Marotte Marauder
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Let's be clear on one thing: Tanner Kero did absolutely nothing wrong here.
Except jeopardize his career.
Let's be clear on one thing: Tanner Kero did absolutely nothing wrong here.
In this photo, the puck is just below the "t" in the board ad. Radulov's hands are turned over-not indicative of trying to chip it off the glass. Kero and Connolly are both seeing this at the same time and then WHAM. Unfortunate hockey play IMO.
Suspend him because of the result of the play which is fine by me but definitely not an intent to injure on 20's part.
Ya Kero should have known a puck getting wrung around the boards made him fair game to get creamed.
I have no idea why Kero kept looking backward while skating forward if, as you say it was clearly going to be high and hard off the glass for an icing.
Seems that 2 NHL players read the play differently than you have.
How about this photo where the puck is on the glass. Ya Kero should have known a puck getting wrung around the boards made him fair game to get creamed. For the record this puck did go up off the glass and down the ice for icing with no one ever coming close to touching it.
Assuming the puck was travelling at 60 MPH, it covers 88feet per second. The difference in puck location in the 2 photos is about 30 feet +/-.
So this took all of 1/3rd of a second.
It was a soft backhand clear off the boards. Wasn’t going anywhere close to 60 mph.
WTH play are you watching? It was a forehand clear/pass whatever that went the length of the ice in 3 seconds. Roughly 180 feet.
So the frames shown took 1/2 second instead of 1/3 second. Significant difference? Meh.
LOL. The bottom line is, this is the NHL. Keep your head up with the puck or when receiving a possible pass. If you don't it is at your own peril and it might get ugly. It matters not if the hit is borderline or if it's illegal to the guy who ends up in a hospital bed.If it went 180 feet in 3 seconds, that would be 40 mph, not 60. If it took 4 seconds to go 180 feet (which I think is more likely), then it was 30 mph. Either way, far cry from 60.
If it went 180 feet in 3 seconds, that would be 40 mph, not 60. If it took 4 seconds to go 180 feet (which I think is more likely), then it was 30 mph. Either way, far cry from 60.
At least you've come off the backhand sauce pass idea. Now watch the video and check the timer on it.
Don’t need to. You’re wrong whether it’s 3 or 4.
LOL. The bottom line is, this is the NHL. Keep your head up with the puck or when receiving a possible pass. If you don't it is at your own peril and it might get ugly. It matters not if the hit is borderline or if it's illegal to the guy who ends up in a hospital bed.
He never was close to receiving a pass, that’s the point. It was a hard clearance out of the zone and Kero got clobbered before he even looked up ice
You need to huddle up with hawksrule and get one story line. You have it as a hard clear off the glass for icing, he has a soft backhander that took awhile to get to the other end.
The hit was a penalty because Kero never had the puck.
The hit was worse because Kero committed the cardinal sin of not understanding that he left himself very vulnerable.
Both can be true at the same time.
If Kero never again plays an NHL game, I'm sure he'll feel better that he didn't break any rules.theres no rule you have to expect a hit when you don’t have the puck. He literally has no reason to expect to get hit there, no reason to protect himself
theres no rule you have to expect a hit when you don’t have the puck. He literally has no reason to expect to get hit there, no reason to protect himself
Bobby and Marotte seem to be experts in the art of victim shaming.Amazing.
This is the only place on the internet that's defending that disgusting hit.
NOBODY IS DEFENDING THE f***ING HIT.Amazing.
This is the only place on the internet that's defending that disgusting hit.
It doesn't matter how defensive a driver you are, there's always a chance a drunk driver going thirty over blows a red light and t bones you.
OMG, from 10 year olds on up, hockey players are (should be) taught to protect yourself at all times and keep your head on a swivel. Example, a player loses an edge and does a major wipeout. He comes barreling down on you, takes your legs out and down you go, bouncing your melon off the ice. Might have been nice if you saw him coming but you were admiring your nice saucer pass.
It doesn't hurt less because neither player broke any rules.
And I'm sure some here will find a way to blame you after you've been t-boned.It doesn't matter how defensive a driver you are, there's always a chance a drunk driver going thirty over blows a red light and t bones you.
That's exactly what I said.Yup, life and hockey can be dangerous. Best avoid both