Austin Watson fires a slapshot at Jeremy Lauzon at the end of the game

[BlueOil]

And Watson pads his stats!

got blocked though, so he was actually helpfully padding Lauzon's stats

 

[andora]

got blocked though, so he was actually helpfully padding Lauzon's stats

Watson is more down in the shot attempts realm

 

[Mattb124]

I just watched the Oilers beat the Canes 6-1, do you think the Canes skated up to the redline and wired a slap shot at Skinner with 3 seconds left?

Watson knew what he was doing and he's gonna lose a few K for it.

Because it didn’t happen in one game means it didn’t happen in this instance?

I guaranty he will not be fined because hockey people understand it was a hockey play. Even if a pointless one.

Edit: just read down and saw he was fined. Still don’t get it.

 

[bov]

Because it didn’t happen in one game means it didn’t happen in this instance?

I guaranty he will not be fined because hockey people understand it was a hockey play. Even if a pointless one.

Edit: just read down and saw he was fined. Still don’t get it.

It's not a hockey play at all and that's why everyone on the ice reacted immediately. Even Motte went over to Lauzon to check on him. This was a blatant, antagonistic and unnecessary thing to do.

 

[Coffey]

Edit: just read down and saw he was fined. Still don’t get it.

 

[stl76]

It's not a hockey play at all and that's why everyone on the ice reacted immediately. Even Motte went over to Lauzon to check on him. This was a blatant, antagonistic and unnecessary thing to do.

1000%.

 

[HockeyFan100]

Tampa Bay players have always been such sore losers

 

[Coffey]

Tampa Bay players have always been such sore losers

Epitome of sore winners.
Win a few cups and throw tantrums when they don't win every game.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Because it didn’t happen in one game means it didn’t happen in this instance?

I guaranty he will not be fined because hockey people understand it was a hockey play. Even if a pointless one.

Edit: just read down and saw he was fined. Still don’t get it.

That was not a hockey play. He was looking straight at Lauzon and fired it into his skates. 100% intent to injure.

 

[BostonBob]

Since Watson is pulling in $776,665 this season I'm sure that this fine will be a hard lesson for him. I know that losing over .002 of my salary would surely straighten me up.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Preds fans well-familiar with Watson know hitting Lauzon wasn't intentional--Austin wouldn't have come close had he actually been trying to do that. Dumb, high frustration, low awareness play. But a fine deserved.

 

[Bgav]

What a douche

 

[Divine]

 

[HTFN]

Not quite as egregious as when Alfredsson fired one at Scott Niedermayer.

Wasn't that one tipped? Alfredsson had a stick in front of him, Watson had nothing.

This video is ass but it's always looked to me like the RD pushes his stick in there and ramps the puck

it's also the second period in a tied game where getting a shot off could actually matter, not the end of a beatdown.

 

[SwissFan12]

Well, hard to say if it's on purpose or not when the guy involved does this kind of things :

 

[VanillaCoke]

Meh this is hockey nbd

 

[Byron Bitz]

 

[Nikki Potnick]

Wouldn't expect anything less from the woman beater.

 

[JoVel]

I don't know if he did that on purpose, that would be incredibly stupid. But then again doing that accidentally is pretty stupid as well. Either way, Austin Watson is really stupid.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Jesus Christ...not on purpose. No apparent malice. You say sorry and move on with your lives. It's hockey.

Above is a perfect example of how soft today's society is.

"That wasn't violent"

So afraid of it, they pretend it didn't happen

 

[Kegs]

Plug on plug crimes.

 

[SEALBound]

Above is a perfect example of how soft today's society is.

"That wasn't violent"

So afraid of it, they pretend it didn't happen

Uh hu. Let me guess, you hold the protest signs that say "Words are violence", right?

But yeah, no you're totally right! "Oh no...a guy got hit by a puck in hockey. I'm scared! What do we do!? Ummm! Ummm! Pretend he didn't!"

Like, WTF are you even saying?

 

[Bounces R Way]

Some people are just born losers. Austin Watson is one of them.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Some people are just born losers. Austin Watson is one of them.

Seems like a trash person on and off the ice.

 

[TLEH]

He's a piece of shit. Also if he was intentionally able to hit where he was aiming he would be making a lot more money so I am not sure he meant to do that.