L’Heureux slewfoots and injures Spurgeon (UPDATE: suspended three games)

[Il Stugotz]

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[LemonSauceD]

2+ games

 

[Il Stugotz]

This will be his 12th suspension.
9 in the Q
2 in the AHL

 

[Romang67]

That's dirty as shit.

 

[Bender Duster]

Chicken sh*t play!

What a grease ball…

 

[notsocommonsense]

Jesus, Spurgeon could have broken his leg there. L’Heureux has quickly established himself as a really scummy hockey player.

 

[Victoire HuGo]

5 classless subbans

 

[Mrfenn92]

Scummy move by Zach. Someone will run him dirty.

 

[miscs75]

On the plus side we don’t have Preds fans trying to defend his actions unlike what another teams fans did with their career minor league goon.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

What i said in another thread about this is that guy is a pos, but it's really looks like that wasn't intentional at all as there's nothing you see from a typical slewfoot.

There's no kick to take both legs out, there's no arm on Spurgeon's shoulder/chest to push him back.

It really looks like they battle, L'Heureux loses his balance and tries to regain it, which cases his lifted leg to hit the back of Spurgeon and take him out and crash into the boards.

I have to imagine the hearing is because of his past in the Q and AHL.

Or it's just to tell him that they will punish him more because of his history in other leagues and give him a fine.

 

[Seedtype]

This will be his 12th suspension.
9 in the Q
2 in the AHL

Wow. That makes me wonder about something-does AHL suspensions count as a 'repeat offender' factor? (I imagine not, but maybe it should).

Anyways I think 4 games at least.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

An exceedingly dirty, dangerous play by a player who should be considered a repeat offender but won't be (yet).

How can I blame this on Matt Rempe?

 

[notsocommonsense]

An exceedingly dirty, dangerous play by a player who should be considered a repeat offender but won't be (yet).

How can I blame this on Matt Rempe?

There’s enough things you can blame on that dumbass. He can sit this one out

 

[Tuggy]

That's a leg breaker. Very dirty.

 

[Mattb124]

What i said in another thread about this is that guy is a pos, but it's really looks like that wasn't intentional at all as there's nothing you see from a typical slewfoot.

There's no kick to take both legs out, there's no arm on Spurgeon's shoulder/chest to push him back.

Uh, go back and look at where his left leg and left arm are at the start of the sequence and where they are when Spurgeon goes down. His left leg comes off the ice and goes up against the back of both of Spurgeon’s legs. His left arm goes in front of Spurgeon’s right shoulder and then pushes him backwards. That’s a textbook slew foot.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

An exceedingly dirty, dangerous play by a player who should be considered a repeat offender but won't be (yet).

How can I blame this on Matt Rempe?

 

[jfhabs]

3-5 Games.

Clearly a slewfoot, but coming in to the boards like that, anyone knows it's extremely dirty. What a cheap move.

 

[rynryn]

everyone calm down...he' hasn't been a dangerous dickbag in the NHL yet. I'm sure he has turned over a new leaf and this is all a misunderstanding.

 

[herzausstein]

Wow. That makes me wonder about something-does AHL suspensions count as a 'repeat offender' factor? (I imagine not, but maybe it should).

Anyways I think 4 games at least.

Only 1 of the AHL suspensions was for a bad hit/crosscheck. The other was an automatic for instigator penalty at the end of a game.

 

[State of Hockey]

You'd think the State of Hockey writers and fanbase would recognize what a slew foot is and isn't, but I guess not. We're just too homerish I guess for most to be objective.

It wasn't a slew foot. The rulebook says it isn't. The video says it isn't. Certainly not an intentional play either. It was an unfortunate, scary play that ended up with an injury. Two players went for a battle to the end boards, and this time it didn't end well. Sucks for Spurg, but that's hockey. The penalty in the game was much more than enough. A suspension is just stupid and another example of the league penalizing results instead of actions.

Uh, go back and look at where his left leg and left arm are at the start of the sequence and where they are when Spurgeon goes down. His left leg comes off the ice and goes up against the back of both of Spurgeon’s legs. His left arm goes in front of Spurgeon’s right shoulder and then pushes him backwards. That’s a textbook slew foot.

Yes, please look at it again. If a player is trying to slew foot somebody, they don't keep their hands on the stick/lift the opponent's stick in a normal puck battle motion. They don't "sweep" the leg (he didn't) AFTER the opponent has initiated contact. You also must look at where Spurgeon's body is from the start to the end. He's cutting in front of L'Heureux and loses his balance when they make contact. Consequently so does L'Heureux after the contact, and his legs out from him as well. I'll just say the truth straight. This is very arguably not even a penalty.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

You'd think the State of Hockey writers and fanbase would recognize what a slew foot is and isn't, but I guess not. We're just too homerish I guess for most to be objective.

It wasn't a slew foot. The rulebook says it isn't. The video says it isn't. Certainly not an intentional play either. It was an unfortunate, scary play that ended up with an injury. Two players went for a battle to the end boards, and this time it didn't end well. Sucks for Spurg, but that's hockey. The penalty in the game was much more than enough. A suspension is just stupid and another example of the league penalizing results instead of actions.

From the rulebook:

52.1 Slew-footing - Slew-footing is the act of a player using his leg or foot to knock or kick an opponent’s feet from under him, or pushes an opponent’s upper body backward with an arm or elbow, and at the same time with a forward motion of his leg, knocks or kicks the opponent’s feet from under him, causing him to fall violently to the ice.

You watched that video and seriously think it wasn't a slew foot?

The DoPS could use that clip as a textbook example of a slew footing penalty.

 

[MTL-rules]

You'd think the State of Hockey writers and fanbase would recognize what a slew foot is and isn't, but I guess not. We're just too homerish I guess for most to be objective.

It wasn't a slew foot. The rulebook says it isn't. The video says it isn't. Certainly not an intentional play either. It was an unfortunate, scary play that ended up with an injury. Two players went for a battle to the end boards, and this time it didn't end well. Sucks for Spurg, but that's hockey. The penalty in the game was much more than enough. A suspension is just stupid and another example of the league penalizing results instead of actions.

You clearly don't know what a slew foot is.

 

[NyQuil]

I do think it’s a slewfoot, although it doesn’t look as egregious as when you see a gloved hand deliberately pulk the guy back over the leg.

In jockeying for position, he gets his left arm and elbow ahead of Spurgeon and in the act, forces him backward.

The leg position seems a bit more inadvertent, but it’s still there and Spurgeon falls over it.

I think the second replay shows it a bit more clearly.

Correct call.

 

[State of Hockey]

You watched that video and seriously think it wasn't a slew foot?

If you're reading the rulebook without context and intent, you're reading it wrong. It appears like you're interpretation of the rule means there are slew foots in essentially every game.

You clearly don't know what a slew foot is.

I have no doubt who knows what one is and isn't.

THIS is a slew foot. And even better? No penalty of the play.



What L'Heureux did with his body is nothing of the sort.

 

[heretik27]

The kid is an idiot.