Bennett hit on Stolarz (no supplemental discipline) MOD WARNING IN POST #621

[GrumpyKoala]

A goalies helmet is designed to take hits from front and side.

• Side Protection:
  The helmet's design extends to the sides to cover areas where a player might be hit, such as the temple.

I don't believe Bob's hit off the head blew the helmet off his head

Seemed to be enough force to knock the helmet off. One of those shots that had enough force and angle to do damage

Morphologically your neck resist front loaded contact much better than from the side.

You don't have to apply that much pressure to a jaw to inflict concussive damage.

The goalie mask have the same padding all around, and it's design to deflect puck, not take them head on. When you receive a puck that hit the sweet spot where it doesn't deflect that when you hear a buzz for a couple seconds / minutes. A lot of time that when the straps comes off, by design to disperse some of the kinetic force.

The mask doesn't do a great job at protecting from actual hits. Its not primarily design for that.

 

[Unholy]

Hopefully he recovers. Wouldn’t want to see it develop into anything worse or long lasting. That first puck to the head can be both nothing or something. Hiller took a couple and ended up with vertigo

 

[A1LeafNation]

In a shocking turn of events...NHL Player Safety has decided to suspend the following players for the rest of round 2:

Nazem Kadri


That is all.

 

[MikeS24]

Reaves is far from a dirty player.

I don't know where the belief is that he is some sort of rat, but he is a very clean player for the role he plays.

He might be for the most part, but that elbow to Nurse's head was atrocious and concussed him

 

[All Mod Cons]

Why didn't any of the Leafs beat the crap out of Bennett?

Parros would have them gone for the rest of the series. Like Kadri, he wouldn't specify a number of games. Just the rest of the series. When have you ever heard that?

 

[dukeofjive]

Man hfboard really loves this shit.

Had some minor concussion from a bad life style and it still affects me 30 years later, really hope the kid will be cleared and not have repercussions.

The whole but it’s the shot that got him, yea maybe but any hit to the head should not be considered a soft play.

 

[Martin Skoula]

f*** that don't go after bob. That's acting like Bennett. Dress Reaves and as soon as dipshit hops over the boards for his first shift of the game send Reaves out to take care of the problem. If the league won't protect the goalie or punish the aggressor that's why enforcers exist.

Bennett taking a couple shots off the helmet until the refs break up the bear hug is in no way an equal response or deterrent. Bob is fair game now, sorry.

 

[MikeS24]

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Not my opinion

This guy posted proof of a possible concussion by showing Stolarz shaking his head after the shot. I obviously don’t think he’s disqualified to comment on it, but I don’t know if he’s very familiar with hockey. That headshake happens every game by every goalie.

There isn’t really anything here that actually explains the shot causing a concussion.

 

[Breakers]

Time for Laughton to do his job.

 

[MikeS24]

Bennett taking a couple shots off the helmet until the refs break up the bear hug is in no way an equal response or deterrent. Bob is fair game now, sorry.

The game is different these days. I know players do not get paid in the playoffs, but nobody is going to do something stupid to jeopardize their career earnings and take a suspension going into next year, etc. Too much moolah is involved now.

 

[MikeS24]

Some leaf fans going bonkers

 

[DearDiary]

People are making long reaching assumptions. What I saw was a player with the reputation of a scumbag give a goalie an elbow to the head.

At the end of the day we can pull reasons out or we can just use our damn eyes; something the league does not do with Bennett.

Elbow isn't even close to the head. It's the glove that makes contact and pushes down on the head.

 

[Martin Skoula]

The game is different these days. I know players do not get paid in the playoffs, but nobody is going to do something stupid to jeopardize their career earnings and take a suspension going into next year, etc. Too much moolah is involved now.

Why would anyone get suspended for an innocent little elbow to the back of the head? They can take a couple shots at his mask first and use a clip of him shaking his head to prove the elbow had nothing to do with it.

 

[pcruz]

He might be for the most part, but that elbow to Nurse's head was atrocious and concussed him

That was a nasty hit, and he was rightly suspended for it.

Nurse changed direction in the last instant which made it worse.
Nurse then went on a tirade in the media about how the league doesn't protect players from plays like that and how Reaves is out to hurt players......and then got suspended for an even more egregious hit later in the season.

 

[mobilus]

Punch behind the left ear.

 

[pcruz]

Some leaf fans going bonkers

These people are stupid and should be punished severely by the police.

How mentally deficient does someone have to be to believe this a good idea?

 

[Iggys Dome]

Damn if I wasn’t a Bennett or Tkachuk fan I’d hate Florida lol

They also beat the Oilers last year but yeah, Bennett knows what he is doing on that elbow to Stolarz head

 

[kingsholygrail]

These people are stupid and should be punished severely by the police.

How mentally deficient does someone have to be to believe this a good idea?

It's twitter.

 

[pcruz]

The icing on the cake:


When Matthews cross-checked Dahlin in the outdoor game, the DoPS announced that Matthews had a hearing for the hit during the game.

They announced it between the 2nd and 3rd periods.

f***ing crickets tonight while Stolarz is in the hospital.

 

[stl76]

Some leaf fans going bonkers

 

[Goose]

What makes this extra tough to swallow as a Leafs fan was the biggest muffin call on earth given to Max Domi for “cross-checking” Marchand.

Without exaggeration it’s in the conversation for the weakest playoff call I’ve ever seen.

 

[leafsfan2point0]

But when Bennett makes the same plays when he signs for the Leafs will you say the same thing? Probably....

Absolutely not. You obviously have a clear bias against Toronto, so I will not be continuing this discussion.

 

[winnipegger]

Bennett taking a couple shots off the helmet until the refs break up the bear hug is in no way an equal response or deterrent. Bob is fair game now, sorry.

No you don't understand. The way this ends is to physically punish Bennett. I don't care who does it or how many do it. He needs to be enemy number 1 and the leafs might need to sacrifice penalties to get there. He's a rat there's no other way. Bob is a nice guy it's like hurting a poodle.

 

[sxvnert]

I hate the leafs and know Bennett is a dirty player. Same with Marchand, nhl is better without players like that in the game

Proper punishments would take care of it.