Crosby and Kyle Connor fight after reverse hit

[Filthy Dangles]

Idk, borderline threadworthy, perhaps. Would’ve liked to see it go on little longer

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[TheKrebsCycle]

Not much a fight but then again not that egregious a hit

 

[All Mod Cons]

Wonder if he gets the OEL fine for interference?

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Ugh, was hoping this would escape the main board. Not sure what Sid was getting pissy about.

 

[Romang67]

Kyle Connor got an empty netter yesterday to complete his Gordie Howe Hat Trick. And you people said the Power Forward is a dying breed.

 

[Ceremony]

Stars getting into it like this is a good thing.

 

[Jacob]

Ugh, was hoping this would escape the main board. Not sure what Sid was getting pissy about.

Cuz the team blows.

 

[smytty]

Should the reverse hit be a penalty in this situation? Crosby never had possession, I think Connor should get an interference penalty on this one.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Sorry, Sid, you're on your own. Were you expecting help from your "team"?

 

[Jacob]

Should the reverse hit be a penalty in this situation? Crosby never had possession, I think Connor should get an interference penalty on this one.

Nah. I think if you go high with shoulder or elbow maybe call something but Connor just stuck his butt out. Crosby should’ve thanked him.

 

[stl76]

You love to see it!

Appreciate the passion on both sides.

 

[benfranklin]

Borderline interference, but how did Sid not see that hit coming?

 

[tarheelhockey]

This is the kind of fighting I can 100% get behind because it really does belong in the game.

 

[JackSlater]

Kyle Connor got an empty netter yesterday to complete his Gordie Howe Hat Trick. And you people said the Power Forward is a dying breed.

If he picked up the assist while sitting on the bench I'd dub that a Travis Howe hat trick.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Idk, borderline threadworthy, perhaps. Would’ve liked to see it go on little longer

Once the linesman saw who was fighting he jumped in

 

[tarheelhockey]

Should the reverse hit be a penalty in this situation? Crosby never had possession, I think Connor should get an interference penalty on this one.

IMO yes, this is so far from the puck that it doesn’t constitute any sort of attempt at self-defense or creating space to make a play. Connor just throws his hip into Crosby’s skating lane, that’s interference.

 

[ReimanSum1908]

Ugh, was hoping this would escape the main board. Not sure what Sid was getting pissy about.

Because of the blatant interference for no reason affecting a player who has no expectation of being targeted for physical contact in that context and is thus more vulnerable?

 

[Romang67]

Should the reverse hit be a penalty in this situation? Crosby never had possession, I think Connor should get an interference penalty on this one.

Borderline case. If this is deemed a "battle for the puck" or if Connor is deemed to not have moved laterally to make contact with Crosby, it's not an interference penalty. Connor doesn't really change his path there, he just slows down. He also doesn't take an unnatural path toward the puck to set a pick.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Not much a fight but then again not that egregious a hit

Ya, Crosby can’t punch management in the face so he got mad at Connor instead. Funny, they’re so bad he’s gone back to his more immature days.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Because of the blatant interference for no reason affecting a player who has no expectation of being targeted for physical contact in that context and is thus more vulnerable?

“no reason”—The reason was to get and maintain possession of the puck
“no expectation…”—Perhaps he should have.
“interference”—Would love a rules expert to explain if and or when a reverse hit is a penalty.

 

[Romang67]

“no reason”—The reason was to get and maintain possession of the puck
“no expectation…”—Perhaps he should have.
“interference”—Would love a rules expert to explain if and or when a reverse hit is a penalty.

As I indicated above, a reverse hit is basically contingent on the hitter moving in the same direction as the hittee, and then using this clause:

A player is allowed the ice he is standing on
(body position) and is not required to move in order
to let an opponent proceed.

A reverse hit is really just a particularly sturdy body position.

A hitter can't not be skating in between another player and the puck and then stop. That's not the ice he's standing on.

He also can't move laterally from the path he's on to block another player (or lay a reverse hit for that matter), because he would abandoned the ice he's on:

A player delivering a “pick” is one who moves into an
opponent’s path without initially having body position,

He can, however, slow down to force a player to skate around him:

A player is always entitled to use his body position to
lengthen an opponent’s path to the puck, provided
his stick is not utilized (to make himself “bigger” and
therefore considerably lengthening the distance his
opponent must travel to get where he is going); his
free hand is not used and he does not take
advantage of his body position to deliver an
otherwise illegal check.

Again, I think this is a borderline case. I don't think it's an egregious non-call.

 

[D Wakaluk]

Love it

Crosby throwing a hissy fit out of nothing.

Let's just say his reputation didn't come out of thin air

 

[Turin]

Crosby trying to spark the team but it’s just embarrassing because it’s Kyle Connor, the softest winger in the show.

This whole team is just embarrassingly pathetic for no reason now.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Ugh I'm so sick of these staged goon fights.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Ya, Crosby can’t punch management in the face so he got mad at Connor instead. Funny, they’re so bad he’s gone back to his more immature days.

Connor after the game: "I was confused why Sid kept calling me 'Sully' every time he tried to punch me."