I believe they can only review double minors and major calls. Maurice was telling the refs to call 4 on Barkov when Zibanejad got a stick in the face so they could review it and see what really happened.
I’ve been watching hockey for a long time. I haven’t seen elbow attempts as deliberate as Trouba’s from any player in the modern salary cap era. Trouba’s reaction there isn’t normal. His reaction is borne out of his natural reaction which is to elbow and head shot. A reaction that he’s developed cause he’s found he can get away with it no problem cause the league is a complete joke when it comes to headshot enforcement.
Unhinged. It was a light chicken wing to the shoulder/neck in which it was clearly used to try to hold/interfere with the player. It frankly was more of a holding penalty than an elbow.
THAT is unhinged, you're attempting to reinvent reality. Launching yourself with elbow at head level that obviously should be 5 games for the attempt. I don't care if it lands.
You mean #getheadshotted
Launching usually means leaving the feet to hit a guy high. This truly is a nothing burger. Hes merely trying to impede the players progress which shouldve been 2 for interference. Heres the replay in case you havent seen it
Absolutely. Yes he deserves a suspension and I hope he burns in hell!
That still picture is paused AFTER elbow contact to the head was already completed.
I don't think that's true at all. It's all just speculation here, but I think Trouba tries to line people up for big hits, obviously, but he's pretty damn slow and deliberate, so guys are able to get out of his lane. He then realizes that he's f***ed and the guy he's checking is about to go completely around him unobstructed so he just desperately and recklessly tries to get some contact with the player. He's not reaching out with his arm because that's also obvious and he'll get his shoulder separated, so he stupidly throws the elbow out.
Seen plenty of Trouba elbows in the past. And now plenty of missed deliberate elbow attempts that are as a clear as day what he’s doing.
Okay..so Trouba is credited with 46 hits in these playoffs. How many times have we seen the elbow these playoffs? 5? I honestly don't know. At least 3 for sure that i can recall off the top of my head. If it's his natural instinct and what he's trying to do everytime, as you suggest, shouldn't there be significantly more of them then?
Psychic
Tara could feel Erod’s (lack of) pain
I know. It shows the point of the elbow contacting the head. The still photo shows a couple nanoseconds later to obscure the fact that the point of the elbow hits the head first
3-5 is ALOT of attempts in 2 and a half playoff series. Combine that with the past of which there are examples too and it paints a pretty clear picture of a serial elbow headshot artist.
I think they made the correct call2 for elbowing, 2 for interference....whichever you want to call the penalty, it’s still 2 minutes.
Plus the two for the original slashing call.
Psychic
The video doesn't really show the elbow contacting the head. It's mostly (or all) shoulder blade.
