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

[ijuka]

So, what you're telling us is you have no understanding of concussions.

The brain is fragile, all it takes is something hitting your head in the wrong spot or at the wrong angle, or even jerking your head and boom, concussion. In high school and I was joking around with a friend and she playfully backhand slapped me lightly, her ring hit the wrong place and concussion.

You don't even need to be hit in teh head to get a concussion, you can get a concussion from whiplash.

Actually I do, which is why it's far more likely for a concussion to be caused by an elbow than by a wrister hitting a goalie mask. And okay, so you think a wrister is going to cause such a whiplash? A puck just doesn't have enough mass.

It's kind of funny seeing you first saying I don't understand concussions, and then giving examples that support my point. A ring hitting a specific spot is the very opposite of a goalie mask, which is designed to spread the impact onto the entire face. It's very different from getting hit by a puck raw.

Of course, it's possible to get concussed by a puck shot at the helmet, but the example right there isn't a particularly hard shot and goalie masks are designed to absorb such impacts. I guess it would technically be possible, but far less likely to be the cause than an elbow to the head.

 

[MrLunatik]

Actually I do, which is why it's far more likely for a concussion to be caused by an elbow than by a wrister hitting a goalie mask. And okay, so you think a wrister is going to cause such a whiplash? A puck just doesn't have enough mass.

It's kind of funny seeing you first saying I don't understand concussions, and then giving examples that support my point.

Clearly you missed my point.

Anything can cause a concussion. Saying he didn't get one from a shot because other haven't that we know of, is pretty a shitty argument.

 

[Mr grumpy]

I don't like Bennett, I think he's the dirtiest player in the league... but that looked soft as hell, give him 2, but that's all it's worth

That is how I look at as well but because it is the leafson the receiving end.. it has some people mad

 

[swiftwin]

Hol up. So, Stolarz takes a shot to the mask, then later, Bennett gently brushes him, and people blame Bennett?

 

[Turbonium]

Zero way that hit gave him a concussion bad enough to start vomiting. If it did then he should probably find another career.

 

[Iwishihadaspacebar]

If you hit a goalie in the head with your body, and it was your fault, you deserve a suspension. Anything less is an acceptance that you're allowed to target the head of the opponents goalie.

 

[KapG]

He clearly used his elbow/forearm to drive into Stolarz head. You mouth breathers are hilarious

 

[HofT]

Hol up. So, Stolarz takes a shot to the mask, then later, Bennett gently brushes him, and people blame Bennett?

There's like an hour and a half difference between these 2 plays.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

In the crease the onus is on the player to avoid contact with the goalie. While I'm not sure that Bennett meant to hurt Stolarz, there was no intent on his part to avoid contact with Stolarz. If I'm the Leafs, Bob is fair game after that.

 

[swiftwin]

There's like an hour and a half difference between these 2 plays.

Okay? If he was concussed on the shot, it doesn't go away in an hour and a half.

 

[mix1home]

Clearly you missed my point.

Anything can cause a concussion. Saying he didn't get one from a shot because other haven't that we know of, is pretty a shitty argument.

Valid. You board someone and claim his broken leg was caused by blocked shot 10 minutes earlier. Am I doing it right?

 

[NikoEhlers]

Running goalies has no consequences in this bush league, they should be protected, there is just one starter. If a goalie is clutch? No problem, run the goalie, take a game or two. I am far from a leaf fan, but somethings gotta happen here. This accidentally on purpose shit might be okay out on the ice, but in the blue paint you cant allow that shit

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Running goalies has no consequences in this bush league, they should be protected, there is just one starter. If a goalie is clutch? No problem, run the goalie, take a game or two. I am far from a leaf fan, but somethings gotta happen here. This accidentally on purpose shit might be okay out on the ice, but in the blue paint you cant allow that shit

100%. If Stolarz is out longer term this could decide the series in favor of Florida. This is why Bob should have his head on a swivel IMO.

 

[NikoEhlers]

100%. If Stolarz is out longer term this could decide the series in favor of Florida. This is why Bob should have his head on a swivel IMO.

I prefer just Dops handling it. But sure, if Dops dont punish it, time to send your players in to Bob. It's a problem for other teams as well, that Dops dont protect the goalies, Parros is an absolute joke so I dont expect him to understand how important it is he gets this one right

 

[Gentle Man]

There was no reaction from Stolarz other than putting his mask back on. With Bennett, he immediately dropped to the ice and showed ill effects.

Doesn’t mean the puck didn’t do more damage.

Did damage make contact? Yes. But it doesn’t mean he was t already feeling effects from the first impact

People who already concusssed will need less impact to feel it more the next time. Think of a fighter who’s never been knocked out. After the first time, it’s easier to knock someone out after

The shot rocked Stolie, and Bennett made contact after a net drive (he had puck possession) and augmented the damage caused by the shot.

The fact Stolarz wasn’t pulled right away and wasn’t taken to the quiet room ambulance etc is malpractice by Toronto medical staff

 

[HofT]

Okay? If he was concussed on the shot, it doesn't go away in an hour and a half.

You don't think it was caused from the headshot he received? That was the most recent incident. He was puking 10 mins after that headshot.

 

[Canada4Gold]

How awkward will it be next season when Bennett signs for the Leafs?

If that happened he'd play around 15 to 20 games total for the leafs over the 7 year contract the way Bennett plays and the way Parros treats anyone in a Leafs jersey.

 

[HofT]

Doesn’t mean the puck didn’t do more damage.

Did damage make contact? Yes. But it doesn’t mean he was t already feeling effects from the first impact

People who already concusssed will need less impact to feel it more the next time. Think of a fighter who’s never been knocked out. After the first time, it’s easier to knock someone out after

The shot rocked Stolie, and Bennett made contact after a net drive (he had puck possession) and augmented the damage caused by the shot.

The fact Stolarz wasn’t pulled right away and wasn’t taken to the quiet room ambulance etc is malpractice by Toronto medical staff

I'm sure it played a role. Mind, a puck to the mask happens frequently. What doesn't happen frequently is hitting a goalie's head while theyre in their crease.

 

[Tryamw]

blatant intent to injure the goalie. Enough is enough already!

Already deemed legal this season..
Guess this is the way to win the cup..

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

I once left work on a stretcher. Year and a half free vacation... Stolarz knows the 'game'. Full respect.

 

[Sal Iaccuzzo]

Hol up. So, Stolarz takes a shot to the mask, then later, Bennett gently brushes him, and people blame Bennett?

Sneaky punch to the head*

Just like when he punched Knies in 2023 and Marchand last year. Same player always getting these little punches in by accident I guess.

 

[Turbonium]

Not a good look for the Leafs medical staff.

 

[PhysicalGraffiti]

There's almost no way he's that hurt/sick from that.

In the first period he took a rock of a slap shot off the mask, right in the front, that knocked his mask off. If anything, that was far more likely to rock his head.

It's possible this exacerbated that, but I have a hard time seeing how this alone would cause him to need to go off in a stretcher. Although maybe that was so he'd get scene at the hospital sooner and not have to wait a couple of months since the game was in Toronto.

You shouldn't ever try to go at someone's head like that, but the title of this and comments made it seem like it punched him or hit him as hard as Ekblad did to Hagel. It's not right what he did, but it wasn't some over the top HE TRIED TO KILL HIM move.

 

[Zwui21]

The Department of Player Safety has announced that Brandon Hagel has been suspended for 1 game for Bennett elbow on Stolarz

 

[HofT]

Not a good look for the Leafs medical staff.

If he actually knew what he was talking about then he would have called the concussion prior to Stolarz symptoms. He should have tweeted that right after the shot.