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Crosby's Hit on Boychuk

It looked high to me at first glance.

Either way Boychuk was clearly shaken up.
 
I couldn't, and still can't, tell from the replays whether or not Boychuk touched the puck first. It's not the first time I've seen Crosby do that and it won't be the last. It's not suspension worthy, at least from the angles I've seen, and could've maybe been a two minute interference. The thing I don't like about it is that if it were to happen Crosby, he would've complained til no end if there wasn't a call.
 
Here's the replay:
https://www.nhl.com/video/crosbys-go-ahead-goal/t-277350912/c-45751403


I wanted to hate on Crosby here but it looks clean. Boychuk puts himself in a vulnerable position as he's leaning down to play the puck. And he's either playing it or it's so close that you can't blame Crosby.

I think Boychuk was just caught off guard because that's a playoff type of a hit. But if he's going to hit guys like that then he better keep his head up next time they meet.
 
Yea this isn't an issue. I think Boychuk got caught and then foolishly went for his stick. Obviously he was dazed but this one i cant hate on Sid for. He was yapping good at Lee though, that annoyed me. Lee should toss him around.
 
I'm of two minds about this. The old school guy in me says: it looks like a clean hit. This is the way you're supposed to wipe a guy out of the play. But, the guy that has watched hockey move away from that type of play says that Crosby didn't attempt to play the puck, so that might be interference according to new school thinking.

Either way, I don't think it was egregious. I do think it's funny that Boychuk got trucked by a guy that's 30 lbs lighter and 3 inches shorter and now he's salty about it.
 
Considering this is the same guy that is a solid hit away from hanging them up, maybe he shouldn't be thumbing his nose at other players.

It doesn't exude class and hurts your stock in the league.
 
looked clean to me. i think he just surprised Boychuk.

Boychuk was a little slow getting back into the play, but i still think Halak should have had that one.
 
I hate Crosby but the hit didn't look bad to me at all. I was upset Boychuck let Crosby shake him up like that.
 
I thought it was a clean hit. With that said SC used his "NHL Poster boy" status to his advantage. JB won't make that mistake again...........and hopefully neither do the Islanders.
 
Crosby's Left Elbow looked like it may have caught Manchuck because he was looking down to play the puck and surprised him. Sucks for the Isles but that's Hockey. I do think he is right about saying if the roles we reversed he gets punished though.
 
Looked clean enough. Can't expect every hit to be perfect. But that wasn't egregious. Did look like interference but not as bad as Lee on Crosby earlier in the period... so it was consistently called non-called.
 
I honestly saw nothing wrong with it, as it looks pretty clean to me, but I am old school and I actually miss the hard hitting, gloves dropping enforcer days, which added some excitement to a lot of these boring games we now see, but that's just my opinion, as I'm sure a lot of fans love this new style. Maybe that hit will wake this team up, but who knows :dunno:
 
It was a little uncalled for, but then again, with the NHL's selective attention towards many hits, JB is roughly 111% correct. If Clutterbuck did this to Malkin, Crosby, or even a player like Ovechkin, he would of had a nice call with player safety.

It wasn't such a monstrous hit, but considering how Crosby can no longer bob his head when listening to music without running the risk of sustaining a grade 3 concussion, he shouldn't be so generous with the gift of elbowing.



However, this doesn't excuse the piss poor play we have been seeing as of late from the Isles.


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I don't know how anyone does not see how it was crossing the line.

It was a **** move.
 
Boychuk got worked and blamed it on Crosby.

It's odd to see Boychuk making an excuse, if he was in Boston he would have been the one knocking over Crosby.
 
SLAPSHOT723 said:
It looked clean...

But Boychuk's right. If he did that to Crosby he'd be suspended.
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I get that Crosby isn't popular on this sub-forum, but I'm not sure where people are getting the bolded from.

Crosby's been in the league 11 years. A grand total of *ONE* player has ever been suspended as a direct result of a questionable hit on him. That was Dubinsky last year, when Dubinsky cross checked him in the back of the neck a couple of times when the puck wasn't even near him.

That's the only time during Crosby's 11 year career that a dirty or questionable play against him resulted in the other player being disciplined.

Crosby's a target each and every game. Teams take liberties with him every night. Yet only Dubinsky in Crosby's 11 years in the league actually got a suspension out of it. So I honestly have no idea where this "if you touch Crosby, you get suspended" theory comes from since it's not based on actual evidence. :help:
 
Sidney the Kidney said:
I get that Crosby isn't popular on this sub-forum, but I'm not sure where people are getting the bolded from.

Crosby's been in the league 11 years. A grand total of *ONE* player has ever been suspended as a direct result of a questionable hit on him. That was Dubinsky last year, when Dubinsky cross checked him in the back of the neck a couple of times when the puck wasn't even near him.

That's the only time during Crosby's 11 year career that a dirty or questionable play against him resulted in the other player being disciplined.

Crosby's a target each and every game. Teams take liberties with him every night. Yet only Dubinsky in Crosby's 11 years in the league actually got a suspension out of it. So I honestly have no idea where this "if you touch Crosby, you get suspended" theory comes from since it's not based on actual evidence. :help:
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Just Curious what you think if Boychuck's sustains a Concussion there, any chance Crosby gets suspended?
Answer nope.

