Big hits of the playoffs

[Tufted Titmouse]

These are from last night, but I will try to find some from the Lightning series too. If you don't follow Omar, you should!

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[ToneDog]

Leafs D clearly targeted Tkachuk last night and the MFer refused to disappear.

 

[Dekes For Days]

McCabe alone could have a highlight reel of big hits this playoffs.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

McCabe alone could have a highlight reel of big hits this playoffs.

Best open ice hitting Leaf defenceman since....Yuskevich maybe? Komisarek before he fell apart?

 

[Dekes For Days]

Best open ice hitting Leaf defenceman since....Yuskevich maybe? Komisarek before he fell apart?

Always so clean too. Hands and arms fully down, no upwards progression, no head contact, etc. Just kind of lines it up, turns himself into a brick wall, and let's people crush themselves into his body with their own momentum. It's impressive.

 

[ACC1224]

Best open ice hitting Leaf defenceman since....Yuskevich maybe? Komisarek before he fell apart?

Which can be effective at times but you can't run yourself out of the play looking for the hit.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Always so clean too. Hands and arms fully down, no upwards progression, no head contact, etc. Just kind of lines it up, turns himself into a brick wall, and let's people crush themselves into his body with their own momentum. It's impressive.

That's true, I mean notice how the other team just kind of takes it and gets up without getting too pissy? Shows just how clean and textbook those hits are. I like that he's not launching himself Trouba style to try to kill people, just eliminating them from the play.

 

[TMLeafer]

Can't remember the last time the Leafs D had this many big hits as a group in one game.

 

[shaner82]

Best open ice hitting Leaf defenceman since....Yuskevich maybe? Komisarek before he fell apart?

Bryan McCabe was pretty good, although I guess a lot of his were that can opener. Probably should have resulted in way more penalties lol

 

[Mess]

This is playoff hockey at its best when its big and physical and everyone is finishing their checks.

New guys McCabe, Schenn and Accairi were built for this type of game.

Only precaution note is that they have to be more careful not to lose positioning and create opportunies for the opposition by going out of their way to make them.

 

[Magic Man]

Good thread idea. Hopefully we get a bunch from the Lightning series to add to this thread. We should have been on this from the start.

Jake McCabe, Luke Schenn and Noel Acciari were such key additions at the deadline.

Having Schenn there for guys like Jeannot, Maroon and Perry in round #1 made a difference. His fight with Jeannot was my favourite Leafs playoffs fight that I can remember.