JT Miller Hit on Kevin Rooney

[cc]

I don't think it's as "clean" as I initially thought.

Miller had every opportunity to make a play with the puck but instead threw it away to initiate contact and followed through heavily on a player in a very vulnerable position. That's a boarding call through and through. but not a play that was overly egregious. Bad outcome. Hopefully Rooney is ok.

By that standard then when Klapka crushed Hirose into the boards and gave him a concussion, that could also have been called boarding which it wasn't. The fact of the matter is, it was not a blind sided hit or from behind and there was puck possession by both players.

 

[Neil Racki]

Classless fans are classless. Same every year from this team's fanbase.

All fanbases are the same.

 

[Number8]

Absolutely nothing wrong with that hit.

 

[Sky04]

I mean the puck literally touches Miller's stick and he ignores it to destroy a guy without the puck lol

huh? he did pull up and braced for contact when he realized Rooney was such a scrub he couldn't handle the pass and had his head down.

 

[McHelpus]

He never had the puck, this is a reckless hit.

 

[Memento]

Honestly, speaking as a neutral fan, I don't see much wrong with the hit itself. Yes, it's late, but I don't think this is a suspendable offense.

 

[RandV]

By low level beer league standards I wouldn't even call this a 'hit', it's clearly a coincidental collision. Common where I play but not something you usually see in pro hockey, but the outcome was a result of Miller having his head up and able to brace for it.

 

[Rubi]

He never had the puck, this is a reckless hit.

He did have the puck shortly before the hit. Was it a late hit? Perhaps. Nothing egregious though. Things happen fast in the game of hockey. However, as a Flames fan I'm still unwilling to ignore what I can see with my own eyes just because my team ended up with the shitty end of the stick.
There was nothing with the hit other than it resulted in an unlucky injury to Rooney.

 

[57special]

Nothing dirty about that hit. He touched the puck before, and during the hit. Frankly, the hit looked fine...not from behind, far from the boards.... I don't get the issue. It didn't even look that hard, just kind of awkward.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

He never had the puck, this is a reckless hit.

yes it's "reckless" lol like really man? what exactly is so reckless? this is hockey, its a fast hard hitting game, injuries happen

Surely Vancouver fans will agree that it’s ok to cheer for the hit when their player gets hurt from it?

hockey is a hard hitting aggressive game, maybe a sport like knitting would be safer for everyone

 

[josra33]

yes it's "reckless" lol like really man? what exactly is so reckless? this is hockey, its a fast hard hitting game, injuries happen


hockey is a hard hitting aggressive game, maybe a sport like knitting would be safer for everyone

All I’m saying is that I can’t wait for the hypocritical stances to change. You’re included.

 

[Oilslick941611]

How is it a dirty hit?

Location of the hit IMO. Dangerous spot and miller should know better.

 

[Unspecified]

People aren't calling this dirty are they?

 

[Leonardo87]

This thread is being locked for a couple of different reasons. First off the league is not doing anything so there is no additional news, secondly, this has become more about fan bashing. So we are done. Thank you.