And if Boychuck hits Crosby exactly the same way and Crosby sustains a Concussion, Boychuck would Get suspended?
Answer Yup!
 
MarsTBOW said:
Just Curious what you think if Boychuck's sustains a Concussion there, any chance Crosby gets suspended?
Answer nope.

And if Boychuck hits Crosby exactly the same way and Crosby sustains a Concussion, Boychuck would Get suspended?
Answer Yup!
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Steckel didn't get a suspension for his blindside headshot on Crosby back in 2010 that started Sid's concussion issues, and that was a non-hockey play away from the puck. The Boychuk hit was a hockey play where the puck was. So no, there is zero evidence that Boychuk would have got suspended if the roles were reversed and Sid got concussed.

As I said, Crosby is a target each and every night. You don't think there's ever been a situation where someone crossed the line against him? Yet only one single, solitary player has ever been suspended for an illegal play on him. And that was Dubinksy, for viciously cross checking Sid in the back of the neck when the puck wasn't near them.

There is absolutely zero evidence to support this "if that happened to Crosby, the player would be suspended" thing. If there were, then there'd be a long list of players who've already been suspended, because Crosby's been on the receiving end of his fair share of cheapshots over his career. Yet Dubinsky is the only player you can even point to as an example.
 
Sidney the Kidney said:
Steckel didn't get a suspension for his blindside headshot on Crosby back in 2010 that started Sid's concussion issues, and that was a non-hockey play away from the puck. The Boychuk hit was a hockey play where the puck was. So no, there is zero evidence that Boychuk would have got suspended if the roles were reversed and Sid got concussed.

As I said, Crosby is a target each and every night. You don't think there's ever been a situation where someone crossed the line against him? Yet only one single, solitary player has ever been suspended for an illegal play on him. And that was Dubinksy, for viciously cross checking Sid in the back of the neck when the puck wasn't near them.

There is absolutely zero evidence to support this "if that happened to Crosby, the player would be suspended" thing. If there were, then there'd be a long list of players who've already been suspended, because Crosby's been on the receiving end of his fair share of cheapshots over his career. Yet Dubinsky is the only player you can even point to as an example.
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Let's Agree to Disagree Brother:nod:
 
Sidney the Kidney said:
I get that Crosby isn't popular on this sub-forum, but I'm not sure where people are getting the bolded from.

Crosby's been in the league 11 years. A grand total of *ONE* player has ever been suspended as a direct result of a questionable hit on him. That was Dubinsky last year, when Dubinsky cross checked him in the back of the neck a couple of times when the puck wasn't even near him.

That's the only time during Crosby's 11 year career that a dirty or questionable play against him resulted in the other player being disciplined.

Crosby's a target each and every game. Teams take liberties with him every night. Yet only Dubinsky in Crosby's 11 years in the league actually got a suspension out of it. So I honestly have no idea where this "if you touch Crosby, you get suspended" theory comes from since it's not based on actual evidence. :help:
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Suspension? Nope. A penalty? Likely. I've seen Crosby be the beneficiary of so many ridiculous penalty calls it makes me want to vomit. There was a particular time against the Isles in overtime where he simply slipped and fell down, which the closest player got called for tripping despite never touching him. It's those types of plays that make people hate Crosby, rightly or wrongly. Many will say that every star gets special treatment, and that's true, but I've never seen one get the same calls that Crosby gets and at the same frequency.

He just has a really terrible personality for fans to like, outside of his own I guess. Him going after and jawing with Lee for virtually no reason is an example of the constant complaining other fans see. I'm sure it's the same for those that see Tavares complain, because he's also a whiner to the officials.
 
PK Cronin said:
Suspension? Nope. A penalty? Likely. I've seen Crosby be the beneficiary of so many ridiculous penalty calls it makes me want to vomit. There was a particular time against the Isles in overtime where he simply slipped and fell down, which the closest player got called for tripping despite never touching him. It's those types of plays that make people hate Crosby, rightly or wrongly. Many will say that every star gets special treatment, and that's true, but I've never seen one get the same calls that Crosby gets and at the same frequency.

He just has a really terrible personality for fans to like, outside of his own I guess. Him going after and jawing with Lee for virtually no reason is an example of the constant complaining other fans see. I'm sure it's the same for those that see Tavares complain, because he's also a whiner to the officials.
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I mean no offense by this, but I think you're seeing that because you dislike him, so you notice more things than you would any other player. Crosby averaged 1.0 penalties drawn per 60 minutes last season at 5 on 5. That ranked 43rd in the league among forwards who played 70+ games last season.

Considering how much he actually has the puck -- and thus how many opportunities he has to draw a penalty -- that's an incredibly low number. In comparison, a guy like Giroux averaged 1.3 penalties per 60. Kadri lead the league at 2.6 penalties drawn per 60. Tavares wasn't far behind Crosby at 0.9 penalties drawn per 60.

I think it's a case of your dislike for Crosby making you aware of every little thing that happens regarding him in a game, and it skews the fact that other players benefit as much, or in the case of the 42 players who drew more than him last year, more than he does, because you're not consciously going out of your way to notice it (whether good or bad).
 
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