Kucherov Appears to Intentionally Trip Rasmussen As He Scores

[ChaoticOrange]

Call me crazy but I find something like this worse than McDavids crosscheck.

It's pretty goddamn dangerous, and 100x more petulant. Kucherov's attitude has always pissed me off.

 

[Ignatius]

Someone is gonna break his arm next time he goes for an empty netter, which makes this all the more insane, he's won his scoring titles on the back of empty net points.

He'll LTIR transport himself to game 1 of playoffs then, advantage Kuch

 

[ChaoticOrange]

No correlation between an inability to control yourself and Stanley Cups.
Jerome Iginla, Joe Thornton did shit like this all the time when their teams were losing. Where are all of their cups?

Alex Pietrangelo tried to chop off Leon Draisaitl's hand because he scored an empty netter in the playoffs. Draisaitl wasn't the same the rest of the series and the Knights won. Some of these "winners" over history are ONLY winners because the NHL doesn't properly punish their actions.

 

[CupofOil]

Kucherov gonna Kuch, nothing more to see here. Incredibly talented player who also plays like a dirtbag

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

That's an automatic major and game misconduct since it caused injury.

Kucherov should sit for 1 game.

 

[Chainshot]

I do love the "appears" in the title. It's a cheap play and not Kucherov's first.

 

[VeteranPresence]

That's an automatic major and game misconduct since it caused injury.

Kucherov should sit for 1 game.

Doesn't look like Parros is going to do anything, which furthers the narrative that the NHL is intentionally treating Tampa differently. I guess Gary will be fine with a player or players purposefully injuring Kuch in retribution since "Player Safety" has no interest in, well, protecting their safety.

 

[Toby91ca]

Alex Pietrangelo tried to chop off Leon Draisaitl's hand because he scored an empty netter in the playoffs. Draisaitl wasn't the same the rest of the series and the Knights won. Some of these "winners" over history are ONLY winners because the NHL doesn't properly punish their actions.

Well, that particular play was after Draisaitl finished his attempt at scoring in the empty net....he didn't score actually, but it was rightly seen as a dirty play as well...he was assessed a 5 min major.

 

[Mr Positive]

It was a very subtle trip. It is definitely a penalty but do we have a comparable for that being a suspension?

 

[Toby91ca]

That's an automatic major and game misconduct since it caused injury.

Kucherov should sit for 1 game.

What particular rule are you referencing?

He did leave the game, but pretty sure he'll be back for the next game though....so not really an injury anyway. I obviously think this was a dirty play though....just not convinced it should be a suspension worthy discussion.

 

[Mattb124]

Sure:

Wild's Hartman suspended two games for tripping

I know supplemental discipline is not common for Tampa players, maybe look around the league once in awhile.





It's a non-hockey play in the final seconds of a decided game with no possible outcome but to injure the player. But again, I know the Lightning get to skate under Parros and Bettman, so this kind of stuff is okay to Tampa fans.

I take it you have never seen hockey player get tripped and not get injured as a result?

You should really stop with then”intent to injure” nonsense, it’s embarrassing.

 

[CowbellConray]

So, Marchand is the winner by a nose.

By a (nose)hair

 

[Toby91ca]

It was a very subtle trip. It is definitely a penalty but do we have a comparable for that being a suspension?

Probably not a comparable. The closest thing would be a slew-foot. Slew-foot is more dangerous, but a trip like this is more dangerous do to sweeping the legs out the way he did...guys wouldn't be falling and bracing themselves like a normal trip....so brings a guy down with more force....but still not as dangerous as a slew-foot...but this one also had the danger increased due to the speed and position (i.e. running out of space) as well....again, not a lot of comparables to that for suspension, which is why I don't think I'd suggest there should be a lot of suspension talk....for me, the talk is more about.....what's with this guy, what a prick! That's what's valid here.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Dirty play, but it's a star player against a depth guy.

So naturally, the NHL will do nothing.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Just bumping this to say Kucherov is a dirty, whiny, POS player. He'd fit real well on those early 2010 Canucks teams.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

My last thought on this bullshit- it won’t change, because the league is an old boys club and the players themselves don’t want any outside interference. I get that instinct, but imagine if that’s how the NFL worked- steroids and headshots would be common. What the players naturally want isn’t always aligned with what’s good for the sport or the league’s actual health, really. I’d want to take Kuch’s feet out from under him heading into the end boards, were I his opponent, and the league has gotta punish dudes when they give in to those worser impulses.