Ross Colton gets 2 + 5 (7 minute PP) and a game for boarding and cross check

[Filthy Dangles]

Woah…can’t recall something like that before.

Devils score right away on PP and then Colorado gets a shortie. Holy shit this game is crazy…

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[Chips]

The high hit after the initial was the right call. Just dumb play.


The Hughes hit was a penalty but that looks from Hughes a similar thing we’ve seen with Slaf in Montreal and some other young players coming in unprepared for the level of physicality in the NHL. So often that exact type of approach by Colton and Hughes in a puck race to a corner leads to both players skating/bumping into each other. Pretty easy to see that Colton thought was coming there. Not sure what Hughes was doing but it did end up being boarding.

Good on the refs calling it a major initially so they can review it

 

[El Travo]

Right call too. The boarding was a result of Hughes turning away from the hit (and yes, I'd be pissed if it was against my guy). The crosscheck was pure stupidity and deserved a major.

 

[Unspecified]

Im at the game and it's a blast. The hit was far worse than the love tap to the face and he got 2 minutes for the hit.

 

[BrendanGaunce4Selke]

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Could have sworn I saw McDavid give a crosscheck to the head yesterday

 

[Chips]

Im at the game and it's a blast. The hit was far worse than the love tap to the face and he got 2 minutes for the hit.

The view/angles on tv looks the exact opposite lol

 

[Puckstop40]

Brain dead

 

[Weast]

Pretty good calls from the ref all things considered. The board was a borderline major, but the crosscheck to the face is a clear 5 minutes. Colton is a moron

 

[Avs2022]

Plus Colton scored a goal earlier in the game. Warrior mode.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Right call too. The boarding was a result of Hughes turning away from the hit (and yes, I'd be pissed if it was against my guy). The crosscheck was pure stupidity and deserved a major.

The hit was pretty bad and dangerous imo. Hughes didn’t turn much at all it’s pretty much numbers the whole way and Colton really put all his weight into it.

As someone else said, the hit should have probably been the major and the “crosscheck” moreso getting the stick up should have been the minor imo.

 

[Unspecified]

The view/angles on tv looks the exact opposite lol

I'm sitting 7 rows up from where it took place and it didn't look bad.

 

[El Travo]

The hit was pretty bad and dangerous imo. Hughes didn’t turn much at all it’s pretty much numbers the whole way and Colton really put all his weight into it.

As someone else said, the hit should have probably been the major and the “crosscheck” moreso getting the stick up should have been the minor imo.

Either way the penalty quantity was appropriate.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Woah…can’t recall something like that before.

Devils score right away on PP and then Colorado gets a shortie. Holy shit this game is crazy…

I remember Souray had a 7 minute penalty at one point. Was probably 15 years ago

 

[Unspecified]

Nevermind Dougie plastering Wood in the numbers 2 feet from the boards and gets a 2 minute. I say let them play...it's been a great game!

 

[the valiant effort]

Seems Hughes tried to prep for a reversal back up the LW side, while Colton expected him to keep straight and engage shoulder to shoulder. An unfortunate result, but Luke probably won’t leave his body completely unbraced next time

 

[Muffin]

Shoulder to shoulder, hit on Hughes wasn't that bad. He got the major for the cross check.

 

[Three On Zero]

The penalty for the Hughes hit is questionable, but the stick to the head is just a brain dead move

 

[forsbergavs32]

Stupid by Colton, correct call. Won't be surprised to see a suspension out of that

 

[MtoD]

Shoulder to shoulder, hit on Hughes wasn't that bad. He got the major for the cross check.

Yes, the shoulder of the lower back and hip. Regardless, it's interference with dangerous contact into the board. Probably gets more than 2 if he didn't follow it up with more stupidity.

They weren't going to give him two majors. Calls as a whole were fair. Probably gets a game or two.

 

[ijuka]

Shoulder to shoulder, hit on Hughes wasn't that bad. He got the major for the cross check.

It's boarding.. "shoulder to shoulder" doesn't matter.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Is it me or are we seeing an increase in violent tomf***ery in the game right now? What is going on?

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

He’s a POS

 

[tny760]

i feel like hughes needs to be ready for that contact, almost looked like he was starting to brace for it too. just can't assume everyone's gonna go halfsies on a stick checking play there, some guys don't play the game that way and are gonna look for contact

no excuse for that crosscheck though, that's just stupidity and a well deserved ejection

 

[Zirakzigil]

Dirty hit, should be a suspension too.