Players need to start protecting themselves on hits. [MOD Warning #44 ]

[Lehner]

That penalty on Clarkson was the softest call ever. I like Gonchar and all but that was a clean hit.

Shouldnt be a 5 min major.

The NHL is getting softer all the time.

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[Beaker]

It made me very happy to watch Beaulieu fight Clarkson. **** Clarkson.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Agreed.

It was a penalty but I was surprised it was a major.

 

[Davebo*]

It made me very happy to watch Beaulieu fight Clarkson. **** Clarkson.

A welcome instigator penalty. Quite an eye opener for clarkson - Beaulieu is a handful.

 

[dechire]

He was called for interference. You think people without the puck are obligated to protect themselves ?

 

[KingMatthews]

I don't necessarily think it should have been a major but it was definitely worthy of a boarding call.

 

[jbell886]

2 min call but not major worthy in my opinion

 

[TT1]

It made me very happy to watch Beaulieu fight Clarkson. **** Clarkson.

yea, Beaulieu's always been a good fighter. pretty sure this is his 3rd fight this year and hes had 2 K.Os (1 vs Boston and 1 vs Carolina)

 

[Bob Cole]

The league did clarkson a favor. A second fight with a rested prust would have put clarkson on a stretcher.

 

[Raging Bull]

Hopefully Prust can get a hold of Clarkson before the nights over.

 

[Banic]

How's your season coming along?

Great thanks Grapes just pointed out another example with Emelin and Lucic disparity. If you can't see the obvious then I guess that's your problem.

 

[The Nightman]

 

[TorNsh*]

It made me very happy to watch Beaulieu fight Clarkson. **** Clarkson.

Lol. Clarkson let him off the hook there, could have gotten ugly.

 

[c3z4r]

Did Gonchar even touch the puck? I thought Price played it, so Gonchar never actually played the puck.

EDIT:

Yeah, Gonchar wasn't even playing the puck since Price poked it away.

 

[Gamble9]

pathetic call absolutely pathetic http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jfIHsXbT01M

 

[Territory]

They didn't even call a penalty on the hit until after the play. Are they even allowed to do that?

In any case the hit was fine. Gonchar turned at the last second. Clarkson was infront of him and had Gonchar not turned it would have been a solid shoulder to shoulder hit. Instead Gonchar turned and Clarkson clipped the back of his shoulder which spun him into the boards.

 

[Lilou]

yeah refs overreacted. No way he should be ejected. But it helps the tank so thanks refs.

 

[ProspectsSTC]

How can you actually complain about that?

It was a good 2.5 seconds after he passed it, he isn't exactly expecting a hit there.

 

[TorNsh*]

Yeah, very soft call.

Doesn't surprise me, though. The league is getting extremely soft and more and more fans are accepting it. Modern fans kill me man, they want soccer on ice.

 

[gudzilla]

happends all the time, tall players get majors for being tall

 

[Constable]

guys, i understand hes 40 but hes still been a productive defenseman at his age and doesnt have 2 broken legs ala robidas, for one of the best russian d to come out of the draft in 20-25 years go down like that is hard to believe

 

[ProspectsSTC]

Lol. Clarkson let him off the hook there, could have gotten ugly.

Are you serious...

 

[dechire]

Yeah Gonchar wasn't even close to having the puck when Clarkson hit him and it was an awkward position from the boards. Not sure why people think this wasn't deserving at least a minor

 

[Constable]

were also gonna avoid the fact that clarkson also went after brandon prust after a shift?

 

[Lebowski]

Great thanks Grapes just pointed out another example with Emelin and Lucic disparity. If you can't see the obvious then I guess that's your problem.

Grapes, source of unbiased and level headed analysis since forever, right?