HF Habs: Out of Town Thread: 2024-2025 season

[Andrei79]

Crazy that the room temperature IQ posters on the main board are defending Reaves there. Clear hit to the head with intent to injure by a worthless player.

 

[ReHabs]

Crazy that the room temperature IQ posters on the main board are defending Reaves there. Clear hit to the head with intent to injure by a worthless player.

To preface: I hate dirty hits and think they ruin the game.

Players are told to forecheck and punish defenders. Reaves took speed and went to blow up the defender. Nurse was completely unaware of the SCUD missile coming his way.

Out of respect for the game and its players: Reaves should've eased up. There is not much more upside in pulverising a d-man (to the point of injury) versus blowing him up and making him hurt. The tangible difference is the targeted player might be pulled out of the game due to injury... but then so could you (the hitter), and so could other players on your team who get targeted in kind. That's why it's disrespectful. You're trying not to hurt the player but to make the player get hurt... that's beyond the bounds of a sport.

Reaves should've let up a bit when he knew he had Nurse. A split-second decision would've changed a devastating "dirty" hit into highlight reel hit anyone could be proud to have as their own.

With that said, is it a filthy hit that aimed for the head? No. It wasn't a drive-by, a slewfoot, a raised shoulder, a flying elbow, etc. Reaves drove into Nurse with maximum force while Nurse was bent over, in the danger zone by the boards, and completely unaware of his impending doom. Terrible lack of awareness from Nurse and a terrible decision to hurt another player from Reaves.

Hits like what Reaves did have to stop. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

You summarized it very well.

 

[Tyson]

To preface: I hate dirty hits and think they ruin the game.

Players are told to forecheck and punish defenders. Reaves took speed and went to blow up the defender. Nurse was completely unaware of the SCUD missile coming his way.

Out of respect for the game and its players: Reaves should've eased up. There is not much more upside in pulverising a d-man (to the point of injury) versus blowing him up and making him hurt. The tangible difference is the targeted player might be pulled out of the game due to injury... but then so could you (the hitter), and so could other players on your team who get targeted in kind. That's why it's disrespectful. You're trying not to hurt the player but to make the player get hurt... that's beyond the bounds of a sport.

Reaves should've let up a bit when he knew he had Nurse. A split-second decision would've changed a devastating "dirty" hit into highlight reel hit anyone could be proud to have as their own.

With that said, is it a filthy hit that aimed for the head? No. It wasn't a drive-by, a slewfoot, a raised shoulder, a flying elbow, etc. Reaves drove into Nurse with maximum force while Nurse was bent over, in the danger zone by the boards, and completely unaware of his impending doom. Terrible lack of awareness from Nurse and a terrible decision to hurt another player from Reaves.


You summarized it very well.

 

[Blanka]

Crazy that the room temperature IQ posters on the main board are defending Reaves there. Clear hit to the head with intent to injure by a worthless player.

I thought it was a great hit.

 

[1909]

How did 46 players get picked before Logan Stankhoven? He is so damn good

Size. Like Hutson.

Dallas struck gold twice that year. They drafted Johnston in the first round (23rd) and Stankoven , second round at 46th. And few years before, Robertson in the second round too. I don’t know if Mavric Bourque will pan out at NHL level, or will remain just an excellent AHL player.

 

[sampollock]

I thought it was a great hit.

I fig fan would