Kucherov Appears to Intentionally Trip Rasmussen As He Scores

[Beau Knows]

Dirty as heck but Ras needs to be ready for anything too

What do you want him to do there?

 

[RedHawkDown]

Hope Soderblom beats the shit out of him next game

 

[SomeDude]

Maybe if the NHL adds a guy tripping the people in the fastest skater contest, Kuch will give an effort.

 

[VanillaCoke]

how the hell he supposed to be ready for that

What do you want him to do there?

Its hockey.. Crazy shit happens all the time and its a one goal game with 30 seconds left, gotta be ready for anything and he's gliding to the net.

Nobody is saying its not hella dirt don't get ya panties too twisted up now.

 

[twostroke2023]

He’s low key one of the dirtiest pieces of shit in the league. Talented as hell though

 

[Il Stugotz]

I think he’ll get a suspension for that. Not as bad as Schiefele’s but for the same reason

 

[Beau Knows]

Its hockey.. Crazy shit happens all the time and its a one goal game with 30 seconds left, gotta be ready for anything

But how? You can't just decide to not be tripped

he's gliding to the net.

He's using his body to shield the puck from Kucherov.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

This guy really is a giant f***ing tool isn't he

Piss baby attitude about f***ing everything

 

[Kegs]

thats a play made by a sick arrogant person that needs hell beat out of him , and a fine n suspension


how the hell he supposed to be ready for that

He is big, mean and tough. We will see.

 

[SomeDude]

Dirty as heck atleast one game, but Ras needs to be ready for anything.

Do you walk out of your house every morning with a cup on in the off chance a rabid wolverine latches onto your genitals? Gotta be ready for anything. It's a crazy world out there.

 

[SenzZen]

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

This guy really is a giant f***ing tool isn't he

Piss baby attitude about f***ing everything

Define this for me please. I'm old and behind the current lingo.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

They should but won't

Never has Gary Bettman’s tenure been summarized in so succinct a manner.

 

[deca guard]

Its hockey.. Crazy shit happens all the time and its a one goal game with 30 seconds left, gotta be ready for anything and he's gliding to the net.

Nobody is saying its not hella dirt don't get ya panties too twisted up now.

the sugar pop turned your brain to mush

 

[VanillaCoke]

But how? You can't just decide to not be tripped


He's using his body to shield the puck from Kucherov.

the sugar pop turned your brain to mush

Which is one decision of many he could have made, brace harder, skate faster, skate slower, deke, initiate contact, shoot it earlier, etc etc.

Can he telepathically be ready for exactly that from kuch, obviously not. Does he have more options than gliding to the net trying to protect the puck, yes, obviously.

That is all. Not taking anything away from a dirty play so dont @ me in your fake internet outrage over minutiae.

 

[deca guard]

As a TB fan it was a dirty, gutless play and there's no excuse for it. Don't know about supplementary disciple but it's a bad look no doubt.

update - when you intentional risk somebodys health with a trip from behind it calls for supplementary discipline no matter how the nhl has previously functioned ! bunch of washed up arrogant clowns run nhl and they stick to the old ways keeping the game seriously flawed

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

In the NHL you'll get suspended for squaring up and fighting a guy in the last 5 minutes of a game but the DoPS likely won't do shit about chopping a guy off his skates on an empty netter at the end of a game.

 

[Beau Knows]

Which is one decision of many he could have made, brace harder, skate faster, skate slower, deke, initiate contact, shoot it earlier, etc etc.

What are you even trying to say?

It doesn't matter what he does, if another player is nearby and wants to commit an infraction on him, he can't really stop them.

If it's not tripping, it could be slashing or a Todd Bertuzzi punch to the back of the head. You can't possibly "be ready for anything". That's kind of why there's rules...

 

[Kegs]

2 mins for tripping is the appropriate call.

 

[saska sault]

It's no different than doing that to someone going into the boards. Could have hit off the post just as easily.... like others mentioned, I don't expect a suspension but that's a scum bag play. There is competing, and than there is that shit.

 

[McHelpus]

If only he did it against McDavid, would have been called a play for the puck.

 

[BlackDogg]

Diirtbag player. Can't stand him

 

[Danarqhy]

p***y move. I have no real issues with showing some frustration, but tripping an unsuspecting player like a little bitch like that is crazy dangerous. Way more dangerous than what McDavid did.

I bet you he will turtle and ask someone else to answer the bell when the shitstorm comes for him next game against the Wings.

 

[cjm502]

Which is one decision of many he could have made, brace harder, skate faster, skate slower, deke, initiate contact, shoot it earlier, etc etc.

Can he telepathically be ready for exactly that from kuch, obviously not. Does he have more options than gliding to the net trying to protect the puck, yes, obviously.

That is all. Not taking anything away from a dirty play so dont @ me in your fake internet outrage over minutiae.

Yeah, just brace yourself while on a empty net breakaway, bracing yourself is super practical when you're in a footrace and someone wraps the blade of their stick around your ankle. Yeah, skate faster when you are in a situation where you are trying to cut for the net and cant skate faster (Rasmussen is not a fast skater). Yeah, skate slower and greatly risk losing the puck instead of going for a near guarantee EN goal to seal the game. Yeah, initiate contact with the guy behind you while you're on a breakaway where the objective is to stay ahead of that guy. Yeah, deke out the nonexistent goalie while risking losing the puck on an EN breakaway. Yeah, shoot the puck after you shoveled it ahead and its out of reach.

 

[Kegs]

p***y move. I have no real issues with showing some frustration, but tripping an unsuspecting player like a little bitch like that is crazy dangerous. Way more dangerous than what McDavid did.

I bet you he will turtle and ask someone else to answer the bell when the shitstorm comes for him next game against the Wings.

That’s more dangerous than cross checking a dude in the face?