stokes84
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Imagine if Pat Kaleta had thrown this hit. I've got a feeling this thread would sound a lot different.
Imagine if Pat Kaleta had thrown this hit. I've got a feeling this thread would sound a lot different.
The thread would sound different if it was Lucic or Marchand doing the hitting too though.
Gionta made every attempt to play the puck, its not Bartowski's fault that Gionta whiffed on it.
This is no different than the Kronwall on Havlat hit.
Imagine if Pat Kaleta had thrown this hit. I've got a feeling this thread would sound a lot different.
Sorry, but he never got all that close to the puck. It was a major interference penalty for a reason. Bartkowski needs to be more responsible there, not Gionta.
For me there was no intent to injure or target the head on this play. Hockey is a FAST game. Players see different angles from different parts of the ice. Bart had a chance to lay a solid hit on a player attempting to make contact with the puck. He did his job and followed through to knock the player off the puck. It's taught from day one to knock players off the puck. Granted, Gionta missed the puck and the result LOOKED far worse than it actually was. There was nothing malicious or dirty about the hit. Yes, because BG never touched the puck, interference was called. A penalty was called. Should be end of story.
Did Bartkowski leave his feet? No, then it was no charging and has nothing to do with that hit. Gionta simply wiffed on the puck and Bartkowski was already commited to the hit. That's unfortunate, but it happens.
Oh my god I love this hit.
Shoulder is primary point of contact and puck is in the vicinity and was just touched, I think, by Gionta.
Not even worth a penalty.
The reason why they gave him a 5-minute major is so that they could give them the game misconduct (you can't give a 10-min or game misconduct without a major). The reason why they wanted to give him the game is because it was an interference penalty that caused significant injury.
Had Gionta touched the puck, it's a clean hit, which is why no supplemental discipline for a headshot.
It's honestly nothing more than this.