Paul Kariya doesn't remember 2003 SC-finals game 6 nor 7

[Oan]

Paul Kariya remembers nothing from his famous Game 6.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/surfacing-trailer~1215743

Quite shocking news, and helps understand his resentment of NHL a bit more.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Sad. Suter and Stevens ruined him.

 

[izzy]

not shocking he was scrambled

 

[Ishad]

Shocking: Paul Kariya didn't leave game 6 on a stretcher.
Not shocking: Paul Kariya doesn't remember game 6.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Game winning goal or not. He shouldn't have played.

 

[BusQuets]

Was a filthy hit but perfectly legal at the time.

Game winning goal or not. He shouldn't have played.

Very late blindside hit.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Very late blindside hit.

Yeah removed my comment.

Rule back then i believe was either 2 seconds or 2 strides so very borderline.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

edit: NVM, post above was edited.

 

[Paris in Flames]

That's probably a solid 10 gamer in today's NHL.

As well it should be

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

Very late blindside hit.

Blindside? Kariya was skating right in 4's direction. If he cuts the angle or goes elsewhere on the ice he doesn't get destroyed. Legal hit at the time, keep your head up.

 

[Eisen]

Blindside? Kariya was skating right in 4's direction. If he cuts the angle or goes elsewhere on the ice he doesn't get destroyed. Legal hit at the time, keep your head up.

His head was up. You'd think you would at least know the hit before commenting. And it was a late hit at the time, too.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Colin Campbell should be facing lawsuits.

 

[surixon]

Hits like that have no place in the game. None whatsoever, he didn't have the puck and should have been ineligible to be hit. Stevens and his ilk should have never been allowed to play the game.

 

[The Macho Man]

His head was up. You'd think you would at least know the hit before commenting. And it was a late hit at the time, too.

Yeah it was definitely late. Blindside isn't really a thing when it's that late - you're not expecting to get hit period.

For some reason I've never seen that angle of the hit before.

 

[Greeneye]

Scott Stevens is a pos.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Kariya was admiring his pass while playing against a guy who had a reputation as one of the meanest hitters the game has ever seen.

That being said, Stevens was a predator, a thug. When I was a kid I loved watching guys like him and Lindros play, but with the benefit of hindsight, knowing what we know now, and personally being on the receiving end of a few concussions, seeing hits like that makes me sick.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

How the hell was he cleared to go back into play? I know we learned a lot about the brain and concussions over the past 15-20 years, but he got his bell rung really hard.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

I like Stevens....and it's hard to dislike his hits.
But think he had the mentality of "Take the player out of the game" rather than "Take the player out of the shift"

 

[HanSolo]

I can't believe that 14 years later there are still people who think that was a clean hit.

Let's keep defending the reckless behavior that concusses players and ends careers.

 

[Devilsfan118]

Hits like that have no place in the game. None whatsoever, he didn't have the puck and should have been ineligible to be hit. Stevens and his ilk should have never been allowed to play the game.

I can't believe that 14 years later there are still people who think that was a clean hit.

Let's keep defending the reckless behavior that concusses players and ends careers.

In today's game, sure.

I don't know how many different ways people have to explain it to you newfans:

Stevens hits were within the rulebook at the time.

You don't get the privilege of dishing out justice by looking over and judging clips from 10-20 years ago using today's rulebook.

How the hell was he cleared to go back into play? I know we learned a lot about the brain and concussions over the past 15-20 years, but he got his bell rung really hard.

Honestly BOTH players shouldn't have been in this game.

A) Completely irresponsible to let Kariya go back out there. Led to a great (albeit tragic with this latest article) sports moment but clearly he suffered brain damage from this. Another major hit and he could've died.

B) Stevens was clearly playing with a/multiple concussions. He got nailed in the head by a dump-in against Tampa that scrambled his brains. He was out there for the next game.. again, just total nonsense.

I like Stevens....and it's hard to dislike his hits.
But think he had the mentality of "Take the player out of the game" rather than "Take the player out of the shift"

He clearly had an intent to take players out of the game.

So did any number of the big hitters back then. It wasn't a unique aspect to Stevens, it was, see above, part of the game at the time.

 

[TheStroker]

I like Stevens....and it's hard to dislike his hits.
But think he had the mentality of "Take the player out of the game" rather than "Take the player out of the shift"

He's gone on record as saying he ''hit to hurt'', which IMO goes beyond removing a player from the puck, which is supposed to be the whole reason for the physicality in hockey. He reminds me of that kid in the playground who was way to rough for everyone else, hurt a bunch of people, yet labelled himself as tough and everyone was too scared to stand up to him.

The guy ruined many lives, under the guise of playing tough.

 

[Torontonian]

Scott stevens was a beast.. Can't imagine how painful that must have been for Kayira in that gif

 

[Future GOAT]

Scott stevens was a beast.. Can't imagine how painful that must have been for Kayira in that gif

The hit was so fast and so hard I doubt he felt much of anything except for a splitting headache after he woke up.

 

[surixon]

In today's game, sure.

I don't know how many different ways people have to explain it to you newfans:

Stevens hits were within the rulebook at the time.

You don't get the privilege of dishing out justice by looking over and judging clips from 10-20 years ago using today's rulebook.



Honestly BOTH players shouldn't have been in this game.

A) Completely irresponsible to let Kariya go back out there. Led to a great (albeit tragic with this latest article) sports moment but clearly he suffered brain damage from this. Another major hit and he could've died.

B) Stevens was clearly playing with a/multiple concussions. He got nailed in the head by a dump-in against Tampa that scrambled his brains. He was out there for the next game.. again, just total nonsense.



He clearly had an intent to take players out of the game.

So did any number of the big hitters back then. It wasn't a unique aspect to Stevens, it was, see above, part of the game at the time.

That wasn't within the rulebook, it was late so clearly interference. It was a rule infraction that darn near killed the person he hit. I don't care what the culture was Stevens is a Pos and I don't have any respect for him and his kind. Karyia was out cold, or do people forget the image of him lying there not moving only to suddenly have him wake up. That could have ended much differently.

 

[Blender]

His head was up. You'd think you would at least know the hit before commenting. And it was a late hit at the time, too.

His head was physically up, but he was looking off in one direction while skating in the other. When people say "keep your head up", they don't always literally mean the position of your chin. It's in no way a blindside hit since Stevens approaches him straight on and makes full body contact square with Kariya. It was definitely a bit late, but for the rules at the time it was borderline at worst.

There is no way in hell Kariya should have ever touched the ice after this hit. It's a disgrace that the NHL for so long would allow players to get back out there after being knocked out cold.