Matt Rempe hit on Nathan Bastian (No Hearing)

[tlk]

They finally benched him for the 3rd. So that Will Cuylle doesn't get to complete an inverted hat-trick of hits.

 

[Oscar The Grouch]

First impression is a 2-3 game suspension, but would like to see more video of Bastian leading up to the hit.

Looks like Rempe has a considerable amount of time to line up this hit—not a case of Bastian moving his body immediately before contact making the head contact unavoidable.

Oh look! An accurate account of what happened, in the context of rule 48.1!

 

[Il Stugotz]

First impression is a 2-3 game suspension, but would like to see more video of Bastian leading up to the hit.

Looks like Rempe has a considerable amount of time to line up this hit—not a case of Bastian moving his body immediately before contact making the head contact unavoidable.

Do you think it’s plausible that Rempe elevated his elbow and that his elbow did most of the damage?
Because the 2nd angle is full body contact imo. Maybe still Rule 48 because he elevated? But I wouldn’t be surprised to see DPS go after him for the elbow and not 48

 

[Oscar The Grouch]

literally any coach at any legit level instructs people to take the body and not reply solely on stick checks, so yeah, nhl teams just replying on sticks would probably not be very effective, but sure, try it...

So we both agree. Skating end to end with your head down is the secret trick to winning the Art Ross.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

I mean, he's skating with his head down and leading with his head. What is Rempe supposed to do? In theory, Bastian could skate head down and head out all the way down the ice and can't be touched because any hit from the front is a head shot.

NHL has to consider he put himself in a stupidly prone position.

 

[Korpse]

I mean, he's skating with his head down and leading with his head. What is Rempe supposed to do? In theory, Bastian could skate head down and head out all the way down the ice and can't be touched because any hit from the front is a head shot.

NHL has to consider he put himself in a stupidly prone position.

Wait do people think you skate with your head up purely to avoid contact?

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Wait do people think you skate with your head up purely to avoid contact?

Do people think its a good idea to skate with your head down?

 

[JPeeper]

Literally targeted nothing but head, anyone who defends this is completely out to lunch, like it's 3am and you're thinking it's lunch time.

 

[TriFF51]

Bastian came back in to the game and got leveled by Trouba lol.

 

[BlueDream]

It's funny, there are a ton of advantages to being tall in hockey..but guess what, there's one disadvantage: you gotta be careful with your hits.

This is very true.

Unless you’re legitimately skilled like Chara, it’s gonna be hard for someone who is 6’8 to stay in the league.

I love physical players like Rempe but I don’t see him lasting long here.

 

[phillyb]

Here's an angle where you can see Rempe skating toward Bastian:



Opposite angle of what's in the OP:

 

[Korpse]

Do people think its a good idea to skate with your head down?

Of course not. Not just because you might get blown up, but because you can’t see anything. Yes Bastian has his head down to pick the puck off the boards, there are situations where you need to drop your head. That not a green light to blow a player up, It’s on the player making the hit to avoid significant contact with the head.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Here's an angle where you can see Rempe skating toward Bastian:



Opposite angle of what's in the OP:

Keep ya head up, kid. Twice he got destroyed for not knowing the golden rule.

 

[_habsfan9]

If a cross check to the face gets 5 then I honestly think it should be more than 5 . Long term there is more complications to head blows like the one in the video . Tall players have to use judgement. I've played hockey my whole life and he was commited to that check the whole way through.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Of course not. Not just because you might get blown up, but because you can’t see anything. Yes Bastian has his head down to pick the puck off the boards, there are situations where you need to drop your head. That not a green light to blow a player up, It’s on the player making the hit to avoid significant contact with the head.

Found the guy who never played hockey.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Found the guy who never played hockey.

He's absolutely clueless. This is every bit Bastian's fault as it is Rempe's.

 

[_habsfan9]

Just so we're clear skating with your head down does not justify a forearm to the head

 

[mouser]

Do you think it’s plausible that Rempe elevated his elbow and that his elbow did most of the damage?
Because the 2nd angle is full body contact imo. Maybe still Rule 48 because he elevated? But I wouldn’t be surprised to see DPS go after him for the elbow and not 48

Didn’t look like an obvious extended elbow to me. Thought Rempe made head contact with his shoulder.

The issue I see is Bastian was in a vulnerable position, and Rempe should have had enough time to recognize that and the option of doing something different to avoid or reduce (such as slowing up) Bastian’s head being a main point of contact.

The 48.1 Illegal Check to the Head rule puts the onus on the hitter to not make that head contact hit if avoidable. The opposing player being in a vulnerable position is a possible defense for why the head contact was unavoidable, but not a justification that any head check on a vulnerable player (through the body core or not) is therefore legal.

 

[Korpse]

Found the guy who never played hockey.

I feel like if you think the only reason you skate with your head up is to avoid contact, it’s pretty good evidence you didn’t play hockey.

 

[SI90]

100% deserved to be a major but gotta think Rempe height played into that. Hes gonna have to adjust for his size and be mindful when checking

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I feel like if you think the only reason you skate with your head up is to avoid contact, it’s pretty good evidence you didn’t play hockey.

Nothing wrong with the hit and nothing will come from it. It was a horrible call the NHL will bury. And once they announce there will be nothing further i’m sure you will disappear from here.

 

[IronBloodedLion]

There’s a time that hit would’ve been in the NHL’s highlight reels, but yeah, he needs to hold up on that.

 

[dirtydanglez]

this probably shouldn't be anything more than the call on the ice. the new angle makes the hit seem less violent. the contact with the head is mostly because of rempe's size. no significant injury on the play and bastion was feeling fine enough to fight trouba later in the game.

 

[Korpse]

Nothing wrong with the hit and nothing will come from it. It was a horrible call the NHL will bury. And once they announce there will be nothing further i’m sure you will disappear from here.

I can’t say I’m confident the NHL will follow through with severe enough discipline, so I’ll be here regardless to discuss how poorly the NHL deals with headshots. There’s not a level of hockey where that hit is okay.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I can’t say I’m confident the NHL will follow through with severe enough discipline, so I’ll be here regardless to discuss how poorly the NHL deals with headshots. There’s not a level of hockey where that hit is okay.

It was a perfect hit, get over it.