Former NHL'er Adam Johnson passed away after injury | Mod warning post 526

[Kevin27NYI]

The more I watch it the more I think “Freak Accident” should be dropped from the discussion. Wtf was his leg doing that high?

 

[ScottishCanuck]

He’s thrown off balance by the pick / contact with the other player. He’s completely out of control, but if you think there’s any malice in it you’re wrong.

That’s despite the number of Neanderthals making it a race issue on social media. It’s honestly pathetic.

 

[66-30-33]

So does anyone know if that guy is taking time off from hockey?

 

[Turin]

He was being tied up by Johnson’s teammate and in attempt to attack the puck carrier over the other player SHOT OUT HIS LEG. The only freak is him.

 

[Coastal Kev]

What the f*** was Petgrave doing? Get that idiot out of hockey. This is manslaughter not a freak accident with zero cause

He made a beeline to make the check, picked on the play he then sticks his leg out to make sure AJ doesn't easily skate by him. Is he trying to kill him, of course not. But like you said, idiot with a past history of being careless regarding other players health.............chickens came home to roost. Would bet anything he is in complete denial and loves the accident theory.

 

[Turin]

He’s thrown off balance by the pick / contact with the other player. He’s completely out of control, but if you think there’s any malice in it you’re wrong.

That’s despite the number of Neanderthals making it a race issue on social media. It’s honestly pathetic.

He’s out of control because because he tried to get a piece of the puck carrier at any cost. It’s not malice it’s being an idiot. I don't even know what his background is.

 

[BertCorbeau]

He’s thrown off balance by the pick / contact with the other player. He’s completely out of control, but if you think there’s any malice in it you’re wrong.

That’s despite the number of Neanderthals making it a race issue on social media. It’s honestly pathetic.

The way his leg kicked out was definitely not a balance thing. He was trying to get a piece of Johnson to slow him down.

Incredibly reckless is putting it lightly.

 

[Satan]

Unfortunately came across the video this morning. I find it difficult to believe you could lose control of your body that badly. RIP Adam Johnson

 

[Lou Sassole]

No reason to ever have your skate at throat level while making a hit. "Killing" him was likely an accident, but the foot in the air was an intentional brain dead play by a goon.

Exactly. This "hit", is one of the most irresponsible plays I've ever seen on a sheet of ice. It almost looks intentional, like a karate kick. I'm flabbergasted at the "hit". There's never a reason to raise your skate blade towards another player. Ever.

 

[robertmac43]

Terrible news. Condolences to the family and his team.

 

[Saga of the Elk]

This is just horrific.

RIP

 

[TheGroceryStick]

This is gonna be perception, but basically skater A (the one who ended Johnson's life) was skating above the slot and kind of got side swiped, honestly interfered with from what I saw, and looked like he was losing his balance. Instead of just going down he tried to throw his body into Johnson to take someone with him, but by trying to force his body over in his direction while losing his balance, his legs just went up in the air and one caught Johnson square in the throat as he was skating by. Honestly, I understand why people don't want to watch the video, but from a gore standpoint, it's not really like you see a throat getting slit. There's contact, lots of blood on the ice and him skating off with people holding on to him. At least that's the version I saw. Don't think it's gonna keep anybody up at night to watch it.

Thanks.
I ended up watching a quick clip. Such an unfortunate thing to happen - watched a lot of Petgrave in Oshawa. I sure hope his mentals are alright… even if he were trying to get a piece of him (I hate that I had to say it that way) , no way he wanted THAT outcome.

Fast game, split second reactions - he does need account for his terrible decision ; IF he was looking to initiate contact with a flailing leg.

Goes without saying - but feel awful for Johnson and his friends/family.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

I remember travelling to Boston to play hockey when I was 18. Neckguards have always been mandatory for us but in Boston, the players on the other American teams didn't wear neck guards but had elongated cages on their helmets.

Some of the players on my team had larger neckguards whereas others (like myself, for example) had "neckguards" but they were not what I would call overly protective. I've never liked wearing an overly padded neckguard but some of the fellas on my team had ones that looked like small neck braces.

I do wonder if the NHL is going to look to implement something as a result of this tragedy.

Are neck guards the answer? Would a neckguard have saved his life who knows? The play at a minimum was extremely reckless.Cant speculate on intent but it was a strange sequence with the player he was intenting to hit was not in his direct line. RIP to Adam.

 

[Peter Griffin]

Horrible incident, feel so bad for his family, friends and teammates. I don’t think this was an accident at all, the outcome yes, but his opponent clearly tried to make contact with him and lifted his leg to do so without a doubt.

 

[Johnnyduke]

So does anyone know if that guy is taking time off from hockey?

How about some time off from society?

 

[hi]

Does anyone know the reasons for why Matt Petgrave was ejected from the 2 recent games that were mentioned?

 

[keppel146]

Just watched it. Looks like there is 100% intent to cause harm of some kind there.

 

[Maple Leaf]

The video is horrific

 

[bert]

No reason to ever have your skate at throat level while making a hit. "Killing" him was likely an accident, but the foot in the air was an intentional brain dead play by a goon.

Yeah that was intentional. Not the result obviously but he got his foot up for sure. I dont think he should go to jail for life but this guy should still go to jail.

 

[AvroArrow]

There is absolutely no reason to swing your foot at head level, there is absolutely no way that was an accident. That is horrific.

 

[Guffman]

I've seen two videos - 1 that was a bit grainy and showed the horrible aftermath, a second that was cleaner and just stopped at the time of impact (easier to watch than the first one).

I have no idea what the hell Petgrave was doing. That looked extremely reckless on his part. I think we can all agree that he didn't intend to cut him but that looked like extreme negligence on his part.

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

Intentional

 

[Shrimper]

How about some time off from society?

Yeah, think if I was him I'd just hole up somewhere. Turn off social media and just shut the world out for a while

 

[AvsFan29]

Seeing the slowed down version of the video....that guy is in some serious trouble. Looks completely intentional. Obviously he wasn't trying to kill him, but his actions lead to Johnsons death.

 

[nbwingsfan]

Thanks.
I ended up watching a quick clip. Such an unfortunate thing to happen - watched a lot of Petgrave in Oshawa. I sure hope his mentals are alright… even if he were trying to get a piece of him (I hate that I had to say it that way) , no way he wanted THAT outcome.

Fast game, split second reactions - he does need account for his terrible decision ; IF he was looking to initiate contact with a flailing leg.

Goes without saying - but feel awful for Johnson and his friends/family.

I know Petgrave personally from his UNB days. There’s not a mean bone in that guys body.

Yes he clearly tried to line him up, missed the check and lost balance and tried to stick out his leg to get a piece of him to stop the cut to the middle.

In no way did he intentionally get his leg up that high and it’s simply a freak accident.

People saying he needs jail time are out to lunch. The feeling he’s going to have for the rest of his life is easily punishment enough