Post-Game Talk: GAME 46 - BRUINS 6 Tampa Bay 2

[NeelyDan]

Absolutely no issue with the hit. If you want that removed - given circumstance i.e. speed of the game and reaction time of a human being, then you just want a no contact league. That's okay.

It wasn't predatory in the slightest. It was a clean hockey hit - in fact they could model the rule after that hit it was so clean. There's sometimes going to be incidental head contact.

 

[TCB]

Not even sure the puck touched Coyle's blade.

That said, tying up Hedman made the play possible.

Hedman was one of the Bruins best players the first half of the game and was one of Tampas the 2nd half

 

[Dr Hook]

Not according to the announcers.

How about according to you? You can see it plainly for yourself whatever Pang and Levy said. Do you think if that hit was delivered today it would pass unnoticed by the league? A lot has changed since then, thankfully.

 

[BMC]

Steven got 99% of Lindros' head and 1% anything else. He got the chicken wing out, too.

Stevens was scum. I've always believed it was karma when his own career was ended by a hit to the head.

 

[BMC]

Honest question, is Carlo hurt or something? It says something that both Lohrei and Wotherspoon finished with more ice time than the Bruins #3 veteran defenseman in a key game (especially where #1 and #2 are out), and he's expected to play a major role?

I've said this on previous posts- I really think he's dealing with post-concussion symptoms again. Remember that game earlier in the season when he got hit & had to go to the room? I know he returned but I'll bet with his concussion history he probably suffered a minor one. He's been playing like he is in a fog, like he did with previous concussions.

If you watch the initial contact on the Koepke hit, his body doesn't move at all, and his head looks like a freaking bobblehead. If that's not a head hit, I don't know what is.

To me it looks like Raddysh's arm/shoulder was up higher than it should have been. He didn't leave his feet or anything like that, but his arm/shoulder shouldn't have been up that high. Obviously the officials did not agree with me.

JMO.

 

[yazmybaby]

Stevens was scum. I've always believed it was karma when his own career was ended by a hit to the head.

Totally agree with you. Lindros took a great deal of hits ( clean one's) during his career because he played with his head down. His issue was he played all levels when he was a kid including junior hockey and no one could hurt him, because he had 25-35 pounds on everyone. That all changed when he turned pro.
I love the good old days when Gillies and Probert kicked the crap out of Stevens.

 

[I am Bettman]

Not sure if you are aware of this but during The World Junior Tourney US Coach David Carle and Zeev Buium's Denver team scheduled an exhibition with
UNLV. UNLV is a Club Hockey Team...lol. Guess what? UNLV freaking beat the defending NCAA Champs in a shootout...lol.

Upsets happen a lot more in hockey.

The quality of acha division 1 hockey has significantly improved as of late. UNLV will be an NCAA d1 team soon and multiple more teams will as well if all continues going well.

 

[Dr Hook]

The quality of acha division 1 hockey has significantly improved as of late. UNLV will be an NCAA d1 team soon and multiple more teams will as well if all continues going well.

Some of those ACHA D1s would stomp NCAA DIII teams.

 

[whatsbruin]

Lindholm looks like he can't do a cross over. I wonder if he comes back effectively this year. Broken kneecap altered Carpenter's career.

Ended Kevin Millers

 

[whatsbruin]

Stevens was scum. I've always believed it was karma when his own career was ended by a hit to the head.

Some players hit hard, some players hit to injure. Stevens hit to injure, and for all intents and purposes ended Lindro's career, maybe a few others as well.

 

[bobbyorr04]

Bruins found a way to win, mostly because of Swayman and some opportunistic scoring. Will be very tough going forward without McAvoy and Lindholm. It also seems clear to me that Sacco dosen't trust Korpisalo, going to run Swayman into the ground with the number of shots he is facing.

I don't really trust Korpisalo either..although he's played some gutsy games and gives full effort, he's just not a #1 goalie IMO

When Swayman is at the top of his game he IS a #1 goalie, and I want him to play most games

Vasilevskiy plays around 60 games a season and has been doing it for years so Swayman should be able to handle 2/3rds of of the workload

 

[Hookslide]

How about according to you? You can see it plainly for yourself whatever Pang and Levy said. Do you think if that hit was delivered today it would pass unnoticed by the league? A lot has changed since then, thankfully.

When I first read it they mentioned the chicken wing, that I did not see, but he did hit him in the head, todays game he would and should be called for targeting the head.

 

[JerseyBruin]

Lots of the Bruins issues came from constantly icing the puck, honestly. I thought they played a fine game outside of that, really.

And a majo

Lots of the Bruins issues came from constantly icing the puck, honestly. I thought they played a fine game outside of that, really.

And a majority of them can be simply avoided by the player taking a stride of two with the puck. Too often our defenders and forwards try to chip or throw the puck up the boards . Skating with the puck opens up lanes. Of course there were times last night where they were just exhausted and needed to do whatever to clear the zone.

 

[JerseyBruin]

I just think it's a slippery slope. He definitely catches head no doubt, but again, I'm telling players on my team to take that hit if given the opportunity every day of the week. He kept his elbow down, arm tucked, and drove through Koepke. I think if you're actively looking to punish hits like that you might as well just get rid of hitting all together.

If Raddysh drove through his head and extended his arm, that's a different story, imo.

I look at it similar to the boarding calls where the player being hit turns his back last minute . If your going to call them call them consistently. The shoulder definitely hits Koepke but is his head coming down which causes the contact. Awful hard to judge intent on these plays , if they review them all and get them right 80% of the time I'm happy . Still was pissed last night because it was the Bolts especially after the cross check to Kastelic last game.

 

[BMC]

Some players hit hard, some players hit to injure. Stevens hit to injure, and for all intents and purposes ended Lindro's career, maybe a few others as well.

He damn near killed Paul Kariya.