HockeyDBspecialist
Habs 2019 cup champ
Loooove that hit check, clean and beautiful.
Looks like as much of a trip as hip check, it's close. Looks like his skate kicks out Kucherov's inside leg just as the hips make contact.
We don't have the same definition of fantastic.
that is fantastic
Multiple hits can be fantastic, it's not a competition.
We don't have the same definition of fantastic.
that is fantastic
No way. That was all hip. Perfect check.Looks like as much of a trip as hip check, it's close. Looks like his skate kicks out Kucherov's inside leg just as the hips make contact.
The only time that really happens is if the point of impact is at the knee, and then it's called clipping (or it's suppose to).Personally I think if a hip check results with the player tumbling over the defender it is a trip, but these kinds of hip checks I like
We don't have the same definition of fantastic.
that is fantastic
Did Emelin have some surgery or something in his face or head that made him not able to fight because it'd be too dangerous? Or have I just dreamt that?
Eh - if you miss you completely lose your coverage. It's too situational.The hip check has become a lost art in the NHL.
With the break neck speed of the game, the hip check could become more effective than ever.
Eh - if you miss you completely lose your coverage. It's too situational.