work out.
Perunovich was also picked 17 spots ahead of where Hutson landed in their respective draft classes. Yeah, massive whiff on that one.
Even Montreal drafted 3 other players before they took Hutson in that draft. Let’s not pretend they’re geniuses and everyone else are morons for not seeing it. He was a very talented 17 yr old but also 5’10” and 145 lbs soaking wet. There were legit concerns on his future.
Oh, no I wasn't suggesting they had a crystal ball. Just noting the fact.
Yeah there’s a lot of guys that deserve credit. We a lot of times as Blues fans don’t realize how lucky we are compared to most organizations.
Ok then I’ll disagree on the Perunovich being a massive whiff part then. Yeah, he was a whiff but not remotely a massive one.
